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PPAC 5, 0250 (P316507)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0250 |
|---|---|
| ID | P316507 |
| Museum no. | BM 015316 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) sze lugal | 1 barig barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | bi2-du11-i3-sa6 nu-dab5-ba | did Bidisa not seize, |
| 3 | ugula bi2-du11-i3-sa6 | foreman: Bidu-isa; |
| 4 | 3(ban2) lugal-[...] | 3 ban2: Lugal- |
| 5 | ugula usz-gi-na | foreman: Ušgina |
| 6 | 1(barig) sze ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu i-di3-a | 60 litres of barley (for) Ur-Baba, son of Idia |
| 7 | 3(ban2) ur-{d}sza-u18-sza | 3 ban2: Ur-Ša-uša; |
| 8 | ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu i-di3-a | foreman: Ur-Baba, son of Idia |
| 9 | 4(ban2) ($ blank space $) nu-dab5-ba | 4 ban2: not seized; |
| 10 | ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu ur-{d}da-mu | foreman: Ur-Šulpa’e, son of Ur-Damu |
| 11 | 1(barig) ur-mes | 1 barig, Ur-mes |
| 12 | ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim | foreman: Ur-Baba, son of Nasilim |
| 13 | 4(ban2) ur-mes | 4 ban2, Ur-mes; |
| 14 | [4(ban2)] al-la-mu | 4 ban2: Allamu |
| 15 | dumu lugal-a-ma-ru | son of Lugal-amaru, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta | total: 3 male laborers, 1 barig (= 60 sila3) each |
| 2 | szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta | total: 3 male workers, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) each |
| 3 | szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta | total: 2 male workers, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 4 | sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur | its barley: 1 gur 1 barig; |
| 5 | bur2-ta | from a bowl |
| 6 | giri3 ur-mes dumu {d}ba-ba6-GIR2@g?-gal | via Ur-mes, son of Baba-GIRgal |
| 7 | 1(barig) ur-{d}da-mu | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Damu |
| 8 | 1(barig) lu2-e2-gu-la | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-egula |
| 9 | ugula a-a-kal-la | foreman: Ayakalla |
| 10 | 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 e2-sukkal | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Ur-Baba, the Esukkal |
| 11 | ugula ur-mes | foreman: Ur-mes; |
| 12 | 4(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a | 4 ban2 Lu-Narua |
| 13 | 4(ban2) ad-da-na-birx(GIR3) | 4 ban2 Addana-bir |
| 14 | ugula ba-sa6-ga | foreman: Basaga, |
| 15 | 4(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur | 4 ban2 Lu-Ninšubur |
| 16 | 3(ban2) ur-{d}[...] | 3 ban2: Ur- |
| 17 | ugula lu2-{d}nin-szubur | foreman: Lu-Ninšubur |
| 18 | 1(barig) szu-[|BAD3.AN|]{ki} | 1 barig Šu-Dagan |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ugula szu-|BAD3.AN|{ki} | foreman: Šu-Dagan |
| 2 | 4(ban2) {d}szul-pa-e3-szesz | 4 ban2: Šulpa’e-šēz; |
| 3 | ugula nam-iri-na | foreman: Namirina |
| 4 | 4(ban2) lu2-{d}suen | 4 ban2 Lu-Suen, |
| 5 | ugula lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | foreman: Lu-Baba; |
| 6 | 1(barig) e2-gurum2-e | 60 litres (of barley for) E-gurum-e |
| 7 | ugula lugal-ur2-ra-ni | foreman: Lugal-urani; |
| 8 | 4(ban2) lu2-ti-i3-zu | 4 ban2: Lu-tizu |
| 9 | ugula ur-{d}asar | foreman: Ur-Asar; |
| 10 | 4(ban2) nam-zi-tar-ra | 4 ban2: Namzitara |
| 11 | ugula nig2-sza3-ge | foreman: Nig-šage; |
| 12 | szunigin 6(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta | total: 6 male laborers, 1 barig (= 60 sila3) each |
| 13 | szunigin 6(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta | total: 6 male laborers, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) each |
| 14 | szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2) | total: 1 male worker (receiving) 3 ban2 |
| 15 | sze-bi 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 2 gur 3 ban2, |
| 16 | sze-ba dah-hu | barley rations of Aḫu, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | giri3 lugal-an-na-tum2 | via Lugal-anatum; |
| 2 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta | from month “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 3 | sze-ba-e dah-hu e2 szim | The barley rations of the threshing floor of the aromatic house, |
| 4 | mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫarši and Kimash were destroyed. |
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