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PPAC 5, 0186 (P315936)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0186 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315936 |
| Museum no. | BM 014369 |
| 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 | 6(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda | 6 sila3 beer, 4 sila2 bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 3 | ur-{d}nin-[...] {gesz}kiri6-sze3 gen-na | Ur-Nin- went to the orchard |
| 4 | 8(disz) sila3 kasz 7(disz) sila3 ninda | 8 sila3 beer, 7 sila2 bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | dingir-ra-bi2 | its gods |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 9 | a-bu-ni | his father |
| 10 | erin2 sze gur10-sze3 gen-na | labor-troops going to gather barley, |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 12 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 13 | er3-eb lu2 kas4 | Tears of the runners |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz a-bu-{t,a}du10 | 1/2 sila3 of oil for Abu-ṭābadu |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 4 | UN-ki-[...] ezem-sze3 gen-na | ... going to the festival |
| 5 | 6(disz) sila3 kasz [4(disz)] sila3 ninda | 6 sila3 beer, 4 sila 3 bread |
| 6 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 7 | a-gu-za dam-gar3-sze3 gen-na | Go to Aguza, the merchant! |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 10 | lu2 i3-la-lum-ma | the man of Ilalum |
| 11 | [giri3] sa6-sa6-ga | via Sasaga |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 14 | ur-nigar{gar} gaba-sze3 gen-na | Ur-nigar, who went to the frontier, |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 16 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 17 | en-usz ki ensi2-sze3 gen-na | Enuš, who went to the place of the ruler, |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
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