PPAC 5, 0065 (P202204)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 013005

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) esir2 e2-duru5 gur
2. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
3. {gi}bul5 ma-an-sim su-bu-de3
4. e2 kikken2-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-[alim]
2. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga
4. nu-banda3-gu4?

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004934 (composite) (P457644) S004934 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202204

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
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 013005
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0096

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 052097
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-96

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 65

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-02-01 at 18:23:06 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
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0065 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P202204.
PPAC 5, 0065 artifact entry (No. P202204). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202204 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0065 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202204 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202204},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P202204
LB  - CDLI:P202204
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202204
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0065 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P202204.
PPAC 5, 0065 artifact entry (No. P202204). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202204 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0065 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202204 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2026PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202204},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P202204
LB  - CDLI:P202204
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202204
ER  -
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