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

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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

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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

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


  • 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 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 018290
  • Accession No.: 1894-12-22, 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
2024-06-12 at 09:32:03 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
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, 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: July 30, 2025).
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	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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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: July 30, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317963},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P317963
LB  - CDLI:P317963
M1  - 2025/7/30/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0305 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317963
ER  - 
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