PPAC 5, 0054 (P315647)

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 012790

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, bread and oil for 4 messengers travelling to Sa-bu-um§. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. lu2-dingir-ra dug kur-ku-du3 x-sze3 gen-na
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. puzur4-i3-li2 a-sza3 nigin-de3 gen-na
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. {d}utu-me-lam2 sag-gesz-du?-sze3 gen-na
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. szu-esz18-dar lu2 kas4
7. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta gen-na
8. zi-ga u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
left
1. iti GAN2 masz

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, bread and oil for 4 messengers travelling to Sa-bu-um§. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315647

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 012790
Accession Number 1895-12-14, 0402

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 54

    [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 12790

    [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
2016-07-28 at 15:54:54 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, 0054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315647.
PPAC 5, 0054 artifact entry (No. P315647). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315647 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315647 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315647.
PPAC 5, 0054 artifact entry (No. P315647). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315647 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315647 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315647},
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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P315647
M1  - 2026/11/6/
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