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PPAC 5, 0309 (P318006)

Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationPPAC 5, 0309
IDP318006
Museum no.BM 018347
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotGirsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates31.5591, 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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1[3(u) 8(disz) gurusz erin2]38 labor-troop workers
2[... gurusz] ug3-IL2... young man, porter
3[iti munu4]-gu7month: “Malt-feast,‭
4[mu us2]-sa# ki-masz{ki} ba-hul-tafrom the year following: “Kimaš was destroyed.'"
5iti szu-numunmonth: “Sowing,’
6mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi-sze3year after: “Kimaš,’ year after that,
7a2 erin2-bi 3(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3its labor-troop: 420 workdays, male laborers,
8a2 ug3-IL2-bi 8(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3its porters’ labor: 80 workdays, male laborers,
9iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam12th month,
102(disz) dug ma-al-tum gal2 large vessel(s),
111(u) dug ma-al-tum tur10 small ma-al-tum vessels
121(disz) ba dug kasz 4(disz)-ta1 ba dug 4 jars of beer,
132(disz) dug tu7 gal2 large pots soup,
143(disz) dug tu7 3(ban2)3 pots soup, 3 ban2
153(disz) dug tu7 muru133 pots soup made with muru-flour,
161(disz) ba dug kasz 3(disz)-ta1 pot of beer at 3 (gur each),
172(disz) dug sila3 banda3{da}2 jugs, barley-fed,
18sag kasz-kamthe head of the beer
191(disz) dug nig2 5(disz) sila31 jug of ..., 5 sila3
202(disz) ba dug kasz <n>-ta2 pots of beer each,
216(disz) dug zi2-tu-ru-um6 jugs of fig-beer,
22[...]-kaof ...
23[...]-tum...-tum
obverse col 2
1'[...]-tafrom
2'[... dug kur]-ku-du3... a kurkudu vessel
3'[...]-ta-tafrom ...
4'2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) dug sila3 sa2-du11220 jugs of sila3 regular offering
5'1(u) ba dug kasz 1(disz)-ta10 pots of beer, 1 each;
6'1(gesz2) 2(u) dug sila3 za3-mur60 jugs of zamur-flour,
7'3(u) ba dug kasz 1(disz)-ta30 pots of beer at 1 each,
8'dug kasz 4(gesz2) 3(disz)jugs of beer: 63
9'gurusz 1(disz)-e 4(barig)-tafor 1 male worker, 4 barig (= 40 sila3) each
10'a2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) 5(disz) gin2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3its labor: 1 2/3 workdays, 5 shekels, male laborers,
11'sa2-du11 lugalroyal regular offering;
12'iti-e la2 2(disz) u4 1(disz)-kamthe month, less 2 days
13'iti szu-numunmonth: “Sowing,’
14'szunigin 4(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 6(disz) 1(u) gin2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 326 10 shekels workdays, male laborers
15'sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kamIt is a debit.
16'sza3-bi-tatherefrom:
obverse col 3
1'[... ba] dug kasz 3(u)-ta... pots of beer at 30 each
2'1(u) 2(disz) dug kur-ku-du312 kurkudu-vessels
3'1(disz) ba dug kasz 4(disz)-ta1 ba dug 4 jars of beer,
4'2(u) 2(disz) dug szubur22 jugs,
5'1(disz) ba dug kasz 1(u)-ta1 pot: beer; 10 each;
6'2(disz) dug ma-al-tum gal2 large vessel(s),
7'1(u) dug ma-al-tum tur10 small ma-al-tum vessels
8'1(disz) ba dug kasz 4(disz)-<<ta>>1 pot: beer; 4 (head-gur)
9'7(gesz2) 3(u) dug tu7 gal390 large pots soup,
10'2(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) dug 3(ban2)-ta188 jugs, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each
11'1(u) la2 1(disz@t) <dug> erin2 x?9 <bowls>,
12'4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) dug tu7 muru13166 pots soup, muru-offering,
13'3(u) 6(disz) dug gur-tul236 gurtul-vessels,
14'1(disz) ba dug kasz [...]-ta1 pot: ... beer;
15'1(disz) dug tu71 pot soup,
16'4(disz) dug ugu4-bala4 pots: ugu-bala;
17'4(disz) dug sun24 sun-vessels,
18'1(disz) ba dug kasz 2(disz)-ta1 pot: beer; 2 each;
19'6(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) dug gal155 large pots
20'1(disz) ba dug kasz 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-ta1 pot: beer, 1 1/2 each;
21'6(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) dug lugud2-da420 less 1 jugs of soup,
22'2(gesz2) dug sag-ga2120 jugs, first quality,
23'2(gesz2) 4(u) dug a-ne240 pots: Ane
24'1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) dug hal98 halved pots,
25'3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) dug sila3 banda3{da}198 jugs of small sila3 beer
26'4(disz) dug ma-an-hara4?4 pots: Manhara;
27'1(u) 8(disz) dug nig2 nig2-a-su-su18 pots: “nig2-asusu-su;
28'4(disz) dug sza3-du4 szadu-vessels,
29'[...] dug lam-re6... a pot of lamre
obverse col 4
1sag kasz-kamthe head of the beer
28(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) dug nig2 5(disz) sila3383 pots, ration of 5 sila3
31(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) dug nig2 ($ blank space $) sila377 jugs, barley-fed,
42(disz) ba dug kasz 1(disz)-ta2 pots of beer, 1 each;
56(disz) dug zi2-tu-ru-um6 jugs of fig-beer,
66(disz)? dug ma-al-tum6(?) pots, maltum,
7[...] dug sag-ga2... of the first vessel
8[...]
9[... dug nig2 a]-szu-di... a pot of ašudu-dishes
101(gesz2) 3(u) dug lam-re690 jugs of Lamre,
116(disz) dug eb2 kasz du6 pots: eb2 regular beer;
122(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) dug sila3 za3-hi-li420 jugs of zahilu-flour,
132(u) dug sila3 gal20 large sila-vessels
143(disz) ba dug kasz 1(disz)-ta3 pots of beer, 1 each;
151(szar2) 2(gesz'u) dug sila3 gal900 large sila-vessels
165(disz) ba dug kasz 1(disz)-ta5 pots of beer, 1 each;
172(szar'u) 4(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) dug sila3 sa2-du11191 jugs of sila3 regular offering,
181(u) ba dug kasz 1(disz)-ta10 pots of beer, 1 each;
192(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) dug sila3 muru131860 jugs of muru-beer,
202(u) ba dug kasz 1(disz)-ta20 pots of beer at 1 each,
211(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) dug sila3 muru13 har420 jugs of sila3 muru-har,
223(u) ba dug kasz 1(disz)-ta30 pots of beer at 1 each,
obverse col 5
1'gurusz 1(disz)-e 3(barig)-tafor 1 male worker, 3 barig (= 30 sila3) each
2'a2-bi 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) [3(u) 1(u) gin2] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3its labor: 650 workdays, male laborers
3'2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze320 male laborer workdays,
4'sila3 du6 du11-ga [...]-ka gub-baSila3 of the Duga canal stationed
5'iti amar-a-a-si u3month: “Amar-asī and
6'iti sze-sag11-ku5month "Harvest,"
7'mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hulyear after: “Kimaš was destroyed.‭
8'3(u) dug kur-ku-du3 1(asz) gur30 kurkudu-vessels, 1 gur
9'1(disz) ba dug kasz 2(u)-ta1 pot: 20 each;
10'1(disz) dug kur-ku-du31 kurkudu vessel
11'1(disz) ba dug kasz 4(disz)-ta1 ba dug 4 jars of beer,
12'6(disz) dug suhur 1(asz) gur6 suhur-vessels, 1 gur
13'1(disz) ba dug kasz 1(u)-ta1 pot: beer; 10 each;
14'3(disz) dug suhur3 jugs of suhur-beer
15'1(disz) ba dug kasz 5(disz)-ta1 pot of beer, 5 (volume-)shekels each
16'2(gesz2) dug ma-al-tum gal120 large vessel(s),
17'1(gesz'u) dug ma-al-tum tur10 jars, small,
18'1(disz) ba dug kasz 4(disz)-ta1 ba dug 4 jars of beer,
19'7(gesz2) 3(u) dug [...]390 jugs
20'[...] la2 1(disz@t) dug [...]... less 1 pot
obverse col 6
1'1(gesz2) [...]60 ...
2'2(gesz2) [...]120 ...
3'6(disz) dug [...]6 jugs
4'1(u) 8(disz) dug [...]18 jugs
5'4(disz) dug [...]4 pots
6'4(disz) dug [...]4 pots
7'6(disz) dug [...]6 jugs
8'sag kasz-[kam]the head of beer
9'8(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) [dug ...]76 jugs
10'1(gesz'u) 4(u) 7(disz) [...]97 ...
11'2(disz) ba dug [kasz ...]2 pots of beer
12'6(disz) [...]6 ...
13'6(disz) [...]6 ...
14'1(gesz2) [...]60 ...
reverse col 1
1'1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) [n ...]170+ ...
2'5(disz) ba dug [kasz ...]5 pots: beer;
3'2(szar'u) 4(szar2) [n] dug sila3 [...]240+ jugs ...
4'1(u) ba dug kasz 1(disz)-[ta]10 pots of beer, 1 each
5'2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) dug [...]240 jugs
6'2(u) ba dug kasz [...]20 pots of beer
7'1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) dug kasz? [...]420 jugs of beer
8'3(u) ba dug kasz [...]30 pots of beer
9'dug kasz 4(szar2) [9(gesz2) 2(u)] la2 1(disz@t)420 jugs of beer,
10'gurusz 1(disz)-e 4(barig) kaszfor 1 male worker, 4 barig beer
11'a2-bi 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 2(u) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3its labor: 720 1/2 workdays, male laborers,
12'2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze32 male laborers for 1 day
13'sila3 du6-du11 e2 [...]The sila of Dudu, the house of ...
14'iti ezem-{d}li9-[si4]month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’
15'u3 iti szu-[numun]and month: “Sowing.’
16'zi-ga [...]booked out
17'kiszib3 lu2-[...]under seal of Lu-
18'ti szum2given life
reverse col 2
12(disz) dug kur2 kur-vessels
2sag kasz-kamthe head of the beer
3dug szakkan-sze3to the vessel of the šakkan offering
4ki a-a-muwith Ayamu
53(u) 6(disz) dug kur-ku-du3 1(asz) gur36 kurkudu vessels, 1 gur
61(disz) ba dug kasz 2(u)-ta1 pot: 20 each;
73(u) 6(disz) dug lam-re6 gal36 large lamre vessels,
83(u) 6(disz) dug sza3-du gal36 large šadu vessels
91(disz) ba dug kasz 4(disz)-ta1 ba dug 4 jars of beer,
10dug hu-pu3-szu-uma ḫupušum vessel
114(disz) dug kur-ku-du3 1(asz) gur-<ta>4 kurkudu vessels, 1 gur each
121(disz) ba dug kasz 2(u)-ta1 pot: 20 each;
134(disz) dug szakkan 1(asz) gur4 pots of soup, 1 gur
141(disz) ba dug kasz 1(u)-ta1 pot: beer; 10 each;
154(disz) dug 4(ban2)-ta4 jugs 4 ban2 each,
164(disz) dug lam-re6 gal4 large vessels of Lamre,
171(disz) ba dug kasz 4(disz)-ta1 ba dug 4 jars of beer,
181(disz) dug gug2 munu41 gug of malt,
19sag kasz-kamthe head of the beer
204(disz) dug sila3 ka-tab4 sila3 katab-vessels,
213(disz) ba dug kasz 1(disz)-ta3 pots of beer, 1 each;
22dug suhur-sze3to a suhur-vessel
23ki ur-{d}nansze lu2 suhurfrom Ur-Nanše, the man who reared
24dug-bi 5(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)its vessels: 764
25gurusz 1(disz)-e kasz 4(barig)-tafor 1 workman, beer of 4 barig each,
26a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3its labor: 91 workdays, male laborers,
27nig2-dab5 za3-mu-kanigdab(-offering) of Zamu
reverse col 3
11(disz) ba dug kasz 4(barig)-ta1 jug of beer at 4 barig each,
2a2-bi 7(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3its labor: 760 workdays, male laborers,
3nig2-diri e2-uz-ga u3 <ninda> ga-ga-<ar>-tumrations of the uzga-house and <ninda> of the gagartum-house
42(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3120 workdays, male laborers,
5kasz-IL2 ka e2-gal... of the palace gate.
61/2(disz) engar erin2-na1/2 labor-troops-worker,
7iti munu4-gu7-tafrom month “Malt-feast,‭
8iti szu-numun-sze3to month “Sowing,’
9a2-bi 3(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3its labor: 240 male laborer workdays,
10u4 1(gesz2)# ama# {d}utu-me-lam260 days, the mother of Utu-melam
111/2(disz) lugal-geszkim-zi dub-sar1/2 (workman): Lugal-geškimzi, scribe.
12iti munu4-gu7-tafrom month “Malt-feast,‭
13iti szu-numun-sze3to month “Sowing,’
14iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam12th month,
151(u) dug ma-al-tum tur10 small ma-al-tum vessels
161(disz) ba dug kasz 4(disz)-ta1 ba dug 4 jars of beer,
176(disz) dug 3(ban2)6 jugs 3 ban2
181(disz) ba dug kasz 3(disz)?-ta1 jug of beer at 3 (?) each,
191(gesz2) dug gal60 large vessels
201(disz) ba dug kasz 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-ta1 pot: beer, 1 1/2 each;
213(u) dug lugud2-da30 jugs of soup,
22[...] ti-di... you know.
23sag kasz-kamthe head of the beer
244(disz) dug gug2-sze3 lu2-a4 gug-vessels, Lu-a,
252(disz) dug kasz 1(barig)-ta2 pots of beer at 1 barig each,
263(u) dug sila3 za3-hi-li30 jugs of zahilu-flour,
273(disz) ba dug kasz 1(barig)-ta3 pots of beer at 1 barig each,
281(u) <dug> sila3 ba-sag? 1(barig)-ta10 jugs of basag beer at 1 barig each,
29a2-bi 6(gesz2) [n] 6(disz)its labor: 660 (workdays)
30a2-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) [4(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3]its labor: 104 1/2 workdays, male laborers
31kasz de2-a [lugal]beer of Ea the king
32zi-[ga]booked out
reverse col 4
11(disz) a-hu-ni ug3-IL21 Ahuni, porter
2iti munu4-gu7-tafrom month “Malt-feast,‭
3iti szu-numun-sze3to month “Sowing,’
4a2-bi 6(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3its labor: 60 workdays, male laborers,
5sza3 uri5{ki}-main Ur
6ki ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-{d}ig-alimfrom Ur-Nanše, son of Ur-Igalim
7ugu2-a ga2-ga2on my account set
reverse col 5
1szunigin 2(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 772 2/3 workdays, male laborers,
2sza3 nigin-bain its midst
3kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-nig2under seal of Lu-Ningirsu, son of Ur-nig
4u3 lugal-a2-zi-da dumu nibru{ki}and Lugal-azida, citizen of Nippur
5szunigin 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 91 workdays, male laborers,
6nig2-dab5 za3-mu-kanigdab(-offering) of Zamu
7szunigin 6(gesz2)! gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 460 workdays, male laborers
8nig2-diri e2-uz-gathe extras of the uzga temple
9u3 ninda ga-ga-ar-tumand bread of the gagartu type
10szunigin 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 120 workdays, male laborers,
11kasz-IL2 ka e2-gal... of the palace gate.
12szunigin 3(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 180 workdays, male laborers,
13engar erin2-nafarmer of the troops
14szunigin 1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 60 workdays, male laborers,
15ama# dumu# 3(u)mother, son of 30
16szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 104 1/2 workdays, male laborers,
17kasz de2-a lugalbeer for Ea the king
18szunigin 3(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 180 workdays, male laborers,
19dub-sar-methe scribes
20zi-gabooked out
21[szunigin 6(gesz2)] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 60 workdays, male laborers
22[sza3 uri5]{ki}-main Ur
23[ki ur-{d}nansze] dumu [ur-{d}ig-alim]from Ur-Nanše, son of Ur-Igalim
24[ugu2-a ga2-ga2]on my account set
reverse col 6
1szunigin 3(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) 1(u) gin2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 726 10 shekels workdays, male laborers,
2zi-gabooked out
3la2-ia3 1(szar2) 7(gesz2) 5(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3Deficit: 170 workdays, male laborers,
4nig2-ka9-ak dug sila3accounts of one sila-vessel
5gu-du-duGududu
6lu2-{d}dumu-ziLu-Dumuzi
7ur-mesUr-mes,
8ur-ki-gu-laUr-kigula
9ur-{d}ba-ba6Ur-Baba
10[{d}]lamma#!?-iri-naLamma-irina
11[...] nam-bahar3... of the baḫar-office
12[iti munu4]-gu7month: “Malt-feast,‭
13[mu us2]-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul-tayear after: “Kimaš was destroyed.‭
14[iti szu]-numunmonth: "Sowing."
15[mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}] ba-hul <mu us2-sa-a-bi>-sze3year after: “Kimaš was destroyed,‭ to the year after that.

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