BM 015558 (P203001)
Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 015558Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TagMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
en: extended tablets
3. sze a-sza3 {d}nin-sun2
en: barley ...
4. lugal-siki-su13
en: Lugal-
5. u3 nig2-u2-rum sanga ambar{ki}
en: ...
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6. i3-gal2
en: are here;
reverse
1. mu# si#-mu-ru-um#{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul
en: year: “Simurum Lulubu for the 9th time were destroyed.”
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
en: extended tablets
3. sze a-sza3 {d}nin-sun2
en: barley ...
4. lugal-siki-su13
en: Lugal-
5. u3 nig2-u2-rum sanga ambar{ki}
en: ...
blank space
6. i3-gal2
en: are here;
reverse
1. mu# si#-mu-ru-um#{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul
en: year: “Simurum Lulubu for the 9th time were 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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- Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 015558
- Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0285
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.00.00
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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2021-10-07 at 11:50:00 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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2016-12-12 at 08:42:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2015-05-06 at 08:16:36 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2014-09-29 at 15:50:10 | Heinle, Michael | Atf | Heinle, Michael | CDLI | approved |
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2014-08-19 at 19:41:37 | Heinle, Michael | Atf | Heinle, Michael | CDLI | approved |
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2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (039023) (039023)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.15558) (BM.15558)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0410-285) (W_1896-0410-285)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 015558 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203001.
BM 015558 artifact entry (No. P203001). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203001 (Original work published 2002)
BM 015558 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203001 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
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