PPAC 5, 0254 (P316568)

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 015351

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of reeds and other goods delivered by several men; months i-iii; 4 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi
2. e2 szu-szum2-ma mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz mu us2-a-a?-bi
3. ki ARAD2-mu-ta
4. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) sa gi
5. ki ur-tur dumu lugal-ur-sag-ta
6. 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 u2 du11-ga {gesz}u3-suh5 {gesz}[...]
7. {gesz}kiri6 da lagasz{ki}
8. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
9. ki ma-ti-i3-li2 maszkim zabar-dab5-ta
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 2(gesz'u)? [...]
2'. i3-[...]
3'. 3(gesz'u)? [...]
4'. ki inim-zi-[da-ta]
5'. 4(u) 5(asz) gu2 {gesz}[ma-nu]
6'. 7(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi
7'. {d}gesztin-an-na-lugal
8'. 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
9'. [...] sa gi
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ki [...]
2'. 2(gesz2) sa gi e2 sza3-[ge-pa3-da]
3'. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
4'. nig2-dab5 za3-mu-ka
  blank space
5'. szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) [...] gur?
6'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) [...] gur?
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. nig2-ka9-ak gi [...]
2'. al-la-mu kuruszda
3'. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
4'. iti GAN2-masz-ta
5'. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-sze3
6'. iti 3(disz)-kam
7'. bala-bi 1(disz)-am3
  blank space
8'. mu sza-asz-ru{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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  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Record of reeds and other goods delivered by several men; months i-iii; 4 col. (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PPAC 5, 254

    [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 2, BM 015351 (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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 015351
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0077

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.00.00 (us2-us2 year), Šulgi.42.01.00, Šulgi.42.03.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.41.00.00 (us2-us2 year) to Šulgi.42.03.00

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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:54:57 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:47:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-06 at 08:46:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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, 0254 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316568.
PPAC 5, 0254 artifact entry (No. P316568). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316568 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0254 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316568 (Accessed: September 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316568},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316568},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0254 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316568.
PPAC 5, 0254 artifact entry (No. P316568). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316568 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0254 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316568 (Accessed: September 6, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316568},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316568},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P316568
LB  - CDLI:P316568
M1  - 2025/9/6/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P316568
ER  -
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