PPAC 5, 0212 (P316008)

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 014498

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of fine beer and oil issued for the royal èå-èå of the new moon on the 15th day; of fine beer and pease-meal issued for the ki-a-nag offering of Gù-dé-a of the new moon onthe 15th day, and of beer, pease-meal and oil for AN-á-i-gal, the mar-tu. (CB)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz saga lugal
2. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz
3. esz3-esz3 lugal u4 sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
4. 1(ban2) kasz saga
5. 1(ban2) zi3 gu
6. ki a-nag gu3-de2-a
7. u4-sakar u4 1(u)-[5(disz)]
reverse
1. 2(barig) kasz du
2. 1(barig) zi3 gu
3. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
4. dingir-a2-li2-ik mar-tu
5. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5

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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    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Record of fine beer and oil issued for the royal èå-èå of the new moon on the 15th day; of fine beer and pease-meal issued for the ki-a-nag offering of Gù-dé-a of the new moon onthe 15th day, and of beer, pease-meal and oil for AN-á-i-gal, the mar-tu. (CB)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 212

    [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 14498

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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  • Museum No.: BM 014498
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-06, 0196

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.11d.00 (intercalated)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0212 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316008.
PPAC 5, 0212 artifact entry (No. P316008). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316008 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0212 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316008 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316008},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P316008
LB  - CDLI:P316008
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0212 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P316008
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0212 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316008.
PPAC 5, 0212 artifact entry (No. P316008). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316008 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0212 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316008 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316008},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P316008
LB  - CDLI:P316008
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0212 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P316008
ER  - 
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