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PPAC 5, 0191 (P315956)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0191 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315956 |
| Museum no. | BM 014396 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta | 184 sheep, 1 sila3 (= 100 sila3) each |
| 2 | 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze lu2-kal-la | 3 barig 1 ban2 barley (for) Lukalla |
| 3 | 3(gesz2) 4(u) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta | 240 sheep, 1 sila3 (= 100 sila3) each |
| 4 | 3(barig) sze ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 3 barig barley (for) Ur-Baba |
| 5 | 1(disz) szeg9-bar sze-bi 1(disz) sila3 | 1 barley-heap, its barley: 1 sila3 |
| 6 | 1(u) 2(disz) gu4 5(disz) sila3-ta | 12 oxen at 5 sila3 (per day) |
| 7 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-[ra] | 1 barig 3 ban2 nig-arra |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(barig) duh [ge6] | 2 barig dark beer |
| 2 | sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2 | chief of the oxen of Ur-Bagara |
| 3 | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gu4 | total: 12 oxen |
| 4 | szunigin 1(disz) szeg9-bar 1(disz) sila3 | total: 1 barley-fed ram, 1 sila3 |
| 5 | szunigin 7(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta | total: 74 rams, 1 sila3 each |
| 6 | szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 1 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 1 sila3 barley, |
| 7 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
| 8 | mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | year: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam | the 19th day, |
Sources & licences
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