PPAC 5, 0099 (P315714)

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 013291

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for sheep(?) and 1 male goat (máå-gal) received by Lugal-túg-mah from Ur-é-gal during 5 months. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) <GAN2> gesz-ur3 mu-ni-[...]
2. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) <GAN2> ma-[...]
3. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) <GAN2> gesz lu2-dingir-ra
4. la2-i3 1(asz) gu2? ur-sa6-sa6-ga
5. ugula ur-sag-ub3
6. 4(disz) gurusz gub-ba
7. la2-ia3 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-tu
8. ugula lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
9. 4(disz) gurusz gub-ba
10. la2-ia3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
11. ugula inim-ma-ni-zi
12. ur-{d}lamma i3-dab5
13. 5(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}lamma
14. 5(ban2) tug2 {d}utu-pa-e3
reverse
1. 5(ban2) tug2 ug3!-IL2
2. ugula me-mah
3. 1(disz) [...]
4. 1(disz) [...]
5. 1(disz) [...]
6. ugula [...]
7. 1(disz) [...]
8. ugula [...]
9. 1(disz) [...]
10. 1(disz) [...]
11. ugula [...]
12. 1(disz) [...]
13. 1(disz) [...]
14. 1(disz) [...]
15. 1(disz) [...]
16. ugula [...]
17. 1(disz) [...]
18. 1(disz) [...]
19. u4 [...]
20. iti munu4-[gu7]
21. a-sza3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-igi-du

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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  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Receipt for sheep(?) and 1 male goat (máå-gal) received by Lugal-túg-mah from Ur-é-gal during 5 months. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 99

    [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 13291

    [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 013291
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0382

  • 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
2016-07-28 at 16:36:26 CDLI 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, 0099 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315714.
PPAC 5, 0099 artifact entry (No. P315714). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315714 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0099 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315714 (Accessed: June 13, 2025).
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	month = {oct 25},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315714},
}

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