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PPAC 5, 0016 (P315504)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315504 |
| Museum no. | BM 012423 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| tablet col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...] sze gur | ... barley gur |
| 2' | masz2-bi 1(u) 5(disz) | its interest: 15 |
| 3' | dub-sag | chief scribe |
| 4' | 5(u) 8(disz) udu | 58 sheep, |
| 5' | 4(asz) 5(ban2) gur | 4 gur 5 ban2 |
| 6' | masz2-bi 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) | its interest: 12 1/2 |
| 7' | egir | behind |
| 8' | [ur]-{d}ba-ba6 szu ba-ti | Ur-Baba received |
| tablet col 2' | ||
| 1' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 2' | 1(disz) gu4 szu-gi4 | 1 ox, šugi |
| 3' | 2(disz) ansze szu-gi4 | 2 donkeys, šugi, |
| 4' | 3(u) masz2 | 30 billy goats |
| 5' | 3(disz) gin2 la2 2(u) sze x? | 3 shekels less 20 grains |
| 6' | masz2-bi 8(disz) ga2? | its interest: 8 (?) (gur) |
| 7' | dub-sag | chief scribe |
| 8' | 1(u) 2(barig) [...] sze gur | 10 gur 2 barig barley, |
| 9' | masz2-bi 3(u) [...] | its interest: 30 ... |
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