PPAC 5, 0082 (P315691)

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 013124

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of delivery and distribution of various amounts of butter, cheese, dates, and other commodities. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. 4(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
3. 4(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
4. 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2
5. 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par3 had2
6. 1(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur 6(disz) [kusz3]
7. ki du11-ga-[ta]
8. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
9. AN-erin-nimgir-ne
10. 3(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
11. lu2 masz-da-re-a-e-ne-sze3-ne
  sic
12. 1(barig) zi3-sig15 lugal
13. [...] zi3 gu
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [...]
3. 3(disz) sila3 [...]-saga
4. e2-mah-sze3
5. 1(ban2) zi3 dub-dub
6. [...] sila3 nig2-ar3-ra
7. di-ku5 e2 [...]
8. 4(disz) ansze [...] 5(disz) sila3
9. 3(disz) ansze [...] 3(disz) sila3
10. 4(u) [...]-ne
11. 1(gesz2) 2(u) sila3 bur-zi
12. e2-mah-sze3
13. zi-ga e2 {d}szul-sza3-ga-na u4 6(disz)-kam
14. iti mu-szu-du7
15. mu ki-masz{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of delivery and distribution of various amounts of butter, cheese, dates, and other commodities. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315691

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 013124
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0215

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 82

    [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 13124

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

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
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0082 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315691.
PPAC 5, 0082 artifact entry (No. P315691). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315691 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315691 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0082 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315691.
PPAC 5, 0082 artifact entry (No. P315691). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315691 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315691 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315691},
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