AAS 199 (P100179)

Administrative tag excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in College de France, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

College de France, Paris, France

Museum Number

CFC 145

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. mu didli sze-ba
 en: various years, barley rations,
3. sze erin2-na
 en: barley of the (labor-)troops
4. u3 sza3-bi su-ga
 en: and therefroms, restitutions,
5. nig2-ka9 sze-ka
 en: accounts of barley,
  blank space
reverse
1. i3-gal2#
 en: are here;
  blank space
2. mu {d}szu#-{d}suen# lugal uri5{ki#}-ma-ke4 ma2-dara3-abzu# {d}en-ki-ka bi2-in-du8
 en: year: “By Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the boat ‘Ibex-of-Apsu’ of Enki was caulked.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100179

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: Good)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) College de France, Paris, France
Museum Number CFC 145
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015920

References

  • primary: AAS, 199

    [Gregoire1970AAS] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1970. Archives Administratives Sumériennes. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 100

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:42:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:38:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAS 199 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100179.
AAS 199 artifact entry (No. P100179). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100179 (Original work published 2001)
AAS 199 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100179 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2024AAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {AAS 199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100179},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100179
LB  - CDLI:P100179
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AAS 199 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100179
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AAS 199 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100179.
AAS 199 artifact entry (No. P100179). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100179 (Original work published 2001)
AAS 199 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100179 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2024AAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {AAS 199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100179},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100179
LB  - CDLI:P100179
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AAS 199 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100179
ER  -
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