pisan-dub-ba p. 037 KM 89078 (P234868)
Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAMuseum Number
KM 89078Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TagMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (pisan-dub-ba “pisan dub-ba, dub gid-da.”)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
49.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 22.0 mm
object tag
obverse
1. pisan#-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
en: xxx
3. lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
en: xxx
4. ur-{gesz}gigir dumu gi4-ni-mu
en: xxx
5. lu2-bulug3-ga2 dumu du10-ga
en: xxx
6. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ki-ba-sa6
en: xxx
7. ur-ba-gara2 dumu lu2#-igi#-sa6-sa6#
en: xxx
reverse
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu# [...]
en: xxx
2. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [ur]-{d}nansze#
en: xxx
3. lu2-lagasz{ki} dumu si-du3
en: xxx
4. u3 nin-a-na dumu lu2-gu-la
en: xxx
5. i3-gal2
en: xxx
6. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
en: xxx
obverse
1. pisan#-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
en: xxx
3. lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
en: xxx
4. ur-{gesz}gigir dumu gi4-ni-mu
en: xxx
5. lu2-bulug3-ga2 dumu du10-ga
en: xxx
6. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ki-ba-sa6
en: xxx
7. ur-ba-gara2 dumu lu2#-igi#-sa6-sa6#
en: xxx
reverse
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu# [...]
en: xxx
2. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [ur]-{d}nansze#
en: xxx
3. lu2-lagasz{ki} dumu si-du3
en: xxx
4. u3 nin-a-na dumu lu2-gu-la
en: xxx
5. i3-gal2
en: xxx
6. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
en: xxx
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
- Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 38.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba “pisan dub-ba, dub gid-da.”)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, p. 037 KM 89078
[Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.
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- Museum No.: KM 89078
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2015-05-06 at 08:20:36 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:43:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-08-12 at 22:19:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:37:14 | CDLI | Atf | Brisch, Nicole | CDLI | approved |
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| 2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Brisch, Nicole | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (018383) (018383)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Pisan-Dub-Ba p. 037 KM 89078 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P234868.
pisan-dub-ba p. 037 KM 89078 artifact entry (No. P234868). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234868 (Original work published 2003)
pisan-dub-ba p. 037 KM 89078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234868 (Accessed: August 16, 2025).
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