PPAC 5, 0651 (P207636)

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 027030

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gurush gishgaba-tab gíd-da ki Ur-sukkal d. Ur-gu-la a-shà nin-zi-ré-na; seal: Ur-kisal ds d. Ur-gu-la)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. {gesz}gaba-tab gid2-da
3. ugula lu2-bi
4. ki ur-kisal dumu ur-gu-la
5. a-sza3 nin-zi-iri-na
reverse
1. iti amar-a-a-si
seal 1
1. ur-kisal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-gu-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gurush gishgaba-tab gíd-da ki Ur-sukkal d. Ur-gu-la a-shà nin-zi-ré-na; seal: Ur-kisal ds d. Ur-gu-la)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P207636

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 027030
Accession Number

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 651

    [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, 0651 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P207636.
PPAC 5, 0651 artifact entry (No. P207636). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207636 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0651 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207636 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0651 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207636},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P207636
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M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0651 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0651 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P207636.
PPAC 5, 0651 artifact entry (No. P207636). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207636 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0651 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207636 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0651 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207636},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P207636
LB  - CDLI:P207636
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0651 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207636
ER  - 
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