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PPAC 5, 0009 (P315497)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315497 |
| Museum no. | BM 012415 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 7(gesz2) 5(u) sze gur lugal | 7(geš₂) 50 gur barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | ur-nig2 engar | Ur-nig, the plowman |
| 3 | 6(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(asz) gur | 690 gur |
| 4 | 4(asz) 4(barig) sza3-gal erin2 | 4 (gur) 4 barig, general, |
| 5 | ur-sa6-ga engar | Ur-saga, the plowman; |
| 6 | ugula ur-dun | foreman: Ur-Dun; |
| 7 | a-sza3 iri-ul | field Iri-ul, |
| 8 | 4(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) gur | 184 gur |
| 9 | 4(asz) 4(barig) sza3-gal erin2 | 4 (gur) 4 barig, general, |
| 10 | lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 <engar> | Lu-Gešbare, the plowman; |
| 11 | [ugula] na!-ba-sa6 | foreman: Nabasa |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}iszkur engar | Ur-Addu, the plowman; |
| 2 | ugula ab-ba-mu | foreman: Abbamu |
| 3 | a-sza3 lal3-ha | field Lalha; |
| 4 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) gur | 121 gur |
| 5 | gu2-zu engar | Guzu, the plowman |
| 6 | 6(gesz2) 2(asz) gur | 62 gur |
| 7 | 2(asz) sza3-gal he2-dab5 | 2: Šagal, seized; |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) naga | alkali-plant |
| 9 | lu2-{d}gir16 engar | Lu-Gir, the plowman; |
| 10 | 5(gesz2) 5(u) 1(ban2) gur | 450 gur 1 ban2 |
| 11 | 6(asz) 1(ban2) sza3-gal erin2 | 6 (gur) 1 ban2, general of the troops; |
| 12 | ($ blank space $) naga | alkali-plant |
| 13 | a2-na engar | labor of the plowman |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | a-sza3 [...] | field |
| 2' | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(ban2) gur | 133 gur 2 ban2 |
| 3' | 3(barig) 4(ban2) sza3-gal [...] | 3 barig 4 ban2 ... |
| 4' | 3(asz) <gur> sza3-gal dumu dab5-ba | 3 gur, chief of the captives; |
| 5' | lu2-mu10-us2-sa2 engar | Lu-mussa, the plowman; |
| 6' | ugula lu2-{d}na-ru2-a | foreman: Lu-Narua; |
| 7' | a-sza3 dur9{ur3}-re-[gar-ra] | field “Dur-re’gara |
| 8' | 5(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(asz) gur | 464 gur |
| 9' | 1(asz) 1(ban2) sza3-gal he2-dab5 | 1 aš 1 ban2: šagal-hedab; |
| 10' | a-tu-kal-la engar | Atukalla, the plowman; |
| 11' | a-sza3 tul2-la? lugal | the royal field Tulla, |
| 12' | 1(gesz2) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 60 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 |
| 13' | da-da engar | Dada, the plowman; |
| 14' | a-sza3 a-ba-al-la | field Aballa, |
| 15' | ugula ur-sag-ub3{ki} | foreman: Ur-sag-ub; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | a-sza3 dam | field of the wife |
| 2' | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur | 105 gur 3 barig |
| 3' | ur-{d}iszkur engar | Ur-Addu, the plowman; |
| 4' | a-sza3 igi {d}<ig>-alim | field before Igalim |
| 5' | ugula lu2-giri17-zal | foreman: Lu-girizal, |
| 6' | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 98 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 7' | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-<da> engar | Ur-Ningešzida, the plowman; |
| 8' | a-sza3 a2-bala | field Abala; |
| 9' | ugula ur-dun | foreman: Ur-Dun; |
| 10' | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur | 88 gur 3 barig |
| 11' | {d}utu-sa6-ga engar | Utu-saga, the plowman; |
| 12' | a-sza3 du6-imin | field Du-imin, |
| 13' | ugula ab-ba-mu | foreman: Abbamu |
| 14' | szunigin 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur | total: 793 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 barley, |
| 15' | szunigin 3(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur sza3-gal erin2 | total: 30 gur 1 barig 1 ban2, general of the troops; |
| 16' | ugula szesz-kal-la | foreman: Šeškalla |
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