BM 023009 (P320209)

Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 023009

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label: pisan-dub-ba dub-gíd-da si-ì-tum lú nì-dab5-ba-ke4-ne ì-gál (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
 en: long-tablets
3. si-i3-tum
 en: debits
4. lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
 en: of the takers
reverse
1. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
  blank space
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Amar-Suen is king.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label: pisan-dub-ba dub-gíd-da si-ì-tum lú nì-dab5-ba-ke4-ne ì-gál (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P320209

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 023009
Accession Number 1897-05-12, 0045

External resources

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 023009 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo Heinrich Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:43:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 15:50:10 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:39 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 023009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320209.
BM 023009 artifact entry (No. P320209). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320209 (Original work published 2006)
BM 023009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320209 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 023009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320209},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320209
LB  - CDLI:P320209
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - BM 023009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320209
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 023009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320209.
BM 023009 artifact entry (No. P320209). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320209 (Original work published 2006)
BM 023009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320209 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 023009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320209},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320209
LB  - CDLI:P320209
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - BM 023009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320209
ER  - 
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