BM 022159 (P205880)
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 022159Period
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. sze udu gu7-a
en: barley eaten by sheep,
3. sza3-gal udu kaskal-sze3
en: fodder of sheep for the campaigns,
4. i3-gal2
en: are here;
reverse
blank space
1. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3#
en: year: “... .”
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. sze udu gu7-a
en: barley eaten by sheep,
3. sza3-gal udu kaskal-sze3
en: fodder of sheep for the campaigns,
4. i3-gal2
en: are here;
reverse
blank space
1. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3#
en: year: “... .”
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 022159
- Accession No.: 1896-04-09, 0264
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (042621) (042621)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.22159) (BM.22159)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0409-264) (W_1896-0409-264)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 022159 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205880.
BM 022159 artifact entry (No. P205880). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205880 (Original work published 2002)
BM 022159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205880 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).
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