PPAC 5, 0045 (P315618)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012581

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, flour and oil ( in á-gam containers) issued to 7 couriers and carters. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. szu-{d}suen lu2 kas4
4. e2 ki-tusz-lu2-sze3 gen-na
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. il-ma-zu lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la>
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
9. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. szu-{d}dumu-zi lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
reverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) kasz du
2. na-bi2-{d}en-lil2
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
4. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. i-di3-[...] lu2 kas4
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
7. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
8. szu-esz18-dar lu2 kas4
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
10. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
11. sza-<al>-mah lu2 kas4
12. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta gen-na
13. zi-ga u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
left
1. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4

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 (messenger text List of rations in beer, flour and oil ( in á-gam containers) issued to 7 couriers and carters. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 45

    [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.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 12581

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

    catalogue entry


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012581
  • Accession No.: 1895-12-14, 0193

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0045 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315618.
PPAC 5, 0045 artifact entry (No. P315618). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315618 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315618 (Accessed: September 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315618},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315618},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0045 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315618.
PPAC 5, 0045 artifact entry (No. P315618). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315618 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315618 (Accessed: September 25, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315618},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315618},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315618
LB  - CDLI:P315618
M1  - 2025/9/25/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315618
ER  - 
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