BM 018835 (P202956)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018835

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

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2 ak
en: inspections of
3. e2 gu-za-la2
en: the house of the chairholder,
4. 2(disz) e2 dam-gar3
en: the house of the exchange agents,
5. e2 na-ba-sa6
en: the house of Nabasa,
6. 2(disz) e2 kuruszda
en: the house of the fatteners,
reverse
1. e2 lugal-igi
en: the house of Lugal-igi,
2. u3 e2 ur-{d}utu
en: and the house of Ur-Utu,
3. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
en: in Girsu
4. i3-gal2
en: are in here
blank space
5. mu en {d}nanna
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)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.43.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P202956
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P202956

Physical information

Artifact type	Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 018835
Accession Number	1895-03-30, 0003

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	040362
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.18835
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-0330-3

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-09 at 10:00:16	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2016-12-12 at 08:43:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-05-06 at 08:16:39	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2014-08-19 at 19:41:38	Heinle, Michael	Transliteration	Heinle, Michael		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018835 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202956.

BM 018835 artifact entry (No. P202956). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202956 (Original work published 2002)

BM 018835 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202956 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018835 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202956},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018835 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202956.

BM 018835 artifact entry (No. P202956). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202956 (Original work published 2002)

BM 018835 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202956 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018835 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202956},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202956
LB  - CDLI:P202956
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - BM 018835 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202956
ER  -