PPAC 5, 0604 (P204024)

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 026954

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley, she-ba hé-dab5, 6 gishkiri6; gìr Nì-dBa-ba6 shesh Ur-dPirig)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) sze lugal
2. a-tu
3. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 1(barig) ur-{d}da-mu
5. 1(barig) ur-sa6-ga
6. 1(barig) ur-sa6-ga min
7. 1(barig) dingir-mu-ma-an-szum2
8. 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma
9. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu-ni
10. 1(barig) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
11. 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> {d}ba-ba6-igi-du
12. 1(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-szesz
13. dumu-ni-me
14. 5(ban2) sukkal-di-ne
15. 1(barig) {d}ig-alim-i3-sa6
16. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
17. 1(barig) ur-{d}en-ki
18. 3(ban2) geme2-e2-an-na
blank space
19. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
20. {gesz}kiri6 gu3-de2-a
column 2
1. ugula ur-mes
2. [1(barig)] e2-e-ba-du7
3. 1(barig) pu3-lu5
4. 1(barig) szesz-kal-la
5. 1(barig) e2-ki-bi
6. zah3 lu2-dingir-ra
7. 1(barig) si-sa2
8. 1(barig) lugal-uszumgal
9. usz2 ur-{d}suen
blank space
10. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
11. {gesz}kiri6 e2 munus
12. ugula ur-dun
13. 1(barig) ur-{d}nun-gal
14. 1(barig) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
15. 1(barig) lu2-{d}suen
16. 5(ban2) e2-gurum2-e
17. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6
18. 1(barig) ARAD2-{d}nansze
19. 1(barig) ur-{d}utu
20. 1(barig) na-ba-sa6
21. 1(barig) ab-ba-gi-na
22. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
23. 1(barig) ur-{d}ig-alim
24. 4(ban2) nam-ti-e
25. 3(ban2) nin-inim-gi-na
26. 5(ban2) ur-ki-gu-la
reverse
column 1
1. {gesz}kiri6 {d}isztaran
2. ugula nig2-u2-rum
3. 1(barig) la-gi-ru-ma
4. 4(ban2) ur-mes
5. 1(barig) ur-{d}sza-u18-sza
6. 1(barig) lu2-{d}utu
7. 1(barig) ur-{d}nansze
8. 5(ban2) e2-i7-lu2-ru
9. 5(ban2) giri3-{d}ga2-tum3-<du10-i3>-dab5
10. 2(ban2) nig2-gur11-ra
11. 3(ban2) nig2-u2-rum
12. 3(ban2) ur-{d}utu
13. usz2 {d}ba-ba2-eb2-gu-ul
14. usz2 ab-ba-kal-la
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15. {gesz}kiri6 {d}utu
16. [ugula] ur-{d}da-mu
17. 1(barig) lugal-dur2-du10
18. 1(barig) ur-ba-gara2
19. 1(barig) al-la
20. 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
blank space
21. sze-bi 4(barig) sze
22. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lugal-im-ru-a
23. [1(barig) ba-ra]-e11-de3
column 2
1. 1(barig) lu2-uszur2-bar-ra
2. 1(barig) ur-sa6-ga
3. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma
5. 1(barig) {d}utu-ba-e3
6. 5(ban2) ur-dub-szen
blank space
7. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-gir2-su kun erim2-ma
8. u3 {gesz}kiri6 en-ne
9. ugula di-ne!
blank space
10. szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
11. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz 5(ban2)-ta
12. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
13. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
14. szunigin 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
15. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
16. sze-bi 1(u) gur
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17. sze-ba he2-dab5 {gesz}kiri6
18. giri3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 szesz ur-{d}szakkan2
19. iti amar-a-a-si
20. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} 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
Measurements (mm):
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Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Barley, she-ba hé-dab5, 6 gishkiri6; gìr Nì-dBa-ba6 shesh Ur-dPirig)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: PPAC 5, 604

[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 026954
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.10.00
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 16:36:32	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 (054697) (054697)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.26954) (BM.26954)
The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0611-6) (W_1898-0611-6)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0604 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204024.

PPAC 5, 0604 artifact entry (No. P204024). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204024 (Original work published 2002)

PPAC 5, 0604 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204024 (Accessed: December 18, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0604 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204024},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0604 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204024.

PPAC 5, 0604 artifact entry (No. P204024). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204024 (Original work published 2002)

PPAC 5, 0604 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204024 (Accessed: December 18, 2025).

@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0604 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204024},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P204024
LB  - CDLI:P204024
M1  - 2025/12/18/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0604 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204024
ER  -