pisan-dub-ba no. 055 (P200554)

Administrative tag excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

Smith College 439

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. e2-tum
 en: chambers of
3. mu-kux(DU)
 en: deliveries
4. u3 zi-ga
 en: and expenses
5. ur-tur sipa gu4 niga
 en: of Urtur, herdsman of fattened oxen
6. iti masz-da3-gu7-ta
 en: from month "Gazelle-feast"
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
 en: to month "Harvest"
2. iti 1(u) 1(disz)#-sze3
 en: which gives 11 months
3. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki#} ba-hul
 en: year: "Huhnuri was destroyed"

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tag
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 055

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

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  • Museum No.: Smith College 439
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.01.00, Amar-Suen.07.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-31 at 11:34:16 Chóliz, Guillermo Translation Chóliz, Guillermo Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:20:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-03-04 at 01:52:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:21 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Pisan-Dub-Ba No. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200554.
pisan-dub-ba no. 055 artifact entry (No. P200554). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200554 (Original work published 2002)
pisan-dub-ba no. 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200554 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {pisan-dub-ba no. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200554},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200554},
}


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