PPAC 5, 0095 (P315709)

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 013273

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of provisions: 3 bán of oil, 2 sheep fed by barley. 2 sheep fed by grass, 1 gur of fish, and 15 onions, signed by Ur-∂Ba-BA6/Ú MU-lugal. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 4(ban2) i3-gesz
2. 2(disz) udu niga
3. 2(disz) udu u2
4. 1(asz) ku6 gur
5. 1(u) 5(disz) nisi hi-a
reverse
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6 muhaldim lugal
2. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ARAD2-{d}nanna?
2. [dumu] ur-{d}[szul]-pa-[e3]
3. sukkal-mah
4. ARAD2-zu

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (List of provisions: 3 bán of oil, 2 sheep fed by barley. 2 sheep fed by grass, 1 gur of fish, and 15 onions, signed by Ur-∂Ba-BA6/Ú MU-lugal. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 95

    [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 13273

    [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 013273
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0364

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-02-01 at 18:37:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006131 (composite) (P458841) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.45.00.00 (us2 year), Amar-Suen.07.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0095 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315709.
PPAC 5, 0095 artifact entry (No. P315709). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315709 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0095 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315709 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0095 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315709},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315709
LB  - CDLI:P315709
M1  - 2025/11/20/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0095 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315709
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0095 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315709.
PPAC 5, 0095 artifact entry (No. P315709). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315709 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0095 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315709 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0095 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315709},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315709
LB  - CDLI:P315709
M1  - 2025/11/20/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0095 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315709
ER  - 
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