BM 027667 (P202765)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 027667

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan-dub-ba gúrum-ak lú mar-sa shà Gír-suki mu en-dNanna lú mar-sa shà Unugki SH 40 lú mar-sa má-ad-ga lú mar-sa shà Gú-ab-baki)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2-ak
 en: inspections;
3. lu2 mar-sa
 en: shipyard laborers
4. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
 en: in Girsu,
5. mu en {d}nanna
 en: year: “The en(-priestess) of Nanna;”
6. lu2 mar-sa
 en: shipyard laborers,
7. sza3 nigin6{ki}
 en: in Nigin,
8. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan{ki} ba-du3-a
 en: year following: “The house of Puzris-daga was erected;”
9. lu2 mar-sa
 en: shipyard laborers,
10. ma2-ad-ga
 en: of Madga,
11. lu2 mar-sa
 en: shipyard laborers,
12. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
 en: in Guabba
13. mu [...]
 en: year: “... .”

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan-dub-ba gúrum-ak lú mar-sa shà Gír-suki mu en-dNanna lú mar-sa shà Unugki SH 40 lú mar-sa má-ad-ga lú mar-sa shà Gú-ab-baki)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

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  • Museum No.: BM 027667
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:01:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:13:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:36 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 027667 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202765.
BM 027667 artifact entry (No. P202765). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202765 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027667 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202765 (Accessed: March 29, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 027667 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202765},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202765},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202765
LB  - CDLI:P202765
M1  - 2026/3/29/
TI  - BM 027667 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202765
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 027667 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202765.
BM 027667 artifact entry (No. P202765). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202765 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027667 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202765 (Accessed: March 29, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 027667 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202765},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202765},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202765
LB  - CDLI:P202765
M1  - 2026/3/29/
TI  - BM 027667 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202765
ER  -
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