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PPAC 5, 0251 (P316510)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0251 |
|---|---|
| ID | P316510 |
| Museum no. | BM 015330 |
| 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 | [... i3-gesz] 2(barig) zu2-lum | ... oil, 2 barig dates |
| 2 | [...]-dam | ... is to be established |
| 3 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 4 | 4(barig) i3-gesz 1(barig) 5(ban2) zu2-lum | 4 barig sesame oil, 1 barig 5 ban2 dates |
| 5 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 6 | 8(disz) ma-na siki u4-da-tusz-me | 8 minas of wool, I sit down daily. |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na <siki> gudu4 | 12 mana wool for gudu-offerings, |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 li | 1 sila3 of li, |
| 9 | {d}lamma e2-a ku4-ra | the protective deity who enters the house |
| 10 | 3(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 3 ban2 1/3 sila3 sesame oil, |
| 11 | u2-szim {d}ba-ba6-sze3 | to the plant of Baba |
| 12 | 1/3(disz) sila3 ($ blank space $) gin2 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | 1/3 sila3 for the first time |
| 13 | 1/3(disz) sila3 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 1/3 sila3 for 2nd time |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | bu3 zu2-lum-sze3 | to the dates plant |
| 2 | 1/3(disz) sila3 lugal-i3-mah | 1/3 sila3: Lugal-immaḫ; |
| 3 | 1(u) gin2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 sa-bu-um | 10 shekels: Ur-Baba, the messenger; |
| 4 | 1(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17 siki ak-de3 | 1 shekel of gold for braiding wool, |
| 5 | 1(u) gin2 lu2 gesz NE-re-a | 10 shekels: the man of ... |
| 6 | 1/3(disz) sila3 ($ blank space $) gin2 bu3 zu2-lum-sze3 | 1/3 sila3 of būš dates, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 u4-da-tusz {d}lamma-me | 1 sila3 daily sits for Lammame |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 e-ri2-tah-tu | 1 sila3 of eri-tahtu, |
| 9 | giri3 nam-mah | via Nammah |
| 10 | [...] bu3 zu2-lum-sze3 | ... to the būšu-plant (and) dates |
| 11 | [...] ma2 e-sa-ne ak-[de3] | ... to do the esannu boats |
| 12 | [...] im-sza e2-a [...] | ... the brickwork of the temple |
| 13 | [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu en {d}inanna masz-e ($ blank space $) | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna by means of extispicy was installed. |
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