PPAC 5, 0617 (P208057)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 026979

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Total of gu4 gish.ùr, gu4 túg-gur10, gurush hun-gá a-shà inim-ma-an-tur ugula sanga dSHul-gi)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) gu4 apin gesz-ur3
2. 1(disz) gu4 tug2-gur10
3. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 1(u) sar al
4. GAN2-gu4 szesz-kal-la
5. 5(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3
6. 8(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 1(u) sar al
7. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}ig-alim
8. 4(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3
9. 8(disz) asz gurusz hun-ga2 1(u) sar al
10. GAN2-gu4 lugal-ku3-zu
11. 4(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3
12. 1(disz) gu4 tug2-gur10
13. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 1(u) sar al
14. [GAN2] gu4 lu2-me-lam2
reverse
1. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3
2. szunigin 2(disz) gu4 tug2-gur10
3. szunigin 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz hun-ga2
  blank space
4. u4 1(disz)-kam
5. iti munu4-gu7
6. a-sza3 inim-ma-dingir tur
7. ugula sanga {d}szul-gi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Total of gu4 gish.ùr, gu4 túg-gur10, gurush hun-gá a-shà inim-ma-an-tur ugula sanga dSHul-gi)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P208057

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 026979
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 617

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI 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, 0617 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208057.
PPAC 5, 0617 artifact entry (No. P208057). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208057 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0617 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208057 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0617 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208057},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0617 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208057.
PPAC 5, 0617 artifact entry (No. P208057). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208057 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0617 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208057 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0617 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208057},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P208057
LB  - CDLI:P208057
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0617 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P208057
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