PPAC 5, 0605 (P207123)
Administrative tablet 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 026955Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley account; she nì-ka9-ak sanga URUxKAR2ki, Al-la énsi)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze GAN2-gu4
3. sag gu4
4. ($ blank space $) gur
5. sze GAN2 apin-la2
6. 2(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. sze numun-ta gur-ra
8. 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
9. kiszib3 ur-mes nu-banda3-gu4
10. ki sanga {d}nin-gir2-su-ta
blank space
11. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
12. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
13. sza3-bi-ta
column 2
1. 9(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) gur
2. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
3. kiszib3 {d}utu-bar-ra dumu a-mu
4. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur
5. kiszib3 lu2-bulug3-ga2 dumu du10-ga
6. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) gur
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
8. dumu na-ba-sa6
9. dub-bi ba-gid2
10. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
11. ugu2 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
12. dumu na-ba-sa6
13. ba-a-gar
blank space
14. ma2-a si-ga
15. kiszib3 lu2 giri3 gen-na-ke4-ne
16. 2(u) 5(asz) gur
17. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7
18. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3 ur-dam
2. dumu ur-{d}nansze
3. 3(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) dabin gur
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
5. dumu ur-sa6-ga
6. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) gur
7. kiszib3 lu2-uru11-ub2
8. dumu ur-{d}nin-bara2
9. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
10. 2(u) ziz2 gu2-nunuz? gur
11. i3-dub a-sza3 a-ba-al-la
12. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. i3-dub a-sza3 a-ka-sahar-x?
14. kiszib3 nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
15. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
16. ma2-a si-ga
17. kiszib3 lu2 giri3 <gen-na>-ke4-ne
18. szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) gur
19. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7
20. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
column 2
1. kiszib3 ur-dam dumu ur-{d}nansze
2. szunigin 3(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
3. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu ur-sa6-ga
4. szunigin 8(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) gur
5. kiszib3 lu2-uru11{ki} dumu ur-{d}nin-bara2
7. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. i3-dub didli
9. kiszib3 nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
blank space
10. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. zi-ga u3 i3-dub
blank space
12. nig2-ka9-ak
13. sanga uru11{ki}
14. al-la ensi2
15. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
obverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze GAN2-gu4
3. sag gu4
4. ($ blank space $) gur
5. sze GAN2 apin-la2
6. 2(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. sze numun-ta gur-ra
8. 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
9. kiszib3 ur-mes nu-banda3-gu4
10. ki sanga {d}nin-gir2-su-ta
blank space
11. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
12. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
13. sza3-bi-ta
column 2
1. 9(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) gur
2. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
3. kiszib3 {d}utu-bar-ra dumu a-mu
4. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur
5. kiszib3 lu2-bulug3-ga2 dumu du10-ga
6. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) gur
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
8. dumu na-ba-sa6
9. dub-bi ba-gid2
10. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
11. ugu2 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
12. dumu na-ba-sa6
13. ba-a-gar
blank space
14. ma2-a si-ga
15. kiszib3 lu2 giri3 gen-na-ke4-ne
16. 2(u) 5(asz) gur
17. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7
18. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3 ur-dam
2. dumu ur-{d}nansze
3. 3(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) dabin gur
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
5. dumu ur-sa6-ga
6. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) gur
7. kiszib3 lu2-uru11-ub2
8. dumu ur-{d}nin-bara2
9. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
10. 2(u) ziz2 gu2-nunuz? gur
11. i3-dub a-sza3 a-ba-al-la
12. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. i3-dub a-sza3 a-ka-sahar-x?
14. kiszib3 nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
15. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
16. ma2-a si-ga
17. kiszib3 lu2 giri3 <gen-na>-ke4-ne
18. szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) gur
19. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7
20. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
column 2
1. kiszib3 ur-dam dumu ur-{d}nansze
2. szunigin 3(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
3. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu ur-sa6-ga
4. szunigin 8(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) gur
5. kiszib3 lu2-uru11{ki} dumu ur-{d}nin-bara2
7. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. i3-dub didli
9. kiszib3 nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
blank space
10. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. zi-ga u3 i3-dub
blank space
12. nig2-ka9-ak
13. sanga uru11{ki}
14. al-la ensi2
15. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
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: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Barley account; she nì-ka9-ak sanga URUxKAR2ki, Al-la énsi)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 605
[Sigrist2013PPAC5] Sigrist, Marcel, and Tohru Ozaki. 2013. Administrative Ur III Texts in the British Museum (AUTBM). Part I-II. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations (PPAC) 5. Changchun, China: Northeast Normal University. The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations.
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- Museum No.: BM 026955
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | 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 | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:55:11 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-03-13 at 21:47:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-02-21 at 09:28:30 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | 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 (054698) (054698)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.26955) (BM.26955)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0611-7) (W_1898-0611-7)
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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 0605 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P207123.
PPAC 5, 0605 artifact entry (No. P207123). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207123 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0605 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207123 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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