PPAC 5, 0136 (P315780)

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 013428

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of rations in flour for various men and animals being "en route". (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gu
2. a2-pi5-lum ra-gaba
3. 2(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal elam dab5-ba ki-masz{ki}
4. giri3 a2-pi5-lum ra-gaba
5. ki-masz{ki}-ta gen-ne-ne
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam
7. lu2-{d}nin-szubur sukkal
8. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
9. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 <<me>> gu
reverse
1. lu2-{d}dumu-zi lu2 {gesz}tukul
2. 3(barig) sze sza3-gal gu4 niga
3. giri3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi-da
4. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
5. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam sza3-iri
6. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
7. na-ti-li2 dumu nu-banda3
8. a-ab-<ba>-sze3 mu zi-ni-sze3 du-ni
9. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (List of rations in flour for various men and animals being "en route". (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315780

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013428
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0519

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 136

    [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 13428

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 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
2015-04-10 at 14:15:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-10 at 09:26:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0136 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315780.
PPAC 5, 0136 artifact entry (No. P315780). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315780 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0136 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315780 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315780},
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0136 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315780.
PPAC 5, 0136 artifact entry (No. P315780). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315780 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0136 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315780 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
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	month = {oct 25},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315780},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315780},
}

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