PPAC 5, 0034 (P315567)

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 012507

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, flour, and fat (in á-gam containers) issued to 4 messengers and 3 other men. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. lu2 pu3-pu3
4. sukkal-sze3 gen-na-me
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 lugal-nesag-e sukkal
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
9. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. er3-eb lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
reverse
1. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
2. ur-{d}nansze mar-tu
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 <zi3>
4. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. lugal-nam2-mah
6. szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
9. hu-ka-um lu2 kas4
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
11. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
12. in-zu lu2 kas4
13. zi3 nin-kal-la-sze3 gen-na
left
1. zi-ga u4 1(u)-kam
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2. iti sze-il2-la

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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  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, flour, and fat (in á-gam containers) issued to 4 messengers and 3 other men. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 34

    [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 12507

    [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 012507
  • Accession No.: 1895-12-14, 0119

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2015-12-24 at 16:23:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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, 0034 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315567.
PPAC 5, 0034 artifact entry (No. P315567). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315567 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315567 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315567},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0034 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315567.
PPAC 5, 0034 artifact entry (No. P315567). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315567 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315567 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315567},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315567
LB  - CDLI:P315567
M1  - 2025/9/14/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315567
ER  - 
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