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PPAC 5, 0171 (P315909)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0171 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315909 |
| Museum no. | BM 014323 |
| 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 | 1(disz) ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da} | 1 Ur-Lugalbanda, |
| 2 | 1(disz) <en>-kusz2-sza3-ga | 1 En-kuš-shaga |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma | 1 Ur-Lamma, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi | 1 Ur-Dumuzi |
| 5 | 1(disz) a-kal-la | 1 Akalla, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ur-im-nun | 1 Ur-imnun, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ARAD2-{d}hul3!-e! | 1 Warad-Hule, |
| 8 | 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|) | 1 Akalla, son of Lugal-ušur |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | 1 Ur-Ningešzida |
| 10 | 1(disz) lugal-bar-ra | 1 Lugal-bara, |
| 11 | 1(disz) lu2-gara2? | 1 Lu-gara(?) |
| 12 | 1(disz) nig2-u2-rum | 1 Nig-urum, |
| 13 | 1(disz) ama-tu | 1: Amatu; |
| 14 | 1(disz) lugal-dub-la2 | 1 Lugal-dubla, |
| 15 | 1(disz) kur2 lugal-{d}isztaran | 1 kur2: Lugal-Ištaran; |
| 16 | 1(disz) du11-ga-ni-zi | 1 Duganizi, |
| 17 | 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma dumu lugal-ki-ag2 | 1 Ur-Lamma, son of Lugal-kiag, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3! | 1 Ur-Gešbar-e, |
| 2 | 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar} | 1 Ur-nigar, |
| 3 | 1(disz) kur2 {d}dumu-zi-ta-lu2 | 1 kur2: Dumuzitalu |
| 4 | 1(disz) ARAD2 dumu e2-kur-ba-si | 1 slave, son of Ekur-basi |
| 5 | 1(disz) ur2-ra-ni-sze3 | 1 Urranisze, |
| 6 | 1(disz) inim-ma-ni dumu nam-sal4 | 1 Inim-mani, son of Namsal |
| 7 | 1(disz) kur2 {d}inanna-ka | 1 kur2 of Inanna, |
| 8 | 1(disz) {d}szul-gi-mu | 1 Šulgi-mu |
| 9 | ($ blank space $) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz | 25 male laborers |
| 10 | nita-me | we are men |
| 11 | 1(disz) geme2-{d}sza-u18-sza | (and) 1 (for) Geme-Ša-ušaša, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ama-kal-la | 1 Ama-kalla, |
| 13 | ($ blank space $) 2(disz) geme2 | 2 female laborers, |
| 14 | geme2 kikken2-me | female millers, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | {gesz}tukul <<gesz>>-e dab5-ba | seized by weapons and weapons |
| 2 | dab5-ba sza13-dub-ba | captured, chief accountant |
| 3 | 1(disz) kur-ba | 1: Kurba; |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur | 1/2 workman: Lu-Ninšubur |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) lu2-dingir-ra | 1/2 (workman): Lu-dingira |
| 6 | 1/2(disz) lugal-ka-zi-da dumu szesz-szesz muszen-du3 | 1/2 (workman): Lugal-kazida, son of Shesh-shesh, fowler. |
| 7 | 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 sza3 ki-es3-sa2{ki} | 1 Ur-Baba in Ki’eša, |
| 8 | ki sza3-gu2-bi | and the place of its šagub priesthood |
| 9 | 1(disz) en-ni-na-dan | 1 En-nina-dan |
| 10 | 1/2(disz) {d}utu-ik-szur2 | 1/2 (workman): Utu-ikšur |
| 11 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 12 | 1(disz) SIG7-a lu2-{d}dumu-zi | 1 yellow, Lu-Dumuzi; |
| 13 | 1(disz) ba-<ta>-e11-de3 ma2-lah5 | 1 Ba<ta>ede, the boatman; |
| 14 | 1/2(disz) a-kal-la | 1/2 workman: Akalla |
| 15 | 1(disz) nimgir-inim-gi-na | 1 Nimgir-inimgina, |
| 16 | dumu lu2-{d}dumu-zi nar | son of Lu-Dumuzi, the musician. |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) kur2 ab-ba-gi-na | 1 kur₂: Abbagina |
| 2 | 1(disz) lugal-gu2!-tuku dumu sa6-da-u5? | 1 Lugal-gutuku, son of Sada-u |
| 3 | 1(disz) a-si-lu2 dumu lu2-giri17-zal | 1 Asilu, son of Lu-girizal |
| 4 | 1(disz) kur2 ARAD2-{d}hul3-e! dumu nin-ki-nu-nir{ki} | 1 kur2: Warad-Ḫule, son of Nin-kinunir |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz | 16 male laborers, |
| 6 | nu-dab5-ba-me | are not seized |
| 7 | szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz | total: 41 male laborers |
| 8 | szunigin 2(disz) geme2 | total: 2 female laborers |
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