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PPAC 5, 0107 (P315723)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0107 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315723 |
| Museum no. | BM 013330 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz du | 5 sila3 regular beer, |
| 2 | szu-{d}nin-szubur sukkal | Šū-Ninszubur, the messenger; |
| 3 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri | 3 sila3 of ša-iri beer, |
| 5 | 1(disz) dug dida du kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of common wort for the road |
| 6 | lu2-{d}nanna lu2 kas4 | Lu-Nanna, the messenger |
| 7 | sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Sabum went, |
| 8 | 6(disz) sila3 kasz du | 6 sila3 regular beer, |
| 9 | e2-ki-bi lu2 kas4 | Its temple, a man who travels |
| 10 | u3 u-bar lu2 kas4 | and Ubar, the runners |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni | from the Urua plant planted, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri beer, |
| 3 | 1(disz) dug dida du | 1 jug of regular dida beer, |
| 4 | kaskal-sze3 | to the road |
| 5 | e-la-<ak>-nu-id sukkal | Elakaknid, the messenger |
| 6 | 4(ban2) elam za-ul{ki}-me | 4 ban2 Elam, Za’ul |
| 7 | giri3 e-la-<ak>-nu-id sukkal | via Elakaknid, the messenger; |
| 8 | za-ul{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Za’ul went, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz dingir-dan lu2 kas4 | 3 sila3 beer for Dingir-dan, the messenger; |
| 10 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 11 | 1(barig) 5(ban2)? 2(disz) sila3 | 1 barig 5 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 12 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
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