PPAC 5, 0072 (P315679)

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 013086

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of (a) (obv.): issue of 2 lots of fish as wages for basket-makers, and (b) (rev.): employment of wood-carriers on board 3 ships. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 3(barig) ku6 gur lugal
2. gi-bi 1(gesz'u) 4(u) sa
3. [4(barig)] 3(ban2) a2 ad-kup4
4. u4 1(disz)-kam
5. 1(asz) 4(barig) ku6 gur
6. gi-bi 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sa
7. 4(barig) 3(ban2) a2 ad-kup4
8. u4 2(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gab2-IL2
2. ma2 da-da
3. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) gab2-IL2
4. ma2 nig2-du10-ga
5. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gab2-IL2
6. ma2 in-du11-du11

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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    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Record of (a) (obv.): issue of 2 lots of fish as wages for basket-makers, and (b) (rev.): employment of wood-carriers on board 3 ships. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 72

    [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 13086

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013086
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0177

  • 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 metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0072 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315679.
PPAC 5, 0072 artifact entry (No. P315679). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315679 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315679 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315679},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315679
LB  - CDLI:P315679
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315679
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0072 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315679.
PPAC 5, 0072 artifact entry (No. P315679). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315679 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315679 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315679},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315679
LB  - CDLI:P315679
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315679
ER  - 
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