PPAC 5, 0678 (P204813)

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 027071

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley, she-zì-ka ki Ur-é-gal-ta kishib Ur-dBa-ba6 gìr Lú-dingir-ra gu-za-lá; seal: Ur-dBa-ba6 ds d. Ur-íd-eden-na)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze zi3 KA
3. ki ur-e2-gal-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
1. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra gu-za-la2
2. iti sze-il2-la
3. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-a-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Barley, she-zì-ka ki Ur-é-gal-ta kishib Ur-dBa-ba6 gìr Lú-dingir-ra gu-za-lá; seal: Ur-dBa-ba6 ds d. Ur-íd-eden-na)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005382 (composite) (P458092) S005382 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P204813

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 027071
Accession Number

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 678

    [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
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, 0678 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204813.
PPAC 5, 0678 artifact entry (No. P204813). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204813 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0678 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204813 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204813},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0678 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204813.
PPAC 5, 0678 artifact entry (No. P204813). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204813 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0678 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204813 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0678 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204813},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P204813
LB  - CDLI:P204813
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0678 artifact entry
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