PPAC 5, 0324 (P318543)

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 019029

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Inspection of the workers in the brewery of Nippur, gúrum-ak dab5-ba é-åim; 8 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [d] 3(asz) la-ba-an-szum2-e ugula-gesz2
2. dumu nin-igi-sze3-du
3. 1/2(asz@c) 4(ban2) ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
4. dumu mu-ni-bar-ra-e3
5. 1/2(asz@c) 4(ban2) ur-{d}lamma
6. dumu szi-ni-ta2-a
7. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-en3-tar a dab5-ba
8. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) nin-a-ni-sa6
9. dumu nin-igi-sze3-du
10. asz 2(ban2) geme2-ki-siki-ka
11. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nin-lu2-ni-nu-se-ge4
12. dumu-ni-me
  blank space
13. [ugula] la-ba-an-szum2-e
14. 1(asz@c) 3(asz) gur pu3-du-u2-usz-ne ugula-gesz2
15. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) nig2-gur11-re-ki-ag2
16. 1/2(asz@c) 3(ban2) ur2-ra-ni-sze3
17. dumu nin-ra-mu-gi4
18. 1/2(asz@c) 3(ban2) kur geme2-{d}dumu-zi
19. dumu geme2-mes
20. [...] ur-gu3-de2-a
21. [dumu] i-di3-a
  blank space
22. [ugula ...]-bala
column 2
1. 1/2(asz@c) [...]
2. la-ba-an-szum2-e u3 pu3-du-<u2>-usz-ne i3-dab5
3. ($ blank space $) ugula
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
5. dumu ur-mes
6. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) du11-ge-du7
7. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) nu ur-{d}lamma
8. ug3-IL2 e2-gal
9. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-ama-mu
10. sila-a <dab5>-ba-ta
  blank space
11. nam-ugula ne-du-i3-sa6
12. 1(asz@c) ki-tusz-lu2 ugula
13. asz ($ blank space $) ur-dingir-ra
14. dumu {d}szul-pa-e3-ba-an-zi-ge
15. 1/2(asz@c) 4(ban2) nam-iri-na
16. dumu lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
17. 1/2(asz@c) 3(ban2) nin-mu-ma-an-ag2
18. ki inim-{d}inanna-ta
19. 1/2(asz@c) 4(ban2) lugal-ku3-zu
20. dumu munus-sa6 usz-bar
column 3
1. 1/2(asz@c) ($ blank space $) lugal-pa-e3
2. dumu ur-sa6-ga
3. ugula ki-tusz-lu2
4. ($ blank space $) ugula
5. 1/2(asz@c) 4(ban2) ur-{gesz}dar-du3
6. dumu geme2-{d}utu
7. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) a-li-ah
8. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-[...]
10. dumu szu-tur-al? [...]
11. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) ur-dun sila-a <dab5>-ba-ta
12. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) ur-lugal
13. giri3-se3-ga e2 [...-ta]
  blank space
14. nam-ugula usz-gi-<na>
15. ur-sag-ub3{ki} i3-[dab5]
16. 1/2(asz@c) ($ blank space $) ur-{d}nun-[gal] munu4-mu2
17. 1/2(asz@c) ($ blank space $) gu-za-ni lunga
18. ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6-ta
column 4
  (damaged)
1. ki-tusz-lu2 u3 usz-gi-na i3-dab5
2. x x x
3. 1(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na
4. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. ugula {d}[...]
2. 1/2(asz@c) ($ blank space $) lu2-[...]
3. 1/2(asz@c) ($ blank space $) ur-[...]
4. ur-{d}nin-[...]
5. u3 {d}nin-[... i3-dab5]
6. 1/2(asz@c) ($ blank space $) ur-{d}[ig-alim]
7. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) lugal-[...]
8. dumu ur-bara2-si-ge
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-[...]
10. dumu ur-im-[nun]
11. 1(asz@c) 2/3(disz) 5(ban2) nimgir-{d}[...]
12. dumu ur-{d}sza-u18-sza
  blank space
13. ugula ur-{d}ig-alim
14. 1/2(asz@c) ($ blank space $) ur-{d}hendur-sag
15. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) en-sa6-ga-na
16. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) geme2 usz-gid2-da
17. dumu geme2-dumu-gi7
18. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}nansze
19. dumu geme2-{gesz}gigir
20. 1/2(asz@c) 4(ban2) e2-iti-da
21. dumu tul2-ta usz-bar
22. ugula ur-{d}hendur-sag
23. ($ blank space $) ugula
24. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) geme2-dumu-gi7
25. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) dingir-ra-ka
26. lu2 gu2-tul2
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) lu2-me-lam2
2. dumu ur-gu-la
3. 1/2(asz@c) 4(ban2) ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
4. dumu ur-{d}lamma
5. nam-ugula ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
6. ur-{d}lamma gu2-ab-ba{ki} i3-dab5
  blank space
7. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim
column 3
  blank space
column 4
1. gurum2 ak siki-ba e2 szim
2. sza3 nibru{ki}
3. iti munu4-gu7
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-bi

Consult previous versions and their differences
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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  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Inspection of the workers in the brewery of Nippur, gúrum-ak dab5-ba é-åim; 8 col. (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PPAC 5, 324

    [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 019029 (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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019029
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0007

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.05.00 (us2-us2 year)
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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 13:39:11 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
2020-05-02 at 04:56:44 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-02-23 at 11:17:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0324 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318543.
PPAC 5, 0324 artifact entry (No. P318543). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318543 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0324 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318543 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0324 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318543},
}


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TI  - PPAC 5, 0324 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0324 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318543.
PPAC 5, 0324 artifact entry (No. P318543). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318543 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0324 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318543 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0324 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318543},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P318543
LB  - CDLI:P318543
M1  - 2025/9/1/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0324 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P318543
ER  -
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