PPAC 5, 0602 (P202652)

Administrative tablet 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 026952

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Lá-ni ka-gur7 ù dub-sar zì-da-ke4-ne; 4 col. tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. la2-ia3 4(barig) 5(ban2) la2 2/3(disz) sila3 sze lugal
2. na-bi ka-guru7
3. diri 1(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
4. da-da dumu szesz-szesz
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
6. ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-ku3-nun
7. 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
8. ur-e2-ninnu-nigin6{ki}
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
10. ur-dun dumu ur-{d}suen
11. [...] 3(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
12. ur-e2-ninnu
13. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
14. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
15. na-ba-sa6
16. dumu lu2-du-du
17. 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
18. an-ne2
19. 3(gesz2) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
20. ur-sa6-ga
column 2
1. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
2. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) la2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
3. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
4. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
5. a-mu
6. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. nam-ha-ni
8. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gur
9. ur-{gesz}gigir
10. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
11. lu2-{d}nanna dumu ur-gu-la
12. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
13. ur-{d}lamma
14. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
15. ab-ba dumu lugal-a-ma-ru
16. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
17. lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-nigar{gar}
18. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 <gur>
19. ka5-a-mu dumu lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
20. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) la2 3(disz) sila3 gur
21. ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3 gu-za-la2
  blank space
22. szunigin 1(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 <1(u) gin2> gur diri
23. szunigin 2(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
24. ka-guru7-me
reverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
2. ur-sa6-ga dub-sar mah
3. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-e2-an-na
5. 8(asz) la2 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
6. ur-mes dumu ur-nig2
7. 1(u) 3(asz) la2 1(ban2) gur
8. ur-nig2 ugula kikken2
9. diri 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze
10. ur-sa6-ga
11. dumu da-da
12. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
13. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu u18-da-a
14. diri 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
15. a-tu ugula kikken2
16. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
17. ur-{d}lamma dumu gu4-lah6
18. 5(asz) <gur> lu2-{d}nansze sza13-dub-ba ba-gara2
19. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
20. ur-{d}en-ki dumu al-la
21. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
22. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}nansze
23. 1(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 nam-ha-ni
24. dumu lu2-{d}nansze
25. 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
26. ur-ba-gara2 dumu nig2-du10-ga
27. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur
28. lu2-{d}nin-szubur [dumu] ur-ba-gara2
column 2
1. 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
2. ab-ba dumu ur-e2-an-na ugula kikken
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
4. a2-na-na dumu lu2-nimgir
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
6. ba-zi dumu ga-a
7. 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. lu2-nimgir ugula kikken2
9. 3(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
10. lu2-{d}suen ugula kikken2
11. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur
12. lugal-inim-gi-na
13. 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
14. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
15. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. 1(barig) ab-ba dumu ur-{d}nun-gal ugula usz-bar
17. 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) ab-ba munu4-mu2
18. 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ab-ba dumu ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-mes
19. 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
20. ur-mes dumu ur-{d}lamma bur-sag
21. 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
22. lu2-me-lam2 dumu ur-{d}lamma
23. 1(u) la2 3(disz) sila3 gur
24. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-dun
  blank space
25. szunigin 1(asz) 4(barig) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur diri
26. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
27. dub-sar zi3-me
28. szunigin 2(asz) guru7 5(gesz'u) 5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
29. la2-ia3 ka-guru7 u3 dub-sar zi3-da-ke4-ne
30. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Lá-ni ka-gur7 ù dub-sar zì-da-ke4-ne; 4 col. tablet)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202652

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 026952
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 054695
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.26952
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0611-4

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 602

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-15 at 08:43:10 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:19:29 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0602 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202652.
PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry (No. P202652). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202652 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202652 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202652},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0602 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202652.
PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry (No. P202652). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202652 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202652 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202652},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry
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