BM 027632 (P205835)

Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 027632

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan-dub-ba zì-ka uru-a gar-ra 1 iku gán 1;1. -ta Gír-su.ki-ta Gú-ab-baki-shè ì-gál, bala dub-sag)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. zi3 KA
 en: flour ...
3. iri-a gar-ra
 en: in the city set,
4. 1(iku) GAN2
 en: 1 iku fields,
5. 1(asz) gur-ta
 en: 1 gur each,
6. gir2-su{ki}-ta
 en: from Girsu
7. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3
 en: to Guabba,
reverse
1. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
2. bala dug sag
 en: bala of the head-jugs,
  blank space
3. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Simurum was destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan-dub-ba zì-ka uru-a gar-ra 1 iku gán 1;1. -ta Gír-su.ki-ta Gú-ab-baki-shè ì-gál, bala dub-sag)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P205835

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 027632
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 055355
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.27632
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0709-420

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2016-12-12 at 08:44:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:43:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:54 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:14:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:36 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 027632 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205835.
BM 027632 artifact entry (No. P205835). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205835 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027632 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205835 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 027632 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205835},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205835
LB  - CDLI:P205835
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - BM 027632 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205835
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 027632 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205835.
BM 027632 artifact entry (No. P205835). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205835 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027632 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205835 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 027632 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205835},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205835
LB  - CDLI:P205835
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - BM 027632 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205835
ER  -
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