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PPAC 5, 0291 (P317779)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0291 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317779 |
| Museum no. | BM 018044 |
| 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' | [... sza3]-gu4 | ... oxen-driver |
| 2' | [iti mu-szu]-du7! | month: “mušudu, |
| 3' | [...] ug3-IL2 | ... porters |
| 4' | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
| 5' | a2-bi 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 420 workdays, male laborers, |
| 6' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 7' | 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) ninda gid2 gi du3-a 1/2(disz) ninda-ta | 420 ninda long, reed erected, at 1/2 <shekel> each, |
| 8' | a2-bi 1(gesz2) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 61 male laborer workdays, |
| 9' | a-sza3 inim-ma-dingir | field Inima-dingir, |
| 10' | u3 a-sza3 {u2}kiszi17 | and the field of juniper |
| 11' | 5(u) sar sahar <gurusz-e> 8(disz) gin2-ta | 50 sar of earth for the lad at 8 shekels (per day) |
| 12' | a2-bi 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 165 workdays, male laborers, |
| 13' | ka i7 {d}nin-gir2-su gub-ba | at the mouth of the Ningirsu canal stationed |
| 14' | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [5(gesz2) 4(u) sar sahar] | 5 (sixties) 40 sar soil |
| 2 | gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta | the lad 10 shekels each, |
| 3 | a2-bi 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 420 workdays, male laborers, |
| 4 | e ki-sumun a-sza3 nin-geszkim-zi | house Kisumun, field of Nin-geškimzi, |
| 5 | 1(disz) gurusz u4 3(u)-sze3 | 1 male laborer for 30 days |
| 6 | a2-bi 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 30 male laborer workdays, |
| 7 | zi-gum2-ma gub-ba | standing in the ziggurat |
| 8 | 4(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 42 male laborer workdays, |
| 9 | u4 tusz-a igi 1(u)-gal2 ug3-IL2 | when sat, 10 percent porter |
| 10 | szunigin 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | total: 390 less 1 male laborer workdays |
| 11 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 12 | la2-ia3 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | Deficit: 461 workdays, male laborers |
| 13 | ur-gu-la dumu ka3-li2 | Ur-gula, son of Kali |
| 14 | e2 {d}szul-gi | the temple of Šulgi |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz2) erin2 sza3-gu4 | 120 worktroops, oxen-drivers |
| 2 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) sza3-gu4 | 60 oxen, |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) [...] | 60 ... |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 8(disz) ug3-IL2 | 68 porters, |
| 6 | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
| 7 | a2-bi [2(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2)] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 420 workdays, male laborers |
| 8 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 9 | 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) [...] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 184 1/2 workdays, male laborers, |
| 10 | a2-bi 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 713 workdays; |
| 11 | a-sza3 musz-bi-de3-na u3 a-sza3 ki-sumun dah-ha | the field Mušbidena and the field Kisumun adjoining |
| 12 | 4(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 7(disz) 1/2(disz) [gin2-ta gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3] | 41 1/2 sar 7 1/2 shekels each, male laborer for 1 day |
| 13 | a2-bi 8(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) [u4 1(disz)-sze3] | its labor: 188 workdays |
| 14 | i7 {d}szul-gi pirig | the Šulgi canal, lion |
| 15 | giri3 ur-dingir-ra | via Ur-dingira |
| 16 | 3(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 198 workdays, male laborers, |
| 17 | u4 tusz-a ug3-IL2 | when he sits down, porter |
| 18 | 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(gesz2)-sze3 | 1/2 male laborer for 60 days |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | a2-bi 3(u) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 30 days; |
| 2 | lu2 azlag2 mu ki 2(disz)-sze3 | the fuller, for 2 years |
| 3 | szunigin 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) [4(u) 9(disz)] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | total: 949 workdays, male laborers |
| 4 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 5 | la2-ia3 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | Deficit: 311 workdays, male laborers |
| 6 | ur-[... dumu ...]-{d}suen | Ur-..., son of ...-Suen |
| 7 | nig2-ka9-ak a2-bi [...] | accounts, their labor ... |
| 8 | e2 {d}szul-gi | the temple of Šulgi |
| 9 | u3 e2 {d}amar-{d}suen | and the house of Amar-Suen |
| 10 | iti mu-szu-du7-ta | from month "mušudu" |
| 11 | iti amar-a-a-si-sze3 | to month “Amarasi,’ |
| 12 | [iti 2(disz)]-kam | 2nd month |
| 13 | [mu ...]-ru-um{ki} [ba]-hul# | year: “...-rum was destroyed.{d} |
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