PPAC 5, 0171 (P315909)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 014323Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (List of 2 gangs (total 41) of guruå workers, plus 2 female slaves, all listed by name. (CBT 1))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
2. 1(disz) <en>-kusz2-sza3-ga
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi
5. 1(disz) a-kal-la
6. 1(disz) ur-im-nun
7. 1(disz) ARAD2-{d}hul3!-e!
8. 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
10. 1(disz) lugal-bar-ra
11. 1(disz) lu2-gara2?
12. 1(disz) nig2-u2-rum
13. 1(disz) ama-tu
14. 1(disz) lugal-dub-la2
15. 1(disz) kur2 lugal-{d}isztaran
16. 1(disz) du11-ga-ni-zi
17. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma dumu lugal-ki-ag2
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3!
2. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
3. 1(disz) kur2 {d}dumu-zi-ta-lu2
4. 1(disz) ARAD2 dumu e2-kur-ba-si
5. 1(disz) ur2-ra-ni-sze3
6. 1(disz) inim-ma-ni dumu nam-sal4
7. 1(disz) kur2 {d}inanna-ka
8. 1(disz) {d}szul-gi-mu
9. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz
10. nita-me
11. 1(disz) geme2-{d}sza-u18-sza
12. 1(disz) ama-kal-la
13. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) geme2
14. geme2 kikken2-me
reverse
column 1
1. {gesz}tukul <<gesz>>-e dab5-ba
2. dab5-ba sza13-dub-ba
3. 1(disz) kur-ba
4. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
5. 1/2(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
6. 1/2(disz) lugal-ka-zi-da dumu szesz-szesz muszen-du3
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 sza3 ki-es3-sa2{ki}
8. ki sza3-gu2-bi
9. 1(disz) en-ni-na-dan
10. 1/2(disz) {d}utu-ik-szur2
11. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
12. 1(disz) SIG7-a lu2-{d}dumu-zi
13. 1(disz) ba-<ta>-e11-de3 ma2-lah5
14. 1/2(disz) a-kal-la
15. 1(disz) nimgir-inim-gi-na
16. dumu lu2-{d}dumu-zi nar
column 2
1. 1(disz) kur2 ab-ba-gi-na
2. 1(disz) lugal-gu2!-tuku dumu sa6-da-u5?
3. 1(disz) a-si-lu2 dumu lu2-giri17-zal
4. 1(disz) kur2 ARAD2-{d}hul3-e! dumu nin-ki-nu-nir{ki}
5. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz
6. nu-dab5-ba-me
7. szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz
8. szunigin 2(disz) geme2
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
2. 1(disz) <en>-kusz2-sza3-ga
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi
5. 1(disz) a-kal-la
6. 1(disz) ur-im-nun
7. 1(disz) ARAD2-{d}hul3!-e!
8. 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
10. 1(disz) lugal-bar-ra
11. 1(disz) lu2-gara2?
12. 1(disz) nig2-u2-rum
13. 1(disz) ama-tu
14. 1(disz) lugal-dub-la2
15. 1(disz) kur2 lugal-{d}isztaran
16. 1(disz) du11-ga-ni-zi
17. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma dumu lugal-ki-ag2
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3!
2. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
3. 1(disz) kur2 {d}dumu-zi-ta-lu2
4. 1(disz) ARAD2 dumu e2-kur-ba-si
5. 1(disz) ur2-ra-ni-sze3
6. 1(disz) inim-ma-ni dumu nam-sal4
7. 1(disz) kur2 {d}inanna-ka
8. 1(disz) {d}szul-gi-mu
9. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz
10. nita-me
11. 1(disz) geme2-{d}sza-u18-sza
12. 1(disz) ama-kal-la
13. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) geme2
14. geme2 kikken2-me
reverse
column 1
1. {gesz}tukul <<gesz>>-e dab5-ba
2. dab5-ba sza13-dub-ba
3. 1(disz) kur-ba
4. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
5. 1/2(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
6. 1/2(disz) lugal-ka-zi-da dumu szesz-szesz muszen-du3
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 sza3 ki-es3-sa2{ki}
8. ki sza3-gu2-bi
9. 1(disz) en-ni-na-dan
10. 1/2(disz) {d}utu-ik-szur2
11. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
12. 1(disz) SIG7-a lu2-{d}dumu-zi
13. 1(disz) ba-<ta>-e11-de3 ma2-lah5
14. 1/2(disz) a-kal-la
15. 1(disz) nimgir-inim-gi-na
16. dumu lu2-{d}dumu-zi nar
column 2
1. 1(disz) kur2 ab-ba-gi-na
2. 1(disz) lugal-gu2!-tuku dumu sa6-da-u5?
3. 1(disz) a-si-lu2 dumu lu2-giri17-zal
4. 1(disz) kur2 ARAD2-{d}hul3-e! dumu nin-ki-nu-nir{ki}
5. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz
6. nu-dab5-ba-me
7. szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz
8. szunigin 2(disz) geme2
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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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (List of 2 gangs (total 41) of guruå workers, plus 2 female slaves, all listed by name. (CBT 1))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 171
[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.
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history: CBT 1, BM 14323
[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 014323
- Accession No.: 1896-04-06, 0021
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (063352) (063352)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0406-21) (W_1896-0406-21)
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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 0171 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315909.
PPAC 5, 0171 artifact entry (No. P315909). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315909 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0171 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315909 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
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