PPAC 5, 0492 (P207103)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 026436

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley from Ur-dEn.[] Lú-d[] shu-ba-ti, su-su-dam)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sze gur
2. ki ur-{d}EN-[...-ta]
3. lu2-{d}[...]
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. su-su-dam
3. mu si-mu-[ru-um{ki}] ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Barley from Ur-dEn.[] Lú-d[] shu-ba-ti, su-su-dam)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

unsealed

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P207103

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 026436
Accession Number

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 492

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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, 0492 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P207103.
PPAC 5, 0492 artifact entry (No. P207103). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207103 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0492 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207103 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0492 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207103},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P207103
LB  - CDLI:P207103
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0492 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207103
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0492 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P207103.
PPAC 5, 0492 artifact entry (No. P207103). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207103 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0492 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207103 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0492 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207103},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P207103
LB  - CDLI:P207103
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0492 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207103
ER  - 
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