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PPAC 5, 0317 (P318014)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0317 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318014 |
| Museum no. | BM 018362 |
| 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(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal | 1 barig 3 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | {d}ba-ba6-da-nu-me-a kin2 | work of Babadanumea |
| 3 | 2(barig) ur-ki-gu-la aga3-us2 | 2 barig Ur-kigula, soldier |
| 4 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) na-ba-sa6 kin2 | 2 barig 3 ban2, Nabasa, work |
| 5 | 2(barig) lu2-e2-gu-la kin2 | 2 barig Lu-egula, work |
| 6 | 2(barig) {d}nin-gir2-su-nir?-ba-zi lu2 gu2-ne-<sag> | 2 barig Ningirsu-nirbazi, the man of Gunesag |
| 7 | 1(barig) inim-{d}ba-ba6-<i3>-zi i3-du8 | 60 litres (of barley for) Inim-Baba-izi, doorkeeper |
| 8 | 1(barig) sza3-gu2-bi i3-du8 | 60 litres (of barley for) Šagubu the doorkeeper |
| 9 | 3(ban2) u18-di kin2 | 3 ban2 of juniper work, |
| 10 | 3(ban2) lugal-ki-ag2 kin2 | 3 ban2: Lugal-kiag, work |
| 11 | 3(ban2) lu2-ge6 kin2 | 3 ban2, Lu-ge work, |
| 12 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-bala-sa6-ga i3-du8 | 1 barig 2 ban2: Lu-balasaga, doorkeeper; |
| 13 | 2(barig) 1(ban2) lugal-a2-zi-da ugula | 2 barig 1 ban2: Lugal-azida, foreman; |
| 14 | [...] a2-na-na ugula | ... Anana, foreman |
| 15 | [...] erin-da aga3-us2 | ... with the troops, soldier |
| 16 | [...]-ba muszen-du3 | ... bird-catcher |
| 17 | [...] muszen-du3 | ... fowler |
| 18 | [...]-da muszen-du3 | ... the fowler |
| 19 | [...] muszen-du3 | ... fowler |
| 20 | [...]-gan{ki} muszen-du3 | ...-gan, fowler |
| 21 | [...]-sa6-ga muszen-du3 | ... the fowler |
| 22 | [...] nig2-u2-rum u2-IL2 | ... nigŋum-plant, ēdu-plant |
| 23 | 2(ban2) lu2-{d}dumu-zi-da u2-IL2 | 2 ban2: Lu-Dumuzida, porter; |
| 24 | 1(barig) [...] dumu ur-{d}en-ki | 60 litres (of barley) ..., son of Ur-Enki |
| 25 | 1(barig) [...] | 1 barig |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(barig) an-na-bi2-du11 u2-IL2 | 2 barig An-abidu, equid herder |
| 2 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) u18-di aga3-us2 | 1 barig 2 ban2: Udi, soldier; |
| 3 | 3(ban2) ba-gara2-zi-mu u2-IL2 | 3 ban2: Bagarazimu, porter; |
| 4 | 1(barig) {d}ig-alim-i3-sa6 u2-IL2 | 1 barig Igalim-isa, porter |
| 5 | 3(ban2) ur-{d}su4-an-na kin2 | 3 ban2: Ur-Suanna, work |
| 6 | 3(ban2) ur-{d}lamma kin2 | 3 ban2: Ur-Lamma, workman; |
| 7 | 3(ban2) ur-sag-ub3{ki} kin2 | 3 ban2 work for Ur-sag-Ub; |
| 8 | 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 kin2 | 3 ban2: Ur-Baba, workman; |
| 9 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) inim-sa6 i3-du8 | 1 barig 1 ban2: Inimsa, doorkeeper; |
| 10 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) lugal-sza3-la2 u2-IL2 | 1 barig 1 ban2: Lugal-šala, porter; |
| 11 | 2(ban2) lugal-ku3-zu lu2 gu2-ne-sag | 20 litres (of barley for) Lugal-kuzu, the man of Gunesag |
| 12 | 3(ban2) ur-{d}ig-alim aga3-us2 | 3 ban2: Ur-Igalim, soldier |
| 13 | 3(ban2) a-ad-da e2-babbar | 3 ban2: the father of the Ebabbar; |
| 14 | 3(ban2) <en>-kusz2-sza3-ga lu2 kisal | 3 ban2 <Enkušŋaga>, the man of the courtyard; |
| 15 | 1(barig) ur-usz-gid2-da i3-du8 | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-ušgida, the doorkeeper |
| 16 | 3(ban2) szer7-da-ni lu2 kisal | 3 ban2, Šerdani, the man of the courtyard; |
| 17 | 3(ban2) iri-ki-bi lu2 gu2-ne-sag | 3 ban2: Iri-kībi, the man of Gunesag; |
| 18 | 3(ban2) ARAD2-dam kin2 | 3 ban2: ARADdam, work |
| 19 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) ur-{gesz}gigir u2-IL2 | 1 barig 1 ban2, Ur-gigir, porter; |
| 20 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) ur-{d}lamma i3-du8 | 1 barig 1 ban2: Ur-Lamma, doorkeeper; |
| 21 | 3(ban2) ur-gu-sir5-ra lunga | 3 ban2, Ur-gusira, the brewer; |
| 22 | 3(ban2) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka lunga | 3 ban2 of Ninmar, the brewer |
| 23 | 2(barig) lu2-uru11<{ki}> aga3-us2 | 2 barig Lu-Uru, soldier |
| 24 | 2(barig) {d}ba-ba6-a-zu kin2 | 2 barig, Baba-azu workman; |
| 25 | 1(barig) lu2-me-lam2 lu2 gu2-ne-sag | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-melam, the man of Gunesag |
| 26 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-i3-sa6 lu2 gu2-ne-sag | 1 barig 2 ban2 (for) Ningirsu-ka-isa, the man of Gunesag |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(ban2) ur-{d}<ba>-ba6 szitim | 3 ban2: Ur-Aba, builder; |
| 2 | 3(ban2) ka5-a szitim | 3 ban2: Ka’a, the builder; |
| 3 | 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szitim | 3 ban2: Ur-Baba, builder; |
| 4 | 3(ban2) lugal-ku3-zu szitim | 3 ban2: Lugal-kuzu, builder; |
| 5 | 2(ban2) {d}nin-mar{ki}-igi-du szitim | 2 ban2: Ninmar-igidu, builder; |
| 6 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}nansze szitim | 1 ban2 5 sila3: Ur-Nanše, builder; |
| 7 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ig-alim szitim | 2 ban2 5 sila3: Ur-Igalim, builder; |
| 8 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu szitim | 1 ban2 5 sila3: Baba-amamu, builder; |
| 9 | 3(ban2) e2-a-lu2-bi aga3-us2 | 3 ban2, Ea-lubi, soldier; |
| 10 | 3(ban2) ur-du6-hi-li-ba aga3-us2 | 3 ban2: Ur-duhiliba, soldier; |
| 11 | 2(ban2) lu2-igi-sa6-sa6 aga3-us2 | 2 ban2: Lu-igi-sasa, soldier; |
| 12 | 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 gu2-ne-sag | 3 ban2: Ur-Baba, the man of Gunesag; |
| 13 | 2(ban2) {d}nanna-dumu-gi7 munu4-mu2 | 20 litres (of barley for) Nanna-dumu-gi, the maltst |
| 14 | 1(barig) e2-ki-ur5-sa6 i3-du8 | 60 litres (of barley for) E-kursa, doorkeeper |
| 15 | 1(barig) ARAD2-mu aga3-us2 | 60 litres (of barley for) ARADmu, soldier |
| 16 | 3(ban2) e2-zi-mu | 3 ban2 Ezimu |
| 17 | 1(barig) ba-sa6 aga3-us2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Basa, soldier |
| 18 | 3(ban2) lugal-ab-ba i3-du8 | 3 ban2: Lugal-abba, doorkeeper; |
| 19 | 3(ban2) lu2-es3-sa2 | 3 ban2, Lu-essa; |
| 20 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) ka-ka-gu | 1 barig 1 ban2 Kakkagu |
| 21 | e2! ur-{d}dumu-zi-da ugula | House of Ur-Dumuzida, foreman |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...] sze gur lugal | total: 12 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | lu2 hu-bu7{bu}-me | the people of Ḫubu |
| 3 | e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka | in the temple of Ningirsu |
| 4 | sze-bi kin?-ga2-de3 eb2-gu7-a | its barley was to be roasted(?) |
| 5 | nu-u3-da-su-su-da | will not be able to satisfy him. |
| 6 | na-silim-e | to Nasilim |
| 7 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 8 | mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Urbilum was destroyed. |
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