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PPAC 5, 0259 (P316631)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0259 |
|---|---|
| ID | P316631 |
| Museum no. | BM 015372 |
| 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 | [... sze gur] | ... barley gur |
| 2 | [szu-igi-du] | Šu-igidu |
| 3 | [... iti] izi#-la2#-[a] | ... month: "Fierce" |
| 4 | 2(u) 2(asz) <gur> ki lu2-dingir-ra | 22 gur, with Lu-dingira |
| 5 | dumu ab-ba-mu-ta | son of Abbamu |
| 6 | 2(asz) 2(barig) ki lu2-{d}hendur-sag?-ta | 2 (gur) 2 barig from Lu-Ḫendursag |
| 7 | 7(asz) <gur> a-sza3 ambar-ta | 7 gur, field Ambar; |
| 8 | szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur | total: 37 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 less 1 sila3 |
| 9 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 | 2 (gur) 4 ban2 5 sila3 regular offering |
| 2 | 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba | 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley, |
| 3 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 2 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 4 | iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3 | for 1 month and 13 months |
| 5 | sze-bi 3(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 35 gur 3 ban2, |
| 6 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) nig2 ezem-ma | 1 barig 2 ban2, ration of the festival; |
| 7 | szunigin 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur | total: 35 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 |
| 8 | [zi]-ga | booked out |
| 9 | [la2-i3 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 sze] | deficit: 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 less 1 sila3 barley |
| 10 | [nig2-ka9-ak ...] | accounts ... |
| 11 | [mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3] | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
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