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

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

-

Text

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
  some text moved to next line
2. iti sze-il2-la

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P463988

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 014377
Accession Number 1896-04-06, 0075

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 063383
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0406-75

References

  • 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 Heinrich. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-12-24 at 16:23:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-10 at 09:26:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 26, 2026).
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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: October 26, 2026).
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