PPAC 5, 0301 (P208488)

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 018285

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 6(disz) aga3-us2 nu-banda3
2. 2(disz) szesz-tab-ba sza13-dub-ba
3. 3(disz) szesz-tab-ba dub-sar lu2 azlag2
4. 1(u) 6(disz) szesz-tab-ba um-mi-a
5. 4(disz) gu-za-la2
6. 3(disz) engar erin2-na
7. 5(disz) nagar
8. 2(disz) tug2-du8
9. 1(u) 3(disz) ad-kup4
10. 6(disz) lu2 naga
11. 3(disz) i3-du8
12. 3(disz) lu2 gi szid
13. 4(disz) lu2 im-babbar2
14. 1(u) 3(disz) ug3-IL2 e2 usz-bar
15. 3(u) 4(disz) lu2 gu
16. 5(gesz2) 5(u) [9(disz)?] ug3-IL2
17. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) erin2
18. lu2 azlag2-me
19. 1(gesz2)? [n] 3(disz)
20. szesz-tab-ba
21. 1(disz) ug3-IL2
22. ugula lugal-mudra5
23. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
24. 1(disz) ug3-IL2
column 2
1. ugula ur-mes
2. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
3. 1(disz) gurusz
4. ugula lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki}
5. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
6. ugula lugal-im-ru-a
7. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
8. ugula ku5-da
9. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
10. 1(disz) ug3-IL2
11. ugula lu2-{d}nisaba?
12. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
13. ugula lu2-{d}en-ki
14. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
15. ugula ur-sze-il2-la
16. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
17. 1(disz) ug3-IL2
18. ugula lugal-ab-zu
19. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
20. ugula lu2-{d}nin-szubur
21. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
22. ugula i3-zu
23. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
24. 1(disz) gurusz
25. ugula ba-zi
26. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
reverse
column 1
1. ugula [...]
2. 1(disz) [szesz-tab-ba]
3. [ugula ...]
4. 1(disz) [szesz-tab-ba]
5. 1(disz) ug3-IL2
6. ugula giri3-ni-i3-sa6
7. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
8. 1(disz) ug3-IL2
9. ugula ad-da
10. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
11. ugula lugal-dam
12. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
13. 1(disz) ug3-IL2
14. ugula da-a-da
15. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
16. ugula ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu gu-za-ni
17. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
18. ugula ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
20. ugula e2-zi-mu
21. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) szesz-tab-ba
22. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz
23. ugula usz-bar-me
column 2
1. e2 usz-bar
2. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P208488

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 018285
Accession Number 1894-12-22, 0002

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 039875
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18285
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1222-2

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 301

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2015-05-05 at 10:19:23 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-07 at 14:24:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-01 at 18:04:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 0301 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208488.
PPAC 5, 0301 artifact entry (No. P208488). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208488 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0301 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208488 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0301 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208488},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0301 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208488.
PPAC 5, 0301 artifact entry (No. P208488). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208488 (Original work published 2002)
PPAC 5, 0301 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208488 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0301 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208488},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P208488
LB  - CDLI:P208488
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0301 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P208488
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