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PPAC 5, 0020 (P315509)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315509 |
| Museum no. | BM 012428a |
| 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 | [... gid2 n kusz3 dagal n kusz3] bur3 | ... the length was n cubits, the width n [cubits] |
| 2 | [a-sza3 ...] 1(u) sar | field 10 sar |
| 3 | [...] gid2# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 [dagal] 2(disz) kusz3 bur3 | ... the length is 1 1/2 cubits, the width (1/2 cubit), the depth 2 [cubits] |
| 4 | [a-sza3 ...] sar 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 | field ..., plot 2 1/2 shekels |
| 5 | [...] gid2 2/3(disz) kusz3 dagal# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 bur3 | ... the length 2/3 cubit, the breadth 1 1/2 cubits, the depth |
| 6 | [a-sza3 ...] gin2 | field ... shekels |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | a-sza3 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 | field: 1/3 sar 5 shekels; |
| 3 | gurusz-bi 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 | its labor: 15 shekels; |
| 4 | 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) ninda gid2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 2(disz) kusz3 bur3-ta | 2 male laborers, 10 ninda the length, 1 1/2 cubits the width, 2 cubit(s) the depth, |
| 5 | a-sza3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sar-ta | a field of 1 2/3 sar each, |
| 6 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz) kusz3 dagal 2(disz) kusz3 bur3 | 3 1/2 ninda length, 1 cubit width, 2 cubits depth, |
| 7 | a-sza3 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 | field: 1/2 sar 5 shekels; |
| 8 | gurusz-bi 1/3(disz) la2 1(disz@t) gin2 | its labor: 1/3 less 1 shekel; |
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