PPAC 4, 108 & 109 (P332033)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem

Museum Collection(s)

Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem

Museum Number

SA 244

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) sze-gesz-i3 numun-sze3 gur lugal
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ba-zi-ta
3. sza-an-gu
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
  1 line blank
2. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
envelope
obverse
1. 2(asz) sze gesz-i3 gur lugal numun-sze3
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 sza-an-gu
2. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
4. nu-banda3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005121 (composite) (P457831) S005121 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332033

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem
Museum Number SA 244
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072459
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 3720

References

  • primary: PPAC 4, 108 & 109

    [Ozaki2010PPAC4] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2010. Tablets in Jerusalem: Sainte-Anne and Saint-Étienne. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations (PPAC) 4. Changchun China: The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations.

    PPAC 4: Receipt of sesame for seeding - seal: Ur-dLugal-ban3-da, dub-sar, dumu Lu2-dNin-gir2-su, nu-banda3

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-03 at 15:05:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 4, 108 & 109 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P332033.
PPAC 4, 108 & 109 artifact entry (No. P332033). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332033 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 4, 108 & 109 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332033 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {PPAC 4, 108 & 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332033},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332033},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P332033
LB  - CDLI:P332033
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - PPAC 4, 108 & 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332033
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 4, 108 & 109 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P332033.
PPAC 4, 108 & 109 artifact entry (No. P332033). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332033 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 4, 108 & 109 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332033 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {PPAC 4, 108 & 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332033},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332033},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P332033
LB  - CDLI:P332033
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - PPAC 4, 108 & 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332033
ER  -
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