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PPAC 5, 0053 (P315645)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315645 |
| Museum no. | BM 012788 |
| 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 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) dub-sar 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta | 9 scribes, 2 sila3 bread each |
| 2 | iti amar-a-a-si u4 1(u)-ta | month: “Amarasi,’ 10th day |
| 3 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u)-sze3 | the month of Addarum, the day 20 |
| 4 | ninda-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) gur | its bread: 1 gur 4 barig; |
| 5 | 1(u) dub-sar 2(disz) sila3-ta u4 1(u)-sze3 | 10 scribes at 2 sila3 per day, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ninda-bi 3(barig) | its bread: 3 barig; |
| 2 | dub-sar tur-tur-me | the small scribes |
| 3 | 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra-kam | 2 ban2 8 sila3 bread, 2 sila3, nig-ar-ra-kam, |
| 4 | he2-dab5 u4-tusz-a-me | We are seized, we sit down daily. |
| 5 | iti sze-mu-ku5 | month: “Šemū-ku’ |
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