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PPAC 5, 0319 (P318019)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0319 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318019 |
| Museum no. | BM 018372 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 5(u) gurusz 1(gesz2) 1(u) szu? 7(disz) in gur a2 1(barig) 5(ban2)-ta | 50 workdays, male laborers, 67 gur, labor: 1 barig 5 ban2 (= 15 sila3) each |
| 2 | e2 {d}nin-gir2-su | the temple of Ningirsu |
| 3 | 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz 2(u) szu? 5(disz) in gur 1(barig) 5(ban2) | 17 male laborers, 20? gur 5 (gur) in barley, 1 barig 5 ban2 |
| 4 | e2 ba-gara2 | the house of Bagara |
| 5 | 2(u) gurusz 2(u) szu? 3(disz) in gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) | 20 male laborers, 20? gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 6 | e2 {d}ba-ba6 | the temple of Baba |
| 7 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 5(disz) tu 1(u) 3(disz) szu? ($ blank space $) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) | 15 male laborers, 5 tu, 13 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 8 | lu2-e2-gi-na | Lu-egina |
| 9 | 1(u) tur gurusz 1(u) szu? ($ blank space $) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra | 10 young male laborers, 10 gur 2 barig 3 ban2, Lu-dingira, |
| 10 | 1(u) 3(disz) 3(asz) gurusz 4(disz) szu? 2(disz) 1/2(disz) in gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) | 13 male laborers, 4 gur 2 1/2 (gur) 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 11 | ba-ra-e3-de3 | will not come out. |
| 12 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) 3(disz) ($ blank space $) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) | 13 male laborers, 13 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 13 | kal-la | Kalla, |
| 14 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) 2(asz) gurusz 1(u) szu? gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) e2 ba-gara2 | 10 less 1 2 male laborers, 10 gur 2 barig 3 ban2, the house of Bagara; |
| 15 | 5(u) 8(disz) gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) tu 5(u) szu? 2(disz) 1/2(disz) in gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) | 58 male laborers, 14 tu-garments, 50 gur 2 1/2 (gur) in gur, 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 16 | he2-dab5-me | may they be seized. |
| 17 | 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) szu? gur 1(barig) 5(ban2) ARAD2 | 10 male laborers, 15 gur? of barley, 1 barig 5 ban2 (for) ARAD, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) szu? gur 1(barig) 4(ban2) | 10 male laborers, 15 gur? of barley, 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 2 | ur-{d}ig-alim | Ur-Igalim, |
| 3 | 9(disz) gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) szu? gur 1(barig) 5(ban2) | 9 male laborers, 15 gur? of barley, 1 barig 5 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 4 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 5 | 2(u) 9(disz) gurusz 4(u) 5(disz) szu? gur 1(barig) 5(ban2) | 29 male laborers, 45 gur? of barley, 1 barig 5 ban2 |
| 6 | bur2 {gesz}kiri6-me | and the bur of our orchard |
| 7 | 3(disz) gurusz 1(disz) in gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) ki-tusz-lu2 | 3 male laborers, 1 gur of barley, 2 barig 3 ban2 for the kitušlu-house, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gurusz 1(disz) in gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) a2-na-na | 3 male laborers, 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2, Anana |
| 9 | 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur ur-gu-la | 3 gur 2 barig 3 ban2, Ur-gula |
| 10 | 6(asz) gur ur-{d}iszkur | 6 gur, Ur-Addu |
| 11 | 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(disz) tu erin2 sza3-gu4 2(u) 3(disz) szu? gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) | 21 male laborers, 2 tu labor-troops, oxen-drivers, 23 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 12 | 2(u) 1(disz) sza3-gu4 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz 2/3(disz) | 21 oxen-drivers, 34 2/3 male laborers |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) x 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) | 1 (sixty) 10 ... 2 barig 3 ban2 1 (15) 1 barig 5 ban2 |
| 14 | 8(disz) 1/2(disz) in 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(u) 2(disz) in 1(barig) 5(ban2) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 8 1/2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 12 gur in 1 barig 5 ban2 9 gur (and) 2 ban2 3 ban2, |
| 15 | GAN2 sza3-ga-du11-ga | field Šagaduga |
| 16 | 5(disz) he2-dab5 gu4 2(barig) in-na-in-bi 2(barig) | 5 hedab5 oxen, 2 barig innin-bi (= 20 sila3) |
| 17 | GAN2 diri ARAD2 lugal | extra field: royal servant; |
| 18 | gurum2 ak sze gesz-ra-a a-sza3 u3 a du10-ga | inspection of the barley of the threshing floor, field and good water, |
| 19 | ugula sanga ba-gara2 | foreman: the temple administrator of Bagara; |
| 20 | iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2 u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam | The month of Addarum, the day 9 |
| 21 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šū-Suen, the king, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
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