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PPAC 5, 0004 (P315486)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315486 |
| Museum no. | BM 012403 |
| 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 | [...] {gesz}bala | ... the bala device |
| 2 | [...] {gesz}ga-rig2 e2-ba-an | ... the door of the Eban temple |
| 3 | [...] masz-masz | ..., exorcist |
| 4 | [...] sza3 szu-gu2? | ... in the šugu(?) |
| 5 | [...] tag? bu-si | ... of the būsi plant |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) pa ku5 {gesz}u3-suh5 | 650 (pieces of) pa-wood, ‘cutting-of-the-throat’, |
| 2 | 3(gesz2) la2 2(disz) pa ku5 {gesz}pesz3? 4(disz) kusz3 | 320 less 2 cuts of figs, 4 cubits; |
| 3 | 5(disz) pa ku5 {gesz}szinig? | 5 paku5 of šinig(?), |
| 4 | 2(disz) {gesz}ka-gal?-lum? | 2 (pieces of) kagallum wood |
| 5 | 6(disz) {gesz}nu-kusz2 | 6 hides, |
| 6 | 4(disz) {gesz}sag-kul | 4 bolts |
| 7 | 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}u3 3(disz) kusz3 | 11 hoes, 3 cubits; |
| 8 | 4(disz) {gesz}u3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 | 4 axes, 2 1/2 cubits; |
| 9 | 1(disz) {gesz}geszimmar 4(disz) kusz3 | 1 date palm, 4 cubits |
| 10 | 1(disz) {gesz}u3 {gesz}ma2-du3 | 1 wooden boat |
| 11 | 1(disz) {gesz}geszimmar? 6(disz) kusz3 | 1 date palm(?) 6 cubits |
| 12 | 4(disz) {gesz}[...] | 4 ... trees |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 2(disz) {gesz}ig e2! | 2 doors of the house |
| 2' | 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}ig ge6 gid2 | 11 door(s), black, long |
| 3' | 1(u) 4(disz) {gesz}ig ge6 gid2 gigir? sza3-ba 1(disz) | 14 doors, black, long, chariot-shaped, inside it, 1 |
| 4' | 6(disz) {gesz}u3-szub-hum{um} | 6 šubhum tree |
| 5' | 2(disz) {gesz}u3 suh5 7(disz) kusz3 | 2 hoes, 7 cubits; |
| 6' | 2(u) dug kur-ku-du3 | 20 kurkudu-vessels |
| 7' | 6(disz) dug lahtan | 6 pots of lahtan-beer, |
| 8' | 1(gesz2) dug 3(ban2) | 60 jugs 3 ban2 |
| 9' | 1(u) 1(disz) dug giri3 | 11 jars, via |
| 10' | 3(disz) ba-ri2-ga | 3 (mana wool for) Bariga |
| 11' | 2(disz) {gesz}szukur za-ra-tum | 2 šukur-tools, zaratum, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 2(disz) lagab {gesz}zi gu-za nita | 2 (pieces of) lagab wood for the throne of the man |
| 2' | 1(disz) {gesz}sag-u4 {gesz}gu-za nita | 1 sagû-wood, a male throne |
| 3' | 3(disz) {gesz}ur2-[...] | 3 (pieces of) ... wood |
| 4' | 3(disz) {gesz}ba-ri2-ga | 3 (pieces of) bariga wood |
| 5' | [...] dag#-si e2-ba-<an> | ... of the Ebaba temple |
| 6' | [...] gi [...] | ... reed |
| 7' | [...] a e-hur | ... he returned. |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | [...] nu-tuku | ... has no ... |
| 10' | [...] lu2 iri | ... the man of the city |
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