PPAC 5, 0081 (P315690)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 013123

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of large amounts of sticks and bundles of reed. / Case: Date only preserved; same as on tablet. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz'u) 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
2. 7(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sa gi
3. si-i3-tum
4. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
reverse
1. su-su-dam
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-sa6-ga

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Record of large amounts of sticks and bundles of reed. / Case: Date only preserved; same as on tablet. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PPAC 5, 81

    [Sigrist2013PPAC5] Sigrist, Marcel, and Ozaki Tohru. 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 13123+A

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 013123
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0214

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005194 (composite) (P457904) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“PPAC 5, 0081 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315690.
PPAC 5, 0081 artifact entry (No. P315690). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315690 (Original work published 2006)
PPAC 5, 0081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315690 (Accessed: May 17, 2024).
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