PPAC 5, 0168 (P315905)

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 014314

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of (sacrificial) bread and other goods issued for various temples at Gú-ab-ba§. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [... sila3 ninda]
2. [...] sila3 tu7
3. [e2] {d}nin-dar-a
4. [...] sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) sila3 tu7
6. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
7. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7 <e2> {d}dumu-zi
8. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
9. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) sila3 tu7
11. e2 ba-gara2
12. 2(ban2) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ninda
13. 1(u) 1(disz) sila3 tu7
14. e2 {d}nansze
15. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda
16. e2 {d}en-lil2-la2
17. 6(disz) sila3 ninda
18. e2 {d}nin-kar2
19. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda
20. e2 {d}nin-dam?-gu-la
21. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda
22. e2 sza3-ge-pa3-da
23. 1(disz) sila3 ninda
24. [e2 {d}]iszkur
25. 1(disz) sila3 ninda
26. [...] abzu
27. [...] sila3 ninda
28. 2(ban2) sila3 ninda 1/3(disz) ku6# [sag]-kesz2
29. [...] sila3 ninda
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. sza3 nigin6[{ki}]
2'. 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda
3'. 6(disz) sila3 tu7
4'. 2(disz) sila3 mu-tu
5'. 1(disz) sila3 ninda i3-de2-a
6'. 4(disz) ku6 ma UD HU?
7'. {d}dumu-zi
8'. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
9'. szunigin 2(asz) 4(disz) sila3 mu-tu
10'. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 ninda i3-de2-a
11'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sila3 tu7
12'. szunigin 1/3(disz) ku6 sag-kesz2
13'. <szunigin> 4(disz) ku6 ma <UD HU?>
14'. en {d}nansze
15'. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
16'. {d}lamma e2 gibil
17'. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
18'. 1(u) 1(disz) sila3 tu7
19'. {d}lamma e2-nesag
20'. 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda
21'. 2(u) 2(disz) sila3 tu7
22'. 1(disz) sila3 ninda
23'. {d}kal-kal
24'. 2(disz) sila3 sa suhur
25'. e2 libir
26'. 3(disz) sila3 ninda
27'. {d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. nin-dingir {d}[...]
2'. 8(disz) sila3 [ninda]
3'. 6(disz) sila3 [tu7]
4'. e2 {d}nin-[...]
5'. 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
6'. 2(disz) sila3 [tu7]
7'. e2 ba-[gara2]
8'. szunigin 1(ban2) [... ninda]
9'. szunigin 1(u) sila3 [tu7]
10'. iszib {d}nin-[...]
11'. 1(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 [...]
12'. 2(u) sila3 [tu7]
13'. 3(disz) sila3 [...]
14'. e2 {d}[...]
15'. 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
16'. 2(disz) sila3 [tu7]
17'. e2 ba-[gara2]
18'. szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) [2/3(disz) sila3 ninda]
19'. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) [sila3 tu7]
reverse
  (beginning eroded)
1'. ninda ku6 [...]
2'. lu2 mar-za{ki}
3'. masz-e pa3-da-me

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of (sacrificial) bread and other goods issued for various temples at Gú-ab-ba§. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315905

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 014314
Accession Number 1896-04-06, 0012

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 063348
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0406-12

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 168

    [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 14314

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:19:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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, 0168 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315905.
PPAC 5, 0168 artifact entry (No. P315905). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315905 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0168 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315905 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	month = {oct 25},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315905},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0168 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315905.
PPAC 5, 0168 artifact entry (No. P315905). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315905 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0168 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315905 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315905},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315905
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