PPAC 5, 0602 (P202652)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 026952

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Lá-ni ka-gur7 ù dub-sar zì-da-ke4-ne; 4 col. tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. la2-ia3 4(barig) 5(ban2) la2 2/3(disz) sila3 sze lugal
2. na-bi ka-guru7
3. diri 1(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
4. da-da dumu szesz-szesz
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
6. ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-ku3-nun
7. 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
8. ur-e2-ninnu-nigin6{ki}
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
10. ur-dun dumu ur-{d}suen
11. [...] 3(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
12. ur-e2-ninnu
13. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
14. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
15. na-ba-sa6
16. dumu lu2-du-du
17. 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
18. an-ne2
19. 3(gesz2) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
20. ur-sa6-ga
column 2
1. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
2. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) la2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
3. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
4. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
5. a-mu
6. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. nam-ha-ni
8. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gur
9. ur-{gesz}gigir
10. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
11. lu2-{d}nanna dumu ur-gu-la
12. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
13. ur-{d}lamma
14. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
15. ab-ba dumu lugal-a-ma-ru
16. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
17. lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-nigar{gar}
18. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 <gur>
19. ka5-a-mu dumu lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
20. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) la2 3(disz) sila3 gur
21. ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3 gu-za-la2
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22. szunigin 1(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 <1(u) gin2> gur diri
23. szunigin 2(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
24. ka-guru7-me
reverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
2. ur-sa6-ga dub-sar mah
3. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-e2-an-na
5. 8(asz) la2 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
6. ur-mes dumu ur-nig2
7. 1(u) 3(asz) la2 1(ban2) gur
8. ur-nig2 ugula kikken2
9. diri 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze
10. ur-sa6-ga
11. dumu da-da
12. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
13. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu u18-da-a
14. diri 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
15. a-tu ugula kikken2
16. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
17. ur-{d}lamma dumu gu4-lah6
18. 5(asz) <gur> lu2-{d}nansze sza13-dub-ba ba-gara2
19. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
20. ur-{d}en-ki dumu al-la
21. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
22. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}nansze
23. 1(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 nam-ha-ni
24. dumu lu2-{d}nansze
25. 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
26. ur-ba-gara2 dumu nig2-du10-ga
27. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur
28. lu2-{d}nin-szubur [dumu] ur-ba-gara2
column 2
1. 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
2. ab-ba dumu ur-e2-an-na ugula kikken
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
4. a2-na-na dumu lu2-nimgir
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
6. ba-zi dumu ga-a
7. 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. lu2-nimgir ugula kikken2
9. 3(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
10. lu2-{d}suen ugula kikken2
11. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur
12. lugal-inim-gi-na
13. 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
14. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
15. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. 1(barig) ab-ba dumu ur-{d}nun-gal ugula usz-bar
17. 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) ab-ba munu4-mu2
18. 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ab-ba dumu ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-mes
19. 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
20. ur-mes dumu ur-{d}lamma bur-sag
21. 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
22. lu2-me-lam2 dumu ur-{d}lamma
23. 1(u) la2 3(disz) sila3 gur
24. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-dun
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25. szunigin 1(asz) 4(barig) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur diri
26. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
27. dub-sar zi3-me
28. szunigin 2(asz) guru7 5(gesz'u) 5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
29. la2-ia3 ka-guru7 u3 dub-sar zi3-da-ke4-ne
30. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam ba-hul

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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unsealed
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Lá-ni ka-gur7 ù dub-sar zì-da-ke4-ne; 4 col. tablet)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: PPAC 5, 602

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 026952
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-10-15 at 08:43:10	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-05-05 at 10:19:29	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (054695) (054695)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.26952) (BM.26952)
The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0611-4) (W_1898-0611-4)

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0602 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202652.

PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry (No. P202652). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202652 (Original work published 2002)

PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202652 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

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	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202652},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0602 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202652.

PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry (No. P202652). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202652 (Original work published 2002)

PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202652 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202652},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P202652
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0602 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202652
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