PPAC 5, 1056 (P378819)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 087611

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. erin2 bala gub-<ba>
3. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. 7(disz) gurusz 1(barig) bala tusz-a
5. nu-banda3 su-szim-a
6. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
7. ki ur-{d}nun-gal-ta
8. mu nu-banda3 min-ba-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nu-musz-da ib2-ra
2. sza3-gal erin2 e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
3. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
4. i3-dub ambar sur-ra-ta
5. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du-du
4. sanga uru11{ki}
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Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Fischer, ZA 082, 073 no. 1

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P378819

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 087611
Accession Number 1900-10-16, 0121

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 1056

    [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.

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 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:19:37 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-02 at 21:26:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 1056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P378819.
PPAC 5, 1056 artifact entry (No. P378819). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P378819 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P378819 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 1056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P378819},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P378819},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 1056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P378819.
PPAC 5, 1056 artifact entry (No. P378819). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P378819 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P378819 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 1056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P378819},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P378819},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P378819
LB  - CDLI:P378819
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - PPAC 5, 1056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P378819
ER  - 
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