PPAC 5, 0053 (P315645)

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 012788

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Issue of bread to 9 scribes from the 10th day of amar-a-a-si to the 20th day of åe-gur10-kud and for 10 scribes until the 10th day, etc. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) dub-sar 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
2. iti amar-a-a-si u4 1(u)-ta
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u)-sze3
4. ninda-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
5. 1(u) dub-sar 2(disz) sila3-ta u4 1(u)-sze3
reverse
1. ninda-bi 3(barig)
2. dub-sar tur-tur-me
3. 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra-kam
4. he2-dab5 u4-tusz-a-me
5. iti sze-mu-ku5

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Issue of bread to 9 scribes from the 10th day of amar-a-a-si to the 20th day of åe-gur10-kud and for 10 scribes until the 10th day, etc. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.10.10 to 00.00.11.20

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315645

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 012788
Accession Number 1895-12-14, 0400

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 53

    [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 12788

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

    catalogue entry


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
2015-05-05 at 10:19:18 CDLI, CDLI 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
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315645.
PPAC 5, 0053 artifact entry (No. P315645). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315645 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315645 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315645.
PPAC 5, 0053 artifact entry (No. P315645). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315645 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315645 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315645},
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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P315645
M1  - 2026/10/20/
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