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PPAC 5, 0311 (P318009)

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

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Designation	PPAC 5, 0311
ID	P318009
Museum no.	BM 018351
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	1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal	91 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 7 1/3 sila3 barley, royal (measure),
2	ki nam-ha-ni-ta	from Namḫani
3	3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 gur	3 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 flour,
4	ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga-ta	from Ur-Baba, son of Ur-saga
5	szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur	total: 115 gur 2 ban2 7 1/3 sila3
6	sza3-bi-ta	therefrom:
7	7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur	7 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 fine flour
8	4(barig) 5(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3	4 barig 5 ban2 barley-fed emmer,
9	1(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur	11 gur 5 ban2 7 sila3 fine nig-arra flour,
10	1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(barig) dabin gur	90 gur 3 barig dabin flour
11	kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a	under seal of Lu-Narua;
12	dumu ur-sa6-ga	son of Ur-saga,
13	1(u) 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur	10 gur 1 ban2 of fine flour,
14	kiszib3 lu2 mar-sa	under seal of the merchant;
15	dumu na-ba-sa6	son of Nabasa,
16	1(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur	10 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 fine flour
17	4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) dabin gur	41 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 dabin flour,
18	kiszib3 ma-an-szum2-na dumu lu2-giri17-zal	under seal of Manšumna, son of Lu-girizal
19	7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur	7 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 fine flour
20	1(gesz2) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 gur	62 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 4 sila3 flour
21	kiszib3 ha-ba-zi-zi dumu lu2-kal-la	under seal of Habazizi, son of Lukalla;
obverse col 2
1	3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur	37 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 8 sila3 fine flour,
2	1(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur	11 gur 5 ban2 7 sila3 fine nig-arra flour,
3	3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur	132 gur 2 barig 4 sila3 dabin flour,
4	bala dub-sag	bala, first tablet
5	ugu2-a ba-a-gar	he placed upon it.
6	5(asz) zi3-sig15 gur	5 gur of fine flour,
7	kiszib3 ARAD2 ma2-lah5 dumu erin-da	under seal of ARAD, the boatman, son of Eridu;
8	6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur	6 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 fine flour
9	kiszib3 ur5-bi-sze3-ba-du11 ma2-lah6	under seal of Urbišebadu, the boatman;
10	7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur	7 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 fine flour
11	kiszib3 ur-nig2 ma2-lah6 dumu i3-li2-mu	under seal of Ur-nig, the boatman, son of Ilīmu;
12	6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur	6 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 fine flour,
13	kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal ma2-lah6	under seal of Ur-Nungal, the boatman;
14	dumu en-u2-szim-ma	son of Enušima,
15	9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur	9 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 fine emmer,
16	kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma lunga	under seal of Ur-Lamma, brewer;
17	u3 ur5-bi-sze3 lunga	and at its base, brewer
18	2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur	25 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 fine flour
19	9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra [saga gur]	9 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 fine emmer
20	kasz de2-a lugal	beer for Ea the king
reverse col 1
1	1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 [saga] gur	89 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 fine flour
2	kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu [lu2]-du10-ga	under seal of Šeškalla, son of Lu-duga
3	1(gesz2) 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-sig15 [gur]	66 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 fine flour
4	kiszib3 ma-an-szum2-na lu2 ka-[...]	under seal of Manšumna, the man who
5	1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) dabin gur	14 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 dabin flour,
6	kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu ur-[...]	under seal of Akalla, son of Ur-
7	u3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu i3-li2-mu	and Lu-dingira, son of Ilīmu,
8	5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gur	51 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 flour,
9	6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur	6 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 fine flour,
10	kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ur-sa6-ga	under seal of Lu-Narua, son of Ur-saga
11	6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur	6 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 fine flour,
12	($ blank space $) 5(ban2) zi3 gur	5 ban2 flour,
13	ma2-a si-ga	barge punted,
14	4(u) 4(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 gar gur	40 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 gar flour,
15	kiszib3 ur-ki-gu-la muhaldim	under seal of Urkigula, the cook;
16	1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gur	17 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 flour,
17	kiszib3 nam-iri-na muhaldim	under seal of Nam-irina, the cook
18	2(u) 4(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 gar gur	24 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 gar flour,
19	kiszib3 ur-mes muhaldim	under seal of Ur-mes, cook;
20	5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 gar kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga	5 (gur) 3 barig 1 ban2 gar flour, under seal of Ur-saga
21	9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) [zi3 gar] kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu hu-ru	9 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 of gar flour under seal of Ur-Baba, son of Huru
22	1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gar kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}na-ru2-a	1 barig 2 ban2 gar flour under seal of Ur-Baba, son of Lu-Narua
23	1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 gur	104 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 flour,
24	szunigin [...]	total:
reverse col 2
1	bala egir	a second term
2	ugu2-a ga2-ga2	on my account set
3	szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 <gur>	total: 37 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 1 sila3 fine flour
4	szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur	total: 11 gur 5 ban2 7 sila3 fine emmer flour
5	szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur	total: 122 gur 2 barig 4 sila3 dabin flour
6	ugu2-a ba-a-gar	he placed upon it.
7	szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur	total: 12 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 7 sila3 fine flour
8	szunigin 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur	total: 9 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 fine emmer,
9	szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin <gur>	total: 176 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 barley flour
10	ugu2-a ga2-ga2	on my account set
11	sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur	its barley: 720 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 4 1/2 sila3;
12	mu-kux(DU)	delivery;
13	4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 zi3 gur	4 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 1 5/6 sila3 flour
14	i3-dub	he dug.
15	nig2-ka9-ak zi3	accounts of flour
16	lu2-usz-gi-na dumu ka5-a-mu	Lu-ušgina, son of Ka-amu
17	iti ezem-{d}szul-gi	month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’
18	giri3 nam-ha-ni	via Namḫani
19	sza3 e2-kikken2	in the millhouse
20	mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul	year: “Amar-Suen, king of Urbilum, destroyed.‭

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