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PPAC 5, 0168 (P315905)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0168 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315905 |
| Museum no. | BM 014314 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [... sila3 ninda] | ... sila of bread |
| 2 | [...] sila3 tu7 | ... sila soup |
| 3 | [e2] {d}nin-dar-a | the temple of Nindara |
| 4 | [...] sila3 ninda | ... sila bread |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 6 | e2 {d}nin-mar{ki} | the temple of Ninmar |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7 <e2> {d}dumu-zi | 2 liters of bread, 2 litres of soup for the temple of Dumuzi |
| 8 | sza3 gir2-su{ki} | in Girsu |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila3 bread |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 11 | e2 ba-gara2 | the house of Bagara |
| 12 | 2(ban2) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 ban2 3 5/6 sila3 bread, |
| 13 | 1(u) 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 11 sila3 soup, |
| 14 | e2 {d}nansze | the house of Nanše |
| 15 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 2/3 sila3 bread, |
| 16 | e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 | the temple of Enlil |
| 17 | 6(disz) sila3 ninda | 6 sila3 bread |
| 18 | e2 {d}nin-kar2 | the temple of Ninkar |
| 19 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 2/3 sila3 bread, |
| 20 | e2 {d}nin-dam?-gu-la | the temple of Nindamgula |
| 21 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 2/3 sila3 bread, |
| 22 | e2 sza3-ge-pa3-da | the house of Šagepada |
| 23 | 1(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 sila3 bread |
| 24 | [e2 {d}]iszkur | the temple of Adad |
| 25 | 1(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 sila3 bread |
| 26 | [...] abzu | ... of the Abzu |
| 27 | [...] sila3 ninda | ... sila bread |
| 28 | 2(ban2) sila3 ninda 1/3(disz) ku6# [sag]-kesz2 | 2 ban2 sila3 bread, 1/3 fish of the head |
| 29 | [...] sila3 ninda | ... sila bread |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | sza3 nigin6[{ki}] | in Nigin |
| 2' | 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 ban2 3 sila3 bread |
| 3' | 6(disz) sila3 tu7 | 6 sila3 soup |
| 4' | 2(disz) sila3 mu-tu | 2 sila3: Mutu; |
| 5' | 1(disz) sila3 ninda i3-de2-a | 1 sila3 of idea bread |
| 6' | 4(disz) ku6 ma UD HU? | 4 fish ..., |
| 7' | {d}dumu-zi | Dumuzi |
| 8' | sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} | in Kinunir |
| 9' | szunigin 2(asz) 4(disz) sila3 mu-tu | total: 2 (gur) 4 sila3 mutu-flour |
| 10' | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 ninda i3-de2-a | total: 1 sila3 bread of Idea |
| 11' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | total: 105 sila3 soup |
| 12' | szunigin 1/3(disz) ku6 sag-kesz2 | total: 1/3 fish of the sagkeš-offering; |
| 13' | <szunigin> 4(disz) ku6 ma <UD HU?> | total: 4 ma fish |
| 14' | en {d}nansze | lord Nanše |
| 15' | 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila3 bread |
| 16' | {d}lamma e2 gibil | The protective deity of the new temple |
| 17' | 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 bread |
| 18' | 1(u) 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 11 sila3 soup, |
| 19' | {d}lamma e2-nesag | the protective deity of the Enesag temple |
| 20' | 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 ban2 3 sila3 bread |
| 21' | 2(u) 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 22 sila3 soup, |
| 22' | 1(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 sila3 bread |
| 23' | {d}kal-kal | Kalkal |
| 24' | 2(disz) sila3 sa suhur | 2 sila3 of suhur-flour |
| 25' | e2 libir | old temple |
| 26' | 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 bread |
| 27' | {d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6 | Šuša-Baba, |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | nin-dingir {d}[...] | “Nin-dingir of |
| 2' | 8(disz) sila3 [ninda] | 8 sila3 bread |
| 3' | 6(disz) sila3 [tu7] | 6 sila3 soup |
| 4' | e2 {d}nin-[...] | the temple of Nin- |
| 5' | 2(disz) sila3 [ninda] | 2 sila3 bread |
| 6' | 2(disz) sila3 [tu7] | 2 sila3 soup |
| 7' | e2 ba-[gara2] | the house of Bagara |
| 8' | szunigin 1(ban2) [... ninda] | total: 1 ban2 ... bread |
| 9' | szunigin 1(u) sila3 [tu7] | total: 10 sila3 soup |
| 10' | iszib {d}nin-[...] | išib priest of Nin- |
| 11' | 1(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 [...] | 1 ban2 2/3 sila3 |
| 12' | 2(u) sila3 [tu7] | 20 sila soup |
| 13' | 3(disz) sila3 [...] | 3 sila3 ... |
| 14' | e2 {d}[...] | the temple of |
| 15' | 2(disz) sila3 [ninda] | 2 sila3 bread |
| 16' | 2(disz) sila3 [tu7] | 2 sila3 soup |
| 17' | e2 ba-[gara2] | the house of Bagara |
| 18' | szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) [2/3(disz) sila3 ninda] | total: 1 ban2 2 2/3 sila3 bread |
| 19' | szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) [sila3 tu7] | total: 22 sila3 soup |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ninda ku6 [...] | ... fish bread |
| 2' | lu2 mar-za{ki} | the man of Marza |
| 3' | masz-e pa3-da-me | we are chosen by the goat |
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