PPAC 5, 0267 (P317054)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015803

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Butter, milk and cheese produced at Kinunir; 4 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki ge6
3. si-i3-tum mu ma2-gur8-mah
4. 3(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
5. sag-bi [...]
6. 4(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na [siki]
7. sag-bi 2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
8. 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
9. 5/6(disz) sila3 [i3] 2/3(disz) sila3 ga
10. [iti] izi la2 u4 6(disz)-kam
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. [...] sila3 i3 1(ban2) 8(disz) ($ blank space $)
13. [...] ma-na siki [...]
14. [...] ga-ar3
column 2
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}szul-gi
3. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}er3-<<an-szi>>-ra
5. 3(ban2) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3
6. 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ga
7. mu-kux(DU)
8. la2-ia3 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 i3
9. la2-ia3 1(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
10. la2-ia3 5(u) ma-na siki!
11. lu2-kisal
12. 4(barig) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
13. 3(u) [...] ma-na siki
14. si-i3-tum
15. 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
16. sag-bi 2/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2
17. 3(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki
18. sag-($ blank space $)
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3 [...]
2. 2(u) ma-na siki
3. ba-ri2-ga siki
4. kiszib3 ur-mes kuruszda
5. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na <siki>
6. kiszib3 ba-an-da-[ku4]
7. ($ blank space $) mu-kux(DU)
8. la2-ia3 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3
9. la2-ia3 5(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
10. la2-ia3 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki
11. szesz-kal-la
12. 2(ban2) i3
13. sag-bi 5/6(disz) sila3
14. 2(ban2) ga-ar3
15. 3(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na <siki>
16. sag-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na ($ blank space $)
column 2
1. [...] sila3 i3
2. [...]
3. sa2-du11 ba-gara2
4. u4 4(disz)-kam
5. 3(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 <i3> ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki
  sic
6. [...] ka nu-ra
7. [...] lu2-ba-gara2
8. mu-kux(DU)
9. la2-i3 3(disz) sila3 i3
10. la2-ia3 3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
11. lu2-{d}dumu-zi
12. [...] sipa udu-me
13. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}-ta
  sic
14. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Butter, milk and cheese produced at Kinunir; 4 col. (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P317054

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 015803
Accession Number 1896-06-12, 0023

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 267

    [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 015803 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo Heinrich Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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, 0267 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317054.
PPAC 5, 0267 artifact entry (No. P317054). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317054 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0267 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317054 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317054},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0267 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317054.
PPAC 5, 0267 artifact entry (No. P317054). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317054 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0267 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317054 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0267 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317054},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317054},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/28/
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