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PPAC 5, 0037 (P315571)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315571 |
| Museum no. | BM 012512 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 3 | ur-{d}suen ur3-sze3 gen-na | Ur-Suen, who went to the roof, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | lu2-sza-lim sa-bu-um-sze3 gen-na | “Lušalim, go to Sabum! |
| 7 | 1(disz)! sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 sila of beer, 4 sila3 of bread, |
| 8 | 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 shekels oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | aga3-us2 lugal-bi 2(disz)! | its king’s soldiers: 2 |
| 2 | ki ensi2-ta gen-na | went from the governor |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 4 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 5 | szu-er3-ra szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to Šu-Erra, to Susa went, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila₃ beer, |
| 7 | u3-ma-ni dub-sar | Umani, the scribe |
| 8 | 4(disz) sila3 kasz | 4 sila3 beer |
| 9 | dub-sar ansze u3-ma-ni gen-na | The scribe who goes with his donkey, |
| 10 | zi-ga u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | booked out, 17th day; |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
Sources & licences
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