PPAC 5, 0116 (P202211)

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 013354

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. 8(disz) udu kab-ku-ku
2. mu-kux(DU)
3. {d}utu-ki-ag2
4. sza3 unu{ki}
reverse
  blank space
seal 1
1. {d}utu-ki-ag2
2. dumu ad-da-x?
3. ARAD2 {d}nansze

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 006376 (composite) (P464001) S006376 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P202211

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013354
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0445

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 52109
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-445

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 116

    [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: BagM 27 (pp. 215-228), 220 n. 25, fig. 6

    [Fischer1996BagM27] Fischer, Claudia. 1996. “Gudea Zwischen Tradition Und Moderne.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 27: 215–28.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 114 n. 91, 123 n. 143, 125 n. 156 (seal)

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

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
2024-08-09 at 13:24:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 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
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0116 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202211.
PPAC 5, 0116 artifact entry (No. P202211). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202211 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0116 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202211 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202211},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202211},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0116 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202211.
PPAC 5, 0116 artifact entry (No. P202211). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202211 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0116 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202211 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202211},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202211},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202211
LB  - CDLI:P202211
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202211
ER  -
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