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PPAC 5, 0084 (P315694)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0084 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315694 |
| Museum no. | BM 013139 |
| 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 | 6(disz) u8 1(disz) udu-nita2 | 6 ewes, 1 ram, |
| 2 | lu2 la-ga ur4-ra | a man with a limp, |
| 3 | 1(u) u8 1(u) 5(disz) sila4-nita2 bar-su | 10 ewes, 15 male lambs, ..., |
| 4 | la2-ia3 su-ga mu-a | deficit repaid in full; |
| 5 | 6(disz) u8 ur4-ra giri3 szar2-ra-ab-du | 6 fattened ewes, via Šarrabdu, |
| 6 | [i3]-du10-ga na-gada 3(u) 8(disz) | idduga nagaba: 38 |
| 7 | 1(u) 8(disz) u8 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2 lu2 [la]-ga ur4-ra | 18 ewes, 12 rams, untrained men |
| 8 | sukkal-di-ne na-gada 3(u) | the viziers of Nagad: 30 |
| 9 | 5(disz) u8 lu2 la-ga ur4-ra | 5 ewes, sucklings, |
| 10 | sza3-ku3-ge na-gada 5(disz) | Šakuge, the nagŋada-official: 5 |
| 11 | 2(u) 1(disz) u8 2(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2 lu2 la-ga ur4-ra | 21 ewes, 26 rams, dependants, |
| 12 | 1(disz) u8 5(disz) udu-nita2 bar-su la2-ia3 su-ga mu-a | 1 ewe, 5 rams, furrowed, deficit, repaid, year: "..." |
| 13 | lu2-{d}suen na-gada 5(u) 3(disz) | Lu-Suen, the sailor: 53 |
| 14 | 1(u) 5(disz) u8 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2 4(disz) sila4-nita2 | 15 ewes, 12 rams, 4 male lambs |
| 15 | lu2 la-ga ur4-ra | a man with a limp, |
| 16 | lu2-{d}inanna na-gada 3(u) 1(disz) | Lu-Inanna, the herdsman, 31 |
| 17 | 6(disz) sila4-nita2 bar-su la2-ia3 su-ga mu-a | 6 male lambs, barsu, deficit, repaid, year: “ |
| 18 | [ku4]-ra-ni-i3-sa6 <na-gada> 6(disz) | Gurani-isa, the herdsman: 6 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) u8 7(disz) udu-nita2 bar-su la2-ia3 su-ga mu-a | 8 ewes, 7 rams, furrowed, deficit, repaid, year: "..." |
| 2 | lu2-kal-la na-gada 1(u) 5(disz) | Lukalla, the wagon driver, 15 |
| 3 | 8(disz) udu-nita2 bar-su la2-ia3 su-ga mu-a | 8 rams, barsu-fed, deficit, repaid, year: "..." |
| 4 | lugal-ezem na-gada 8(disz) | Lugalezem, the sailor: 8 |
| 5 | 1(disz) u8 4(disz) udu-nita2 8(disz) sila4-nita2 | 1 ewe, 4 rams, 8 male lambs |
| 6 | lu2-me-lam2 na-gada 1(u) 3(disz) | Lu-melam, the naŋada: 13 |
| 7 | 5(disz) udu-nita2 1(disz) sila4-nita2 | 5 male sheep, 1 female lamb, |
| 8 | lu2-{d}na-ru2-a na-gada 6(disz) | Lu-Narua, the herdsman: 6. |
| 9 | 3(disz) u8 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2 4(disz) sila4-nita2 | 3 ewes, 12 rams, 4 male lambs |
| 10 | ur-{d}hendur-sag na-gada 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) | Ur-Ḫendursag, the herdsman, 19 |
| 11 | 2(disz) u8 6(disz) udu-nita2 2(disz) sila4-nita2 | 2 ewes, 6 rams, 2 male lambs |
| 12 | nam-mah na-gada 1(u) | Nammaḫ, the naĝada-priest (at the rate of) 10 |
| 13 | 1(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2 | 11 male sheep, |
| 14 | ur-{d}dumu-zi dumu ur-{d}nansze <na-gada> | Ur-Dumuzi, son of Ur-Nanše, the herdsman |
| 15 | ($ blank space $) sila4 lu2 la-ga ur4-ra | lamb of a man who has been seized |
| 16 | szunigin 4(gesz2) 5(disz) udu-nita2 | total: 255 rams, |
| 17 | udu la2-ia3 su-ga udu szu-gid2 u3 lu2 la-ga ur4-ra | sheep with deficits, sheep with šugid-offerings, and sheep that have deficits |
| 18 | u4 4(disz)-kam sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki} | 4th day, in Guabba; |
| 19 | ugula du11-ga-zi-da | foreman: Dugazida |
| 20 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal | year: “Amar-Suen is king. |
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