PPAC 5, 0021 (P463991)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012428b

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Agricultural record with statement of areas, measures of length and width, and allocation of labour. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ninda! gid2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 [dagal] 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
2'. [a-sza3 ...] 1(disz) sar
3'. [...] 1(disz) [...] nu
4'. [...]-ra-szu
5'. [...] sag#!-kur2-ra
6'. [...] nu
7'. [...] kam?-ra
8'. [...] nu
9'. [... {d}nin]-mar{ki}-sze3
10'. [...] nu
11'. [...] sag#!-kur2-<ra>
column 2'
1. nig2 [...]
2. 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) [ninda gid2 ...] dagal [... kusz3 bur3]
3. a-sza3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) [sar]
  calculation: 2 × y/12 × z = 1 40/60 sar{vol}
4. kin szuku si an [...]
5. gu4 bala e2 [...]
6. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(disz) [ninda] gid2 2(disz) kusz3 dagal [5(disz)? kusz3 bur3]
7. a-sza3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) [sar]
  calculation: 2 × 2/12 × 5(?) = 1 40/60 sar{vol}
  blank space
8. szunigin 3(u) 8(disz) ninda [...]
9. a-sza3 2(bur3) [...]
10. gurusz-bi [...]
11. {d}utu-bar-ra
12. 6(disz) gurusz 3(disz) [ninda gid2] 2(disz) kusz3 dagal [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Agricultural record with statement of areas, measures of length and width, and allocation of labour. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

P315509 leadP315509 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P463991

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012428b
Accession Number 1895-12-14, 0040b

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 062984
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1214-40-b

References

  • primary: PPAC 5, 21

    [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.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 12428A

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    catalogue entry

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
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0021 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P463991.
PPAC 5, 0021 artifact entry (No. P463991). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P463991 (Original work published 2014)
PPAC 5, 0021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P463991 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P463991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P463991},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P463991
LB  - CDLI:P463991
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P463991
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 5, 0021 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P463991.
PPAC 5, 0021 artifact entry (No. P463991). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P463991 (Original work published 2014)
PPAC 5, 0021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P463991 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {PPAC 5, 0021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P463991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P463991},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P463991
LB  - CDLI:P463991
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P463991
ER  -
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