BM 017818 (P204751)
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 017818Period
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. u3 sag-nig2-gur11-ra
en: and debits
4. sza3-da
en: ...
5. i3-gal2
en: are here;
reverse
blank space
1. mu# en#-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun u3 en-unu6#-gal {d}inanna# ba-hun
en: years: “... .”
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
en: extended tablets
3. u3 sag-nig2-gur11-ra
en: and debits
4. sza3-da
en: ...
5. i3-gal2
en: are here;
reverse
blank space
1. mu# en#-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun u3 en-unu6#-gal {d}inanna# ba-hun
en: years: “... .”
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)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 017818
- Accession No.: 1894-10-15, 0078
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | 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 metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2021-10-07 at 14:22:30 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2016-12-12 at 08:42:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-05-06 at 08:16:38 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2014-08-19 at 19:41:37 | Heinle, Michael | Transliteration | Heinle, Michael | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (039545) (039545)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.17818) (BM.17818)
- British Museum Collection (W_1894-1015-78) (W_1894-1015-78)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 017818 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204751.
BM 017818 artifact entry (No. P204751). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204751 (Original work published 2002)
BM 017818 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204751 (Accessed: March 27, 2026).
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year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {BM 017818 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204751},
}
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