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

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

-

Text

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

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P317657

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 017754
Accession Number 1894-10-15, 0014

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 039532
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17754
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1015-14

References

  • 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 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
2015-05-05 at 10:19:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI 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, 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: October 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317657},
}


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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: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0287 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317657},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P317657
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0287 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317657
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