PPAC 5, 1770 (P202055)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 100517Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley to fatten sheep)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
4. nig2-kal-la
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 3(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
8. lu2-kal-la
9. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
11. sze-bi 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
12. an-ne2
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
reverse
1. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2)
2. lu2-kal-la <min>
3. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
7. 4(u) 2(disz) sila4 diri 1/2(disz) sila3
8. sze-bi 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
9. 4(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3-ta
10. 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3-ta
11. 5(disz) szeg9-bar 1(disz) sila3
12. sze-bi 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
13. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
14. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
4. nig2-kal-la
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 3(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
8. lu2-kal-la
9. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
11. sze-bi 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
12. an-ne2
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
reverse
1. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2)
2. lu2-kal-la <min>
3. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
7. 4(u) 2(disz) sila4 diri 1/2(disz) sila3
8. sze-bi 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
9. 4(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3-ta
10. 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3-ta
11. 5(disz) szeg9-bar 1(disz) sila3
12. sze-bi 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
13. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
14. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
Consult previous versions and their differences
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
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Barley to fatten sheep)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 1770
[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.UR III
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 100517
- Accession No.: 1905-05-15, 0477
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.03.29
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 10:19:48 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057106) (057106)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.100517) (BM.100517)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1905-0515-477) (W_1905-0515-477)
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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 1770 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202055.
PPAC 5, 1770 artifact entry (No. P202055). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202055 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 1770 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202055 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
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