PPAC 5, 0312 (P204523)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur lugal
2. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 ISZ ba-ba gur
3. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin <gur>
4. 3(asz) ninda du gur
5. sag-bi 1(barig)
6. 3(barig) dabin
7. giri3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu lugal-sza3-gu2-na
sic
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8. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
9. 4(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
10. 1(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) zi3 ISZ ba-ba gur
11. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) dabin gur
12. ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
13. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur
14. sag-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 banesz?
15. ki szesz-kal-la dumu lugal-a2-zi-da-ta
16. 1(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur
17. sag-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
18. ki du11-ge-du7-ta
19. [1(gesz2) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) zi3]-sig15 la2-ia3 su-ga
20. [3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda du]
column 2
1. 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-rum gur
2. igi 1(u) 5(disz)-gal2-bi 3(barig) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
3. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 ninda saga
4. igi 1(u) 5(disz)-gal2-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
5. szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) 1(u) gin2 ninda du 5(disz) sila3
sic
7. igi 1(u) 5(disz)-gal2-bi 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
8. szunigin 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
9. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
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10. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 <gur>
12. szunigin 1(u) 3(ban2) 2(disz) <sila3> 2/3(disz) gin2 ninda gesz-rum <gur>
13. sze bala-bi 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
14. szunigin 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda saga <gur>
15. sze bala igi-5(disz)-gal2 ninda saga{ga}-bi 3(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 <gur>
16. szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) zi3 ISZ ba-[ba] nam dabin-sze3
17. szunigin 8(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
18. szunigin 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda du <gur>
reverse
column 1
1. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 <gur>
2. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-rum gur
5. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 ninda saga gur
6. 2(gesz2) 9(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
7. 4(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda [... gur]
8. zi-ga ninda diri
9. sza3 a2 u4-da-ka
10. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-nig2
11. u3 lugal-a2-zi-da dumu nibru{ki}
12. zi-ga lugal
13. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-rum gur
14. sze bala-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
15. szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 7(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur
16. sze bala igi-5(disz)-gal2 ninda-bi 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 gur
column 2
1. szunigin 2(gesz2) 9(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
2. szunigin 4(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur
3. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 gur
4. igi 1(u) 5(disz)-gal2 ninda du8-a-bi 4(u) 7(asz) 2(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 <gur>
5. zi-ga-bi
6. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
7. zi-ga
8. la2-ia3 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 gur
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erasure
9. nig2-ka9-ak ninda
10. ku5-da
11. iti szu-numun-ta
12. iti munu4-gu7-sze3
13. iti 2(disz)-kam
14. bala-bi 1(disz)-am3
15. ur-{d}lamma ensi2
16. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.46.04.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.46.05.00 (us2 year)
Accounting Period	Šulgi.46.04.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.46.05.00 (us2 year)

Record

CDLI number	P204523
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P204523

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 018353
Accession Number	1895-03-29, 0011

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	039934
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.18353
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-0329-11

References

primary: PPAC 5, 312

[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
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2018-03-23 at 19:15:05	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-03-13 at 21:47:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-02-21 at 09:28:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0312 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204523.

PPAC 5, 0312 artifact entry (No. P204523). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204523 (Original work published 2002)

PPAC 5, 0312 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204523 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204523},
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Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0312 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204523.

PPAC 5, 0312 artifact entry (No. P204523). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204523 (Original work published 2002)

PPAC 5, 0312 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204523 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0312 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204523},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/20/
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