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PPAC 5, 0304 (P317962)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0304 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317962 |
| Museum no. | BM 018288 |
| 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(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 <gur> lugal | ... 23 barig 3 ban2 1 2/3 sila3 royal (measure) |
| 2 | [ur]-mes | Ur-mes |
| 3 | [...] 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | ... 105 gur 3 ban2 2/3 sila3 |
| 4 | [5/6(disz)] gin2 1(disz) sze ku3 | 5/6 shekel 1 grain silver |
| 5 | [...]-{d}en-ki | ...-Enki |
| 6 | [...] 4(gesz2) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur | ... 242 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 5/6 sila3 |
| 7 | [nig2]-u2-rum | a kind of thing |
| 8 | sza3 gir2-su{ki} | in Girsu |
| 9 | 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur | 22 gur 1 barig |
| 10 | muszen-du3 u3 a!-igi#-du8-me | fowlers and a’igidu-officials |
| 11 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 gur | 105 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 3 sila3 12 shekels |
| 12 | sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} nigin6{ki} | in Kinunir and Nigin |
| 13 | 8(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | 81 gur 3 ban2 5 2/3 sila3 |
| 14 | e2 {d}szul-gi | the temple of Šulgi |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | e2 nam-ha-ni | his Namhani temple |
| 2 | u3 e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | and the temple of Ningešzida |
| 3 | 5(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | 156 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 9 1/2 sila3 |
| 4 | gu2 i7 pirig-gin7-du | on the bank of the Pirigindu canal |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | 96 gur 2 barig 1/2 sila3 |
| 6 | sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki} | in Guabba |
| 7 | 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 103 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 8 | sze ur5-ra engar | barley of Urra, the plowman; |
| 9 | szunigin 1(asz) guru7 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 <gur> | total: 1 silo 184 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 3 sila3 12 shekels |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 5/6(disz) gin2 1(disz) [sze ku3] | total: 5/6 shekel 1 grain silver |
| 2 | sze-bi 4(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 barig 1 ban2 1 sila3; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [mu ki]-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
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