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PPAC 5, 0253 (P316564)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0253 |
|---|---|
| ID | P316564 |
| Museum no. | BM 015343 |
| 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' | [...] lu2-dingir-ra dumu {d}utu-mu | ... Lu-dingira, son of Utu |
| 2' | [...] 4(barig) ziz2 a-sza3 a-lal3-ta | ... 4 barig emmer from the field Alal |
| 3' | ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta | from Ur-nigar; |
| 4' | 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) giri3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-mes | 4 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 via Lu-dingira, son of Ur-mes, |
| 5' | ki lu2-dingir-ra dumu ensi2 | from Lu-dingira, son of the governor |
| 6' | 2(u) 2(asz) gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | 22 gur for the 1st time |
| 7' | 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 36 gur 2 barig, 2nd time |
| 8' | a-sza3 a-ba-al-la-ta | from the field Aballa |
| 9' | 4(barig) ziz2 a-lal3 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | 4 barig emmer flour, 1st time |
| 10' | 2(u) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma | 20 gur, under seal of Ur-Lamma; |
| 11' | 1(u) 4(asz) {gesz}tir gaba gid2-da-ta | 14 logs, long side, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ne-li-ta | 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley flour each, |
| 2 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur | total: 164 gur 1 barig 1 sila3 |
| 3 | sza-bi-ta | from there |
| 4 | 8(asz) 3(barig) gur sa2-du11 | 8 gur 3 barig regular offering |
| 5 | iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3 | for 1 month and 12 months, |
| 6 | sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) gur | its barley: 93 gur 1 barig; |
| 7 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) gur | total: 93 gur 1 barig |
| 8 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 9 | la2-ia3 2(u) 1(asz) 1(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 21 gur 1 sila3 |
| 10 | [...] {d}nun-[...] | ... Nun- |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...]-{d}[...] | ...-... |
| 2 | dumu ur-mes | son of Ur-mes, |
Sources & licences
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