PPAC 5, 1285 (P379596)

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 088638

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) gu2 esir2 had2
2. numun gub-ba-a
3. ma2 ur-{d}en-ki
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) gu2 esir2 a-ba-al hur-sag
5. 6(asz) gu2 esir2 a-ba-al si-ga
6. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 esir2 e2-duru5 lugal
7. ma2 1(gesz2) gur i3-dab5 a2-gu szandana
8. 3(u) gu2 esir2 had2 numun gub-ba
reverse
1. ma2 al-la-ka
2. 5(u) gu2 esir2 had2 numun gub-ba
3. ma2 ur-{d}en-ki
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) gu2 esir2 a-ba-al hur-sag
5. 6(asz) gu2 esir2 a-ba-al si-ga
6. 1(barig) esir2 e2-duru5 lugal
7. ma2 1(gesz2) gur i3-dab5 lu2-unu{ki}
8. ma2 du8-a ur-mes
9. giri3 nam-mah
10. iti munu4-gu7
11. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P379596

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1901.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 088638
Accession Number 1901-02-09, nn

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 1285

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-22 at 13:28:31 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 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
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 1285 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P379596.
PPAC 5, 1285 artifact entry (No. P379596). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P379596 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1285 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P379596 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P379596},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 1285 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P379596.
PPAC 5, 1285 artifact entry (No. P379596). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P379596 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1285 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P379596 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	month = {jul 23},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P379596},
}

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