PPAC 5, 0187 (P463988)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014377

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of rations in beer, glour and oil (in á-gam containers) for 3 envoys (sukkal), 3 carters (lú-(giå)gigir) and 1 courier (lí-kas4). (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. szu-ma-ma sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
5. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur sukkal
7. 3(ban2) aga3-us2 lugal
8. 3(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
9. elam szuszin{ki}-($ blank space $) gen-na
10. giri3 [...]-iti-da sukkal
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
12. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
13. [...]-ma-lum lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
14. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
15. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
16. [ba]-ba-a [lu2] {gesz}tukul-gu-la
17. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
reverse
1. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
2. szu-esz18-dar lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
4. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. lugal-nesag-e sukkal
6. [a-sza3] da-da-sze3 gen-na
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 <<lu2 kas4>>
8. szu-{d}nin-szubur lu2 kas4
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
10. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
11. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
12. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
13. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
14. lugal-ti-ra-asz2 mar-tu
15. ansze-sze3 gen-na
16. 2(ban2) kasz du 1(ban2) dabin
17. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
18. a-a sukkal u3 ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal
19. ugula usz-bar-sze3 gen-na
left
1. zi-ga u4 7(disz)-kam
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2. iti sze-il2-la

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (List of rations in beer, glour and oil (in á-gam containers) for 3 envoys (sukkal), 3 carters (lú-(giå)gigir) and 1 courier (lí-kas4). (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PPAC 5, 187

    [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.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 14377 ?

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 014377
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-06, 0075

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-12-24 at 16:23:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-10 at 09:26:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-01-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0187 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P463988.
PPAC 5, 0187 artifact entry (No. P463988). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P463988 (Original work published 2014)
PPAC 5, 0187 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P463988 (Accessed: August 23, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P463988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P463988},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0187 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P463988.
PPAC 5, 0187 artifact entry (No. P463988). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P463988 (Original work published 2014)
PPAC 5, 0187 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P463988 (Accessed: August 23, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P463988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P463988},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P463988
LB  - CDLI:P463988
M1  - 2025/8/23/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0187 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P463988
ER  -
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