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PPAC 5, 0278 (P317106)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0278 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317106 |
| Museum no. | BM 015848 |
| 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 | 3(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur lugal | 141 gur 4 barig barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | 8(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze ku3 | 8 1/4 shekels 5 grains silver, |
| 3 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 4 | 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) la2 3(disz) sze ku3 | 14 2/3 shekels less 3 grains silver, |
| 5 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 6 | la2-ia3 e3-a | the deficit came out. |
| 7 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 8 | 4(u) 2(asz) e2 {d}gesz-bar-e3 | 42: the house of Gešbar-e; |
| 9 | 2(u) 5(asz) bara2-si-ga gu2! [i7] | 25, barasiga, bank of the river |
| 10 | [2(u)] 2(barig) gur | 20 gur 2 barig |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-sag-pa-e3 | Ur-sag-pa'e, |
| 2 | 4(asz) 1(barig) igi-dal{la!(AN)}-ba-an | 4 (gur) 1 barig, Igi-dalban |
| 3 | 1(asz) 4(barig) bad3 da-da | 1 (gur) 4 barig, the wall Dada; |
| 4 | 2(u) e2-duru5 szu-esz18?-dar | 20, e-duru, Shu-Ištar; |
| 5 | 1(u) e2-duru5 ku-li | 10 e-duru-houses, kuli, |
| 6 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 7 | 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) uru11{ki} | 25 (gur) 2 barig, Uru |
| 8 | 1(u) 8(asz) lu-lu-bu{ki} | 18 Lullubu |
| 9 | 5(asz) sza3 gir2-su{ki} | 5, in Girsu; |
| 10 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 11 | 4(asz) 3(barig) sza3 uru11{ki} | 4 (gur) 3 barig in Uru |
| 12 | 1(asz) sza3 gir2-su{ki} | 1: in Girsu |
| 13 | a-ra2 3(disz)-kam | 3 times |
| 14 | 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) ur-[...] | 197 (gur) 2 barig, Ur- |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | sza3 gir2-su{ki} | in Girsu |
| 2 | 4(u) 4(asz)# [2(barig)] du6-lugal-u5-a{ki} | 44 (gur) 2 barig (for) Dulugalua |
| 3 | ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} | Ur-Ninmar |
| 4 | sza3 nigin6{ki} | in Nigin |
| 5 | 8(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze ku3 | 8 1/4 shekels 5 grains silver, |
| 6 | dub-sag | chief scribe |
| 7 | 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 2/3(disz) la2 3(disz) sze ku3 | 14 2/3 shekels less 3 grains silver, |
| 8 | sza3 <a>-sza3! he-gal2 | in the <heart> of the heart, abundance |
| 9 | giri3 lugal-ki-gal-la | via Lugalkigala; |
| 10 | kiszib3 ensi2 | under seal of the governor |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur | 141 gur 4 barig |
| 2 | 1/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.1(ASZ))|)-sza 2(disz) 2/3(disz)! gin2 1(u) 7(disz) sze ku3 | 1/3 akalu 2 2/3 shekels 17 grains silver, |
| 3 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 4 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 5 | <la2>-ia3 e3-a | my <voice> coming forth, |
| 6 | giri3-se3-ga [...] | via ... |
| 7 | [...] | |
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