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PPAC 5, 0315 (P318013)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0315 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318013 |
| Museum no. | BM 018360 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | [n ab2] amar ga | n cows, suckling calves |
| 2 | [n gu4] amar ga | n oxen, calves, suckling |
| 3 | [al-la] dumu ad-da | Alla, son of Adda |
| 4 | [n] gu4 | n oxen |
| 5 | [...]-ka | of ... |
| 6 | [n] ab2 | n cows |
| 7 | [n] gu4 | n oxen |
| 8 | [ur-{d}]utu# | Ur-Utu |
| 9 | [n] ab2 | n cows |
| 10 | ur-{d}asar-lu2-hi | Ur-Asalluhi, |
| 11 | 3(disz) ab2 4(disz) gu4 | 3 cows, 4 oxen |
| 12 | lugal-mu10-us2-sa | Lugal-mussa, |
| 13 | 3(disz) ab2 4(disz) gu4 | 3 cows, 4 oxen |
| 14 | lugal-ku5 | Lugal-ku |
| 15 | 4(disz) ab2 4(disz) gu4 | 4 cows, 4 oxen |
| 16 | 1(disz) amar ab2 nu2-a | 1 calf, lying down, |
| 17 | a-hu-a dumu elam | Ahua, son of Elam |
| 18 | 6(disz) ab2 4(disz) gu4 | 6 cows, 4 oxen |
| 19 | 3(disz) ab2 | 3 cows, |
| 20 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 21 | 2(disz) gu4 2(disz) amar ab2 nu2-a | 2 oxen, 2 calves, nanny-goats, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}nin-szubur | Lu-Ninšubur |
| 2 | 2(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4 | 2 cows, 2 oxen |
| 3 | a-hu-a dumu en-za-ra | Ahua, son of Enza |
| 4 | 2(disz) ab2 7(disz) gu4 | 2 cows, 7 oxen |
| 5 | {gesz}gigir-re | chariot |
| 6 | 3(disz) ab2 7(disz) gu4 | 3 cows, 7 oxen |
| 7 | ur-{d}utu | Ur-Utu |
| 8 | 2(disz) ab2 1(disz) gu4 | 2 cows, 1 ox |
| 9 | da-da | Dada |
| 10 | 1(disz) ab2 | 1 cow, |
| 11 | ur-{d}en-ki | Ur-Enki |
| 12 | 2(disz) ab2 4(disz) gu4 | 2 cows, 4 oxen |
| 13 | lugal-kisal | Lugal-kisal |
| 14 | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 15 | lu2-{d}inanna | Lu-Inanna |
| 16 | 5(u) 8(disz) ab2 6(disz) gu4 | 58 cows, 6 oxen |
| 17 | 6(disz) amar ab2 nu2-a | 6 calfs, sucklings, |
| 18 | sza3 gir2-su{ki} | in Girsu |
| 19 | 2(u) 2(disz) ab2 3(u) 1(disz) gu4 | 22 cows, 31 oxen |
| 20 | ur-{d}nansze dumu e2-he2-gal2 | Ur-Nanše, son of Ehegal |
| 21 | 6(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4 | 6 cows, 2 oxen |
| 22 | e2-ur2-bi | its roof-room |
| 23 | 4(disz) ab2 3(disz) gu4 | 4 cows, 3 oxen |
| 24 | hu-ru | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) ab2 1(disz) gu4 | 3 cows, 1 ox |
| 2 | ARAD2-dam | ARADdam |
| 3 | 1(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4 | 1 cow, 2 oxen, |
| 4 | 1(disz) amar ab2 nu2-a | 1 calf, lying down, |
| 5 | du11-ga-<an> | speak! |
| 6 | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 7 | ur-{d}hendur-sag | Ur-Ḫendursag, |
| 8 | 4(disz) ab2 6(disz) gu4 | 4 cows, 6 oxen |
| 9 | 1(disz) amar ab2 nu2-a | 1 calf, lying down, |
| 10 | elam | Elam |
| 11 | 1(disz) ab2 1(disz) gu4 | 1 cow, 1 ox |
| 12 | 1(disz) amar ab2 nu2-a | 1 calf, lying down, |
| 13 | lu2-tilla3 | Lu-tilla |
| 14 | 2(disz) ab2 3(disz) gu4 | 2 cows, 3 oxen |
| 15 | 1(disz) amar ab2 nu2-a | 1 calf, lying down, |
| 16 | lu2-uru11{ki} | Lu-Uru |
| 17 | 3(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4 | 3 cows, 2 oxen |
| 18 | 1(disz) amar ab2 nu2-a | 1 calf, lying down, |
| 19 | lugal-iri-da | Lugal-irida |
| 20 | 2(disz) gu4 | 2 oxen, |
| 21 | lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su <dumu nam-ha-ni> | Lu-Ningirsu, son of Namhani |
| 22 | 4(u) 6(disz) ab2 5(u) 3(disz) gu4 | 46 cows, 53 oxen |
| 23 | 5(disz) amar ab2 nu2-a | 5 calfs, lying down, |
| 24 | sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} nigin6{ki} | in Kinunir and Nigin |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) ab2 | 4 cows, |
| 2 | 5(disz) gu4 | 5 oxen, |
| 3 | ur-zigum-ma | Urzigum |
| 4 | 3(disz) ab2 | 3 cows, |
| 5 | ur-{d}lamma | Ur-Lamma, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ab2 1(disz) gu4 | 1 cow, 1 ox |
| 7 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 8 | 2(disz) ab2 5(disz) gu4 | 2 cows, 5 oxen |
| 9 | mu-zu!-a | who knows |
| 10 | 2(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4 | 2 cows, 2 oxen |
| 11 | iri-ki-bi | Iri-kibi |
| 12 | 1(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4 | 1 cow, 2 oxen, |
| 13 | u2-u2 | U₂ |
| 14 | 4(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4 | 4 cows, 2 oxen |
| 15 | du10-ga | Duga, |
| 16 | 2(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4 | 2 cows, 2 oxen |
| 17 | iri-szesz-zu | Irišešzu |
| 18 | 2(disz) ab2 1(disz) gu4 | 2 cows, 1 ox |
| 19 | ur-ki-gu-la | Ur-kigula |
| 20 | 1(disz) ab2 | 1 cow, |
| 21 | lugal-he2-gal2 | Lugal-hegal |
| 22 | 4(disz) ab2 3(disz) gu4 | 4 cows, 3 oxen |
| 23 | ab-ba | Abba |
| 24 | 1(disz) ab2 1(disz) gu4 | 1 cow, 1 ox |
| 25 | ur-{gesz}dar-du3 | Ur-dardu, |
| 26 | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 27 | {d}utu-bar-ra | Utu-bara, |
| 28 | 1(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4 | 1 cow, 2 oxen, |
| 29 | ur-nigar{gar} | Ur-nigar |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4 | 5 cows, 2 oxen |
| 2 | e2-zi-kalam-ma | the Ezikalama |
| 3 | 3(disz) ab2 | 3 cows, |
| 4 | ab-ba-kal-la | Abbakala |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) ab2 | 91 cows, |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 6(disz) gu4 | 66 oxen |
| 7 | ur-mes | Ur-mes, |
| 8 | 1(u) ab2 | 10 cows, |
| 9 | 1(u) 2(disz) gu4 | 12 oxen, |
| 10 | nam-ha-ni | Namḫani |
| 11 | 1(disz) ab2 | 1 cow, |
| 12 | 2(disz) gu4 | 2 oxen, |
| 13 | szitax(KWU777)-ab-ba | šitax-abba-plant |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) ab2 | 108 cows, |
| 15 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu4 | 91 oxen, |
| 16 | sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki} | in Guabba |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) ab2 amar ga | total: 122 calf calves, suckling |
| 2 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 5(u) la2 2(disz) gu4 amar ga | total: 292 oxen, suckling calves, |
| 3 | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) amar ab2 nu2-a | total: 11 cow calfs, lying down, |
| 4 | [...]-bi? dab5-ba | ... seized(?) |
| 5 | [gir2-su]{ki}-ta | from Girsu |
| 6 | [gu2]-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 | to Guabba |
| 7 | [ur-{d}lamma] | Ur-Lamma |
| 8 | [ensi2] | governor |
| 9 | [...] | |
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