PPAC 5, 0616 (P202785)

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 026978

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of barley, nì-ka9-ak she ka-lá-a dUtu-mu shabra)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub du6-{gesz}ma-nu
3. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. i3-dub a-sza3 iri-ni
5. 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
6. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) gur
9. ugu2 sanga {d}nin-gir2-su ba-a-gar
10. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu lugal-sa6-ga
12. 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 1(barig) gur
13. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7
reverse
1. 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
2. kiszib3 du-du dumu lugal-me3
3. 2(asz) gur
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu lu2-{d}utu
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gur
6. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}nansze
  blank space
7. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. zi-ga
9. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur i3-dub
  blank space
10. nig2-ka9-ak ka-la2-a
11. {d}utu-mu szabra
12. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Account of barley, nì-ka9-ak she ka-lá-a dUtu-mu shabra)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202785

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 026978
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 054715
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.26978
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0611-30

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 616

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:55:12 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:47:06 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, 0616 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202785.
PPAC 5, 0616 artifact entry (No. P202785). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202785 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0616 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202785 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0616 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202785},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0616 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202785.
PPAC 5, 0616 artifact entry (No. P202785). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202785 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0616 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202785 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0616 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202785},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202785
LB  - CDLI:P202785
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0616 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202785
ER  -
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