PPAC 5, 0311 (P318009)

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 018351

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Flour account of Luågina son of Kaamu in his mill; gìr Namhani; 4 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki nam-ha-ni-ta
3. 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 gur
4. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga-ta
5. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
8. 4(barig) 5(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
9. 1(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
10. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(barig) dabin gur
11. kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
12. dumu ur-sa6-ga
13. 1(u) 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
14. kiszib3 lu2 mar-sa
15. dumu na-ba-sa6
16. 1(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
17. 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) dabin gur
18. kiszib3 ma-an-szum2-na dumu lu2-giri17-zal
19. 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
20. 1(gesz2) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
21. kiszib3 ha-ba-zi-zi dumu lu2-kal-la
column 2
1. 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
2. 1(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
3. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur
4. bala dub-sag
5. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
6. 5(asz) zi3-sig15 gur
7. kiszib3 ARAD2 ma2-lah5 dumu erin-da
8. 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
9. kiszib3 ur5-bi-sze3-ba-du11 ma2-lah6
10. 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
11. kiszib3 ur-nig2 ma2-lah6 dumu i3-li2-mu
12. 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal ma2-lah6
14. dumu en-u2-szim-ma
15. 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
16. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma lunga
17. u3 ur5-bi-sze3 lunga
18. 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
19. 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra [saga gur]
20. kasz de2-a lugal
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 [saga] gur
2. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu [lu2]-du10-ga
3. 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-sig15 [gur]
4. kiszib3 ma-an-szum2-na lu2 ka-[...]
5. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) dabin gur
6. kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu ur-[...]
7. u3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu i3-li2-mu
8. 5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gur
9. 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
10. kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ur-sa6-ga
11. 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
12. ($ blank space $) 5(ban2) zi3 gur
  erasure
13. ma2-a si-ga
14. 4(u) 4(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 gar gur
15. kiszib3 ur-ki-gu-la muhaldim
16. 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gur
17. kiszib3 nam-iri-na muhaldim
18. 2(u) 4(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 gar gur
19. kiszib3 ur-mes muhaldim
20. 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 gar kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga
21. 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) [zi3 gar] kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu hu-ru
22. 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gar kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
23. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 gur
24. szunigin [...]
column 2
1. bala egir
2. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
3. szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 <gur>
4. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
5. szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur
6. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
7. szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
8. szunigin 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
9. szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin <gur>
10. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
11. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
12. mu-kux(DU)
13. 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
14. i3-dub
15. nig2-ka9-ak zi3
16. lu2-usz-gi-na dumu ka5-a-mu
17. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
18. giri3 nam-ha-ni
19. sza3 e2-kikken2
20. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Flour account of Luågina son of Kaamu in his mill; gìr Namhani; 4 col. (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P318009

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 018351
Accession Number 1895-03-29, 0009

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 311

    [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 018351 (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 13:19:51 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:47:03 Englund, Robert K. 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, 0311 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318009.
PPAC 5, 0311 artifact entry (No. P318009). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318009 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0311 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318009 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0311 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318009.
PPAC 5, 0311 artifact entry (No. P318009). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318009 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0311 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318009 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318009},
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