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

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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

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

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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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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

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

  • 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 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 012428b
  • Accession No.: 1895-12-14, 0040b

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-01-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P315509 leadP315509 lead

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: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	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  - 2025/11/15/
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: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2024PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	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  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - PPAC 5, 0021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P463991
ER  -
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