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PPAC 5, 0181 (P315924)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0181 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315924 |
| Museum no. | BM 014356 |
| 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 kasz {d}[...] lu2 kas4 | 5 sila3 beer for ..., the messenger |
| 2 | ma2 gesz-i3-ka-[da? ...] gen-na | I am the boat of the ŋešikada canal inspector |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz bi2-bi2 lu2 kas4 | 3 sila3 of beer, the runners, |
| 4 | szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na | went from Susa |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri | 3 sila3 of ša-iri beer, |
| 6 | 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of dida for the road |
| 7 | puzur4-gu3-de2-a lu2 kas4 | Puzur-Gudea, the messenger |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz | 3 sila3 of beer |
| 9 | {d}nanna-dalla lu2 kas4 | Nanna-dalla, the messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na | went from Susa |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri | 3 sila3 of ša-iri beer, |
| 3 | 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of dida for the road |
| 4 | lugal-mas-su2 lu2 kas4 | Lugal-massu, the courier |
| 5 | szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na | went from Susa |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz | 5 sila3 beer |
| 7 | sza3-ta-ku3-zu ra2-gaba | Ša-takuzu, the courier, |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz lugal-nam-zi-tar-ra | 3 sila3 beer for Lugal-namzitara |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz s,e-bi u4-da-tusz | 3 sila3 of beer, its flock dwells daily, |
| 10 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to Susa went, |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz i-pa2-li2-is lu2 kas4 | 3 sila3 beer for Ipalis, the runner |
| 12 | szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na | went from Susa |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
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