BM 028757 (P204383)
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 028757Period
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 udu shukur-ra ù udu gíd-da ì-gál)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. udu szuku-ra
en: sheep, distribution,
3. u3 udu gid2?-da
en: and sheep ...,
4. i3-gal2
en: are here;
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
en: year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed.”
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. udu szuku-ra
en: sheep, distribution,
3. u3 udu gid2?-da
en: and sheep ...,
4. i3-gal2
en: are here;
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
en: year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum 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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan-dub-ba udu shukur-ra ù udu gíd-da ì-gál)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 028757
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | 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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| 2016-12-15 at 17:01:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-06-29 at 19:19:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-06-29 at 19:16:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-06-29 at 19:14:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-06 at 08:16:58 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-08-19 at 19:41:35 | 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 (056290) (056290)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.28757) (BM.28757)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-1013-90) (W_1898-1013-90)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 028757 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204383.
BM 028757 artifact entry (No. P204383). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204383 (Original work published 2002)
BM 028757 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204383 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
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