PPAC 5, 0075 (P315682)

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 013090

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Agricultural survey with areas, quantities of seedcorn, produce(?), and names of farmers; 6 fields listed. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 7(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 masz 1(disz) gin2-ta
2. sze-bi 3(u) gur
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 masz 2(disz) gin2-ta 4(asz) <gur>
5. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
6. sza3-ku3-ge
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 masz 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta 7(asz) <gur>
8. 3(bur3) GAN2 7(asz) gur
9. lu2-bi-mu
10. 1(esze3) GAN2 masz 2(disz) gin2-ta 4(asz) <gur>
11. iri-lal3
12. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 masz 2(disz) gin2-ta 7(asz) gur
reverse
1. lu2-{d}nansze
2. gurusz lunga-e-ne
3. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 7(asz) 4(barig) <gur>
4. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
5. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) gur
6. lu2 didli-me
7. ($ blank space $) gur
8. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) gur
9. a-sza3 uszur2

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 (Agricultural survey with areas, quantities of seedcorn, produce(?), and names of farmers; 6 fields listed. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 75

    [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 13090

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 013090
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0181

  • 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI 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, 0075 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315682.
PPAC 5, 0075 artifact entry (No. P315682). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315682 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315682 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315682},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315682},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315682
LB  - CDLI:P315682
M1  - 2025/11/10/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315682
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0075 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315682.
PPAC 5, 0075 artifact entry (No. P315682). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315682 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315682 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315682},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315682},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315682
LB  - CDLI:P315682
M1  - 2025/11/10/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315682
ER  - 
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