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PPAC 5, 0321 (P318486)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0321 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318486 |
| Museum no. | BM 018961 |
| 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 | usz2 ur-li | Dead: Urli |
| 2 | usz2 ur-{d}hendur-sag dumu-ni | Dead: Ur-Ḫendursag, his son |
| 3 | sza3 iri-sa12-rig8{ki} | in Irisagrig |
| 4 | usz2 lugal-gaba | Dead: Lugal-gaba |
| 5 | usz2 lu2-me-lam2 | Dead: Lu-melam |
| 6 | sza3 a-sza3 inim-ma-dingir | in the field Inima-ilum |
| 7 | usz2 ur-{d}en-ki | Dead: Ur-Enki |
| 8 | usz2 lu2-dingir-ra | Dead: Lu-dingira |
| 9 | usz2 du-u2-mu | Dead: my son |
| 10 | usz2 lu2-gu-la | Dead: Lugula |
| 11 | sza3 du6 nam-a-ka du3-a-ka | In the midst of the mound of fate, built |
| 12 | usz2 lu2-{d}dumu-zi | Dead: Lu-Dumuzi |
| 13 | usz2 gu-za-ni | Dead: Guzana. |
| 14 | sza3 gaba gi4-ma-<an>-na-ka | in the midst of the remission of debts |
| 15 | usz2 e2-zi | Dead: Ezi |
| 16 | sza3 e2 {d}gesz-bar-e3 | in the temple of Gešbar-e |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | usz2 ARAD2-hul3-e | Dead: ARAD-hule |
| 2 | usz2 ur-{d}ig-alim | Dead: Ur-Igalim |
| 3 | usz2 lugal-ra-gaba | Dead: Lugal-raba |
| 4 | usz2 lu2-{d}dumu-zi | Dead: Lu-Dumuzi |
| 5 | usz2 {d}utu-ba-e3 | Dead: Utu-ba’e |
| 6 | usz2 ARAD2 | dead: ARAD; |
| 7 | sza3 a-sza3 la-za-wi | in the field Lazawi, |
| 8 | usz2 lu2-{d}gir16-da | Dead: Lu-Girda |
| 9 | sza3 e2-duru5 gu-la | in the Great Village |
| 10 | usz2 ur-{d}nansze? | Dead: Ur-Nanše |
| 11 | usz2 a-tu | dead: Atu |
| 12 | sza3 a-sza3 gibil | in the new field |
| 13 | usz2 ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) | Dead: Ur-Gilgamesh |
| 14 | sza3 a-sza3 ab-za-na | in the field of Abzana |
| 15 | usz2 giri3-ni | dead: his foot |
| 16 | usz2 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Dead: Ur-Ningešzida |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | sza3 ki-sumun a-gug4 | in Kisumun, the agug-demon |
| 2 | usz2 szesz-ki-lu5-la | Dead: Šeškila |
| 3 | sza3 nin-nig2-erim2-e | in Nin-niĝare |
| 4 | usz2 esz3-he2-gal2 | Dead: Ešhegal |
| 5 | sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} | in Kinunir |
| 6 | he2-dab5-me | may they be seized. |
| 7 | usz2 geme2-{d}dumu-zi | Dead: Geme-Dumuzi |
| 8 | usz2 geme2-{d}lamma | Dead: Geme-Lamma |
| 9 | geme2 kikken2-me | female millers, |
| 10 | szunigin 1(disz) geme2 ba-usz2 | total: 1 female slaughtered, |
| 11 | szunigin 1(disz) dumu ba-usz2 | total: 1 dead child |
| 12 | sza3 iri-<sa12>-rig8{ki} | in Irisagrig |
| 13 | szunigin 2(disz) sza3 inim-ma-dingir | total: 2 (mana wool for) Inima-dingir |
| 14 | szunigin 4(disz) sza3 du6 nam-a-ka-du3-a | total: 4 (mana wool for) the middle of the Duŋal-nama-ka-du’a; |
| 15 | szunigin 2(disz) sza3 gaba-gi4-ma-an-na | total: 2 (mana wool for) Gabagimana |
| 16 | szunigin 1(disz) sza3 e2 {d}gesz-bar-e3 | total: 1 in the temple of Gešbar-e |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 6(disz) sza3 la-za-wi | total: 6 (mana wool for) Lazawi |
| 2 | szunigin 1(disz) sza3 e2-duru5 gu-la | total: 1 in the E-duru₅ gula |
| 3 | szunigin 2(disz) sza3 a-sza3 gibil | total: 2 in the new field; |
| 4 | szunigin 1(disz) sza3 ab-za-na | total: 1 in Abzana; |
| 5 | szunigin 2(disz) sza3 ki-sumun a-gug4 | total: 2 (mana wool for) Kisumun, the agug-priest |
| 6 | szunigin 1(disz) sza3 nin-nig2-erim2-e | total: 1 (mana wool for) Nin-nig-erim |
| 7 | szunigin 1(disz) sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} | total: 1 in Kinunir; |
| 8 | 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) dumu | 24 male laborers, 1 child |
| 9 | he2-dab5-me | may they be seized. |
| 10 | szunigin 2(disz) geme2 sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} | total: 2 female laborers from Kinunir |
| 11 | ba-usz2 he2-dab5-me | they are slaughtered and seized. |
| 12 | e2 {d}dumu-zi | the temple of Dumuzi |
| 13 | ugula si-sa2 | foreman: Sisa |
| 14 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen Urbilum destroyed. |
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