PPAC 5, 0325 (P318544)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 019032Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Account of barley, malt, beer; 4 col. (CBT 2))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
2'. [...] 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
3'. 4(u) 6(asz) [...] 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du gur
4'. 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur
5'. sze-bi 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6'. kiszib3 a-tu
7'. ki ur-{d}nisaba-ta
8'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9'. sza3-bi-ta
10'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) <dug> kasz dida-bi 2(ban2)-ta
11'. sze-bi 5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
12'. kasz lugal iri-a ku4-ra
13'. ugu2 lu2-gi-na ba-a-gar
14'. 8(asz) 2(barig) kasz du gur
15'. giri3 ur-dam
16'. 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
17'. giri3 ur-mes
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [ugu2 lu2]-me-lam2 ba-a-gar
2'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
3'. zi-ga
4'. la2-ia3 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5'. a-tu lu2 lunga
6'. 2(u) 8(asz) szim saga gur
7'. sza3 lahtanx(KWU475)-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
8'. sze bala-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
9'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
10'. 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur
11'. sze-bi 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
12'. kiszib3 ur-mes
13'. ki ur-{d}nisaba dumu sza3-ku3-ge-ta
14'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
15'. sza3-bi-ta
16'. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) <dug> kasz dida 2(ban2)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. sze-bi 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
2. kasz lugal iri-a ku4-ra
3. ugu2 lu2-gi-[na ba-a-gar]
4. 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) kasz [... gur]
5. giri3 ur-[...]
6. 2(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) [... gur]
7. giri3 ur-[...]
8. ugu2 [...]
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) [... gur]
10. zi#-[ga]
rest broken
column 2
1. nig2-ka9-ak
n lines broken
2'. mu gu-za [{d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2]
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
2'. [...] 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
3'. 4(u) 6(asz) [...] 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du gur
4'. 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur
5'. sze-bi 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6'. kiszib3 a-tu
7'. ki ur-{d}nisaba-ta
8'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9'. sza3-bi-ta
10'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) <dug> kasz dida-bi 2(ban2)-ta
11'. sze-bi 5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
12'. kasz lugal iri-a ku4-ra
13'. ugu2 lu2-gi-na ba-a-gar
14'. 8(asz) 2(barig) kasz du gur
15'. giri3 ur-dam
16'. 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
17'. giri3 ur-mes
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [ugu2 lu2]-me-lam2 ba-a-gar
2'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
3'. zi-ga
4'. la2-ia3 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5'. a-tu lu2 lunga
6'. 2(u) 8(asz) szim saga gur
7'. sza3 lahtanx(KWU475)-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
8'. sze bala-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
9'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
10'. 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur
11'. sze-bi 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
12'. kiszib3 ur-mes
13'. ki ur-{d}nisaba dumu sza3-ku3-ge-ta
14'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
15'. sza3-bi-ta
16'. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) <dug> kasz dida 2(ban2)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. sze-bi 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
2. kasz lugal iri-a ku4-ra
3. ugu2 lu2-gi-[na ba-a-gar]
4. 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) kasz [... gur]
5. giri3 ur-[...]
6. 2(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) [... gur]
7. giri3 ur-[...]
8. ugu2 [...]
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) [... gur]
10. zi#-[ga]
rest broken
column 2
1. nig2-ka9-ak
n lines broken
2'. mu gu-za [{d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2]
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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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Account of barley, malt, beer; 4 col. (CBT 2))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 325
[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.
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history: CBT 2, BM 019032 (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 019032
- Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0010
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-03-13 at 21:47:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (040537) (040537)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19032) (BM.19032)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1012-10) (W_1895-1012-10)
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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 0325 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318544.
PPAC 5, 0325 artifact entry (No. P318544). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318544 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0325 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318544 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
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