PPAC 4, 258 (P332170)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem

Museum Number

SE 018

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [pisan-dub-ba]
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. sze#-ba siki#-ba# [geme2 usz-bar]
 en: xxx
3. ugula# lu2#-{d#}nin#-[szubur dumu ur-{d}lamma]
 en: xxx
  unclear, based on SNAT 173
4. ($ blank space $) ba#-ur5#
 en: xxx
  unclear
5. 1(disz) lu2#-{d#}nin#-szubur#
 en: xxx
6. 1(disz) da-a-da
 en: xxx
7. 1(disz) lu2-hu-rim3{ki#}
 en: xxx
8. 1(disz) lu2-{d}en-ki
 en: xxx
9. 1(disz) i3-zu
 en: xxx
reverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nisaba#
 en: xxx
2. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar#}
 en: xxx
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi#-da#
 en: xxx
4. szunigin# 8(disz)#? gurusz#? u3 dah-[...] x
 en: xxx
5. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki#} [...]
 en: xxx
6. [mu ...] x x [...]
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332170

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) Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem
Museum Number SE 018
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072604

References

  • primary: PPAC 4, 258

    [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: Container of tablets of barley and wool rations

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:20:37 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-08-16 at 12:55:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-03 at 15:05:49 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, 258 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332170.
PPAC 4, 258 artifact entry (No. P332170). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332170
PPAC 4, 258 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332170 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332170},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332170
LB  - CDLI:P332170
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - PPAC 4, 258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332170
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 4, 258 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332170.
PPAC 4, 258 artifact entry (No. P332170). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332170
PPAC 4, 258 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332170 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2006PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332170},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332170
LB  - CDLI:P332170
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - PPAC 4, 258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332170
ER  -
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