PPAC 5, 0333 (P318559)

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 019060

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Rations for 30 persons, ugula Ur-Ningiszida, åe érin-e DU-a; 4 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal
2. sa6-da
3. 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-{gesz}ma2-gur8-re
4. 2(barig) 3(ban2) {d}utu-ba-[e3]
5. 2(barig) 3(ban2) u4-tusz
6. 2(barig) 3(ban2) lugal-za3-ge-si
7. 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-giri17-zal
8. 2(barig) 3(ban2) nimgir-inim-gi-<na>
9. 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-<uszur2>-bar-ra
10. 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gesz-zi#!-[da] dumu sipa-gu
11. 2(barig) 3(ban2) gu2-um
12. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}dumu-zi
13. 2(barig) 3(ban2) [...]-gu-[...]
14. 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
15. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ug3-IL2
16. 2(barig) 3(ban2) lugal-ezem
17. 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-kal-la
18. 2(barig) 3(ban2) nam-zi-tar-ra
column 2
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-[...]
3. 2(barig) 3(ban2) {d}utu-[...]
4. 2(barig) 3(ban2) szesz-kal-la
5. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-bara2-si-ga
6. 2(barig) 3(ban2) sig4-nam-tar-ra
7. 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-bala-sa6-<ga>
8. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-im-nun
9. 2(barig) 3(ban2) u4-ne-nig2-sa6-<ga>
10. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-ku3-du7-ga
  sic
11. nu e2-zi-kalam-<ma>
12. nu lu2-e2-babbar2
13. nu ur-{d}en-ki
14. nu lu2-[...]
15. nu a-kal-la
16. nu ki-lu5-<la>
17. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 3(disz)
18. ugula ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ARAD2-dingir-ra
2. 2(barig) ur-mes
3. 2(barig) ur-mes dumu lugal-szesz
4. 2(barig) ur-e2-ninnu
5. 2(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. 2(barig) ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
7. 2(barig) lu2-giri17-zal
8. 2(barig) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. 2(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu za
  sicnin-si-sa2
10. 2(barig) ur2-ra-ni
11. 2(barig) e2 {d}ba-ba6 dumu a-a-kal-la
12. 2(barig) geme2-kal-la [dumu ...]-sa6-ga
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(barig) lu2-{d}nanna
2. 2(barig) szesz-kal-la dumu ur-{d}utu
3. 2(barig) lu2-dingir-ra
4. 2(barig) u4-ne-nig2-[sa6-<ga>]
5. 2(barig) e2-e-[...]
6. 2(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 2(barig) nam-iri-na
8. 2(barig) lu2-gu3-[de2]-a
9. nu ur-e2-an-na
10. nu ba-zi
11. nu lu2-{d}nin-szubur
12. nu lugal-ezem
13. nu ur-{d}ba-ba6
14. nu lu2-bi
15. ($ blank space $) 3(u)
16. ugula ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
17. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 1(disz)
18. sze erin2-e du-a
19. e2 nam-ha-ni-me

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Rations for 30 persons, ugula Ur-Ningiszida, åe érin-e DU-a; 4 col. (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P318559

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 019060
Accession Number 1895-10-12, 0038

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 333

    [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 019060 (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
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, 0333 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318559.
PPAC 5, 0333 artifact entry (No. P318559). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318559 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0333 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318559 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0333 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318559.
PPAC 5, 0333 artifact entry (No. P318559). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318559 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0333 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318559 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0333 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318559},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P318559
M1  - 2026/10/27/
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