PPAC 5, 0137 (P315782)

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 013431

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of 2 areas of 5 iku each to be harrowed (giå-ùr), in charge of Ur-åa6-ga and Ur-∂Nanåe respectively; 35 hatchet-men and 15 hired guruå-workmen are employed. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3
2. ur-sa6-ga
3. 5(iku) GAN2 ur-{d}nansze
4. 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz al
5. lu2 hun-<ga2>-me
6. ugula lugal-iri-da
7. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz lu2 hun-ga2
reverse
1. GAN2 ur-sa6-ga
2. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
3. iti munu4-gu7
4. a-sza3 nin#-a2-zi-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of 2 areas of 5 iku each to be harrowed (giå-ùr), in charge of Ur-åa6-ga and Ur-∂Nanåe respectively; 35 hatchet-men and 15 hired guruå-workmen are employed. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315782

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 013431
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0522

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 137

    [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 13431

    [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
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, 0137 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315782.
PPAC 5, 0137 artifact entry (No. P315782). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315782 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315782 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315782},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315782},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/17/
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0137 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315782.
PPAC 5, 0137 artifact entry (No. P315782). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315782 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315782 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315782},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315782},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315782
LB  - CDLI:P315782
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315782
ER  - 
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