PPAC 5, 0771 (P378064)

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 086553

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. szu-igi-du
3. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 iti izi-la2-a
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal
5. 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) iri{ki}-ta
6. giri3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 2(barig) su-ga ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz lugal-igi-husz
8. 3(asz) ur-{d}nin-a-zu
9. 2(u) gur ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
10. 1(asz) giri3 lugal-ku3-zu
11. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-a-zu
12. e2 kiszib3-ba-ta
13. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 zi-sza? gu2-en-an-ne2
reverse
1. szunigin 3(u) 6(asz) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sa2-du11 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 e2 {d}suen
5. 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
6. iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
7. sze-bi 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
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8. szunigin 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. zi-ga
10. la2-ia3 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
11. nig2-ka9-ak
12. u2-ta2
13. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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    unsealed

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  • primary: PPAC 5, 771

    [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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  • Museum No.: BM 086553
  • Accession No.: 1899-11-11, 0020

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.00.00
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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 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:36:36 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:47:09 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
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0771 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P378064.
PPAC 5, 0771 artifact entry (No. P378064). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P378064 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 0771 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P378064 (Accessed: September 26, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0771 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P378064},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P378064},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0771 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P378064.
PPAC 5, 0771 artifact entry (No. P378064). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P378064 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 0771 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P378064 (Accessed: September 26, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0771 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P378064},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P378064},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P378064
LB  - CDLI:P378064
M1  - 2025/9/26/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0771 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P378064
ER  - 
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