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PPAC 5, 0197 (P315971)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0197 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315971 |
| Museum no. | BM 014420 |
| 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 | 2(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta | 20 less 2 male laborers, 1 barig barley (per day) at the royal (amount) |
| 2 | 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta | 1 male worker, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) each |
| 3 | 8(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta | 8 male laborers, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 4 | sze-bi 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur | its barley: 4 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 |
| 5 | sze-ba a-bala du3-a-ku5 | barley rations of the bala, cut off; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki [...]-ta | from ... |
| 2 | ugula ur-dun szandana | foreman: Ur-Dun, the šandana; |
| 3 | sze sumun te du11-ga guru7 gesz-sze3-ta | The old barley that was poured out from the silo, |
| 4 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 5 | mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul | year: “Anšan was destroyed. |
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