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PPAC 5, 0207 (P315997)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0207 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315997 |
| Museum no. | BM 014481 |
| 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(disz) sila3 kasz du | 3 sila3 regular beer, |
| 2 | da-da lu2 kas4 | Dada, the runner |
| 3 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri beer, |
| 5 | 1(disz) <dug> kasz dida du kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of common wort for the journey |
| 6 | lu2-{d}da-mu sukkal | Lu-Damu, the messenger; |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz szu-ta2-ba-an lu2 kas4 | 3 sila3 beer for Šutaban, the messenger; |
| 9 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) elam si-ri{ki}-me | 1 barig 2 ban2 Elam, Siri |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | giri3 szu-ta2-ba-an lu2 kas4 | via Šu-taban, the messenger; |
| 2 | si-ri{ki}-ta du-ni | from Siri came, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri beer, |
| 4 | 1(disz) <dug> kasz dida du kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of common wort for the journey |
| 5 | ur-{d}[...]-si sukkal | Ur-...-si, the messenger |
| 6 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz an-da-ga-ni lu2 kas4 | 5 sila3 beer for Andani, the runner |
| 8 | sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni | from Sabum went, |
| 9 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
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