PPAC 5, 0262 (P317047)

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 015791

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Rations for men often given with the father's name; 6 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] ab-ba-an
2. [...] ur-{d}ig-alim
3. dumu ur-gu2-en-na-me
4. 5(disz) ur-numun-du10-ga
5. 5(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. 5(disz) {d}szu-{d}suen-he2-gal2
7. 5(disz) lu2-{d}gir16-da
8. dumu igi-an-na-ke4-zu!-me
9. 5(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
10. 5(disz) ur-{d}lamma
11. dumu nam-mah-me
12. 5(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
13. 5(disz) lu2-{d}mes-lam-ta-e3
14. 5(disz) sza3-gu2
15. dumu lu2-{d}suen-me
16. 5(disz) ur-{d}musz:nu-da
17. dumu ur-esz3-ku3-ga
18. 5(disz) al-la
19. dumu ab-ba-kal-la
column 2
1. 5(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
2. dumu lu2-kal-la
3. 5(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ba-zi
4. 1(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu al?-<la>-di-ne
5. 5(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. dumu lugal-nam2-mah
7. 1(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
8. 5(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
9. 5(disz) lu2-{d}szakkan2
10. 5(disz) ur-gu2-en-na
11. dumu lu2-{d}utu-me
12. 5(disz) ur-mes
13. dumu ur-{d}szakkan2
14. 1(ban2) ab-ba-du10-ga
15. dumu ur-mes
16. 1(ban2) hu-ba-a-a
17. dumu a-ba-da-sa2
18. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}ig-alim
19. 5(disz) {d}utu-bar-ra
20. dumu lugal-geszkim-zi-me
21. 5(disz) lu2-du11-ga
22. dumu lu2-gu3-de2-a
column 3
1. giri3-se3-ga ensi2-ka
2. 5(disz) lugal-unu{ki}-ga!
3. 5(disz) lu2-bala-sa6-ga
4. dumu ur-{d}lamma-me
5. 1(ban2) ur3-re-ba-du7
6. dumu ur-e2-dub
7. 1(ban2) ab-ba-kal-la
8. 5(disz) nig2-du11-ga-ni
9. 5(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
10. dumu ur-ki-gu-la-<me?>
11. 1(ban2) lugal-ku3-zu
12. 5(disz) ur-ti-asz2:ra
13. 5(disz) lu2-ub3-ku3-ga
14. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir-me
15. 5(disz) lu2-ma2-gu-la
16. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
17. dumu sukkal-di-ne
18. 1(ban2) lu2-sukkal
19. 5(disz) e2-kur?-[...]
20. dumu ur-[...-me]
21. 1(ban2) sza3-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. 5(disz) [...]
2. 5(disz) ur-[...]
3. dumu iri?-[...]
4. 1(ban2) [...]
5. 1(ban2) lu2-[...]
6. dumu lugal-u2-szim-e-me
7. 1(ban2) nig2-sza3-temen
8. 5(disz) lugal-inim-du10-[ga]
9. dumu ur-{d}ig-alim-me
10. 1(ban2) lu2-giri17-zal
11. 5(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
12. dumu tum-ma-al-la-me
13. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
14. dumu ur-ur
15. 5(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. dumu ur-{d}ig-alim
17. 1(ban2) ur-an-ta-sur-ra
18. 5(disz) nam-mah-{d}ba-ba6
19. 5(disz) nig2-sza3-temen
20. dumu ba-lu5-me
21. 5(disz) nig2-sza3-temen
22. dumu ur-dun
23. 1(ban2) lugal-ezem
24. 5(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
column 2
1. 5(disz) nam-mah-{d}ba-ba6
2. dumu lu2-ga-me
3. 1(ban2) ur-ki-gu-la
4. 5(disz) lu2-{d}utu
5. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6-<me?>
6. 1(ban2) iri-ki-bi
7. 5(disz) nam-mah-{d}ba-ba6
8. dumu e2-i7-dim2-ma-<me?>
9. 1(ban2) ur-{d}lamma dumu {d}utu-bar-ra
10. 1(ban2) lugal-inim-gi-na dumu lugal-ezem
11. 1(ban2) szesz-kal-la dumu lu2-{d}li9-si4
12. 1(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
13. 1(ban2) lu2-bala-sa6-ga
14. dumu ab-ba-gi-na
15. 1(ban2) lu2-bala-sa6-ga
16. dumu lu2-dingir-ra
17. ($ blank space $) 4(u) 1(disz)
18. lu2 gur?-GAN2?
19. 1(gesz2) 6(disz)

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 (Rations for men often given with the father's name; 6 col. (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PPAC 5, 262

    [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 015791 (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 015791
  • Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0011

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
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, 0262 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317047.
PPAC 5, 0262 artifact entry (No. P317047). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317047 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0262 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317047 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0262 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317047},
}


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