CDLB2025/2 §3.2 (P602749)

Administrative tag excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ghent University Museum

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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Ghent University Museum

Museum Number

LW21.CUN.65

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Originally acquired from Paris antiquities market 1920s-1930s by François Thureau-Dangin; passed to Georges Dossin; donated to Léon De Meyer; currently at Ghent University Museum

CDLI number	P602749
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P602749

Physical information

pisan-dub-ba (container tag for tablets); legal case tablets (inim inim-ma); cordage impressions with sZ2-twist ca. 30° twist angle and diameter 4.5mm; manganese precipitation (black spots) on surface; obverse partially preserved; deeper impression extends 28mm; shallower impression reaches 16mm

Artifact type	Tag
Dimensions	39.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Ghent University Museum
Museum Number	LW21.CUN.65
Accession Number

References

primary: Surdi CDLB 2025, §3.2

[Surdi2025Legibility] Surdi, Mirko. 2025. “Improving Legibility: Visual Strategies for Four Unpublished Cuneiform Objects from Ghent University.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2025 (2). https://cdli.earth/articles/cdlb/2026-1.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-01-08 at 16:21:27	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Willighagen, Lars		Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2026-01-01 at 19:18:50	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.		Willighagen, Lars	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLB2025/2 §3.2 Artifact Entry.” (2026) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P602749.

CDLB2025/2 §3.2 artifact entry (No. P602749). (2026, January 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P602749 (Original work published 2026)

CDLB2025/2 §3.2 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P602749 (Accessed: November 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 8},
	title = {CDLB2025/2 \textsection{}3.2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P602749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P602749},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P602749
LB  - CDLI:P602749
M1  - 2026/11/7/
TI  - CDLB2025/2 §3.2 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P602749
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLB2025/2 §3.2 Artifact Entry.” (2026) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P602749.

CDLB2025/2 §3.2 artifact entry (No. P602749). (2026, January 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P602749 (Original work published 2026)

CDLB2025/2 §3.2 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P602749 (Accessed: November 7, 2026).

@misc{2026CDLB2025,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 8},
	title = {CDLB2025/2 \textsection{}3.2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P602749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P602749},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P602749
LB  - CDLI:P602749
M1  - 2026/11/7/
TI  - CDLB2025/2 §3.2 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P602749
ER  -