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PPAC 5, 0272 (P317085)
Plan or Drawing, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0272 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317085 |
| Museum no. | BM 015823 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Plan or Drawing |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 sze | 11 bur3 5 iku field area, barley |
| 2 | ab-sin2-bi 1(disz) ninda 1(u)-ta | its furrows: 1 ninda 10 each, |
| 3 | sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 1 gur 3 barig 6 1/2 sila3; |
| 4 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ziz2! ab-sin2-bi 1(u)-ta | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: emmer, its furrows: 10 each |
| 5 | ziz2!-bi 1(asz) gur | its emmer: 1 gur |
| 6 | za-al-lum engar | Zallum, the plowman; |
| 7 | 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 sze ab-sin2-bi 1(disz) ninda 1(u)-ta | 2 eše3 2 iku surface area, its furrows: 1 ninda 10 each, |
| 8 | sze-bi 4(barig) 2/3(disz)-ta | its barley: 4 barig 2/3 each; |
| 9 | 3(iku) GAN2 ziz2 | 3 iku of emmer, |
| 10 | [ab]-sin2#-bi 1(disz) ninda 1(u)-ta | its furrows: 1 ninda 10 each |
| 11 | [ziz2-bi ...] 2(barig) | its emmer: 2 barig |
| 12 | ARAD2 engar | servant of the plowman. |
| 13 | a-sza3 du6-gala | field Dugala; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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