PPAC 5, 0020 (P315509)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 012428aPeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Agricultural record with statement of areas, measures of length and width, and allocation of labour. (CBT 1))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has fragments
obverse
column 1
1. [... gid2 n kusz3 dagal n kusz3] bur3
2. [a-sza3 ...] 1(u) sar
calculation: x/12 × y/12 × z = [n] 10 sar{vol}
3. [...] gid2# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 [dagal] 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
4. [a-sza3 ...] sar 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
calculation: x/12 × 1.5/12 × 2 = [n] 2.5/60 sar{vol}
5. [...] gid2 2/3(disz) kusz3 dagal# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 bur3
6. [a-sza3 ...] gin2
calculation: x/12 × .67/12 × 1.5 = [n] n/60 sar{vol}
rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. a-sza3 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2
calculation: x/12 × y/12 × z = 25/60 sar{vol}
3. gurusz-bi 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
4. 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) ninda gid2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 2(disz) kusz3 bur3-ta
5. a-sza3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sar-ta
calculation: 10 × 1.5/12 × 2 = 2.5 sar{vol} [text 1.67]
6. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz) kusz3 dagal 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
7. a-sza3 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2
calculation: 3.5 × 1/12 × 2 = 35/60 sar{vol}
8. gurusz-bi 1/3(disz) la2 1(disz@t) gin2
rest broken
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- This artifact is composed of fragments.
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Agricultural record with statement of areas, measures of length and width, and allocation of labour. (CBT 1))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 20
[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.
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history: CBT 1, BM 12428A
[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 012428a
- Accession No.: 1895-12-14, 0040a
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.--.--
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 10:19:17 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (062983) (062983)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1214-40-a) (W_1895-1214-40-a)
P315509 leadP315509 lead
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024PPAC,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
year = {2024},
month = {oct 25},
title = {PPAC 5, 0020 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P315509},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315509},
}
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