PPAC 5, 0003 (P315483)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012399

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of distribution of åik flour to temples and various officials. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 6(disz) gurusz
2. [e2] {d}nin-gir2-su u3 esz3 didli-bi
3. [...] e2 {d}ba-ba6
4. [...] 5(disz) e2 {d}nansze
5. [...] e2 ki-sal4-la
6. [...] 2(disz) e2-munus-x?
7. [...] e2 {d}nin-dar-a
8. 1(u) 3(disz) e2 {d}dumu-zi
9. 4(disz) e2 {d}szul-gi
10. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) esz3 didli
11. 4(u) 8(disz) giri3-se3-ga e2-gal
12. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) dam-gar3 nig2?-sur-ra
13. 1(gesz2) e2 szabra e2
14. 1(u) 7(disz) ensi2-gal
15. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) e2 esz3 gir2-su{ki}
column 2
1. 5(u) [...]
2. 5(disz) [...]
3. 1(u) e2? [...]
4. 6(disz) [...]
5. 1(u) 1(disz) [...]
6. 2(u) [...]
7. 3(gesz2) 3(u) ($ blank space $)
8. ($ blank space $) sa
9. 4(u) 2(disz) [...] kam
10. 1(u) 6(disz) gala
11. ($ blank space $) sipa udu gi
  erasure
12. 2(disz) unu3
13. 1(disz) sipa ud5
14. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sipa udu gukkal#
15. 2(gesz2) 8(disz) nu-{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}gesztin
16. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) e2 usz-bar
17. 2(disz) ga saga
reverse
column 1
1. [...] sipa ensi2
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. iri mu [...]
6. 3(u) 2(disz) [...]
7. [...] {d}[...]
8. [...] {d}szul-[...]
9. [...] sza3 uru11{ki} u3
10. [sza3] sag-ub3{ki}
11. [...] nu-{gesz}kiri6 gesz gal
12. [u3 nu]-{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}gesztin#
  rest broken
column 2
  broken
left
1. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
2. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) [...]

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Record of distribution of åik flour to temples and various officials. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PPAC 5, 3

    [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.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 12399

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    catalogue entry

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012399
  • Accession No.: 1895-12-14, 0011

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:19:17 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315483.
PPAC 5, 0003 artifact entry (No. P315483). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315483 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315483 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315483},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315483
LB  - CDLI:P315483
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315483
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315483.
PPAC 5, 0003 artifact entry (No. P315483). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315483 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315483 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315483},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315483
LB  - CDLI:P315483
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315483
ER  -
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