PPAC 5, 0260 (P317042)

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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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (List of guruå workmen; 6 col. (CBT 2))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.12.15
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P317042
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P317042

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 015787
Accession Number	1896-06-12, 0007

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	039112
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.15787
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1896-0612-7

References

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 Heinrich Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

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
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 10:19:21	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

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: October 24, 2026).

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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: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317042},
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LB  - CDLI:P317042
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0260 artifact entry
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