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

Cite

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)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.04.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P315900
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P315900

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 014303
Accession Number	1896-04-06, 0001

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	063339
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1896-0406-1

References

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

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: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	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: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315900},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315900
LB  - CDLI:P315900
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315900
ER  -