PPAC 5, 0181 (P315924)

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 014356

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Record of rations in beer for various messengers. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz {d}[...] lu2 kas4
2. ma2 gesz-i3-ka-[da? ...] gen-na
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz bi2-bi2 lu2 kas4
4. szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri
6. 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3
7. puzur4-gu3-de2-a lu2 kas4
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
9. {d}nanna-dalla lu2 kas4
reverse
1. szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri
3. 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3
4. lugal-mas-su2 lu2 kas4
5. szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
7. sza3-ta-ku3-zu ra2-gaba
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz lugal-nam-zi-tar-ra
  sic sukkal
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz s,e-bi u4-da-tusz
10. szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz i-pa2-li2-is lu2 kas4
12. szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na
left
1. iti szu-numun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text Record of rations in beer for various messengers. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315924

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 014356
Accession Number 1896-04-06, 0054

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 181

    [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 14356

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:54:55 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-10 at 14:15:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 0181 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315924.
PPAC 5, 0181 artifact entry (No. P315924). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315924 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0181 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315924 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315924},
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0181 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315924.
PPAC 5, 0181 artifact entry (No. P315924). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315924 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0181 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315924 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	month = {oct 25},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315924},
}

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