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PPAC 5, 0261 (P317045)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0261 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317045 |
| Museum no. | BM 015790 |
| 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 | 3(ban2) ama-nig2-du10 | 3 ban2: Ama-nigdu |
| 2 | 3(ban2) szu-im-mi-ni | 30 litres (of barley for) Šummini |
| 3 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) li-bur-za-ni-ni | 1 barig 2 ban2: Libūr-zanini |
| 4 | 5(ban2) szu-im-bi | 50 litres (of barley for) Šumbi |
| 5 | 3(ban2) ti-al-bi2-du11 | 3 ban2: Tialbidu |
| 6 | zahx(|A.HA|)-a ne-ga-ru-ni | and the slain one, his enemy, |
| 7 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nin-a-na | 2 ban2 5 sila3: Ninana; |
| 8 | 4(ban2) hu-ha | 4 ban2 of huha-flour, |
| 9 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a-li2-a-li2 | 2 ban2 5 sila3: Ali-ali; |
| 10 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}<lamma>-ama-mu | 2 ban2 5 sila3: Lumma-amamu |
| 11 | [... {d}suen-dan] | ... Suen-dan |
| 12 | 2(ban2) geme2!-{gesz}gigir! | 2 ban2: Geme-gigir |
| 13 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a-ba-{d}ba-ba6-[gin7] | 2 ban2 5 sila3 like Aba-Baba |
| 14 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}nansze#-ama-mu | 2 ban2 5 sila3 for Nanše-amamu |
| 15 | zah3 a-li2-[id] | pig of Alid |
| 16 | ($ blank space $) ha-ti-[...] | Hati- |
| 17 | zah3 <{d}>ba-ba6-da-nu-me-a | the fugitive of Babadanuma |
| 18 | zah3 be-li2-kar3-[ri] | escaped from Beli-karri |
| 19 | zah3 nin!-{d}lamma | escaped (from) Nin-Lamma |
| 20 | ($ blank space $) ur-{d}dumu-zi | Ur-Dumuzi; |
| 21 | 2(ban2) {d}nanna-ta-lu2 | 2 ban2 (of barley for) Nanna-talu |
| 22 | 1(barig) ur-mes lu2 azlag2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-mes, the fuller |
| 23 | zahx(|A.HA|)-a lugal-unu{ki}-sze3 | to the Zaḫa of Lugalunu |
| 24 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | 1 barig 1 ban2: Girini-isa |
| 25 | 2(ban2) {d}szul-gi-iri-mu | 2 ban2 Šulgi-irimu |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ($ blank space $) lu2-{gesz}gigir | (for) Lu-gigir |
| 2 | 1(barig) lugal-u2-szim-e | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal-ušime |
| 3 | 1(barig) igi-{d}nanna-[sze3] | 60 litres (of barley for) Igi-Nanna |
| 4 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) igi-an-sze3 | 1 barig 1 ban2 before Anše |
| 5 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}nansze-kam | 2 ban2 5 sila3 of Nanše, |
| 6 | ($ blank space $) {d}szu-<{d}>suen-ha-[ma]-ti | Šu-Sîn-hamati |
| 7 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) ba-an-sa6 | 1 barig 1 ban2 Bansa |
| 8 | 1(barig) szesz!-kal-la | 1 barig, Šeškalla |
| 9 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(barig) 1(ban2) ninda {d}iszkur-il-[la-at] | 4 ban2 5 sila3 1 barig 1 ban2 bread for Iškur-ilat |
| 10 | 2(ban2) [...] | 2 ban2 ... |
| 11 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]-dam | 2 ban2 5 sila3 ...-dam |
| 12 | 3(ban2) [...] 5(disz) sila3 a-ba-[...] | 3 ban2 ... 5 sila3 Aba- |
| 13 | 1(barig) zi3 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...] | 1 barig flour, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 14 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 a-li2-<id> | 1 (gur) 2 barig 5 sila3: Ali-cid |
| 15 | [...] ha-ti-[...] | ... may ... |
| 16 | zah3# {d}ba-ba6-da-[nu-me-a] | the fugitive Babadanumea |
| 17 | 1(barig) [...] | 1 barig |
| 18 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...] | 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 19 | zah3 [{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-bi2-<du11>] | wild pig of Ningirsu |
| 20 | zah3 {d}nin-[gir2-su-gu2-gal] | wild goat of Ningirsu-gugal |
| 22 | zah3 kur-ba-dim2-alan | a kind of pig of the mountain |
| 23 | zah3 nin-di-ku5 | wild pig of Nindiku |
| 24 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) ur-al-la | 1 barig 1 ban2: Ur-alla; |
| 25 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) a2-<u2>-mu | 1 barig 2 ban2: A-mu |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | zahx(|A.HA|)-a ti-ha-ma-ti | “The tiḫamātu-demons, |
| 2 | zahx(|A.HA|)-a szu-esz18-dar | šū-išar, |
| 3 | 1(barig) 1(ban2)? geme2-{d}nansze | 1 barig 1 ban2 (for) Geme-Nanše |
| 4 | 1/3(disz) <sila3> ninda {d}ba-ba6-iri-mu | 1/3 qû bread for Baba-irimu |
| 5 | 1(ban2) ba-gara2-zi-mu | 1 ban2 Bagarazimu |
| 6 | zahx(|A.HA|)-a {d}iszkur-ti | the exalted one of Adad, |
| 7 | zahx(|A.HA|)-a u2-ama-giri3 | |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) lum-lum-za | Lumlumza |
| 9 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-sukkal | 1 barig 3 ban2: Ur-sukkal; |
| 10 | 4(ban2) a-hu-du10 | 4 ban2 Ahudu |
| 11 | zahx(|A.HA|) mu-tum-an | |
| 12 | ($ blank space $) kal-la-mu | Kallamu |
| 13 | zahx(|A.HA|) nin-lu2-ni-nu-siki | exempt from Ninluninusiki, |
| 14 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 pa4-pa4 | 2 ban2 5 sila3 pappa-flour |
| 15 | 2(ban2) ama-kal-la | 2 ban2: Ama-kala |
| 16 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 ban2 5 sila3: Lu-Baba; |
| 17 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ku3-ga-ni | 1 ban2 5 sila3: Kugani |
| 18 | 1/3(disz) ninda du11-ga-ni-zi | 1/3 (ninda): Duganizi |
| 19 | 1/3(disz) ninda usz-bar | 1/3 ninda of weavers, |
| 20 | 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur sze-ba | 5 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations |
| 21 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}utu?-gi-ma-asz | 1 ban2 5 sila3 for Utu-gimash, |
| 22 | 1(asz) ninda gur 1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz | 1 gur bread, 1 barig 2 ban2 beer, |
| 23 | nin-ba-tuku | Ninbatuku |
| 24 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz | 2 barig 3 ban2 1 sila3 beer, |
| 25 | gu3-de2-a | Gudea |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(ban2) [...] | 2 ban2 ... |
| 2 | 2(ban2) [...] | 2 ban2 ... |
| 3 | 1(barig) sze diri | 1 barig extra barley |
| 4 | 1(barig) szu-{d}szul-gi | 60 litres (of barley for) Šu-Šulgi |
| 5 | 1(barig) giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | 60 litres (of barley for) Girini-isa |
| 6 | 2(barig) amar gu4 | 2 barig calves of oxen |
| 7 | 2(ban2) amar dusu2 | 2 ban2 calf, young, |
| 8 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sa2-du11 | 2 gur 3 barig 2 ban2, regular offering; |
| 9 | sze a-sza3 ti-ra-asz2 | barley of the field Tiraš, |
| 10 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
| 11 | mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2 | year: “The great barge was fashioned. |
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