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PPAC 5, 0269 (P317057)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0269 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317057 |
| Museum no. | BM 015805 |
| 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 | [... szu]-im-[bi] | ... its name |
| 2 | [...] ti-al-bi2-du11 | ... Tialbidu |
| 3 | [...] nin-a-na | ... of his mistress |
| 4 | [...] hu-ha | ... huha-disease |
| 5 | [...] a-li2-a-li2 | ... Ali-ali |
| 6 | [...] {d}lamma-ama-mu | ... Lamma-amamu |
| 7 | [...] {d}suen-dan | Sîn-dan |
| 8 | [...] geme2-{gesz}gigir | ... Geme-gigir |
| 9 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) a-ba-{d}ba-ba6-gin7 | 2 ban2 5 (for) Aba-Baba, |
| 10 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) {d}nansze-ama-mu | 25 litres (of barley) 5 units (for) Nanše-amamu |
| 11 | zah3# a-li2-[id] | pig of Alid |
| 12 | ($ blank space $) ha-ti-[...] | Hati- |
| 13 | zah3 {d}ba-ba6-da-[nu-me-a] | the wild goats of Babadanuma |
| 14 | zah3 be-li2-kar3-ri | fleeing from Beli-karri, |
| 15 | zah3 ne-ga-ru-<ni> | her neŋaru-bird |
| 16 | [...] nin-{d}lamma | ... Nin-Lamma |
| 17 | [...] ur-{d}dumu-zi | ... Ur-Dumuzi |
| 18 | 3(ban2) {d}nanna-ta-<lu2> | 3 ban2: Nanna-taclu |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 1(barig) lugal-[u2-szim-e] | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal-ušime |
| 2' | 1(barig) igi-{d}[nanna-sze3] | 60 litres (of barley for) Igi-Nanna |
| 3' | 1(barig) 1(ban2) igi-an-[sze3] | 1 barig 1 ban2 before An |
| 4' | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}nansze-kam! | 2 ban2 5 sila3 of Nanše, |
| 5' | 1(barig) 1(ban2) ba-an-sa6 | 1 barig 1 ban2 Bansa |
| 6' | 1(barig) szesz-kal-la | 1 barig, Šeškalla |
| 7' | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}iszkur-il!-<la>-at | 4 ban2 5 sila3: Iškur-ilat |
| 8' | 1(ban2) {d}amar-{d}suen-si-sa2 | 1 ban2 Amar-Suen-sisa, |
| 9' | 1(ban2) {d}nin-gir2-su-ur? | 1 ban2: Ningirsu’ur; |
| 10' | 3(ban2) lugal-ha-ma-ti | 3 ban2: Lugal-hamati; |
| 11' | 1(barig) szu-{d}en-lil2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Šu-Enlil |
| 12' | zah3 {d}ba-ba6-{d}lamma-mu | wild goat of Baba-Lammamu |
| 13' | 4(ban2) {d}szul-gi-u2-nam-ti | 4 ban2 (of barley for) Šulgi-umti |
| 14' | 1(barig) {d}szul-gi-{d}utu-mu | 60 litres (of barley for) Šulgi-šamaš-mu |
| 15' | zah3 {d}nin-gir2-su-gu2!-gal | wild goat of Ningirsu-gugal |
| 16' | zah3! kur-ba-dim2-alan | fugitive of Kurbadimānu |
| 17' | 1(barig) 1(ban2) ur-al-la | 1 barig 1 ban2: Ur-alla; |
| 18' | [1(barig) 2(ban2) a2]-u2-mu | 1 barig 2 ban2: A-umu |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) szu-esz18-dar | 60 litres (of barley for) Shu-Ištar |
| 2 | [...] geme2!-{d}nansze | ... Geme-Nanše |
| 3 | [...] {d}ba-ba6-ur-mu | ... Baba-umu |
| 4 | [... ba]-gara2-zi-mu | ... Bagarazimu |
| 5 | [... lum]-lum-za | ... your splendor |
| 6 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-sukkal | 1 barig 3 ban2: Ur-sukkal; |
| 7 | 3(ban2) a-hu-du10 | 3 ban2: Ahu-ṭab; |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) kal-la-mu | Kallamu |
| 9 | zah3 mu-tum-an | a pig for Mutuman |
| 10 | zah3 nin-lu2-<ni>-nu-se-ge4 | the fugitive Ninluniŋe |
| 11 | 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur | 5 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations |
| 12 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) dingir-ma-tu | 60 litres (of barley) 5 units (for) Dingir-matu |
| 13 | 1(asz) gur sa2-du11 ninda | 1 gur, regular offering of bread; |
| 14 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) sa2-du11 kasz | 1 barig 3 ban2, regular offering of beer; |
| 15 | nin-ba-tuku | Ninbatuku |
| 16 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) sa2-du11 kasz ninda | 2 barig 3 ban2 regular offering, beer and bread; |
| 17 | gu3-de2-a | Gudea |
| 18 | 3(ban2) sza3-[gal ...] | 3 ban2: šagal |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
| 2' | mu ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 ba-ab-du8 | year: “The great barge of Enlil and Ninlil was caulked. |
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