PPAC 5, 0476 (P205574)

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 026403

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley from Ur-bàd-tibir-ra, kishib Ku5-da-mu dumu sanga [] gìr Ka5-a-mu ì-dub []; seal: Lú-dBa-ba6 ds d. Du-du? sanga [])

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze lugal
2. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta
3. kiszib3 ku5-da-mu dumu sanga [uru11{ki}]
4. giri3 ka5-a-mu
reverse
1. i3-dub a-sza3 [...]
2. mu na mah ba-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal?-x
4. [nu-banda3?]

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 ID uncertain

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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley from Ur-bàd-tibir-ra, kishib Ku5-da-mu dumu sanga [] gìr Ka5-a-mu ì-dub []; seal: Lú-dBa-ba6 ds d. Du-du? sanga [])
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 476

    [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 026403
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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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
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2014-02-02 at 12:14:58 Englund, Robert K. 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003049 (composite) (P455759) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0476 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P205574.
PPAC 5, 0476 artifact entry (No. P205574). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205574 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0476 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205574 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0476 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205574},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205574},
}

TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2024
ID  - P205574
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M1  - 2025/11/23/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0476 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0476 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P205574.
PPAC 5, 0476 artifact entry (No. P205574). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205574 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0476 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205574 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0476 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205574},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205574},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P205574
LB  - CDLI:P205574
M1  - 2025/11/23/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0476 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205574
ER  - 
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