BM 025434 (P204482)
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 025434Period
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-gi ù síg ba-lá-bi áb dab5-ba énsi-ka ì-gál.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. udu-gi
en: domestic sheep
3. u3 siki ba-la2-bi
en: and their weighed wool,
4. nig2?-dab5-ba
en: ...
5. ensi2-ka
en: of the governor,
6. i3-gal2
en: are here;
reverse
blank space
1. mu gu-za
en: year: “Chair.”
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. udu-gi
en: domestic sheep
3. u3 siki ba-la2-bi
en: and their weighed wool,
4. nig2?-dab5-ba
en: ...
5. ensi2-ka
en: of the governor,
6. i3-gal2
en: are here;
reverse
blank space
1. mu gu-za
en: year: “Chair.”
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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- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan-dub-ba udu-gi ù síg ba-lá-bi áb dab5-ba énsi-ka ì-gál.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025434
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (053813) (053813)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25434) (BM.25434)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-488) (W_1898-0216-488)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025434 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204482.
BM 025434 artifact entry (No. P204482). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204482 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025434 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204482 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
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