PPAC 5, 0322 (P202790)

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 018981

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze GAN2-gu4
3. gur-bi tum3-dam
4. sze GAN2 apin-la2
5. ($ blank space $) gur
6. sze numun-ta gur-ra
7. 3(barig) sze amar ba-usz2
  blank space
8. [szunigin 1(asz)] guru7 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) [4(ban2)] gur
9. [sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam]
10. [sza3-bi-ta]
  rest broken
column 2
1. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
2. kiszib3 ab-ba-mu ma2-lah6 gal
3. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) gur
4. kiszib3 a-mu dumu lugal-he2-gal2
5. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) gur
6. kiszib3 2(disz)-am3
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
8. dumu lu2-{d}utu
9. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(barig) gur
10. 1(u) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
11. kiszib3 lu2-bulug3-ga2
12. dumu du10-ga
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. dumu ur-[...]
2'. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
3'. i3-dub a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du
4'. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
5'. i3-dub a-sza3 BU-ka
6'. kiszib3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra
  blank space
7'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
8'. ma2-a si-ga
9'. giri3 lu2 giri3 gen-na-ke4-ne
10'. szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [n] 8(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
2'. i3-dub [...]
3'. kiszib3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra
4'. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5'. zi-ga
6'. nig2-ka9-ak
7'. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra
8'. iti szu-numun
9'. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202790

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 018981
Accession Number 1895-05-15, 0007

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 040493
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18981
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-0515-7

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 322

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:55:06 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-15 at 08:43:09 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:47:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-21 at 09:28:30 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, 0322 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202790.
PPAC 5, 0322 artifact entry (No. P202790). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202790 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0322 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202790 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202790},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0322 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202790.
PPAC 5, 0322 artifact entry (No. P202790). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202790 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0322 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202790 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0322 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202790},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P202790
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0322 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202790
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