PPAC 5, 0223 (P316022)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 014551

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for 7 male kids which Kú-∂IGI-ma-åè, delivered to Lú-KA-NI. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) masz2-nita2
2. ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 u2-du-lu-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-giri17-zal kuruszda i3-dab5
2. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
3. mu en-<mah>-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}[...]
2. dumu ur-{d}[...]
3. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt for 7 male kids which Kú-∂IGI-ma-åè, delivered to Lú-KA-NI. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal ID uncertain

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P316022

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
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 014551
Accession Number 1896-04-06, 0249

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 223

    [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 14551

    [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
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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, 0223 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316022.
PPAC 5, 0223 artifact entry (No. P316022). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316022 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0223 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316022 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316022},
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0223 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316022.
PPAC 5, 0223 artifact entry (No. P316022). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316022 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0223 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316022 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316022},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316022},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P316022
LB  - CDLI:P316022
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0223 artifact entry
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