PPAC 5, 1760 (P202549)

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 100409

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. pu3-ba-ti lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
3. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. sza-ru-um-i3-li2 aga3-us2 gal
6. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) zi3 2(disz) id-gur2 i3
7. lugal-inim-gi-na lu2 kas4
8. u3 i3-li2-a-su lu2 kas4
9. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
11. ur-dun lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
12. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
14. a2-pi5-la-num2 sukkal
15. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. ur-dun lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
3. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. szu-{d}en-lil2 lu2 kas4
6. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
8. im-ti-da aga3-us2 gal
9. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
11. i-zu-a lu2 kas4
12. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
14. e-ga-at lu2 kas4
15. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
16. iti szu-numun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202549

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 100409
Accession Number 1905-05-15, 0369

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 1760

    [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


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
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:10 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, 1760 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202549.
PPAC 5, 1760 artifact entry (No. P202549). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202549 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 1760 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202549 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202549},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 1760 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202549.
PPAC 5, 1760 artifact entry (No. P202549). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202549 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 1760 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202549 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 1760 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202549},
}

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PY  - 2024
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TI  - PPAC 5, 1760 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202549
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