PPAC 5, 0165 (P315900)

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 014303

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Large tally of workmen. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] gurusz
2'. [...]-{d}suen-sze3
blank space
3'. nar-me
4'. 1(disz) gurusz
5'. sza3-bi-ta
6'. la2-ia3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7'. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
8'. e2 {d}szul-gi
9'. [...] gurusz 2(disz) geme2
10'. sza3-bi-ta
11'. la2-ia3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
12'. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
13'. [1(disz)] nam-ha-ni
14'. [1(disz)] nam-nin-a-ni-du10
15'. [dumu] ga-za-bi-me
16'. [...]
17'. giri3-se3-ga e2-gal
18'. 3(u) gurusz
19'. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz sag [nu]-tag
20'. sza3-bi-ta
21'. 3(u) gurusz
22'. giri3-se3-ga ensi2
23'. [...] esza
24'. [1(disz) ...]-{d}nin-mug
25'. [1(disz) ...]-{d}ig-alim
26'. [dumu ...]-a-me
27'. [1(disz) ...]-{d}ba-ba6
28'. [dumu? ...]-{d}li9-si4
29'. [...] ku4-si?
30'. [1(disz) ...]-sag-ub3{ki}
31'. [...] esza
32'. [1(disz) ...]-{d}ig-alim
33'. [1(disz) ...]-{d}dumu-zi dumu-ni
34'. [1(disz) ...]-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
35'. [dumu? geme2] kar-{ke3}ke4
36'. [1(disz) ...]-{d}ba-ba6
37'. [dumu? ...]-{d}utu
column 2
beginning broken
1'. dumu a-tu
2'. la2-ia3-am3
3'. giri3-se3-ga ensi2
4'. 3(disz) gurusz
5'. sza3-bi-ta
6'. la2-ia3 1(disz) al-la#
tug2 ?
7'. dumu na-ba-sa6
8'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
9'. 1(disz) ab-ba-kal-la
10'. la2-ia3-am3
11'. esz3 didli
12'. 1(disz) gurusz
13'. sza3-bi-ta
14'. 1(disz) gurusz e2 kikken2
15'. u2-IL2 {ansze}kunga2 {d}ba-ba6
blank space
16'. 3(disz) gurusz
17'. sza3-bi-ta
18'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
19'. 1(disz) lugal-[...]
20'. 1(disz) lu2-gi!-na
21'. dumu a-da-lal3-me
22'. la2-ia3-am3
23'. en-nu-da tusz-a-me
24'. 2(disz) gurusz
25'. sza3-bi-ta
26'. 1(disz) gurusz giri3-se3-ga ensi2-sze3
27'. la2-ia3 1(disz) gurusz e2-gal szim [...]
rest broken
column 3
1. dumu sza3-gu2-bi
2. ki e2 dub-ba-ta
3. 1(disz) gurusz
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 1(disz) na-ba-sa6
6. dumu nin-me-kal-la
7. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
8. 2(disz) gurusz 1(disz) geme2
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. la2-ia3 ($ blank space $)
11. la2-ia3 1(disz) i7-a-bi-du10
12. a-ru-a lu2-unu{ki}-ga
13. 1(disz) en-{d}nansze-i3-pa3
14. dumu lu2-{d}hendur-sag
15. 1(disz) ku3-{d}ba-ba6
16. dumu pu3-za-zi
17. la2-ia3-am3
18. e2 {d}nansze
19. 1(disz) gurusz
20. 2(disz) gurusz sag nu-tag
21. [sza3-bi-ta]
22. 1(disz) dug
sic 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
23. dumu a-tu
24. 1(disz) lu2-[...]
25. 1(disz) lu2-sa6-ga dumu-ni
26. la2-ia3-am3
27. e2 esz3 gir2-su{ki}
28. 4(disz) gurusz
29. 1(disz) gurusz sag nu-tag <sza3-bi-ta>
30. la2-ia3 <1(disz)> lugal-u2-szim-e
31. dumu lugal-igi-husz
32. 1(disz) lu2-gu-la
33. dumu ur-e2-gal
34. 1(disz) ur-[...]
35. dumu [...]
36. 1(disz) lu2-[...]
37. dumu [...]
38. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-[...]
39. dumu a-[...]
40. 1(disz) i3-[...]
column 4
1. e2 [...]
2. 1(disz) gurusz
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. la2-ia3 ur-{d}<li9>-si4!-na
5. dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa6
6. lu2 mar-sa-ta
7. 2(disz) gurusz
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. la2-ia3 ur-{d}dumu-zi
10. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
12. la2-ia3-am3
13. ugula ka-guru7
14. 5(disz) gurusz
15. sza3-bi-ta
16. 3(disz) dumu lu2-gi7
17. la2-ia3 ur-mes
18. dumu asz-ne-i3-li2
19. 1(disz) ab-ba-kal-la
20. dumu gu2-gu2
21. la2-ia3-am3
22. ugula [...]-du-sze3
23. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) gurusz
24. 2(disz) gurusz SIG7-a
25. sza3-bi-ta
26. la2-ia3 1(disz) gurusz [...]
27. dumu geme2 kar-{ke3}ke4
28. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
29. dumu ka-giri3
30. 1(disz) ur-kun
31. dumu ur-mes dam-gar3
32. 1(disz) du-du
33. dumu a-tu lu2 azlag2
34. 1(disz) ur-tul2-sag
35. dumu geme2-{d}nansze
36. 1(disz) lu2-gi-na
37. 1(disz) ur-{d}nun-gal
rest broken
column 5
1. [1(disz)] sirara6#
2. [1(disz)] szesz-kal-la
3. dumu a-tu
4. 1(disz) lugal-sipa
5. dumu a2-ta-szu-ta
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. dumu lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
8. SIG7-a 1(disz) lugal-mas-su2
9. erin2 e2 nigin6{ki}
10. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
11. dumu ARAD2-{d}ba-ba6
12. 1(disz) {d}utu-bar-ra
13. dumu szi-ni-ta2-a
14. SIG7-a 1(disz) szu-esz18?-dar
15. 1(disz) dingir-sanga
16. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
17. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
18. dumu nin-mu-i3-zu
19. kikken2-ta
20. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
21. dumu geme2-ba usz-[bar]
22. 1(disz) lu2-i3-[...]-na
23. dumu KA-[...]
24. 1(disz) ur-{d}[...]
25. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
26. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
27. dumu nam-[ha-ni]
28. 1(disz) ab-[...]
29. dumu [...]
30. 1(disz) lugal-me-lam2
31. 1(disz) lu2-gi-gun4{ki}
32. dumu ur-sa6?-ga?
33. 1(disz) lugal-[...]
34. dumu ur-[...]
35. 1(disz) nimgir-di-ne
36. dumu lugal-mudra5
37. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
38. dumu usz-bar
39. 1(disz) nu ha-an-t,u3
40. dumu a-ba-ti
41. 1(disz) nu u4-la-ba-da-szu4
42. dumu lu2-sa6-ga
43. e2 gu-za-la2
44. [1(disz) ...]-gal2
45. dumu [...]-mes
rest broken
column 6
1. dumu ur-[...]
2. 1(disz) nu ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4. 1(disz) nu lugal-u2-szim-e
5. dumu {d}utu-iri-na
6. 1(disz) nu {d}nansze-kam
7. dumu lugal-pa-e3
8. 1(disz) nu ur-mes
9. dumu ur2-nig2-du10
10. 1(disz) nu lu2-{d}li9-si4
11. ug3-IL2 e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
12. dumu lu2-{d}nansze
13. 1(disz) lu2-bala-sa6-ga
14. sza3-gu4 e2 {d}dumu-zi
15. dumu ku3-dingir-ra
16. 1(disz) nu ur-ki-gu-la
17. dumu geme2 kar-ke4{ke3}
18. 1(disz) lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
19. dumu ur-{d}utu
20. 1(disz) ba-su4?
21. dumu lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
22. 1(disz) ku-na
23. dumu u4-ma-ni-gar!
24. 1(disz) ur-nig2
25. dumu a-tu
26. 1(disz) lu2-uru11?{ki}
27. dumu ur-{d}su4-an-na
28. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
29. dumu ur-{d}kal-kal
30. 1(disz) [...]
31. dumu [...]
32. 1(disz) lu2-[...]
33. dumu lu2-[...]
34. 1(disz) lu2-[...]
35. dumu geme2-{d}ba-ba6
36. 1(disz) ur-[...]
37. dumu lu2-bala-sa6-ga
38. 1(disz) ur-sag-ub3{ki}
39. dumu nin-ku3-zu
40. 1(disz) nin-ga2-bi2-du11
41. dumu nin-ki-ur5-sa6
42. 1(disz) lu2-igi-sa6-sa6
43. dumu me-ni-szu-na
44. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
45. dumu ur-kisal
46. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nanna
47. dumu ur-{d}suen
48. 1(disz) gu-du-gu-du
49. dumu ur-im-nun
50. [...]-bi
rest broken
column 7
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga
4. 1(disz) lu2-kal-la
5. dumu nig2-{d}utu-mu-gir16-da
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-<<bar>>-zi-da
7. dumu lugal-ab-ba-iri
8. 1(disz) lu2-{d}hendur-sag
9. erin2 e2 {d}nansze
10. dumu sig4-nam-tar-ra
11. 1(disz) nu ab-ba-kal-la
12. dumu ur-{d}nansze
13. aga3-us2 {d}dumu-zi
14. 1(disz) ur-sag-ub3{ki} ad-kup4
15. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
16. erin2 e2 {d}dumu-zi
17. 1(disz) lugal-me-lam2
18. dumu lu2-{d}nansze aga3-us2
19. 1(disz) dingir-ku3-ga
20. dumu [...]
21. 1(disz) nu lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
22. dumu nin-ku3-ga-ni
23. la2-ia3-am3
24. ($ blank space $) 5(u) 8(disz)
25. e2 kikken2 [...]
26. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz
27. sza3-bi-ta
28. la2-ia3 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
29. dumu lugal-{d}[...]
30. 1(disz) lu2-{d}[...]
31. dumu ur-[...]
32. 1(disz) da-[...]
33. dumu [...]
34. 1(disz) ur-[...]
35. dumu he2-[...]
36. 1(disz) na-ba-sa6
37. dumu e2-uz-ga!
blank space
38. e2 gir2-su{ki}
39. 1(disz) ur-{d}[...]
40. dumu lu2-lagasz
41. e2 [...]
rest broken
column 8
beginning broken
1'. dumu [...]
2'. 1(disz) ARAD2-[...]
3'. 1(disz) KU-[...]
4'. 1(disz) ur-im-[nun]
5'. 1(disz) ur-temen-na
6'. dumu lu2-{d}dumu-zi
7'. 1(disz) lugal-e2-mah-e
8'. 1(disz) ga-ga-a
9'. la2-ia3-am3
blank space
10'. en3-bi tar-re-dam
11'. esz3 didli
reverse
column 1
blank space
column 2
blank space
column 3
blank space
column 4
blank space
column 5
blank space
column 6
blank space
column 7
blank space
column 8
blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. gu-za-la2
3. sa6-sa6
4. [mu] en#-mah-[gal]-an-na [en] {d}nanna [ba]-a-hun

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Large tally of workmen. (CBT 1))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: PPAC 5, 165

[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 14303

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014303
Accession No.: 1896-04-06, 0001

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 21:47:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 08:31:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-02-07 at 14:24:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (063339) (063339)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0406-1) (W_1896-0406-1)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0165 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315900.

PPAC 5, 0165 artifact entry (No. P315900). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315900 (Original work published 2006)

PPAC 5, 0165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315900 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315900},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0165 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315900.

PPAC 5, 0165 artifact entry (No. P315900). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315900 (Original work published 2006)

PPAC 5, 0165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315900 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315900},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315900
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