PPAC 5, 0623 (P202736)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 026986Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley for érin nu-dab5 ugula Ur-gá-nun nu-bànda Ur-dIg-alim shà Ki-nu-nirki; lú-ushar-bar-ra)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze lugal
2. lu2-giri17-zal
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) {d}utu-bar-ra
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) ad-da
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) sila4-mu
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-giri17-zal
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-had
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-ub3?-ku3-ga
11. lu2-giri17-zal szesz-gal
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-ki-gu-la
column 2
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) {d}utu-ba-e3
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal-[...]
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal-dur2-du10
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal-dingir
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7. ur-ki-gu-la szesz-gal
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}suen
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}iszkur
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}ig-alim
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-nigin6{ki}
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-uszur2-bar-ra
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) ab-ba-sa6-ga
14. 1(asz) 1(barig) igi-zi-bar-ra
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal-ur-sag
blank space
2. lugal-kisal szesz-gal
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) ku3-ga-ni
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-dub
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-ma2-gu-la
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) kal-kal-la
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}ig-alim
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9. lu2-{d}dumu-zi szesz-gal
column 2
1. szunigin 3(u) 6(asz) gur
2. erin2 nu-dab5
3. ugula ur-ga2-nun
4. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim
5. sza3 <ki>-nu-nir{ki}
6. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze lugal
2. lu2-giri17-zal
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) {d}utu-bar-ra
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) ad-da
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) sila4-mu
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-giri17-zal
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-had
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-ub3?-ku3-ga
11. lu2-giri17-zal szesz-gal
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-ki-gu-la
column 2
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) {d}utu-ba-e3
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal-[...]
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal-dur2-du10
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal-dingir
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7. ur-ki-gu-la szesz-gal
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}suen
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}iszkur
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}ig-alim
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-nigin6{ki}
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-uszur2-bar-ra
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) ab-ba-sa6-ga
14. 1(asz) 1(barig) igi-zi-bar-ra
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal-ur-sag
blank space
2. lugal-kisal szesz-gal
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) ku3-ga-ni
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-dub
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-ma2-gu-la
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) kal-kal-la
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}ig-alim
blank space
9. lu2-{d}dumu-zi szesz-gal
column 2
1. szunigin 3(u) 6(asz) gur
2. erin2 nu-dab5
3. ugula ur-ga2-nun
4. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim
5. sza3 <ki>-nu-nir{ki}
6. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Barley for érin nu-dab5 ugula Ur-gá-nun nu-bànda Ur-dIg-alim shà Ki-nu-nirki; lú-ushar-bar-ra)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 623
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 026986
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.38.00.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (054723) (054723)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.26986) (BM.26986)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0611-38) (W_1898-0611-38)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 0623 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202736.
PPAC 5, 0623 artifact entry (No. P202736). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202736 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0623 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202736 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
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