PPAC 5, 0250 (P316507)
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 015316Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Rations for guruå; 4 col. (CBT 2))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) sze lugal
2. bi2-du11-i3-sa6 nu-dab5-ba
3. ugula bi2-du11-i3-sa6
4. 3(ban2) lugal-[...]
5. ugula usz-gi-na
6. 1(barig) sze ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu i-di3-a
7. 3(ban2) ur-{d}sza-u18-sza
8. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu i-di3-a
9. 4(ban2) ($ blank space $) nu-dab5-ba
expect personal name
10. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu ur-{d}da-mu
11. 1(barig) ur-mes
12. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim
13. 4(ban2) ur-mes
14. [4(ban2)] al-la-mu
15. dumu lugal-a-ma-ru
column 2
1. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
2. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
3. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
4. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. bur2-ta
6. giri3 ur-mes dumu {d}ba-ba6-GIR2@g?-gal
7. 1(barig) ur-{d}da-mu
8. 1(barig) lu2-e2-gu-la
9. ugula a-a-kal-la
10. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 e2-sukkal
11. ugula ur-mes
12. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
13. 4(ban2) ad-da-na-birx(GIR3)
14. ugula ba-sa6-ga
15. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
16. 3(ban2) ur-{d}[...]
17. ugula lu2-{d}nin-szubur
18. 1(barig) szu-[|BAD3.AN|]{ki}
reverse
column 1
1. ugula szu-|BAD3.AN|{ki}
2. 4(ban2) {d}szul-pa-e3-szesz
3. ugula nam-iri-na
4. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}suen
5. ugula lu2-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(barig) e2-gurum2-e
7. ugula lugal-ur2-ra-ni
8. 4(ban2) lu2-ti-i3-zu
9. ugula ur-{d}asar
10. 4(ban2) nam-zi-tar-ra
11. ugula nig2-sza3-ge
12. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
13. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
14. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
15. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur
16. sze-ba dah-hu
column 2
1. giri3 lugal-an-na-tum2
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
blank space
3. sze-ba-e dah-hu e2 szim
4. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
obverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) sze lugal
2. bi2-du11-i3-sa6 nu-dab5-ba
3. ugula bi2-du11-i3-sa6
4. 3(ban2) lugal-[...]
5. ugula usz-gi-na
6. 1(barig) sze ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu i-di3-a
7. 3(ban2) ur-{d}sza-u18-sza
8. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu i-di3-a
9. 4(ban2) ($ blank space $) nu-dab5-ba
expect personal name
10. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu ur-{d}da-mu
11. 1(barig) ur-mes
12. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim
13. 4(ban2) ur-mes
14. [4(ban2)] al-la-mu
15. dumu lugal-a-ma-ru
column 2
1. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
2. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
3. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
4. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. bur2-ta
6. giri3 ur-mes dumu {d}ba-ba6-GIR2@g?-gal
7. 1(barig) ur-{d}da-mu
8. 1(barig) lu2-e2-gu-la
9. ugula a-a-kal-la
10. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 e2-sukkal
11. ugula ur-mes
12. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
13. 4(ban2) ad-da-na-birx(GIR3)
14. ugula ba-sa6-ga
15. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
16. 3(ban2) ur-{d}[...]
17. ugula lu2-{d}nin-szubur
18. 1(barig) szu-[|BAD3.AN|]{ki}
reverse
column 1
1. ugula szu-|BAD3.AN|{ki}
2. 4(ban2) {d}szul-pa-e3-szesz
3. ugula nam-iri-na
4. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}suen
5. ugula lu2-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(barig) e2-gurum2-e
7. ugula lugal-ur2-ra-ni
8. 4(ban2) lu2-ti-i3-zu
9. ugula ur-{d}asar
10. 4(ban2) nam-zi-tar-ra
11. ugula nig2-sza3-ge
12. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
13. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
14. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
15. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur
16. sze-ba dah-hu
column 2
1. giri3 lugal-an-na-tum2
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
blank space
3. sze-ba-e dah-hu e2 szim
4. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
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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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Rations for guruå; 4 col. (CBT 2))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 250
[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 2, BM 015316 (catalogue)
[CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.
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- Museum No.: BM 015316
- Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0042
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.07.00
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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 metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (038879) (038879)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.15316) (BM.15316)
- British Museum Collection (W_1896-0410-42) (W_1896-0410-42)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“PPAC 5, 0250 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316507.
PPAC 5, 0250 artifact entry (No. P316507). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316507 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0250 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316507 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).
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