PPAC 5, 0263 (P205615)
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 015796Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) udu-eme-gi-nita2 [...]
2. zi-ga sza3 udu ba-a-ta
3. ur-mes szusz3 i3-dab5
4. diri 5(gesz2) 3(u) udu eme-gi
5. diri 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) ud5 masz hi-a
6. diri 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 siki-gi
7. udu eme-gi-ra-am3
8. diri 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 szar3 u3 siki tug2 us2
9. diri e2-gal-la ku4-ra
10. ugula a-a-kal-la szusz3
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
reverse
1. [...] udu hi-a udu gukkal
2. [nig2]-ka9-[ak ...]
3. [...]
4. [...] ur-sa6-ga
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
7. 2(u) [...] lu2-kal-la nu-{gesz}kiri6
8. sza3 e2-duru5 geme2-{d}nanna-ka
9. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
12. szunigin [...] hi-a
13. szunigin [...] ki
14. [...]-ta
15. ugula [...]
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) udu-eme-gi-nita2 [...]
2. zi-ga sza3 udu ba-a-ta
3. ur-mes szusz3 i3-dab5
4. diri 5(gesz2) 3(u) udu eme-gi
5. diri 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) ud5 masz hi-a
6. diri 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 siki-gi
7. udu eme-gi-ra-am3
8. diri 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 szar3 u3 siki tug2 us2
9. diri e2-gal-la ku4-ra
10. ugula a-a-kal-la szusz3
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
reverse
1. [...] udu hi-a udu gukkal
2. [nig2]-ka9-[ak ...]
3. [...]
4. [...] ur-sa6-ga
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
7. 2(u) [...] lu2-kal-la nu-{gesz}kiri6
8. sza3 e2-duru5 geme2-{d}nanna-ka
9. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
12. szunigin [...] hi-a
13. szunigin [...] ki
14. [...]-ta
15. ugula [...]
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
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 263
[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 015796
- Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0016
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
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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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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | 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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| 2017-02-15 at 19:32:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-02-13 at 09:17:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-03-13 at 21:58:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | 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 (039117) (039117)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.15796) (BM.15796)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0612-16) (W_1896-0612-16)
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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 0263 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P205615.
PPAC 5, 0263 artifact entry (No. P205615). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205615 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0263 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205615 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
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