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PPAC 5, 0128 (P315755)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0128 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315755 |
| Museum no. | BM 013390 |
| 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 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 210 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day), |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 98 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 3 | sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 barig 4 ban2 8 sila3; |
| 4 | nig2-kal-la | a valuable thing |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) <sila3> | 210 sheep, 1 1/2 qû |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) | 102 sheep, 1 |
| 7 | sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) lu2-kal-la | its barley: 4 barig 4 ban2, Lukalla; |
| 8 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) | 210 sheep, 1 1/2 |
| 9 | 1(gesz2) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) | 68 sheep, 1 |
| 10 | sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 barig 3 ban2 8 sila3; |
| 11 | an-ne2 | An |
| 12 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) | 210 sheep, 1 1/2 |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) | 115 sheep, 1 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3; |
| 2 | lu2-{d}nin-szubur | Lu-Ninšubur |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 133 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 4 | sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 | its barley: 2 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3; |
| 5 | a2-na-mu | Anamu |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 121 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 7 | sze-bi 2(barig) 5(ban2) sa2-du11 | its barley: 2 barig 5 ban2, regular offering; |
| 8 | 4(u) sila4 diri 1(disz) sila3 | 40 extra lambs, 1 lamb |
| 9 | sze-bi 4(ban2) | its barley: 4 ban2; |
| 10 | 1(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3-ta | 10 oxen, 8 sila3 each, |
| 11 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu4 6(disz) sila3-ta | 9 oxen, 6 sila3 (= 60 sila3) each |
| 12 | 5(disz) amar 3(disz) sila3-ta | 5 calves, 3 sila3 each, |
| 13 | 7(disz) szeg9-bar 2(disz) sila3 | 7 barley-fed rams, 2 sila3 |
| 14 | sze-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 | its barley: 2 barig 4 ban2 3 sila3; |
| 15 | u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | 26th day, |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
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