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PPAC 5, 0271 (P317080)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0271 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317080 |
| Museum no. | BM 015812 |
| 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 | si-i3-tum | sītum-disease |
| 2 | 2(barig) 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga | 2 barig 1 ban2 fine nig-arra flour |
| 3 | 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du | 4 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 of regular barley, |
| 4 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sze 3(barig) 5(ban2) munu4 | 1 gur 1 barig barley, 3 barig 5 ban2 malt, |
| 5 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) szim saga | 1 barig 4 ban2 fine juniper |
| 6 | e2 kiszib3-ba u3 geme2-bi | the sealed house and its female workers |
| 7 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) munu4 ki ur-{d}szar2-ur3-ra-ta | 3 barig 3 ban2 malt from Ur-Šarura, |
| 8 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze uru11{ki} | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley of Uru |
| 9 | ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | from Ur-Ningešzida |
| 10 | sza3 | in the heart |
| 11 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 12 | 1(asz) sze nam-zi-[tar-ra] | 1 (gur) of barley for Namzitara |
| 13 | 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 sze lu2-{d}utu | 1 barig 2 sila3 barley for Lu-Utu |
| 14 | 2(barig) kasz iti-da-ta | 2 barig beer from the month of Adda |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur | 1 gur 3 ban2 barley, |
| 3 | 1(u) kasz dida [...] | 10 pots of dida beer |
| 4 | ki ug3-IL2-ta | from UgIL |
| 5 | 5(asz) munu4 gur 1(barig) sze | 5 gur malt, 1 barig barley |
| 6 | ki ur-{d}du10-ur3-ra-[ta] | from Ur-Turra |
| 7 | 3(barig) e2-ta | 3 barig each house, |
| 8 | 6(asz) 1(barig) ki-sur-ra{ki}-ta | 6 (gur) 1 barig from Kisurra |
| 9 | 5(asz) 3(barig) sze e2-duru5 {d}[...] | 5 (gur) 3 barig barley (for) the “duru-house of ...] |
| 10 | 2(asz) 1(barig) e2 ma2-lah5 | 2 (gur) 1 barig, the house of the boatman; |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ga2-nun gesz-ta | 1 (gur) 1 barig ... |
| 12 | egir ur-{d}nin-ga2 nu-{gesz}kiri6 | after Ur-Ninga the orchardist |
| 13 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur-{d}lamma dumu da-da | 1 (gur) 4 barig 3 ban2 barley for Ur-Lamma, son of Dada |
| 14 | 1(asz) sze munu4 lugal-uszumgal | 1 grain, malt for Lugal-ušumgal, |
| 15 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze kasz gur | 1 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 barley, beer, |
| 16 | ki [...]-bu3-bu3-ta | from ...-bubu |
| 17 | [...] kasz saga | ... fine beer |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | a szu [...]-du | ... water ... |
| 2' | 4(asz) 3(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 ka-a-ta | 4 (gur) 3 ban2 (of barley) from the ka’a garden |
| 3' | 1(asz) e2 gu-za-la2-ta | from the throne house |
| 4' | 1(asz) 1(barig) szim saga gal munu4 | 1 (gur) 1 barig fine juniper, malt |
| 5' | giri3 lu2-kal-la | via Lukalla |
| 6' | [n] 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze nig2 gal2-la | ... 4 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley, rations |
| 7' | sag-bi 5(ban2) | its head: 5 ban2; |
| 8' | giri3 ab-ba-gi-na | via Abbagina |
| 9' | 4(ban2) ziz2 giri3 tul2-ta-pa3-da | 4 ban2 of emmer via Tultapada |
| 10' | 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze zi3 KA | 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 barley, KA |
| 11' | 6(asz) 2(barig) ki lu2-kal-la | 6 (gur) 2 barig with Lukalla |
| 12' | 5(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 | 55 gur 2 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 13' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 14' | 2(u) 9(asz) kasz elam [...] | 29 elam-beer |
| 15' | 5(asz) 4(barig) kasz ninda [gur] | 5 gur 4 barig bread |
| 16' | [...] sze-ba lugal [...] | ... barley rations of the king |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | mu-kux(DU) gu-za-la2 | delivery of Guzala; |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 5 | 5(u) 1(asz) kasz dida saga | 51 good quality dida-beer, |
| 6 | 1(asz) 2(barig) kasz gur nig2-ba lugal | 1 gur 2 barig beer, royal gift, |
| 7 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) lugal-mu-ku3-sig17-a-da | 1 barig 4 ban2: Lugal-mukisig-ada |
| 8 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ki-gu-la | 4 ban2 5 sila3 kigula |
| 9 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir | 1 ban2 5 sila3: Ur-gigir; |
| 10 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) [...]-an-na | 1 barig 2 ban2 ...ana |
| 11 | 1(u) 2(barig) [...] | 12 barig |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | szunigin 5(u) 4(asz) gur [...] | total: 54 gur |
| 14 | zi-[ga] | booked out |
| 15 | nig2-[...]-a | ... property |
| 16 | iti [munu4-gu7-ta] | from month "Munugu" |
| 17 | iti ezem-[{d}dumu-zi-sze3] | to month “Festival-of-Dumuzi,' |
| 18 | mu e2 {d}[szara2 ba-du3] | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
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