PPAC 5, 0133 (P315777)

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 013420

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Inventory of sheep with rations in barley and names of shepherds. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
4. nig2-kal-la
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
8. lu2-kal-la
9. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
11. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
12. an-ne2
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) [...] udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
15. sze-bi ($ blank space $)
16. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. sze-bi [...]
2'. [1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz)] sila3
3'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
4'. sze-bi [...]
5'. 4(u) 2(disz) sila4 <diri> 1(disz) sila3
6'. sze-bi 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
7'. 1(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3
8'. 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3
9'. sze-bi 2(barig) 5(ban2)
10'. 5(disz) sila3 szeg9-bar
11'. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
12'. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4

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 (Inventory of sheep with rations in barley and names of shepherds. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PPAC 5, 133

    [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 13420

    [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 013420
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0511

  • 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 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
2014-02-01 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0133 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315777.
PPAC 5, 0133 artifact entry (No. P315777). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315777 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315777 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315777},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315777},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315777
LB  - CDLI:P315777
M1  - 2026/1/26/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0133 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315777
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0133 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315777.
PPAC 5, 0133 artifact entry (No. P315777). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315777 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315777 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315777},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315777},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315777
LB  - CDLI:P315777
M1  - 2026/1/26/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0133 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315777
ER  -
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