PPAC 5, 0335 (P318561)
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 019062Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Wages of hired persons; 4 col. (CBT 2))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [... n] 4(ban2)
2. [...]
3. [... sze numun a-sza3] nu-[uru4]-a
4. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
5. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
blank space
6. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
7. 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
8. sze numun a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
9. 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
11. e2 szabra
12. [...] ur-{d}nansze
column 2
1. 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
2. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
3. 2(gesz'u) GAN2 da-[...]
4. sze-numun! a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
5. sanga {d}x?
6. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze numun gur
7. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
8. 2(u) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
9. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 bur2 3(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku)
10. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) <GAN2> a-sza3 ku szuku nig2-du10
11. 8(asz) 2(barig) szum2-mu
12. [...] 4(disz) {ansze}kunga2
13. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
14. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
15. sanga {d}nin-mar#![{ki} ...]
16. 3(asz) sze numun a-[sza3 nu-uru4-a]
17. 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
18. ur-szu-[ga-lam-ma]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 4(asz) [... gur]
2. sze numun [...]
3. [... n] 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 [...]
4. sze numun a-sza3 [nu-uru4-a]
5. e2 sanga {d}nin-[...]
6. 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) sze numun [a-sza3 nu-uru4-a]
7. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
8. 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
9. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
10. 6(bur3) <GAN2> a-sza3 [ku] szuku nig2-du10
11. 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)
12. lugal!-mudra5
13. 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
14. sze numun a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
15. 2(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <gur>
16. a2 <lu2> hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
17. ur-e2-ninnu
18. [...]
column 2
1. 1(asz) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
2. [...] 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze numun <a-sza3> nu-uru4-a
3. [...] 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a2 <lu2> hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
4. a-sza3 uru11{ki}
5. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) [... gur]
6. sze numun
7. szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
8. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
9. bur2-dam
10. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(ban2) gur
11. sze numun
12. szunigin 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
13. a2 hun-ga2
14. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
15. [...] 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
16. [sze numun a-sza3 nu]-uru4-a
rest broken
obverse
column 1
1. [... n] 4(ban2)
2. [...]
3. [... sze numun a-sza3] nu-[uru4]-a
4. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
5. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
blank space
6. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
7. 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
8. sze numun a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
9. 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
11. e2 szabra
12. [...] ur-{d}nansze
column 2
1. 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
2. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
3. 2(gesz'u) GAN2 da-[...]
4. sze-numun! a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
5. sanga {d}x?
6. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze numun gur
7. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
8. 2(u) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
9. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 bur2 3(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku)
10. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) <GAN2> a-sza3 ku szuku nig2-du10
11. 8(asz) 2(barig) szum2-mu
12. [...] 4(disz) {ansze}kunga2
13. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
14. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
15. sanga {d}nin-mar#![{ki} ...]
16. 3(asz) sze numun a-[sza3 nu-uru4-a]
17. 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
18. ur-szu-[ga-lam-ma]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 4(asz) [... gur]
2. sze numun [...]
3. [... n] 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 [...]
4. sze numun a-sza3 [nu-uru4-a]
5. e2 sanga {d}nin-[...]
6. 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) sze numun [a-sza3 nu-uru4-a]
7. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
8. 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
9. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
10. 6(bur3) <GAN2> a-sza3 [ku] szuku nig2-du10
11. 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)
12. lugal!-mudra5
13. 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
14. sze numun a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
15. 2(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <gur>
16. a2 <lu2> hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
17. ur-e2-ninnu
18. [...]
column 2
1. 1(asz) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
2. [...] 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze numun <a-sza3> nu-uru4-a
3. [...] 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a2 <lu2> hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
4. a-sza3 uru11{ki}
5. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) [... gur]
6. sze numun
7. szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
8. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a
9. bur2-dam
10. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(ban2) gur
11. sze numun
12. szunigin 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
13. a2 hun-ga2
14. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
15. [...] 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
16. [sze numun a-sza3 nu]-uru4-a
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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 no.:
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Wages of hired persons; 4 col. (CBT 2))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 335
[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 019062 (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 019062
- Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0040
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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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 09:54:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-02-07 at 14:24:19 | 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 (040557) (040557)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19062) (BM.19062)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1012-40) (W_1895-1012-40)
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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 0335 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318561.
PPAC 5, 0335 artifact entry (No. P318561). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318561 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0335 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318561 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
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