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PPAC 5, 0027 (P315517)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315517 |
| Museum no. | BM 012437 |
| 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 | ||
| 1' | szunigin [...] zi3-sig15 | total ... of fine flour |
| 2' | sze bala-bi 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) <gur> | its bala barley: 4 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 |
| 3' | szunigin 4(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) [...] dabin [gur] | total: 42 gur 3 barig ... dabin flour |
| 4' | sze-bi 5(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) [...] gur | its barley: 51 gur 3 barig |
| 5' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 6' | 2(u) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur | 24 ban2 5 sila3 fine bread, |
| 7' | 4(barig) ninda du | 4 barig regular bread |
| 8' | kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu szesz-tur-tur | under seal of Ur-Baba, son of Šešturtur |
| 9' | 1(asz) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda saga 3(asz) ninda du gur | 1 gur 1 ban2 6 sila3 fine bread, 3 gur regular bread, |
| 10' | kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu | under seal of Ur-Eninnu; |
| 11' | 4(ban2) ninda-saga kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu | 4 ban2 fine bread, under seal of Lu-Utu |
| 12' | 7(asz) 4(ban2) 2/3(disz) ninda gesz-rum gur | 7 gur 4 ban2 2/3 ninda, harrowing, |
| 13' | kiszib3 az-am3 | under seal of Azam; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) ninda saga gur | 2 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 fine bread, |
| 2 | kiszib3 ur-mes dumu nam-ha-ni | under seal of Ur-mes, son of Namhani |
| 3 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda du | 1 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3 regular-quality bread |
| 4 | kiszib3 lugal-i3-sa6 | under seal of Lugal-isa; |
| 5 | 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-rum | 2 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 bread for the harrowing, |
| 6 | 2(ban2) ninda du | 2 ban2 regular-quality bread |
| 7 | kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra | under seal of Lu-dingira |
| 8 | szunigin 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-rum gur | total: 7 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 2 2/3 sila3 bread of gešrum-bread, |
| 9 | sze bala-bi 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 <gur> | its bala barley: 7 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 2 2/3 sila3 |
| 10 | szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda saga [gur] | total: 23 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 1 sila3 fine bread |
| 11 | igi-5(disz)-gal2-[bi ...] | its one-eighth share ... |
| 12 | szunigin 4(asz) 1(barig) [n ninda du] gur | total: 4 gur 1 barig n regular quality loaves |
| left | ||
| 1 | [mu ...]-{d}suen lugal | year: “...-Suen, the king. |
| 2 | giri3 ur-nigar{gar} | via Ur-nigar |
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