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PPAC 5, 0270 (P317061)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0270 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317061 |
| Museum no. | BM 015809 |
| 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' | 2(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> a-ba-{d}[ba-ba6]-gin7 | 2 ban2 5 sila3: Aba-Baba |
| 2' | 2(ban2) 5(disz) {d}nansze-ama-mu | 25 litres (of barley) 5 units (for) Nanše-amamu |
| 3' | zah3 {d}ba-ba6-da-nu-me-a | the wild goats of Babadanuma, |
| 4' | zah3 a-li2-id | |
| 5' | zah3 be-li2-kar3!-ri! | escaped Beli-karri |
| 6' | zah3 nin-{d}lamma | fleeing from Nin-Lamma; |
| 7' | [...] ur-{d}dumu-zi | ... Ur-Dumuzi |
| 8' | 3(ban2) {d}nanna-ta-[lu2] | 3 ban2: Nanna-talu |
| 9' | [...] ur-mes | ... Ur-mes |
| 10' | zah3 lugal-unu{ki}-sze3 | escaped to Lugalunu; |
| 11' | zah3 giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | pig of Girini-isa |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | zah3 {d}ba-ba6-[{d}lamma-mu] | wild goat of Baba-Lammamu |
| 2' | 4(ban2) {d}szul-gi-u2-nam-ti | 4 ban2 (of barley for) Šulgi-umti |
| 3' | 1(barig) {d}szul-gi-{d}utu-mu | 60 litres (of barley for) Šulgi-šamaš-mu |
| 4' | 1(ban2) 5(disz) {d}nin-gir2-su-da | 15 litres (of barley) 5 units (for) Ningirsuda |
| 5' | zah3 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-bi2-<du11> | wild pig of Ningirsu |
| 6' | zah3 {d}nin-gir2-su-gu2-gal | wild goat of Ningirsu-gugal, |
| 7' | zah3 kur-ba-dim2-alan | a kind of pig of the mountain |
| 8' | zah3 nin-di-ku5 | wild pig of Nindiku |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) ur-al-la | 1 barig 1 ban2: Ur-alla; |
| 2 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) a2-u2-mu | 1 barig 2 ban2: A’umu |
| 3 | 1(barig) geme2-{d}nansze | 60 litres (of barley for) Geme-Nanše |
| 4 | zah3 {d}ba-ba6-ur-mu | wild goat of Baba-urmu, |
| 5 | 1(ban2) ba-gara2-zi-mu | 1 ban2 Bagarazimu |
| 6 | [... lum]-lum-za | ... your splendor |
| 7 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-sukkal | 1 barig 3 ban2: Ur-sukkal; |
| 8 | 4(ban2) a-hu-du10 | 4 ban2 Ahudu |
| 9 | zah3 mu-tum-an | a pig for Mutuman |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) kal-la-mu | Kallamu |
| 11 | zah3 nin-lu2-ni-nu-si | wild goat of Ninluninusi, |
| 12 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) pa4-[pa4] | 2 ban2 5 pa-pa |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | gu3-de2-a | Gudea |
| 2 | 3(ban2) udu | 3 ban2 sheep |
| 3 | 2(ban2) sze muszen | 2 ban2 of barley for the bird |
| 4 | 1(barig) sze diri | 1 barig extra barley |
| 5 | 1(barig) szu-{d}szul-gi | 60 litres (of barley for) Šu-Šulgi |
| 6 | 1(barig) giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | 60 litres (of barley for) Girini-isa |
| 7 | 2(ban2) amar ansze-sze3 | 2 ban2 calf for donkeys, |
| 8 | 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 3 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 9 | gur sa2-du11-ta | from the gur of the regular offerings |
| 10 | 6(asz) 2(ban2) gur sa2-du11 dur3 | 6 gur 2 ban2, regular offering, dur |
| left | ||
| 1 | [dub]-sar ur-{d}suen | scribe: Ur-Suen |
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