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PPAC 5, 0303 (P317961)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0303 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317961 |
| Museum no. | BM 018287 |
| 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 | 2(gesz2) sze gur lugal | 120 gur of barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) zi3 KA | 56 gur 1 barig flour, |
| 4 | la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur | deficit: 63 gur 4 barig |
| 5 | giri3-se3-ga ensi2 | the governor's personnel |
| 6 | 3(u) gur | 30 gur |
| 7 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 8 | 8(asz) 3(barig) zi3 KA | 8 (gur) 3 barig flour |
| 9 | la2-ia3 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) gur | deficit: 21 gur 2 barig |
| 10 | aga3-us2 ensi2-me | the soldiers of the governors |
| 11 | 3(u) 8(asz) gur sza3-bi-ta | 38 gur, from it |
| 12 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 KA | 2 barig 3 ban2 KA-flour, |
| 13 | diri 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur | surplus: 61 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 |
| 14 | [diri] szum2#-mu | more than what is given |
| 15 | giri3-se3-ga ugnim{ki} | personnel of Ugnim, |
| 16 | 4(u) 4(asz) sza3-bi-ta | 44 (gur) each |
| 17 | 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 KA | 17 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 KA-flour |
| 18 | la2-ia3 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur | deficit: 27 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 19 | lu2 mar-sa-me | the merchants, |
| 20 | 2(gesz2) 2(asz) sza3-bi-ta | 122 (gur) each |
| 21 | 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 57 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | zi3 KA | flour of the mouth |
| 2 | la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | deficit: 63 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 3 | e2 {d}nin-gir2-su u3 esz3 didli-bi | the temple of Ningirsu and the numerous shrines |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 1(asz) sza3-bi-ta | 61 (gur) each |
| 5 | 2(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) gur | 28 gur 4 barig |
| 6 | zi3 KA | flour of the mouth |
| 7 | la2-ia3 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur | deficit: 32 gur 1 barig |
| 8 | e2 {d}ba-ba6 | the temple of Baba |
| 9 | u3 esz3 didli-bi | and the numerous shrines |
| 10 | szunigin 4(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 4(ban2) gur | total: 199 gur 4 ban2 |
| 11 | zi3 KA | flour of the mouth |
| 12 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur | total: 198 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 |
| 13 | la2-ia3-am3 | deficit. |
| 14 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur diri szum2-mu | total: 81 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 extra, given |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 717 (gur) 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 2 | zi3 KA | flour of the mouth |
| 3 | la2-ia3 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur | Deficit: 288 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 less 1 sila3 |
| 4 | diri 4(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) gur szum2-mu | Extra: 141 gur 4 ban2 given |
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