BM 014418 (P315969)

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 014418

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label from a tablet-basket containing tablets concerning Lú-∂Nin-gír-su s. of Ba-zi. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2#-ak
 en: inspections of
3. en#?-nun-gal x x
 en: of Ennungal-...,
4. lu2#-{d}nin-gir2-su
 en: Lu-Ningirsu,
5. dumu ba-zi
 en: son of Bazi,
reverse
1. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
 en: month: “Festival-of-Mekigal,”
2. iti 1(disz)-kam
 en: (a period) of 1 month,
3. [...]-ga2#
 en: ...
4. [...] x sze#
 en: ...
5. [...]{ki}
 en: ...
6. [i3]-gal2
 en: are here;
7. [mu si]-mu#-ru-um{ki} lu#-lu-bu{ki}
 en: year: “Simurum Lulubu.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label from a tablet-basket containing tablets concerning Lú-∂Nin-gír-su s. of Ba-zi. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315969

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 014418
Accession Number 1896-04-06, 0116

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 063412
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0406-116

References

  • history: CBT 1, BM 14418

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 255

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:42:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:35 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 15:50:09 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:35 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 014418 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315969.
BM 014418 artifact entry (No. P315969). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315969 (Original work published 2006)
BM 014418 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315969 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	month = {oct 8},
	title = {BM 014418 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315969},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315969},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BM 014418 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315969.
BM 014418 artifact entry (No. P315969). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315969 (Original work published 2006)
BM 014418 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315969 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {BM 014418 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315969},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315969},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315969
LB  - CDLI:P315969
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BM 014418 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315969
ER  -
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