PPAC 5, 0305 (P317963)

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 018290

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Number of oxen and donkeys taken in account for ploughing; 4 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] u
2. [...] 3(asz)
3. [... gu4] apin 4(disz) 3(asz)
4. [... gu4] apin 8(disz)
5. [...] gu4 apin 5(disz) 1(asz)
6. 2(disz) gu4
7. ugula ab-ba-mu
8. 1(disz) gu4 apin 5(disz) 1(asz)
9. 2(disz) gu4 apin 3(disz) 1(asz)
10. 1(disz) gu4 apin 3(disz) 2(asz)
11. 1(disz) ansze apin 6(disz) 2(asz)
12. 5(disz) gu4
13. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
14. ur-nigar{gar} i3-dab5
15. 1(disz) gu4 apin 2(disz)
16. 1(disz) gu4 apin 4(disz) 2(asz)
17. 1(disz) gu4 apin 6(disz)
column 2
1. 1(disz) gu4 apin 4(disz) 1(asz)
2. 1(disz) ansze apin 2(disz) 6(asz)
3. 6(disz) gu4
4. ugula lugal-inim-gi-na
5. 1(disz) gu4 apin 1(disz)
6. 1(disz) gu4 apin 4(disz)
7. 1(disz) gu4 apin 3(asz)
8. 1(disz) gu4 apin 3(disz) 1(asz)
9. 1(disz) ansze apin 7(disz) 1(asz)
10. 1(u) 1(disz) gu4
11. ugula ur-mes
12. ur-{d}nisaba i3-dab5
13. 1(disz) gu4 apin 5(disz) 1(asz)
14. 1(disz) gu4 apin 2(disz)
15. 1(disz) gu4 apin 5(disz) 1(asz)
16. 1(disz) gu4 apin 7(disz)
17. 1(disz) ansze apin 6(disz) 1(asz)
18. 4(disz) gu4
  sic
19. ugula en-ni-na-dan
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) gu4 apin 4(disz) 1(asz)
2. 1(disz) gu4 apin 7(disz)
3. 2(disz) ansze apin 8(disz)
4. 1(disz) gu4 apin 6(disz)
5. 1(disz) gu4
6. ugula ur-{d}da-mu
7. ur-sa6-ga i3-dab5
8. 2(u) gu4 su-su
9. 1(u) ansze su-su
column 2
1. 3(u) la2 2(disz) gu4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Number of oxen and donkeys taken in account for ploughing; 4 col. (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P317963

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 018290
Accession Number 1894-12-22, 0007

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 039878
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18290
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1222-7

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 305

    [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: Borrelli diss., 12

    [Borrelli2013diss] Borrelli, Noemi. 2013. “Managing the Land: Agricultural Administration in the Province of Ĝirsu/Lagaš During the Ur III Period.” Phdthesis, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L’Orientale.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 018290 (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 Action
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-12 at 09:32:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 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, 0305 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317963.
PPAC 5, 0305 artifact entry (No. P317963). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317963 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0305 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317963 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317963},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0305 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317963.
PPAC 5, 0305 artifact entry (No. P317963). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317963 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0305 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317963 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317963},
}


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TI  - PPAC 5, 0305 artifact entry
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