PPAC 5, 0173 (P315912)

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 014327

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Rota for 90 guruå workers, 30 men kept in reserve. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
2. 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
3. szunigin 2(gesz2) gurusz
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz gi-IL2 e2-uz-ga
6. 1(disz) ki a-nag ur-{d}namma
7. 1(disz) ki a-nag {d}szul-gi
8. 6(disz) e2 gu4 gaz
9. 1(u) 8(disz) lugal-ra-us2-<sa>
10. 8(asz) gu2 gir engur-<ra>
11. 3(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2
12. 5(disz) e2 muhaldim
13. 5(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-<ti>
14. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ma-an-ba
15. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki a-kal-la
16. 1(disz) gi-da tusz-a in-si-na
reverse
1. 2(disz) ka e2-gal gub-ba
2. 2(disz) in-bul5-bul5
3. 2(disz) ki szandana
4. 1(disz) i3 zu2-lum
5. 1(disz) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
6. 1(disz) ku6 nisi
7. 1(asz) gu2 tul2
8. 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki lu2-giri17-zal
9. 3(disz) tu-ra
10. 2(disz) zi-gum2 ansze ki-tug2
11. 5(disz) e2 szu-{d}suen dumu-lugal
12. 5(disz) zi-gum2 lugal-{d}suen{ki}-sze3!
13. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz
14. zi-ga
15. la2-ia3 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
16. la2-ia3 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
17. iri-ta nu-e3-me
19. iti szu-numun

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
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unsealed
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Rota for 90 guruå workers, 30 men kept in reserve. (CBT 1))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: PPAC 5, 173

[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 14327

[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 014327
Accession No.: 1896-04-06, 0025

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.04.25
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-05-05 at 10:19:20	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2014-10-07 at 08:47:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-10-07 at 08:30:25	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-06-10 at 16:04:54	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 (063355) (063355)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0406-25) (W_1896-0406-25)

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0173 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315912.

PPAC 5, 0173 artifact entry (No. P315912). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315912 (Original work published 2006)

PPAC 5, 0173 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315912 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315912},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315912},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0173 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315912.

PPAC 5, 0173 artifact entry (No. P315912). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315912 (Original work published 2006)

PPAC 5, 0173 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315912 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315912},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315912},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315912
LB  - CDLI:P315912
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315912
ER  -