PPAC 5, 1260 (P379440)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 088382

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) {gesz}sag-du 3(disz) {gesz}gi-[na]
2. nin-a2-ge6-ni-sze3
3. 2(disz) {gesz}sag-du 3(disz) {gesz}gi-[na]
4. nin-tar-na
5. 2(disz) {gesz}sag-du 3(disz) {gesz}gi-[na]
6. nin-ku3-ga-ni
7. 2(disz) {gesz}sag-du 3(disz) {gesz}gi-[na]
8. nin-lu2?-saga
9. 2(disz) {gesz}sag-du 3(disz) {gesz}gi-[na]
10. nin-kal-la ar
11. 2(disz) {gesz}sag-du 3(disz) {gesz}gi-[na]
12. nin-me-lam2
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 5(disz) gesz szum-szum
2'. 5(disz) gesz a-li2-a-li2
3'. 5(disz) gesz nin-ma2-gur8-re si
4'. 5(disz) gesz masz-tur
5'. 5(disz) gesz nin-e2-gal-e-[si]
6'. 5(disz) gesz nin-nam-mah-[zu]
7'. ($ blank space $) ba-a-du-du
8'. ($ blank space $) nin-ma2-gur8-re
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 2(disz) {gesz}sag-[du]
2'. 3(disz) {gesz}gi-[na]
3'. nin-ama-mu
4'. 2(disz) {gesz}sag-du
5'. 3(disz) {gesz}gi-na
6'. geme2-tul2-sag
7'. 2(disz) {gesz}sag-du
8'. 3(disz) {gesz}gi-na
9'. nin-e-bar-ga2
10'. 2(disz) {gesz}sag-du
11'. 3(disz) {gesz}gi-na
12'. szir-szir
13'. sza-at-er3-ra
left
1. [{gesz}]sag-du {gesz}gi-na gesz lugal-[...]
2. mu us2-sa na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P379440

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1901.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 088382
Accession Number 1901-02-09, nn

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 1260

    [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
2026-07-22 at 13:28:31 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-25 at 08:39:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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, 1260 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P379440.
PPAC 5, 1260 artifact entry (No. P379440). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P379440 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1260 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P379440 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	month = {jul 23},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P379440},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 1260 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P379440.
PPAC 5, 1260 artifact entry (No. P379440). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P379440 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1260 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P379440 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	month = {jul 23},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P379440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P379440},
}

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