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PPAC 5, 0318 (P318015)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0318 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318015 |
| Museum no. | BM 018364 |
| 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(u) {na4}kin2 a2-da bar szu se3-ga | 10 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, bound on the back |
| 2 | 4(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | 4 (pieces of) zibu-stone, hand shaved, |
| 3 | 2(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu-gi4 | 2 šugi stone(s), |
| 4 | 1(disz) {na4}<kin2> zi3-sze3 | 1 kiln for flour, |
| 5 | e2 iri-lal3 | the temple of Ilal |
| 6 | 1(u) {na4}kin2 a2-da bar szu se3-ga | 10 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, bound on the back |
| 7 | 3(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | 3 (pieces of) zibu-stone, hand shaved, |
| 8 | 1(disz) {na4}<kin2> zi-ra | 1 zira-stone |
| 9 | e2 ur-sa6-ga | the house of Ur-saga |
| 10 | [...] {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | ... the “cutting-of-the-throat’ stone that has been set in place |
| 11 | [...] {na4}kin2 a2-da bar szu se3-ga | ... of lapis lazuli, bound with a rope |
| 12 | [...] {na4}kin2 szu-gi4 szu se3-ga | ... a šugi stone |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) {na4}kin2 a2-da bar szu se3-ga | 10 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, bound on the back |
| 2 | 5(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | 5 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, bound, |
| 3 | 1(disz) {na4}kin2 szu-gi4 | 1 šugi stone |
| 4 | e2 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma | the house of Ur-šugalama |
| 5 | 1(u) 1(disz) {na4}kin2 a2-da bar szu se3-ga | 11 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, bound with a rope |
| 6 | 1(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu nu-tuku | 1 zibu stone with no hand |
| 7 | 1(disz) {na4}kin2 a2-da bar szu nu-tuku | 1 piece of agate, without a handle, |
| 8 | e2 ur-nig2 | house of Ur-nig |
| 9 | lu2-{d}na-ru2-a i3-dab5 | Lu-Narua accepted; |
| 10 | 3(disz) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga | 3 (pieces of) baked bricks, |
| 11 | e2 usz-bar | house of weavers |
| 12 | 3(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | 3 (pieces of) zibu-stone, hand shaved, |
| 13 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) {na4}kin2 a2-da bar szu se3-ga | 9 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, bound with a rope |
| 14 | 5(disz) {na4}<kin2> zi3-sze3 szu-gi4 | 5 šugi stones for flour, |
| 15 | 1(disz) {na4}<kin2> szu-gi4 | 1 šugi stone |
| 16 | e2 ur-dun | the house of Ur-Dun |
| 17 | 8(disz) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga | 8 (pieces of) baked bricks, |
| 18 | 3(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | 3 (pieces of) zibu-stone, hand shaved, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [n] 2(disz) {na4}kin2 szu-gi4 | n+2 šugi stones |
| 2 | e2 na-silim | the house of Nasilim |
| 3 | 1(u) 1(disz) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga | 11 (pieces of) baked bricks, |
| 4 | 2(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu nu-tuku | 2 (pieces of) zibu-stone, without hands, |
| 5 | 5(disz) {na4}kin2 szu-gi4 szu nu-tuku | 5 šugi stones, without hands, |
| 6 | e2 ur-nigar{gar} | the house of Ur-nigar |
| 7 | lu2-kal-la i3-dab5 | Lukalla accepted; |
| 8 | 2(u) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga | 20 (pieces of) baked bricks, |
| 9 | 6(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | 6 (pieces of) zibu-stone, hand shaved, |
| 10 | 2(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu-gi4 | 2 šugi stone(s), |
| 11 | 4(disz) {na4}kin2 szu-gi4 szu se3-ga | 4 (pieces of) šugi stone, hand bound, |
| 12 | e2 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da u3 lu2-gu-la | the house of Ur-Ningešzida and Lugula |
| 13 | 8(disz) {na4}kin2 a2-da bar szu se3-ga | 8 slabs of ada stone, bound with a handle. |
| 14 | 5(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | 5 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, bound, |
| 15 | 3(disz) {na4}kin2 szu-gi4 szu se3-ga | 3 (pieces of) šugi stone, hand bound, |
| 16 | e2 lu2-igi-sa6-sa6 | the house of Lu-igisasa |
| 17 | lu2-{d}na-ru2-a i3-dab5 | Lu-Narua accepted; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | szunigin 3(u) 7(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | total: 37 (pieces of) zibu-stone, hand shaved; |
| 2' | szunigin 3(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-bi2 szu nu-tuku | total: 3 (pieces of) zibu-stone with no hand |
| 3' | szunigin 2(gesz2) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga | total: 120 šū-stones, inspected, |
| 4' | szunigin 6(disz) {na4}kin2 szu nu-tuku | total: 6 slabs with no hand |
| 5' | szunigin 8(disz) {na4}kin2 zi-ra | total: 8 zira-stones, |
| 6' | szunigin 1(u) {na4}kin2 zi3-sze3 | total: 10 grindstones for flour |
| 7' | {na4}kin2 szid-da | a type of stone |
| 8' | sza3 e2 kikken2 gibil | in the new millhouse, |
| 9' | giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim | via Ur-Igalim; |
| 10' | dumu ur-sa6-ga kuruszda | son of Ur-saga, fattener |
| 11' | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
| 12' | mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫarši was destroyed. |
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