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PPAC 5, 0173 (P315912)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0173 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315912 |
| Museum no. | BM 014327 |
| 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 | 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu | 60 male laborers, overseer: Lu-Utu |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra | 60 male laborers, overseer: Igizubara |
| 3 | szunigin 2(gesz2) gurusz | total: 240 male laborers |
| 4 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz gi-IL2 e2-uz-ga | 15 male laborers, porters of the uzga house, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ki a-nag ur-{d}namma | 1 place of drinking: Ur-Namma; |
| 7 | 1(disz) ki a-nag {d}szul-gi | 1: the place of drinking for Šulgi, |
| 8 | 6(disz) e2 gu4 gaz | 6 oxen slaughtered, |
| 9 | 1(u) 8(disz) lugal-ra-us2-<sa> | 18 (mana wool for) Lugal-ra'usa |
| 10 | 8(asz) gu2 gir engur-<ra> | 8 talents, footstool of the deep |
| 11 | 3(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2 | 3 sippar shepherds, |
| 12 | 5(disz) e2 muhaldim | 5, house of the cook; |
| 13 | 5(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-<ti> | 5 (mana wool for) the work-assignment |
| 14 | 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ma-an-ba | 1 (piece of) im-IL, the place of ..., |
| 15 | 1(disz) im-IL2 ki a-kal-la | 1 (workman): Im-IL, with Akalla |
| 16 | 1(disz) gi-da tusz-a in-si-na | 1 reed, sitting, insina, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) ka e2-gal gub-ba | 2 (mana wool for) the gate of the palace stationed, |
| 2 | 2(disz) in-bul5-bul5 | 2 (mana wool for) Inbulbul |
| 3 | 2(disz) ki szandana | 2 with Šandana, |
| 4 | 1(disz) i3 zu2-lum | 1: oil of dates; |
| 5 | 1(disz) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3 | 1: flour, nig-ar₃-grain, fine quality; |
| 6 | 1(disz) ku6 nisi | 1 fish, nisi, |
| 7 | 1(asz) gu2 tul2 | 1 talent of tul-flour |
| 8 | 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki lu2-giri17-zal | 1 sack of flour from Lu-girizal, |
| 9 | 3(disz) tu-ra | 3 (mana wool for) Tura |
| 10 | 2(disz) zi-gum2 ansze ki-tug2 | 2 zigum donkeys, |
| 11 | 5(disz) e2 szu-{d}suen dumu-lugal | 5, house of Šu-Suen, the king’s son; |
| 12 | 5(disz) zi-gum2 lugal-{d}suen{ki}-sze3! | 5 zigum offerings for Lugal-Suen |
| 13 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz | total: 90 male laborers, |
| 14 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 15 | la2-ia3 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu | deficit: 19 male laborers, overseer: Lu-Utu |
| 16 | la2-ia3 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra | Deficit: 11 male laborers, supervisor: Igizubara |
| 17 | iri-ta nu-e3-me | who does not leave the city, |
| 19 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
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