pisan-dub-ba no. 144 (P200385)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12877

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

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. sza3-bi su-ga gu4 udu
 en: inside, replaced oxen and sheeps
  1 line blank
3. i3-gal2
 en: are
reverse
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
 en: Year: "Šu-Suen, the king of Ur, erected a magnificent stele for Enlil and Ninlil"

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P200385

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 12877
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018384

References

  • primary: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 144

    [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
2023-12-15 at 13:18:14 Chóliz, Guillermo Transliteration Chóliz, Guillermo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-23 at 11:03:33 Chóliz, Guillermo Transliteration Chóliz, Guillermo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-12-05 at 12:10:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-30 at 05:14:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-30 at 05:13:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:19 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Pisan-Dub-Ba No. 144 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200385.
pisan-dub-ba no. 144 artifact entry (No. P200385). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200385 (Original work published 2002)
pisan-dub-ba no. 144 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200385 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {pisan-dub-ba no. 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200385},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Pisan-Dub-Ba No. 144 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200385.
pisan-dub-ba no. 144 artifact entry (No. P200385). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200385 (Original work published 2002)
pisan-dub-ba no. 144 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200385 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {pisan-dub-ba no. 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200385},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200385
LB  - CDLI:P200385
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - pisan-dub-ba no. 144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200385
ER  -
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