JCS 23, 071 3 (P111957)

Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

MFAB 1921.1356

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 19.0 mm

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2 ak
 en: xxx
3. giri3#? unu3#-e-ne
 en: xxx
  more like ni e2 dab5 ...
4. nu#-banda3 lugal-iri-da#
 en: xxx
5. u3 lu2-giri17#-zal#
 en: xxx
reverse
1. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
  blank space
2. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul
 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): 37.0 high × 31.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: JCS 23, p.68-75, p. 71 3

    [Owen1970MFABoston] Owen, David I., and Gordon D. Young. 1970. “Cuneiform Texts in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 23 (3): 68–75. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359184.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 065

    [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.: MFAB 1921.1356
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00
  • Alternative Years: SH48
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:18:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-09-11 at 12:27:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:19 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“JCS 23, 071 3 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111957.
JCS 23, 071 3 artifact entry (No. P111957). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111957 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 23, 071 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111957 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111957},
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