PPAC 5, 0169 (P204528)

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 014319

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
1. 1(u) gu2 apin a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da igi hu-rim3{ki}
2. 1(u) a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da gu-la
3. 2(disz) a-sza3 {u2}kiszi17
4. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 2(disz)
5. ur-{d}en-gal-du-du i3-dab5
6. 3(disz) a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da igi hu-rim3{ki}
7. 3(disz) a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da gu-la
8. sanga {d}nin-ma2?-na i3-dab5
9. 1(u) 5(disz) a-sza3 sahar sur-ra
10. 5(disz) a-sza3 {u2}kiszi17
11. ($ blank space $) a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da gu-la
12. sanga {d}nansze i3-dab5
13. 1(u) a-sza3 {u2}kiszi17
14. sanga {d}szul-gi i3-dab5
15. 3(disz) a-sza3 {d}nin-a2-zi-da igi hu-rim3{ki}
reverse
1. 5(disz) a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da gu-la
2. 5(disz) a-sza3 {u2}kiszi17
3. szuku ensi2
4. ki-a ha-la a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da
5. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
6. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

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/P204528

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 014319
Accession Number 1896-04-06, 0017

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 169

    [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.

  • history: Borrelli diss., 03

    [Borrelli2013diss] Borrelli, Noemi. 2013. “Managing the Land: Agricultural Administration in the Province of Ĝirsu/Lagaš During the Ur III Period.” Phdthesis, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L’Orientale.

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
2024-06-12 at 09:32:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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, 0169 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204528.
PPAC 5, 0169 artifact entry (No. P204528). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204528 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0169 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204528 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	month = {oct 25},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204528},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0169 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204528.
PPAC 5, 0169 artifact entry (No. P204528). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204528 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0169 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204528 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204528},
}

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PY  - 2024
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TI  - PPAC 5, 0169 artifact entry
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