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PPAC 5, 0026 (P315516)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315516 |
| Museum no. | BM 012436 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] ba | ... ... |
| 2' | [sze-bi] nam | its barley: |
| 3' | [...] engar | ..., farmer |
| 4' | [GAN2-gu4 ur]-mes | oxen field of Urmes |
| 5' | [ur-{d}]nisaba i3-dab5 | Ur-Nisaba accepted; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) [n GAN2 n] | 2 bur3 1 eše3 4 iku surface |
| 2 | 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 [n] | 1 bur3 3 1/2 iku surface |
| 3 | sze-bi 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) | its barley: 55 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 |
| 4 | lu2-dingir-ra engar | Lu-dingira, the plowman; |
| 5 | GAN2-gu4 ze2-na | sweet oxen field |
| 6 | ad-da i3-dab5 | Dada accepted; |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi-a | 240 mer, hia, |
| 8 | 2(u) 3(disz) kur hi-a | 23 kur₂: hia; |
| 9 | 1(esze3)? 4(iku) GAN2 bar | 1 eše3 4 iku surface area, |
| 10 | 2(iku) GAN2 ki | 2 iku field area: |
| 11 | a-sza3 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 | field: 2 bur3 1 eše3 2 3/4 iku surface; |
| 12 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 13 | 2(gesz2) 5(disz) mer hi-a | 125 mer, hia, |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) kur hi-a | 90 less 1 kur of hia, |
| 15 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 [...] | 1 bur3 1 eše3 field area |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | gin2 [...] | ... shekels |
| 2' | 5(gesz2)? [...] | 450(?) ... |
| 3' | 4(u) [...] | 40 ... |
| 4' | 1(u) [...] | 10 ... |
| 5' | a-sza3 [...] | field |
Sources & licences
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