BM 024479 (P204089)
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 024479Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TagMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label, pisan-dub-ba dab-ba udu-gukkal-me mu SH 27-ta AS 1-shè mu 23-kam ì-gál.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dab5-ba udu gukkal-me
en: seized, fat-tailed sheep
3. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul-ta
en: from the year: “Harši was destroyed”
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-sze3
en: to the year: “Amar-Suen is king,”
reverse
1. mu 2(disz)-a-kam
en: (a period) of 2 years,
2. i3-gal2
en: are here.
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obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dab5-ba udu gukkal-me
en: seized, fat-tailed sheep
3. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul-ta
en: from the year: “Harši was destroyed”
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-sze3
en: to the year: “Amar-Suen is king,”
reverse
1. mu 2(disz)-a-kam
en: (a period) of 2 years,
2. i3-gal2
en: are here.
blank space
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label, pisan-dub-ba dab-ba udu-gukkal-me mu SH 27-ta AS 1-shè mu 23-kam ì-gál.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 024479
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00, Amar-Suen.01.00.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period: Šulgi.48.00.00 to Amar-Suen.01.00.00
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (052935) (052935)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24479) (BM.24479)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-861) (W_1898-0215-861)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024479 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204089.
BM 024479 artifact entry (No. P204089). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204089 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024479 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204089 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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