PPAC 5, 0287 (P317657)

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 017754

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Groups of workmen listed by name with statement of their foremen; 4 cols; itu åe?-íl-lá (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
2. 1(disz) a-kal-la
3. 1(disz) {d}en-lil2-la2
4. 1(disz) lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
5. 1(disz) [ur]-tur
6. 1(disz) [...]-na
7. 1(disz) [...]-ki
8. 1(disz) a-[...]
9. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-[...]
10. ($ blank space $) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)
  faint, erasure
11. lu2-dingir-ra i3-dab5
12. 1(disz) nigar{gar}-ki-du10
13. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
14. 1(disz) lu2-me-lam2
15. 1(disz) be6-li2
16. 1(disz) ur-dingir-ra
17. 1(disz) lu2-na
18. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-tu
19. 1(disz) ab-ba-sa6-ga
20. ($ blank space $) 8(disz)
21. nigar{gar}-ki-du10 <i3-dab5>
22. 1(disz) sipa-in-pa3
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
2. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
3. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 1(disz) e2-a-lu2-bi
5. 1(disz) ur-bara2-si-ga
6. sipa-in-pa3 i3-dab5
7. [1(disz) lu2]-hu-rim3{ki}
8. [1(disz) ...]-bi
9. [1(disz) lu2]-uru11{ki}
10. 1(disz) ARAD2
11. 1(disz) da-gi
12. 1(disz) lugal-im-ru-a
13. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
14. 1(disz) esz3-e-ba-du7
15. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
17. ($ blank space $) 1(u)
18. lu2-hu-rim3{ki} <i3-dab5>
19. 1(disz) sza3-ku3-ge
20. 1(disz) nam-mah
21. 1(disz) ama-tu-mu
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
2'. ($ blank space $) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)
3'. sza3-ku3-ge i3-dab5
4'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
5'. 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
6'. 1(disz) lugal-ti-da
7'. 1(disz) ARAD2-{da}dam
8'. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
9'. 1(disz) {d}utu-ik-szur2
10'. 1(disz) lugal-uszur3
11'. 1(disz) en-in-na-dan
12'. 1(disz) {d}utu-ni
13'. 1(disz) sza3-{d}ba-ba6
14'. ($ blank space $) 1(u)
15'. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
16'. 1(disz) lu2-gi-na
17'. 1(disz) lu2-uru11{ki}
18'. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
19'. 1(disz) ur-mes
20'. ($ blank space $) 4(disz)
21'. lu2-gi-na i3-dab5
22'. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz@t)
23'. dumu gu4 gur-me
column 2
1. [1(disz) lugal-ezem]
2. 1(disz) e2-dah?-hu?
3. 1(disz) ur-e2-[...]
4. 1(disz) nig2-sza3-ge
5. 1(disz) ur-nig2
6. 1(disz) sipa-na-kur2-re
7. 1(disz) lugal-ezem
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
9. ($ blank space $) 8(disz)
10. lugal-ezem i3-dab5
11. ug3-IL2-me
12. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 7(disz)
13. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-me

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
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Groups of workmen listed by name with statement of their foremen; 4 cols; itu åe?-íl-lá (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PPAC 5, 287

    [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 017754 (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 017754
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-15, 0014

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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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 13:32:21 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
2015-05-05 at 10:19:22 CDLI Atf CDLI 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, 0287 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317657.
PPAC 5, 0287 artifact entry (No. P317657). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317657 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0287 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317657 (Accessed: September 10, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0287 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317657},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P317657
LB  - CDLI:P317657
M1  - 2025/9/10/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0287 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317657
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0287 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317657.
PPAC 5, 0287 artifact entry (No. P317657). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317657 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0287 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317657 (Accessed: September 10, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0287 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317657},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P317657
LB  - CDLI:P317657
M1  - 2025/9/10/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0287 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317657
ER  -
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