PPAC 5, 1664 (P380449)

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 096567

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1/3(disz) ma-na [ku3]
2. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na uruda
3. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na [zabar]
4. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na [nagga]
5. 2(disz) ma-na [{na4}gug]
6. 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 hi-a
7. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) [2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur sze] ur5-ra [sila-a gal2-la]
8. 1(disz) gal{zabar}
9. 1(disz) za-hum{zabar}
10. 1(disz) a-la2{zabar}
11. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na
12. 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za [za3-bi nita]
13. 4(disz) {gesz}gu-za mes
14. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za ha-[lu-ub2]
15. [...] {gesz}gu-za
16. 1(u) {gesz}gu-za asal
17. [...] {gesz}gu-za gid2#-[da]
18. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za [... ha-lu-ub2]
19. 2(disz) {gesz}nu2 [...]
20. 2(disz) {gesz}nu2 [...]
21. 5(disz) {gesz}banszur [...]
22. 4(disz) {gesz}banszur [asal]
column 2
1. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za x?
2. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za szar2-da
3. 2(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub
4. 4(disz) {gesz}dumu-zi sza3-kal
5. 2(disz) {gesz}ban gid2
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) {gesz}gag {gesz}ban
7. 2(disz) {gesz}nag [...]
8. 2(disz) {gesz}gi-na [tusz-a]-kam
9. 5(disz) kusz [...]
10. 9(disz) {gesz}ma-<an>-al-[tum]
11. 6(disz) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga
12. 3(u) 4(disz) ma-na gi du10-ga
13. 5(disz) ma-na {gesz}mun
14. 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 szim sze-li
15. 3(disz) ma-na szim {d}nin-urta-tum
16. 4(disz) ma-na {gesz}erin
17. 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na {gesz}za-ba-lum
18. 7(disz) sila3 szim gug2-ru
19. 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
20. [...] i3-gesz
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(u) {gesz}[...]
2'. 2(disz) {gesz}mi-[ri2-za]
3'. 2(disz) {gesz}eme-[sig]
4'. 3(u) 2(disz) {gesz}eme
5'. 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3
6'. 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar
7'. 1(disz) i-ku-num2
8'. 1(disz) ip-qu2-sza
9'. 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar lu2 lunga
10'. 1(disz) szu-mu-er3-ra
11'. 1(disz) szu-ki-nu-um
12'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
13'. 1(disz) na-ra-am-tum
14'. 1(disz) geme2-sa6-ga
15'. 1(disz) a2-na-na
16'. 1(disz) a-li2-um-mi
17'. 1(disz) ta-ku-ma-tum
18'. zah3 esz-da-gara2
19'. 1(u) 3(disz) geme2 ARAD2
column 2
1. <szunigin> 1/3(disz) ma-na [ku3]
2. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 zabar hi-a
3. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 hi-a
4. szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur ur5-ra sila-a gal2-la
5. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za hi-a
6. szunigin 5(disz) {gesz}banszur
7. szunigin 2(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub#
8. szunigin 6(disz) {na4}kin2
9. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 2(disz) ma-na {gesz}erin hi-a
10. szunigin 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 szim
11. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3 hi-a
12. szunigin 9(disz) <{gesz}>ma-al-tum
13. szunigin 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur
14. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) geme2# [ARAD2 hi-a]
15. nig2-dab5 ARAD2-{d}nanna
16. sza3 uri5{ki}
17. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: PPAC 5, 1664

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 096567
  • Accession No.: 1902-04-14, 0001

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:56 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, 1664 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P380449.
PPAC 5, 1664 artifact entry (No. P380449). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P380449 (Original work published 2007)
PPAC 5, 1664 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P380449 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 1664 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P380449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P380449},
}


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