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PPAC 5, 0003 (P315483)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315483 |
| Museum no. | BM 012399 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] 6(disz) gurusz | ... 6 male laborers |
| 2 | [e2] {d}nin-gir2-su u3 esz3 didli-bi | the temple of Ningirsu and all its shrines |
| 3 | [...] e2 {d}ba-ba6 | ... the temple of Baba |
| 4 | [...] 5(disz) e2 {d}nansze | ... 5 houses of Nanše |
| 5 | [...] e2 ki-sal4-la | ... the house of the courtyard |
| 6 | [...] 2(disz) e2-munus-x? | ... 2 E-munus-x(?) |
| 7 | [...] e2 {d}nin-dar-a | ... the temple of Nindara |
| 8 | 1(u) 3(disz) e2 {d}dumu-zi | 13 houses of Dumuzi |
| 9 | 4(disz) e2 {d}szul-gi | 4 houses of Šulgi, |
| 10 | 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) esz3 didli | 19 multi-colored shrines, |
| 11 | 4(u) 8(disz) giri3-se3-ga e2-gal | 48 personnel of the palace, |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) 3(disz) dam-gar3 nig2?-sur-ra | 63 merchants of Niĝura, |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) e2 szabra e2 | 60 houses, household managers; |
| 14 | 1(u) 7(disz) ensi2-gal | 17 chief governors, |
| 15 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) e2 esz3 gir2-su{ki} | 91 houses in shrine Girsu, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 5(u) [...] | 50 ... |
| 2 | 5(disz) [...] | 5 ... |
| 3 | 1(u) e2? [...] | 10 ... houses |
| 4 | 6(disz) [...] | 6 ... |
| 5 | 1(u) 1(disz) [...] | 11 ... |
| 6 | 2(u) [...] | 20 ... |
| 7 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) ($ blank space $) | (total:) 390 (lines). |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) sa | bundles |
| 9 | 4(u) 2(disz) [...] kam | 42 ..., |
| 10 | 1(u) 6(disz) gala | 16 lamentation singers |
| 11 | ($ blank space $) sipa udu gi | shepherd of reed-fed sheep |
| 12 | 2(disz) unu3 | 2 cows, |
| 13 | 1(disz) sipa ud5 | 1 shepherd of nannies, |
| 14 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sipa udu gukkal# | 115 shepherds of fat-tailed sheep |
| 15 | 2(gesz2) 8(disz) nu-{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}gesztin | 188 vine-gardeners |
| 16 | 1(gesz2) 7(disz) e2 usz-bar | 67 weavers' houses, |
| 17 | 2(disz) ga saga | 2 (pieces of) fine cheese, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] sipa ensi2 | ... shepherd, governor |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | iri mu [...] | City ... |
| 6 | 3(u) 2(disz) [...] | 32 ..., |
| 7 | [...] {d}[...] | ... the god |
| 8 | [...] {d}szul-[...] | ... Šul |
| 9 | [...] sza3 uru11{ki} u3 | ... in Uru and |
| 10 | [sza3] sag-ub3{ki} | in Sagubbi |
| 11 | [...] nu-{gesz}kiri6 gesz gal | ... orchardist with big trees |
| 12 | [u3 nu]-{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}gesztin# | and the vineyard of wine |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki} | in Guabba |
| 2 | 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) [...] | (Total:) 1820 ... |
Sources & licences
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