PPAC 5, 0163 (P315868)

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 013576

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (REcord of bread distributed among various men listed by name, and 3 guruå-workers. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 ninda i3-de2-<a>
2. {d}iszkur-ba-ni sagi
3. 2(disz) sila3 puzur4-{d}isztaran
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sza3-[...]
5. 6(disz) sila3 [...]
6. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-[{d}inanna?]
7. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz [...]
reverse
1. 3(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
2. he2-dab5 {gesz}tukul-e dab5-ba
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) udu zi-ga didli
4. zi-ga
5. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
6. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5

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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    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (REcord of bread distributed among various men listed by name, and 3 guruå-workers. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 163

    [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 13576

    [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 013576
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0667

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.11d.23 (intercalated)
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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
2016-07-28 at 15:54:55 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0163 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315868.
PPAC 5, 0163 artifact entry (No. P315868). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315868 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0163 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315868 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315868},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315868},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 5, 0163 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315868.
PPAC 5, 0163 artifact entry (No. P315868). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315868 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0163 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315868 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315868},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315868},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315868
LB  - CDLI:P315868
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315868
ER  - 
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