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PPAC 5, 0254 (P316568)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0254 |
|---|---|
| ID | P316568 |
| Museum no. | BM 015351 |
| 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(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi | ... 900 bundles of reed |
| 2 | e2 szu-szum2-ma mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz mu us2-a-a?-bi | The house of Šū-šulma, the year following, the house of Puzur-ish, its year following. |
| 3 | ki ARAD2-mu-ta | from ARAD-mu |
| 4 | 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) sa gi | 970 bundles of reed |
| 5 | ki ur-tur dumu lugal-ur-sag-ta | from Urtur, son of Lugal-ursag; |
| 6 | 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 u2 du11-ga {gesz}u3-suh5 {gesz}[...] | 33 talents, grass-fed, supaḫ, |
| 7 | {gesz}kiri6 da lagasz{ki} | the orchard next to Lagaš |
| 8 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 184 talents of manu-wood |
| 9 | ki ma-ti-i3-li2 maszkim zabar-dab5-ta | from Ati-ili, responsible official of the zabardab, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 2(gesz'u)? [...] | (total:) 240(?) |
| 2' | i3-[...] | ... ... |
| 3' | 3(gesz'u)? [...] | 240(?) ... |
| 4' | ki inim-zi-[da-ta] | from Inimzida |
| 5' | 4(u) 5(asz) gu2 {gesz}[ma-nu] | 45 talents of manu-wood |
| 6' | 7(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi | 390 bundles of reed |
| 7' | {d}gesztin-an-na-lugal | Geštinana-lugal |
| 8' | 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 35 talents of manu-wood |
| 9' | [...] sa gi | ... reed bundle |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | ki [...] | the place of |
| 2' | 2(gesz2) sa gi e2 sza3-[ge-pa3-da] | 120 bundles of reed for the house of Šagepada |
| 3' | ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | from Ur-Šulpae |
| 4' | nig2-dab5 za3-mu-ka | nigdab(-offering) of Zamu |
| 5' | szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) [...] gur? | total: 166 ... gur(?) |
| 6' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) [...] gur? | total: 90 ... gur |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | nig2-ka9-ak gi [...] | account of ... |
| 2' | al-la-mu kuruszda | Allamu, fattener |
| 3' | sza3 uri5{ki}-ma | in Ur |
| 4' | iti GAN2-masz-ta | from month "GANmaš" |
| 5' | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-sze3 | to month “Festival-of-Lisi,' |
| 6' | iti 3(disz)-kam | for 3 months |
| 7' | bala-bi 1(disz)-am3 | its bala: 1; |
| 8' | mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašru was destroyed. |
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