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PPAC 5, 0136 (P315780)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0136 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315780 |
| Museum no. | BM 013428 |
| 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 zi3 gu | 5 sila3 gu flour, |
| 2 | a2-pi5-lum ra-gaba | Apilum, the courier |
| 3 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal elam dab5-ba ki-masz{ki} | 2 barig 3 ban2: Elam, captured, Kimaš |
| 4 | giri3 a2-pi5-lum ra-gaba | via Apilum, the courier; |
| 5 | ki-masz{ki}-ta gen-ne-ne | went from Kimaš |
| 6 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 5 sila3 flour on the 3rd day, |
| 7 | lu2-{d}nin-szubur sukkal | Lu-Ninšubur, the messenger; |
| 8 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 <<me>> gu | 5 sila3 flour, <100> talents |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}dumu-zi lu2 {gesz}tukul | Lu-Dumuzi, the man of weapons |
| 2 | 3(barig) sze sza3-gal gu4 niga | 3 barig barley, fodder of grain-fed oxen, |
| 3 | giri3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi-da | via Lu-Dumuzida |
| 4 | sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni | from Sabum went, |
| 5 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam sza3-iri | 1 ban2 5 sila3 flour on the 3rd day, ša-iri |
| 6 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 2 ban2 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 7 | na-ti-li2 dumu nu-banda3 | Natili, son of the overseer |
| 8 | a-ab-<ba>-sze3 mu zi-ni-sze3 du-ni | To the sea, to her true name she dedicated it. |
| 9 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-da | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzida,’ |
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