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PPAC 5, 0071 (P315678)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315678 |
| Museum no. | BM 013085 |
| 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(asz) esir2 e2-duru5 gur lugal | 1 gur, royal esir, for the Duru-house, |
| 2 | 4(disz) {gesz}szu-dim2 ma2 ($ blank space $) gur arad? | 4 šudim boats, gur, slave(?) |
| 3 | 1(asz) esir2 e2-duru5 ($ blank space $) {gesz}szu-dim2 ma2 | 1 esir-garment for the village, “hand-of-a-boat’, |
| 4 | ur-e2-gal | Ur-egal |
| 5 | 1(asz) esir2 e2-duru5 ($ blank space $) {gesz}szu-dim2 ma2 | 1 esir-garment for the village, “hand-of-a-boat’, |
| 6 | a-gi4 | |
| 7 | 1(asz) esir2 e2-duru5 ($ blank space $) {gesz}szu-dim2 ma2 | 1 esir-garment for the village, “hand-of-a-boat’, |
| 8 | ur-gu2-en-na | Ur-gu-ena |
| 9 | 1(asz) esir2 e2-duru5 ($ blank space $) {gesz}szu-dim2 ma2 | 1 esir-garment for the village, “hand-of-a-boat’, |
| 10 | am3-ma | wild bull |
| 11 | 1(asz) esir2 e2-duru5 ($ blank space $) {gesz}szu-dim2 ma2 | 1 esir-garment for the village, “hand-of-a-boat’, |
| 12 | ab-ba-mu | Abbamu, |
| 13 | 1(asz) esir2 e2-duru5 ($ blank space $) {gesz}szu-dim2 ma2 | 1 esir-garment for the village, “hand-of-a-boat’, |
| 14 | lu2-ki-nu-nir{ki} | Lu-kinunir, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) {gesz}szu-dim2 | 2 barig 3 ban2 2 šudim wood |
| 2 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 3 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) {gesz}szu-dim2 | 2 barig 3 ban2 2 šudim wood |
| 4 | a2-li2-ni | his city |
| 5 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) {gesz}szu-dim2 | 2 barig 3 ban2 2 šudim wood |
| 6 | ur-{d}en-ki | Ur-Enki |
| 7 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) {gesz}szu-dim2 | 2 barig 3 ban2 2 šudim wood |
| 8 | lu2-nimgir | Lu-nimgir |
| 9 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) esir2 gur | 1 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 bitumen, |
| 10 | lu2-{d}utu dub-sar | Lu-Utu, the scribe |
| 11 | kiszib3 nam-mah | under seal of Nammah; |
| 12 | mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | nam-mah | the greatness |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ka5-a | son of Ka'a, |
| 4 | ma2-lah5-[gal] | the chief boatman |
Sources & licences
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