PPAC 5, 0260 (P317042)

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 015787

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of guruå workmen; 6 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
2. la2-ia3 4(disz) gurusz
3. sza3-gu4-me
4. ugula ku-li
5. 7(disz) 2(asz) gurusz
6. 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra
7. ur-mes szesz-gal
8. 1(disz) 2(asz) gurusz
9. 1(disz) gurusz tu-<ra>
10. ARAD2-{d}nansze szesz-<gal>
11. 7(disz) 2(asz) gurusz
12. a-ad-da szesz-<gal>
13. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz
14. la2-ia3 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na engar
15. ARAD2 szesz-gal
16. ($ blank space $) 4(u)!
17. ugula lu2-ti-i3-zu
18. 4(disz) 1(asz) gurusz a-tu
19. 1(disz) zi giri3-ni-i3-sa6
20. lugal!-sza3-la2! szesz-<gal>
21. 4(disz) 2(asz) gurusz
22. la2-ia3 1(disz) e2-ur2-bi-du10
23. ur-{d}dumu-zi szesz-<gal>
column 2
1. 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu-<ra>
2. ur-{d}nin-bad3 szesz-gal
3. 3(disz) 3(asz) gurusz
4. ur-kisal szesz-gal
5. 2(u) 5(disz) la2-ia3 1(disz)
6. <ugula> ur-ba-sa6-ga
7. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 7(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 1(disz) tu
8. lu2 mar-sa-me
9. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 2(disz)
10. ugula gu-u2-gu
11. 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz 1(u) gurusz 1/2(disz)
12. 4(disz) gurusz tu
13. lu2 gesztin-me
14. ($ blank space $) 4(u)
15. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) e2-ki-bi szesz-gal
17. 1(u) gurusz lu2-{d}nansze <szesz-gal>
18. 2(disz) gurusz 2/3(disz) 6(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
19. lu2-{d}szara2-mu-sze3 szesz-gal
20. 1(disz) gurusz 5/6(disz) 5(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)? 1(disz) gurusz 1/3(disz)
21. nigin6{ki}-ki-du10 szesz-gal
22. 1(disz) gurusz szu-{d}nansze szesz-gal
23. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 6(disz)
24. ugula {d}utu-kam
25. 1(u) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 2/3(disz) 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
26. du-u2-mu szesz-gal
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. lu2-[... szesz-gal]
2'. 4(disz) asz gurusz
3'. lu2-nimgir szesz-gal
4'. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 4(disz)
5'. he2-dab5-me
6'. ugula lu2-{d}nin-szubur
7'. 3(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
8'. lu2 sze dab5-me
9'. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le gu-la
10'. ki ku5-da-mu
11'. 6(disz) gurusz
12'. 1(disz) iri lugal-i3-sa6
13'. 1(disz) gi al-la
14'. nam-mah-zu szesz-gal
15'. 7(disz) 2(asz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
16'. lu2-{d}nin-szubur szesz-gal
17'. 4(disz) 3(asz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
18'. lu2-{d}nansze szesz-gal
19'. ($ blank space $) 3(u)
20'. ugula lu2-{d}nin-sun2
21'. 3(u) 4(disz) <gurusz> la2-ia3 4(disz)
  sic in a line
22'. sza3-gu4-me
23'. ugula ur-nigar{gar}
reverse
column 1
1. 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz 3(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
2. ugula lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 3(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
4. ugula ur-{d}nansze
5. ($ blank space $) 5(u) 3(disz)
6. [erin2] gi-zi
7. 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz
8. 1(u) gurusz 1/2(disz)
9. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 2(disz)!
10. sipa udu gukkal-me
11. ugula du11-ga-zi-da
  blank space
12. a-sza3 i3-si2-na-[...] a-sza3 ba-gar3
13. ki lugal-dalla
14. 5(disz) 3(asz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
15. 1(disz) gu4 ur-{d}su4-an-na
16. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-gal
17. 6(disz) 2(asz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
18. 1(disz) gi? ku-li
19. lu2-[...]{ki} szesz-gal
20. 7(disz) 3(asz) gurusz
21. ur-tilla3 <szesz-gal>
  blank space
22. ($ blank space $) 3(u) [...]
column 2
1. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le tur
2. 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(u) gurusz 1/2(disz)
3. sipa unu3#-[me <1(gesz2) 1(disz)>]
4. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. a-sza3 pa4-du-[szid]
6. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
7. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 1/3(disz)
8. 3(disz) gurusz tu
9. a-sza3 x?
10. ($ blank space $) 4(u) 2(disz)
11. nu-{gesz}kiri6 gesz-gal-gal-me
12. ugula ga-a
13. 2(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz 1/2(disz)
14. 5(disz) gurusz tu la2-ia3 2(disz)!
15. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 2(disz) la2-ia3 2(disz)
16. sza3-gu4-me
17. ugula lugal-i3-sa6
  blank space
18. a-sza3 gi-gara2
19. ki ab-ba-kal-la
column 3
1. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
2. iti sze-il2-la

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:

  • primary: PPAC 5, 260

    [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 2, BM 015787 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 015787
  • Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0007

  • 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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:19:21 CDLI Atf CDLI 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, 0260 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317042.
PPAC 5, 0260 artifact entry (No. P317042). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317042 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0260 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317042 (Accessed: September 10, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317042},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P317042
LB  - CDLI:P317042
M1  - 2025/9/10/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317042
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0260 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317042.
PPAC 5, 0260 artifact entry (No. P317042). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317042 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0260 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317042 (Accessed: September 10, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317042},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P317042
LB  - CDLI:P317042
M1  - 2025/9/10/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317042
ER  -
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