PPAC 5, 0518 (P205167)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 026779Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Distribution of she-gish-ì)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [...] sze-gesz-i3 lugal
2. [di]-ni-li2
3. [...] ur-nig2
4. 3(ban2) ur-mes dumu szu-na
5. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}inanna
6. 1(ban2) ur-sa6-ga
7. 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> lugal-di-ku5
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) al-la
2. 5(disz) sila3 di-mi
3. 5(disz) sila3 ka-tur-ra
4. szunigin [...] sze-gesz-i3 lugal
5. kar#-ta
6. iti szu-numun
7. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da
obverse
1. [...] sze-gesz-i3 lugal
2. [di]-ni-li2
3. [...] ur-nig2
4. 3(ban2) ur-mes dumu szu-na
5. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}inanna
6. 1(ban2) ur-sa6-ga
7. 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> lugal-di-ku5
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) al-la
2. 5(disz) sila3 di-mi
3. 5(disz) sila3 ka-tur-ra
4. szunigin [...] sze-gesz-i3 lugal
5. kar#-ta
6. iti szu-numun
7. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da
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 (Distribution of she-gish-ì)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 518
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 026779
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.04.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (054551) (054551)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.26779) (BM.26779)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0514-597) (W_1898-0514-597)
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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 0518 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P205167.
PPAC 5, 0518 artifact entry (No. P205167). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205167 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0518 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205167 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
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