PPAC 5, 0624 (P204363)

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 026987

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of persons with their filiation; nam 10 ka késh-rá é-ba-gár; 4 col)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ur-da-da szesz-gal
2. dumu a-tu
3. 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
4. dumu he2-ti
5. 1(disz) ur-ki-gu-la
  blank space
  erasure
6. 1(disz) lugal-dur2-du10
7. dumu lugal-amar-ku3-ga-me
8. 1(disz) du11-ge-du7
9. dumu ur-mes
10. 1(disz) e2-i7-lu2-ru
11. dumu ur-mes
12. 1(disz) lugal-uszumgal
13. dumu nin-lagasz{ki}
14. 1(disz) ur-lugal
15. dumu ba-a
16. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
17. dumu ti-ba-[gara2-ta]
18. 1(disz) [...]
19. dumu ti-ba-gara2-ta
20. ($ blank space $) 1(u)
21. ur-da-da i3-dab5
column 2
1. 1(disz) lu2-eb szesz-gal
2. dumu giri3-ni
3. 1(disz) lu2-uru11{ki}
4. dumu giri3-ni
5. 1(disz) ur-eme5-zi
6. dumu lu2-{d}nansze
7. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
8. dumu nimgir-di-ne
9. 1(disz) da-da
10. dumu hu-wa-wa
11. 1(disz) ur-kisal-ne
12. 1(disz) nam-tar-eb2-gu-ul
13. dumu a-tu
14. 1(disz) al-la-gu-la
15. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
16. dumu lu2-nigin6{ki}-me
17. 1(disz) nimgir!-sza3-ku3-ge
18. dumu {d}nansze-kam
19. ($ blank space $) 1(u)
20. lu2-eb i3-dab5
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag szesz-gal
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-me
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu
5. dumu an-ne2-zu
6. 1(disz) a-kal-la
7. dumu nimgir-ra-kam
8. 1(disz) sza3-ga-du11-ga
9. dumu ur-mes
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. dumu ur-sa6-ga
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 min
13. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
14. 1(disz) gub-ba-ni-du10
15. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
16. dumu ur-{d}dumu-zi-me
17. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
18. dumu lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
19. ($ blank space $) 1(u)
column 2
1. ur-{d}hendur-sag i3-dab5
2. 1(disz) lugal-za3-ge-si ugula iri
3. dumu ur-zigum-ma
4. ($ blank space $) 3(u)
5. 1(disz) ugula iri
6. nam-1(u)-ka kesz2-ra2
7. e2 ba-gara2
8. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (List of persons with their filiation; nam 10 ka késh-rá é-ba-gár; 4 col)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 624

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 026987
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0624 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204363.
PPAC 5, 0624 artifact entry (No. P204363). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204363 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0624 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204363 (Accessed: November 21, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0624 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204363},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P204363
LB  - CDLI:P204363
M1  - 2025/11/21/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0624 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204363
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0624 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204363.
PPAC 5, 0624 artifact entry (No. P204363). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204363 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0624 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204363 (Accessed: November 21, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0624 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204363},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P204363
LB  - CDLI:P204363
M1  - 2025/11/21/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0624 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204363
ER  - 
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