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PPAC 5, 0293 (P317783)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0293 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317783 |
| Museum no. | BM 018064 |
| 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 | 5(u) la2 2(barig) sze gur lugal | 50 minus 2 barig barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sag-bi 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 | its head: 4 barig 2 ban2 7 1/3 sila3; |
| 3 | ma2-ta | from the boat |
| 4 | 6(asz) kiszib3 sa6-sa6-ga | 6, under seal of Sasaga; |
| 5 | 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) gur | 53 gur 3 barig |
| 6 | giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi | via Ur-Baba, son of Bazi; |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) gur | 190 gur |
| 8 | giri3 lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 dumu ur2-ra-dingir | via Lu-Gešbar-e, son of Ur-ra-dingir; |
| 9 | 2(u) gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | 20 gur, the first time |
| 10 | 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 24 gur 2 barig, 2nd time |
| 11 | giri3 ba-zi | via Bazi; |
| 12 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | total: 204 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 7 1/3 sila3 |
| 13 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 14 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) sze numun | 165 (gur) 1 barig seed, |
| 15 | kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum sanga uru11{ki} | under seal of Nig-urum, temple administrator of Urub; |
| 16 | 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur | 23 gur 2 barig |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-hur-sag dumu ma-an-sa6 | under seal of Lu-Ninhursag, son of Mansa |
| 2 | ugula sanga {d}nansze | foreman: the temple administrator of Nanše |
| 3 | 7(asz) 4(barig) kiszib3 lu2-e2-sukud-ra2 dumu lugal-iri-da | 7 (gur) 4 barig, under seal of Lu-esukudra, son of Lugal-irida; |
| 4 | ugula sanga {d}nin-dar-a | foreman: temple administrator of Nindara |
| 5 | 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) kiszib3 ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3 sa12-du5 ba-gara2 | 12 gur 2 barig under seal of Ur-Gešbare, chief surveyor of Bagara; |
| 6 | 5(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga sa12-du5 | 5 (gur) under seal of Ur-Baba, son of Ursaga, surveyor; |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) kiszib3 nam-tar-re dumu nar | under seal of Namtarre, son of the musician; |
| 8 | ugula sanga {d}dumu-zi | foreman: temple administrator of Dumuzi |
| 9 | 4(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 4 (gur) 1 barig under seal of Ur-Šulpa’e |
| 10 | dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su sza13-dub-ba | son of Lu-Ningirsu, chief accountant |
| 11 | ugula sanga {d}ga2-tum3-du10 | foreman: temple administrator of Gatumdu; |
| 12 | ki tul2-ta | from Tul |
| 13 | 1(asz) 4(barig) kiszib3 nam-ha-ni dumu ab-ba-gi-na | 1 (gur) 4 barig under seal of Namhani, son of Abbagina |
| 14 | 3(asz) kiszib3 [...] | 3 (gur) under seal of ..., |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 3(asz) [gur ...] | 3 gur ... |
| 2' | ugula sanga {d}[...] | foreman: the temple administrator of |
| 3' | 1(u) la2 5(ban2) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma | 10 gur less 5 ban2, under seal of Ur-Lamma |
| 4' | dumu na-ba-sa6-ga mar-sa | son of Nabasaga, the merchant. |
| 5' | ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki} | foreman, temple administrator of Ninmar; |
| 6' | szabra sanga#-me | the chief household administrator and temple administrator |
| 7' | 2(u) gur {gesz}kiri6 ki-sur-ra | 20 gur, orchard of the boundary territory; |
| 8' | kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3 | under seal of Ur-saga, the superintendent; |
| 9' | 1(u) 5(asz) gur kiszib3 lugal-iri-da mar-tu | 15 gur, under seal of Lugal-irida, Martu; |
| 10' | 8(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 8 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 11' | kiszib3 sa6-sa6-ga | under seal of Sasaga |
| 12' | 2(asz) gur kiszib3 inim-ku3 | 2 gur, under seal of Inim-ku; |
| 13' | mu ma-ni-sze3 | for his own name |
| 14' | szunigin 4(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | total: 153 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 15' | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 16' | la2-ia3 1(u) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 13 gur 3 barig 2 sila3 |
| 17' | nig2-ka9-ak lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su | account of Lu-Ningirsu |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | u3 inim-[ku3] | and of Inimku |
| 2 | 9(gesz2) 2(asz) gur | 92 gur |
| 3 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 4 | 2(u) gur | 20 gur |
| 5 | kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3 | under seal of Ur-saga, the superintendent; |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) gur sze numun-sze3 | 185 gur 1 barig barley seed, |
| 7 | kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum sanga uru11{ki} | under seal of Nig-urum, temple administrator of Urub; |
| 8 | 2(gesz2) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | 199 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 7 1/3 sila3 |
| 9 | ugu2 inim-ku3 | on account of Inimkug |
| 10 | u3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su ba-a-gar | and Lu-Ningirsu was placed. |
| 11 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 12 | 3(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | 197 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 |
| 13 | i3-dub i7-sal4-la | the depot of Isala |
| 14 | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
| 15 | giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi | via Ur-Baba, son of Bazi; |
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