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PPAC 5, 0258 (P316630)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0258 |
|---|---|
| ID | P316630 |
| Museum no. | BM 015371 |
| 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 | [...] | |
| 2 | giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim | via Ur-Igalim; |
| 3 | 6(asz) sze <gur> szesz-kal-la | 6 gur barley (for) Šeškalla |
| 4 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 5 | 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze 3(barig) ziz2 sze-ba [...] | 2 barig 1 ban2 barley, 3 barig emmer, barley rations |
| 6 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 mu lugal-si-im-sze3 | 2 ban2 5 sila3 emmer for Lugal-sim, |
| 7 | 3(ban2) ziz2 sza3 x? ziz2 sze pa | 3 ban2 of emmer from the ... of the barley cultivated; |
| 8 | sze-ba ur-{d}lamma | barley rations of Ur-Lamma, |
| 9 | 3(ban2) sze ku-li | 3 ban2 of barley, roasted, |
| 10 | 4(ban2) dub-sar | 4 ban2, scribe; |
| 11 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze 2(barig) ziz2 lugal-dumu-gi7 | 1 barig 3 ban2 barley, 2 barig emmer: Lugal-dumu-gi; |
| 12 | 4(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu {d}nansze-kam | 4 barig 3 ban2 emmer: Ur-Šulpa’e, son of Nanše; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 dam nin-[...] | 3 ban2 5 sila3 emmer for the wife of Nin- |
| 2 | 3(ban2) ziz2 ur-{d}nansze | 3 ban2 of emmer for Ur-Nanše |
| 3 | 4(barig) 4(ban2) ziz2 lu2-{d}dumu-zi | 4 barig 4 ban2 emmer: Lu-Dumuzi; |
| 4 | 3(ban2) ziz2 ur-{d}nin-szubur | 3 ban2 of emmer: Ur-Ninšubur; |
| 5 | a-sza3 lu2-{d}ig-alim | field of Lu-Igalim, |
| 6 | 4(ban2) sze 3(barig) 1(ban2) ziz2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 4 ban2 barley, 3 barig 1 ban2 emmer: Ur-Šulpa’e; |
| 7 | [...] 3(ban2) sze 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 <gur> | ... 3 ban2 barley, 1 gur 1 barig 3 ban2, emmer |
| 8 | ab-ba-gi-na | Abbagina |
| 9 | 4(ban2) sze ur-{d}[...] | 4 ban2 barley (for) Ur- |
| 10 | 1(asz) 1(ban2) sze [...]-da | 1 (gur) 1 ban2 barley ... |
| 11 | 1(barig) sze ug3-IL2 | 1 barig barley (for) UgIL |
| 12 | 2(barig) szu-ku6 ka-ka | 2 barig, fish of the mouth |
| 13 | [...] nin? ur-{d}nansze | ... lady(?) of Ur-Nanše |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [n] sze ur-{d}nansze dumu lu2-[...] | n barley for Ur-Nanše, son of Lu- |
| 2 | [n] 1(ban2) ziz2 i3 | n 1 ban2 of emmer and oil |
| 3 | [...] iti sze-sag11-ku5 | ... month: “Harvest, |
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