PPAC 5, 1759 (P206547)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 100341Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Withdrawal of flour for satukkus)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 [...]
2. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [nig2-ar3-ra-sze3]
3. 1(ban2) zi3 gu saga sa2-du11
4. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra-sze3
6. 1(ban2) zi3 gu saga sa2-du11
7. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
8. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 1(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra-sze3
9. 1(ban2) zi3 gu saga sa2-du11
10. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
11. [...]-nun-a sze bala-a
12. [4(disz) sila3 zi3 dub] 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra-sze3
reverse
1. [...] gu7!?-sze3
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gu saga sa2-du11
3. 5(ban2) sila3 <zi3 dub 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3> nig2-ar3-ra-sze3
4. ni-a-sze-ri-ru-de3
5. szunigin 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 gu
6. szunigin 3(ban2) zi3-sig15
7. zi-ga iti ezem-{d}[...]
8. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 [...]-kam ba-hul
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 [...]
2. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [nig2-ar3-ra-sze3]
3. 1(ban2) zi3 gu saga sa2-du11
4. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra-sze3
6. 1(ban2) zi3 gu saga sa2-du11
7. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
8. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 1(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra-sze3
9. 1(ban2) zi3 gu saga sa2-du11
10. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
11. [...]-nun-a sze bala-a
12. [4(disz) sila3 zi3 dub] 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra-sze3
reverse
1. [...] gu7!?-sze3
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gu saga sa2-du11
3. 5(ban2) sila3 <zi3 dub 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3> nig2-ar3-ra-sze3
4. ni-a-sze-ri-ru-de3
5. szunigin 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 gu
6. szunigin 3(ban2) zi3-sig15
7. zi-ga iti ezem-{d}[...]
8. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 [...]-kam ba-hul
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 (Withdrawal of flour for satukkus)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 1759
[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 100341
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.31.--.--
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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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| 2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 | 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 (056972) (056972)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.100341) (BM.100341)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1905-0515-301) (W_1905-0515-301)
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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 1759 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P206547.
PPAC 5, 1759 artifact entry (No. P206547). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206547 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 1759 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206547 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
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