PPAC 5, 0126 (P315750)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013382

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text List of rations in oil (in a´-gam containers) for divers messengers. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz
2. ze2-na-ti lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
3. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 szu-ma-ma lu2 kas4
5. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni
6. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
7. u3-zu-nu-ru-um lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la>
8. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
9. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 da-da-[...] lu2 kas4
10. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
11. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 u-bar lu2 kas4
12. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
reverse
1. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2 kas4
3. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. ur-{d}isztaran sukkal
6. [u3] ur-{d}nun-gal lu2 kas4
7. [{u2}]urua{a}{ki}-sze3 du-ni
8. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
9. lu2-{d}utu mar-tu
10. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
11. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text List of rations in oil (in a´-gam containers) for divers messengers. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P315750

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013382
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0473

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 126

    [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 13382

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

Revisions and credits

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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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

Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0126 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315750.
PPAC 5, 0126 artifact entry (No. P315750). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315750 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315750 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0126 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315750.
PPAC 5, 0126 artifact entry (No. P315750). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315750 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315750 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	month = {oct 25},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315750},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315750},
}

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