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PPAC 5, 0074 (P315681)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0074 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315681 |
| Museum no. | BM 013089 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | lu2-{d}da-mu sukkal | Lu-Damu, the messenger; |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 5 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | ba-sa6-ga sukkal | Basaga, the messenger; |
| 7 | gu4-sze3 gen-na-me | are oxen going. |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 9 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 {d}nin-szubur | 1 idgur oil for Ninšubur |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz lu2-{d}nanna sukkal | 5 sila3 beer for Lu-Nanna, the messenger; |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz ba-ba-a sukkal | 5 sila3 beer for Baba’a, the messenger; |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz ur-{d}suen | 5 sila3 beer for Ur-Suen |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 14 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 15 | lu2-banda3{da} sukkal ma2-sze3 gen-na | Lu-banda, the messenger, went to the boat. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | tu-ra-mi-i3-li2 sukkal | Turami-ilī, the messenger, |
| 4 | szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na | went from Susa |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 6 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 7 | ur-{d}lamma mar-tu | Ur-Lamma, the Amorite |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 9 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 sza3-iri | 1 idgur oil of the inner city |
| 10 | 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 sa2-du11 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 60 litres of beer, 60 liters of flour, regular offering for 15 days |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz ur-{d}utu sukkal a de2-asz gen-na | 1 sila3 of sesame oil: Ur-Utu, the vizier who goes with the water, |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 13 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 14 | a-bu-ni mangaga-sze3 gen-na | went to his father in Manga. |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz a-gu-a sukkal | 5 sila3 beer for Agu’a, the messenger; |
| 16 | zi-ga u4 2(u)-kam | booked out, 20th day; |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
Sources & licences
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