PPAC 5, 1401 (P379847)

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 088993

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. 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) dabin gur
2. ma2 ur-dun-ta
3. 1(u) 5(asz) gur ma2 ARAD2 dumu lugal-pa-e3
4. 1(u) 5(asz) gur ma2 lugal-[...] dumu nimgir-sza3-[kusz2]
reverse
1. 3(asz) 3(barig) [n] ma2# [...]
2. ki ma-an-szum2-ta
3. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4. szu ba-ti
5. iti munu4-gu7
6. mu [...]-lum{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/P379847

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 088993
Accession Number 1901-02-09, nn

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 1401

    [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 13:32:21 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, 1401 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P379847.
PPAC 5, 1401 artifact entry (No. P379847). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P379847 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1401 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P379847 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P379847},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P379847},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 1401 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P379847.
PPAC 5, 1401 artifact entry (No. P379847). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P379847 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1401 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P379847 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {PPAC 5, 1401 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P379847},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P379847},
}

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