PPAC 5, 0289 (P317658)

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 017762

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of 2 groups of ox-drivers (åà-gu4): 1 ugula sanga ∂Nin-gis-zi-da, 2. é-∂Nin-dar-a; 4 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
2. 1(disz) ur-zigum-ma
3. 1(disz) lu2-uru11{ki}
4. 1(disz) e-sag-ki-du10
  sic
5. 1(disz) ur-ba-gara2
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}lu2-lal3
7. 1(disz) id-lul
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. 1(disz) usz-mu
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
13. 1(disz) lugal-uszur3
14. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
15. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
17. 1(disz) mar-tu-i3-sa6
18. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
19. ($ blank space $) 2(u) la2 2(disz)
20. ugula sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
column 2
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ga2-tum3-du10
2. 1(disz) lu2-e2-gibil4-le
3. 1(disz) sirara6
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}ab-u2
5. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ha-ia3
6. 1(disz) lugal-i3-mah
7. 1(disz) si-sa2
8. 1(disz) lugal-i3-mah min
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}sa-bi-an-ka
10. 1(disz) igi-esz3-sze3
11. 1(disz) lugal-sukkal
12. 1(disz) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
13. 1(disz) ur-ba-gara2
14. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
15. 1(disz) ARAD2
16. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
17. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
18. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
19. 1(disz) lugal-nigin6{ki}-sze3
20. 1(disz) lugal-zi-sza3-gal2
21. 1(disz) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
reverse
column 1
1. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 1(disz)
2. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
column 2
1. sza3-gu4-me

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (List of 2 groups of ox-drivers (åà-gu4): 1 ugula sanga ∂Nin-gis-zi-da, 2. é-∂Nin-dar-a; 4 col. (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P317658

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 017762
Accession Number 1894-10-15, 0022

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 039533
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17762
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1015-22

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 289

    [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 017762 (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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 0289 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317658.
PPAC 5, 0289 artifact entry (No. P317658). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317658 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0289 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317658 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317658},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0289 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317658.
PPAC 5, 0289 artifact entry (No. P317658). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317658 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0289 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317658 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0289 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317658},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317658},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P317658
LB  - CDLI:P317658
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0289 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317658
ER  -
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