PPAC 5, 1536 (P413849)

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 095850

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(u) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu i-ta-e3-ta
3. 1(u) gin2 ki a-kal-la dub-sar zi3-da-ta
4. 1(u) gin2 ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
5. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir dam-gar3-ta
reverse
1. la2-ia3 su-ga
2. kiszib3 lu2-sukkal-an-ka dumu i3-kal-la
3. giri3 ur-{d}lamma
4. dumu lu2-uru11{ki}
5. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. lu2-sukkal-an-ka
2. dub-sar
3. dumu i3-kal-la

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/P413849

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 095850
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 1536

    [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
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 08:02:28 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
2010-08-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Maidman, Maynard P. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 1536 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P413849.
PPAC 5, 1536 artifact entry (No. P413849). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413849 (Original work published 2010)
PPAC 5, 1536 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413849 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 1536 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P413849},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413849},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 1536 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P413849.
PPAC 5, 1536 artifact entry (No. P413849). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413849 (Original work published 2010)
PPAC 5, 1536 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413849 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 1536 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P413849},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413849},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P413849
LB  - CDLI:P413849
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - PPAC 5, 1536 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P413849
ER  - 
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