PPAC 5, 1453 (P380002)

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 095659

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 [...]
2. 4(disz) tug2 [...]
3. tug2-ba lu2# hu#-bu7[{bu}]
reverse
1. ki e2-i7-lu2-ru-ta
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim sanga
3. iti amar-a-a-si
4. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P380002

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Purchased from Abdul K Thoma in 1901; Probably sold through I Élias Gejou.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 095659
Accession Number

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 1453

    [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, 1453 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P380002.
PPAC 5, 1453 artifact entry (No. P380002). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P380002 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1453 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P380002 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2026PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {PPAC 5, 1453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P380002},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P380002},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/23/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P380002
LB  - CDLI:P380002
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - PPAC 5, 1453 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P380002
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 1453 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P380002.
PPAC 5, 1453 artifact entry (No. P380002). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P380002 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1453 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P380002 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2026PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {PPAC 5, 1453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P380002},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P380002},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/23/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P380002
LB  - CDLI:P380002
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - PPAC 5, 1453 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P380002
ER  - 
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