PPAC 5, 0707 (P202717)

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 027324

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Grain for the hé-dab5)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum mu bad3 ma-<da> ba-du3
3. 5(asz) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
4. 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar
5. sze-bi 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
6. a-tu dub-sar he2-dab5 szu ba-ti
7. mu-kux(DU)
8. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
9. [...] gur nig2-ka9-ak
10. [mu] sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
11. [ugu2 ...]-mu ba-[a]-gar
reverse
1. [...]
2. [nam]-mah dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
3. [...]-du
4. [...] 4(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
5. [... lu2]-dingir-ra dumu lugal-sa6-ga
7. giri3 gu3-de2-a
8. mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Grain for the hé-dab5)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.37.00.00 to Šulgi.43.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202717

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 027324
Accession Number

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 707

    [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
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 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
2015-03-13 at 21:47:08 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, 0707 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202717.
PPAC 5, 0707 artifact entry (No. P202717). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202717 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0707 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202717 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0707 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202717},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0707 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202717.
PPAC 5, 0707 artifact entry (No. P202717). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202717 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0707 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202717 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0707 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202717},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202717
LB  - CDLI:P202717
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0707 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202717
ER  - 
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