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PPAC 5, 0275 (P317094)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0275 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317094 |
| Museum no. | BM 015840 |
| 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 | 7(disz) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta | 7 male laborers, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 2 | 1(disz) ugula he2-dab5 | 1 foreman: Hedab; |
| 3 | la2-ia3 1(disz) bi2-du11-i3-sa6 | deficit: 1 (man): Bidu-isa |
| 4 | la2-ia3 lugal-bara2-e-si | deficit of Lugal-bara-esi, |
| 5 | 1(disz) usz2 lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 | 1 UŠ for Lu-Igimaše, |
| 6 | ARAD2?-dam szesz-gal | ARADdam, the chief brother |
| 7 | 7(disz) gub-ba | 7 stationed, |
| 8 | 1(disz) tu-ra# | 1 tura |
| 9 | 1(disz) tu-gu2-mu | 1 Tugumu |
| 10 | 1(disz) ma2 gesz | 1 boat of wood, |
| 11 | la2-ia3 1(disz) lugal-da-ga | deficit: 1 Lugal-daga |
| 12 | szi-ni-ta2-a szesz-gal | Šinitaya, the great brother, |
| 13 | 6(disz) gub-ba | 6 stationed, |
| 14 | 1(disz) tu-na-ba-asz | 1 Tunabaš |
| 15 | 2(disz) ki gesz-i3 | 2 with sesame oil, |
| 16 | 1(disz) ugula he2-dab5 | 1 foreman: Hedab; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) usz2 {d}utu-ba-e3 | 1 UŠ2: Utu-ba’e |
| 2 | hi-li2 szesz-gal | the allure of the great brother |
| 3 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u2 1(u) 2(disz) sar | 4 1/2 male laborers, grass-fed, 12 sar |
| 4 | lu2 hun-ga2 geme2 {d}[...] | Hirelings, female workers of |
| 5 | lu2-{d}inanna szesz-gal | Lu-Inanna, the elder brother |
| 6 | a-sza3 bar-ra-an | field of Barran, |
| 7 | 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz al 7(disz) sar-ta | 8 1/2 male laborers, hoed at 7 sar (per day), |
| 8 | pu3-zu2-re-a | in the Puzure |
| 9 | lu2 hun-ga2 e2? lugal | hirelings of the royal house |
| 10 | szu-numun lu2-dingir-ra | seed of Lu-dingira |
| 11 | szu-numun ur-{d}szara2 | seed of Ur-Šara |
| 12 | 2(disz) lu2 hun-ga2-me | 2 hirelings, |
| 13 | a-sza3 du6-esz3 | field Du-eš, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | za nig2-du7 | (a kind of container) |
| 2 | tab ur-nig2 | tab of Ur-nig |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | 3(ban2) [...] | 3 ban2 ... |
| 6 | siki [...] | wool |
| 7 | lu2 hun-ga2 geme2-{d}[...] | Hireling of Geme- |
| 8 | i3-[...]-sa6-da [szesz-gal?] | I-sada, the great brother(?) |
| 9 | 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) [gurusz] gu4 da-ri | 20 less 1 male laborers, oxen, suckling |
| 10 | 1(disz) nam-zi-tar-ra | 1 Namzitara |
| 11 | [ugula] ur-{d}lamma | foreman: Ur-Lamma |
| 12 | [... gurusz] gu4 da-ri | ... young man, forever oxen |
| 13 | 1(disz) [ugula he2-dab5] | 1 foreman: Hedab |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | la2-ia3 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma | Deficit: 1 Ur-Lamma |
| 2 | 1(disz) ARAD2 | 1 slave, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ARAD2-mu | 1 ARADmu, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ba-zi | 1: Bazi; |
| 5 | 1(disz) lugal-{d}dalla | 1 Lugal-Dalla, |
| 6 | 1(disz) lugal-inim-gi-na | 1 Lugal-inim-gina, |
| 7 | ugula ur-sag-ub3? | foreman: Ur-sag-ub; |
| 8 | a-sza3 na-gab2-tum | field Nagabtum, |
| 9 | iti amar!-a!-[a]-si#! | month: “Amar-asi, |
| 10 | u4 2(u) 6(disz) <kam> ba-zal | 26th day passed; |
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