PPAC 5, 0310 (P318007)

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 018348

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Flour and beer taken in account by Lumagula; seal: Lú-má-gu-la dubsar dumu Du-du; 4 col.; Shu-Sin 2 to Ibbi-Sin 2 (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) ninda mar-[sa] tag-ga
2. ki lu2-kal-la dumu ur-unu{ki}-sze3
3. mu <ma2> dara3 abzu ba-ab-du8
4. 1(gesz2) sze gur ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6 ra2-gaba-ta
5. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
6. kiszib3 he2-na-sa6
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gur
8. ki lugal-bara2-ge-si-ta
9. 4(gesz2) gur ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
10. kiszib3 dingir-szu-ra-bi2
11. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
12. 2(gesz2) gur kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu a-ga lu2 eb-gal-ta
13. 2(gesz2) gur kiszib3 a-hu-ma ARAD2 du11-ga-{d}pirig3 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
14. 2(gesz2) gur kiszib3 ur-dingir-ra lu2 {d}nanna-eb2-gu-ul
15. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
16. mu ma2-gur8-mah! ba-dim2
17. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gur kiszib3 dingir-szu-ra-bi2
18. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gur kiszib3 a-hu-ma-a
19. 1(u) gur sza3-gal ansze kiszib3 isz-me-lum
20. 3(gesz2) gur kiszib3 puzur4 u3 szu-er3-ra
21. ki lugal-an-na-ab-tum2-ta
22. 1(u) gur kiszib3 isz-me-lum
column 2
1. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
2. 1(u) gur kiszib3 ku3-{d}nansze ugula kikken2
3. ki lu2-dingir-ra dumu am3-ma-a-ta
4. 1(u) gur kiszib3 isz-me-lum
5. ki lugal-dur2-du10-ta
6. 3(u) gur kiszib3 szu-kab-ta2
7. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz lu2-kal-la-ta
8. 1(u) gur kiszib3 isz-me-lum
9. ki lugal-a-ma-ru-ta
10. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 isz-me-lum
11. 1(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 szu-kab-ta2
12. 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 gu3-de2-a
13. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
14. 1(u) 5(asz) gur kiszib3 en-lum-ma-tur
15. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
16. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur kiszib3 gu3-de2-a
17. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 szu-kab-ta2
18. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 isz-me-lum
19. ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6-ta
20. 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 gu3-de2-a
21. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur kiszib3 isz-me-lum
22. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
23. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta
24. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 isz-me-lum
25. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 szu-kab-ta2
26. ki lugal-{d}utu-ta
27. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) ninda gur
28. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
29. 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) zi3 gur
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3
  sic ur-szu-ga-lam-ma-ta
2. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz saga gur
3. 3(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
4. ki lu2-me-lam2-ta
5. 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
6. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz du gur
7. ki ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-ta
8. 1(u) 3(barig) gur kasz saga gur
9. 3(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
10. 1(gesz2) 3(u) szim du gur
11. 4(gesz2) 3(u) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
12. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) munu4 si-e3 gur
13. sze-bi 1(szar'u) 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(asz) gur
14. zi3 sze kasz de2-a
15. kiszib3 ab-ba-kal-la dumu ur-e2-ninnu
16. [u3 ...]-e2-a dumu szar-ru-um-[...]
17. ki lugal!?-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [...]
18. [u3] lu2-kal-la dumu inim-{d}[...-ta]
19. 5(asz) gur kiszib3 isz-me-lum
20. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu [...]
21. 1(asz) [... gur] kiszib3 lu2-{d}[...]
22. [... gur kiszib3 ...]-gu-la
23. [ki lu2]-dingir-ra-ta
24. [... gur kiszib3 ...]-ba-ni
25. [...] 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur
26. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-uszum-gal
  sic
27. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
28. kiszib3 ur-nig2 dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
29. zi3 <sze> kasz de2-a mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
30. e2 {d}nanna-ta
column 2
1. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
2. 7(gesz2) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 ma2-dab5
3. 5(gesz2) gur kiszib3 en-um-i3-li2
4. ki a-kal-la dumu al-la-ta
5. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
6. 4(gesz2) 2(u) gur kiszib3 a-hu-ma-a
7. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) gur kiszib3 dingir-szu-ra-bi2
8. ki lugal-a-ma-ru-ta
9. 5(gesz2) gur kiszib3 ma2-dab5
10. ki lu2-du10-ga-ta
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gur kiszib3 ma2-dab5
12. ki {d}lamma-iri-na-ta
13. 4(u) 5(asz) gur kiszib3 {d}nanna-sa6-ga
14. 1(u) 2(asz) gur kiszib3 [...]
15. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
16. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) gur sza3-gal ansze
17. kiszib3 szu-kab-ta2
18. ki a2-zi-da-ta
19. mu en {d}inanna [unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3]
20. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 [...]
21. kiszib3 lu2 nig2-dab5-ke4-ne!
22. e2 kiszib3-ba-ta
23. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. lu2-ma2-gu-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du-du

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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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Flour and beer taken in account by Lumagula; seal: Lú-má-gu-la dubsar dumu Du-du; 4 col.; Shu-Sin 2 to Ibbi-Sin 2 (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PPAC 5, 310

    [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 018348 (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 018348
  • Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0006

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:55:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-10-15 at 08:43:09 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002962 (composite) (P455672) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0310 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318007.
PPAC 5, 0310 artifact entry (No. P318007). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318007 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0310 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318007 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0310 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318007},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318007},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P318007
LB  - CDLI:P318007
M1  - 2025/11/28/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0310 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P318007
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0310 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318007.
PPAC 5, 0310 artifact entry (No. P318007). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318007 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0310 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318007 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0310 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318007},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318007},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P318007
LB  - CDLI:P318007
M1  - 2025/11/28/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0310 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P318007
ER  -
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