PPAC 5, 0001 (P414578)
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 012392Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative [identification uncertain]Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
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column 2
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column 3
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column 4
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column 5
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column 6
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column 7
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reverse
column 1
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column 2
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column 3
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column 4
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column 5
1. 3(ban2) geme2-[{d}]lu2-lal3
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nig2-gur11-{d}ba-ba6
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-sa-du8
4. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
5. dumu-ni-me
6. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
7. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
8. nin-e-sag-tur
9. nin9 nin-za3-gu
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10. geme2-{d}lu2-lal3 <i3-dab5>
11. ugula kas4
12. 3(ban2) a-ba-{d}ba-ba6-gin7
13. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}ig-alim <dumu-ni?>
14. 3(ban2) nin-mu-tag!-du8
15. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
16. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) geme2-{gesz}gigir
17. 2(ban2) en3-mu-he2-tar-re
18. 2(ban2) nin-en-kusz2
19. szu 2(ban2) nin-lu2-gi-na
20. szu 2(ban2) nin-sag-x
21. a-ba-{d}ba-ba6-gin7 i3-dab5
22. ugula kas4
23. 3(ban2) nin-en-kusz2
24. 3(ban2) sag-{d}ba-ba6-tuku
25. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)! geme2-{gesz}gigir
26. 3(ban2) nin-ki-ni la2-ia3-su-ga ur-si-gar
27. 1(ban2) nin-he2-gal2 dumu-ni
28. 1(ban2) giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
29. a-ru-a {d}ba-ba6-ku3-zu
30. nin9 usz-gi-na nar
31. 2(ban2) nin-{d}lamma-mu
32. a-ru-a ur-nig2 dub-sar
33. sze-bi ($ blank space $)
34. nin-en-kusz2 i3-dab5
35. [geme2] dab5-ba-me
column 6
1. zah3 a2-kal-la
2. a-ru-a ma-da-ga
3. zah3 geme2-li-[...]
4. zah3 nin-{d}lamma-mu
5. zah3 nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu
6. zah3 nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu
sic
7. zah3 {d}nansze-ama-mu
8. geme2 nu-dab5-ba
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9. szunigin 2(disz) nu-szum2-mu-ta
10. szunigin 5(u) 8(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
11. szunigin 6(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
12. szunigin 6(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
13. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
14. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
15. szunigin 5(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)-ta
16. szunigin 1(disz) dumu SIG7-a 2(ban2)-ta
17. sze-bi 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
18. gub-ba-am3
19. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) geme2 2(ban2)-ta
20. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
21. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
22. geme2 kikken2
23. szunigin 6(disz) geme2 zah3
24. [geme2] gu-me
column 7
1. gurum2 ak
2. usz-bar
3. gir2-su{ki}
4. ur-{d}ig-alim
5. [dumu] gu-za-ni
rest broken
obverse
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column 2
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column 3
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column 4
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column 5
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column 6
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column 7
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reverse
column 1
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column 2
broken
column 3
broken
column 4
broken
column 5
1. 3(ban2) geme2-[{d}]lu2-lal3
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nig2-gur11-{d}ba-ba6
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-sa-du8
4. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
5. dumu-ni-me
6. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
7. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
8. nin-e-sag-tur
9. nin9 nin-za3-gu
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10. geme2-{d}lu2-lal3 <i3-dab5>
11. ugula kas4
12. 3(ban2) a-ba-{d}ba-ba6-gin7
13. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}ig-alim <dumu-ni?>
14. 3(ban2) nin-mu-tag!-du8
15. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
16. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) geme2-{gesz}gigir
17. 2(ban2) en3-mu-he2-tar-re
18. 2(ban2) nin-en-kusz2
19. szu 2(ban2) nin-lu2-gi-na
20. szu 2(ban2) nin-sag-x
21. a-ba-{d}ba-ba6-gin7 i3-dab5
22. ugula kas4
23. 3(ban2) nin-en-kusz2
24. 3(ban2) sag-{d}ba-ba6-tuku
25. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)! geme2-{gesz}gigir
26. 3(ban2) nin-ki-ni la2-ia3-su-ga ur-si-gar
27. 1(ban2) nin-he2-gal2 dumu-ni
28. 1(ban2) giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
29. a-ru-a {d}ba-ba6-ku3-zu
30. nin9 usz-gi-na nar
31. 2(ban2) nin-{d}lamma-mu
32. a-ru-a ur-nig2 dub-sar
33. sze-bi ($ blank space $)
34. nin-en-kusz2 i3-dab5
35. [geme2] dab5-ba-me
column 6
1. zah3 a2-kal-la
2. a-ru-a ma-da-ga
3. zah3 geme2-li-[...]
4. zah3 nin-{d}lamma-mu
5. zah3 nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu
6. zah3 nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu
sic
7. zah3 {d}nansze-ama-mu
8. geme2 nu-dab5-ba
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9. szunigin 2(disz) nu-szum2-mu-ta
10. szunigin 5(u) 8(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
11. szunigin 6(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
12. szunigin 6(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
13. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
14. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
15. szunigin 5(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)-ta
16. szunigin 1(disz) dumu SIG7-a 2(ban2)-ta
17. sze-bi 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
18. gub-ba-am3
19. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) geme2 2(ban2)-ta
20. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
21. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
22. geme2 kikken2
23. szunigin 6(disz) geme2 zah3
24. [geme2] gu-me
column 7
1. gurum2 ak
2. usz-bar
3. gir2-su{ki}
4. ur-{d}ig-alim
5. [dumu] gu-za-ni
rest broken
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 [identification uncertain]
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PPAC 5, 1
[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 1, BM 12392
[Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.catalogue entry
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 012392
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- 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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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 | 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 09:54:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | 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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| 2010-11-07 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | 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 (062951) (062951)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.12392) (BM.12392)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1214-4) (W_1895-1214-4)
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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 0001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414578.
PPAC 5, 0001 artifact entry (No. P414578). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414578 (Original work published 2010)
PPAC 5, 0001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414578 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
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