PPAC 5, 0319 (P318019)

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 018372

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (nì-gar-ak sar-ra-a a-åà ù-a-du10-ga; l. 1 50 guruå 70 su7 7 in-gur á 110 sìla-ta; l. 7 érin-gu4 guruå; l. 8 7 1/2 in 150 sìla; l. 9 12 in 110 sìla; l. 10 gán åà-ga-du10-ga; l. 11 5 gan-tuå gu4 120 sìla in-na in-bi 120 sìla (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) gurusz 1(gesz2) 1(u) szu? 7(disz) in gur a2 1(barig) 5(ban2)-ta
2. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
3. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz 2(u) szu? 5(disz) in gur 1(barig) 5(ban2)
4. e2 ba-gara2
5. 2(u) gurusz 2(u) szu? 3(disz) in gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
6. e2 {d}ba-ba6
7. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 5(disz) tu 1(u) 3(disz) szu? ($ blank space $) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
8. lu2-e2-gi-na
9. 1(u) tur gurusz 1(u) szu? ($ blank space $) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra
10. 1(u) 3(disz) 3(asz) gurusz 4(disz) szu? 2(disz) 1/2(disz) in gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
11. ba-ra-e3-de3
12. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) 3(disz) ($ blank space $) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
13. kal-la
14. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) 2(asz) gurusz 1(u) szu? gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) e2 ba-gara2
15. 5(u) 8(disz) gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) tu 5(u) szu? 2(disz) 1/2(disz) in gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
16. he2-dab5-me
17. 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) szu? gur 1(barig) 5(ban2) ARAD2
reverse
1. 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) szu? gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)
2. ur-{d}ig-alim
3. 9(disz) gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) szu? gur 1(barig) 5(ban2)
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 2(u) 9(disz) gurusz 4(u) 5(disz) szu? gur 1(barig) 5(ban2)
6. bur2 {gesz}kiri6-me
7. 3(disz) gurusz 1(disz) in gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) ki-tusz-lu2
8. 3(disz) gurusz 1(disz) in gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) a2-na-na
9. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur ur-gu-la
10. 6(asz) gur ur-{d}iszkur
11. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(disz) tu erin2 sza3-gu4 2(u) 3(disz) szu? gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
12. 2(u) 1(disz) sza3-gu4 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz 2/3(disz)
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) x 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) 1(barig) 5(ban2)
14. 8(disz) 1/2(disz) in 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(u) 2(disz) in 1(barig) 5(ban2) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
15. GAN2 sza3-ga-du11-ga
16. 5(disz) he2-dab5 gu4 2(barig) in-na-in-bi 2(barig)
17. GAN2 diri ARAD2 lugal
18. gurum2 ak sze gesz-ra-a a-sza3 u3 a du10-ga
19. ugula sanga ba-gara2
20. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2 u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
21. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul

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 (nì-gar-ak sar-ra-a a-åà ù-a-du10-ga; l. 1 50 guruå 70 su7 7 in-gur á 110 sìla-ta; l. 7 érin-gu4 guruå; l. 8 7 1/2 in 150 sìla; l. 9 12 in 110 sìla; l. 10 gán åà-ga-du10-ga; l. 11 5 gan-tuå gu4 120 sìla in-na in-bi 120 sìla (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PPAC 5, 319

    [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 018372 (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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 018372
  • Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0030

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.02.09
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2015-05-05 at 10:19:24 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, 0319 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318019.
PPAC 5, 0319 artifact entry (No. P318019). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318019 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0319 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318019 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318019},
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