BM 029787 (P205841)
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 029787Period
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 nì-ka9-ak; eroded)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak
en: accounts
3. [i3-gal2]
en: are here.
4. [mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul]
en: year: “Simurum was destroyed.”
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak
en: accounts
3. [i3-gal2]
en: are here.
4. [mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul]
en: year: “Simurum was 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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- Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan-dub-ba nì-ka9-ak; eroded)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 029787
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
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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 metadata | 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 metadata | 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. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-05-06 at 08:16:59 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-03-13 at 12:42:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2014-08-19 at 19:41:35 | 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 (056621) (056621)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.29787) (BM.29787)
- British Museum Collection (W_1888-1013-21) (W_1888-1013-21)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 029787 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205841.
BM 029787 artifact entry (No. P205841). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205841 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029787 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205841 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).
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month = {oct 28},
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