PPAC 5, 0086 (P315696)

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 013145

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of oxen and labourers employed on 3 fields. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 numun sanga
2. 2(disz) erin2 bala gub 3(disz) erin2 bala tusz-a
3. a-sza3 lugal-si4
4. 1(disz) gu4 numun ab-ba-sa6-ga
5. 1(disz) gu4 numun nig2-gur11-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(disz) gu4 numun ab-ba-gi-na
7. 1(disz) gu4 numun lu2-mah sag-ub3{ki}
8. 5(disz) erin2 bala gub 5(disz) erin2 bala tusz-a
9. 1(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 uru11{ki}
10. 2(u) 6(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 sag-ub3{ki}
11. a-sza3 be6-li-ha
12. 1(disz) gu4 numun lugal-an-ne2
reverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 numun lugal-za3-ge-si
2. 1(disz) gu4 numun da-da-mu
3. 1(disz) gu4 numun ur-{d}suen
4. 1(disz) gu4 numun gesz-a-ni
5. 1(disz) gu4 numun lugal-nam2-mah!
6. 1(u) 1(disz) erin2 bala gub 1(u) 2(disz) erin2 <bala> tusz-a
7. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) gurusz lu2 hun-ga2 uru11{ki}
8. a-sza3 a-ka-sahar
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) usz 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) ab-sin2 nig2-gur11 dam-gar3
10. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam

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

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  • primary: PPAC 5, 86

    [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: Borrelli diss., 02

    [Borrelli2013diss] Borrelli, Noemi. 2013. “Managing the Land: Agricultural Administration in the Province of Ĝirsu/Lagaš During the Ur III Period.” Phdthesis, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L’Orientale.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 13145

    [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 013145
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0236

  • 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
2024-06-12 at 09:32:03 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
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, 0086 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315696.
PPAC 5, 0086 artifact entry (No. P315696). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315696 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315696 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315696},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315696
LB  - CDLI:P315696
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315696
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0086 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315696.
PPAC 5, 0086 artifact entry (No. P315696). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315696 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315696 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315696},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315696
LB  - CDLI:P315696
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315696
ER  - 
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