MCS 6, 104 3 AO 7957 (P112809)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 07957

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9 ak
 en: xxx
3. lu2 lunga-ke4-ne
 en: xxx
4. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
 en: xxx
reverse
1. u3 iti szu-numun
 en: xxx
2. giri3 ur-mes
 en: xxx
3. u3 giri3 lugal-an-na-tum2 i3-gal2
 en: xxx
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-bi
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.48.03.00 (us2-us2 year) to Šulgi.48.04.00 (us2-us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112809

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) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 07957
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 013509

References

  • primary: MCS 6, 104 3 AO 7957

    [Fish1956MCS6] Fish, Thomas. 1956. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 6.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-06-03 at 17:40:31 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration de Maaijer, Remco Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:19:00 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:35 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 6, 104 3 AO 7957 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112809.
MCS 6, 104 3 AO 7957 artifact entry (No. P112809). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112809
MCS 6, 104 3 AO 7957 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112809 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).
@misc{2001MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MCS 6, 104 3 {AO} 7957 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112809},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112809
LB  - CDLI:P112809
M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - MCS 6, 104 3 AO 7957 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112809
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 6, 104 3 AO 7957 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112809.
MCS 6, 104 3 AO 7957 artifact entry (No. P112809). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112809
MCS 6, 104 3 AO 7957 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112809 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).
@misc{2001MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MCS 6, 104 3 {AO} 7957 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112809},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112809
LB  - CDLI:P112809
M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - MCS 6, 104 3 AO 7957 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112809
ER  -
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