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PPAC 5, 0073 (P315680)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315680 |
| Museum no. | BM 013088 |
| 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 | 1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) kasz du | [1 ban2 fine beer]; 1 ban2 regular beer; |
| 2 | na-bi2-{d}en-lil2 | Nabi-Enlil, |
| 3 | 1(ban2) kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 | 1 ban2 beer, 5 sila3 flour |
| 4 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 5 | da-da sukkal | Dada, the messenger; |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 7 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 8 | ur-{d}da-mu sukkal | Ur-Damu, the messenger; |
| 9 | ma2-sze3 gen-na | went to the boat, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 11 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 12 | a2-pi5-li2 sukkal | Apili, the messenger |
| 13 | igi-nagar-da gen-na | went with the inspector. |
| 14 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 2 | szu-esz18?-dar lu2 maszkim | Šū-Ishtar, the responsible official |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 4 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 5 | i-di3-er3-ra lu2 maszkim | Iddin-Erra, the responsible official |
| 6 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta gen-na | from Damšah came, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 8 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | ad-da-na-bi lu2 maszkim | its father, the responsible official |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 11 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 12 | mi-da-a lu2 kas4 | Idâ, the messenger, |
| 13 | ma2 gesz-i3-sze3 gen-na | went to the oil boat. |
| 14 | 1(ban2) sze ansze gu7 da-da | 1 ban2 of barley, the donkeys eat for Dada; |
| 15 | 1(ban2) sze ansze gu7 na-bi2-{d}en-lil2 | 1 ban2 of barley (for) the donkeys that Nabi-Enlil |
| 16 | zi-ga u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | booked out, 15th day; |
| 17 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
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