PPAC 5, 0317 (P318014)

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 018362

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley for the men of Hubur in the temple of Ningirsu; Shulgi 44 / Amar-Suen 3; 4 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal
2. {d}ba-ba6-da-nu-me-a kin2
3. 2(barig) ur-ki-gu-la aga3-us2
4. 2(barig) 3(ban2) na-ba-sa6 kin2
5. 2(barig) lu2-e2-gu-la kin2
6. 2(barig) {d}nin-gir2-su-nir?-ba-zi lu2 gu2-ne-<sag>
7. 1(barig) inim-{d}ba-ba6-<i3>-zi i3-du8
8. 1(barig) sza3-gu2-bi i3-du8
9. 3(ban2) u18-di kin2
10. 3(ban2) lugal-ki-ag2 kin2
11. 3(ban2) lu2-ge6 kin2
12. 1(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-bala-sa6-ga i3-du8
13. 2(barig) 1(ban2) lugal-a2-zi-da ugula
14. [...] a2-na-na ugula
15. [...] erin-da aga3-us2
16. [...]-ba muszen-du3
17. [...] muszen-du3
18. [...]-da muszen-du3
19. [...] muszen-du3
20. [...]-gan{ki} muszen-du3
21. [...]-sa6-ga muszen-du3
22. [...] nig2-u2-rum u2-IL2
23. 2(ban2) lu2-{d}dumu-zi-da u2-IL2
24. 1(barig) [...] dumu ur-{d}en-ki
25. 1(barig) [...]
column 2
1. 2(barig) an-na-bi2-du11 u2-IL2
2. 1(barig) 2(ban2) u18-di aga3-us2
3. 3(ban2) ba-gara2-zi-mu u2-IL2
4. 1(barig) {d}ig-alim-i3-sa6 u2-IL2
5. 3(ban2) ur-{d}su4-an-na kin2
6. 3(ban2) ur-{d}lamma kin2
7. 3(ban2) ur-sag-ub3{ki} kin2
8. 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 kin2
9. 1(barig) 1(ban2) inim-sa6 i3-du8
10. 1(barig) 1(ban2) lugal-sza3-la2 u2-IL2
11. 2(ban2) lugal-ku3-zu lu2 gu2-ne-sag
12. 3(ban2) ur-{d}ig-alim aga3-us2
13. 3(ban2) a-ad-da e2-babbar
14. 3(ban2) <en>-kusz2-sza3-ga lu2 kisal
15. 1(barig) ur-usz-gid2-da i3-du8
16. 3(ban2) szer7-da-ni lu2 kisal
17. 3(ban2) iri-ki-bi lu2 gu2-ne-sag
18. 3(ban2) ARAD2-dam kin2
19. 1(barig) 1(ban2) ur-{gesz}gigir u2-IL2
20. 1(barig) 1(ban2) ur-{d}lamma i3-du8
21. 3(ban2) ur-gu-sir5-ra lunga
22. 3(ban2) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka lunga
23. 2(barig) lu2-uru11<{ki}> aga3-us2
24. 2(barig) {d}ba-ba6-a-zu kin2
25. 1(barig) lu2-me-lam2 lu2 gu2-ne-sag
26. 1(barig) 2(ban2) {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-i3-sa6 lu2 gu2-ne-sag
reverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2) ur-{d}<ba>-ba6 szitim
2. 3(ban2) ka5-a szitim
3. 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szitim
4. 3(ban2) lugal-ku3-zu szitim
5. 2(ban2) {d}nin-mar{ki}-igi-du szitim
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}nansze szitim
7. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ig-alim szitim
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu szitim
9. 3(ban2) e2-a-lu2-bi aga3-us2
10. 3(ban2) ur-du6-hi-li-ba aga3-us2
11. 2(ban2) lu2-igi-sa6-sa6 aga3-us2
12. 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 gu2-ne-sag
13. 2(ban2) {d}nanna-dumu-gi7 munu4-mu2
14. 1(barig) e2-ki-ur5-sa6 i3-du8
15. 1(barig) ARAD2-mu aga3-us2
16. 3(ban2) e2-zi-mu
17. 1(barig) ba-sa6 aga3-us2
18. 3(ban2) lugal-ab-ba i3-du8
19. 3(ban2) lu2-es3-sa2
20. 1(barig) 1(ban2) ka-ka-gu
21. e2! ur-{d}dumu-zi-da ugula
column 2
1. szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...] sze gur lugal
2. lu2 hu-bu7{bu}-me
3. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
4. sze-bi kin?-ga2-de3 eb2-gu7-a
5. nu-u3-da-su-su-da
6. na-silim-e
7. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
8. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Barley for the men of Hubur in the temple of Ningirsu; Shulgi 44 / Amar-Suen 3; 4 col. (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P318014

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 018362
Accession Number 1895-03-29, 0020

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 039939
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18362
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-0329-20

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 317

    [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 018362 (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
2016-07-28 at 16:36:29 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, 0317 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318014.
PPAC 5, 0317 artifact entry (No. P318014). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318014 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0317 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318014 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0317 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318014.
PPAC 5, 0317 artifact entry (No. P318014). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318014 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0317 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318014 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318014},
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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0317 artifact entry
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