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PPAC 5, 0323 (P318542)

Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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Designation	PPAC 5, 0323
ID	P318542
Museum no.	BM 019028
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) 4(disz) ma-na [...]	60 litres of barley 4 units for
2	nin-igi-du	Nin-igidu
3	4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-kam	4 ban2 3 (units): Baba-kam
4	1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz@t) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6	1 ban2 5 sila3 1 1/2 (for) Ur-Baba
5	dumu-ni	his son
6	4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}lamma-ama-mu	4 ban2 3 (gur) Lamma-amamu
7	1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-ezem dumu-ni	1 ban2 5 sila3 1 1/2disz units: Lugal-ezem, his son
8	a-ru-a lu2-kal-la nu-banda3	donated (by) Lukalla, the overseer
9	4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-e-i3-zu	4 ban2 3 (for) Nine-izu
10	4(ban2) 3(disz) me-e2-unu<{ki}>-ta	4 ban2 3 (gur) from Me-Unu
11	4(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu nin-zi-sza3-gal2	4 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Geme-Baba, son of Nin-zišagal
12	nin-igi-du i3-dab5	Nin-igidu accepted;
13	1(barig) 4(disz) {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu	60 litres (of barley) 4 units (for) Baba-izu
14	3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-sza3-an-na-ke4-ba-du10	3 ban2 3 (for) Baba-ša-ana-kebadu
15	2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-a-zu	2 ban2 2 (for) Nin-azu
16	1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-u2-szim-e	15 litres (of barley) 1 1/2(disz) units (for) Nin-uszime
17	1(ban2) 1(disz) geme2-{d}ba-ba6	1 ban2 1 (for) Geme-Baba
18	dumu-ni-me	his sons
19	4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-ki-sza-ra	4 ban2 3 (for) Baba-kišara
20	1(ban2) 1(disz) nig2-gur11-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni	10 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Niggur-Baba his son
21	4(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-uru11{ki}	4 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Geme-Uru
22	1(ban2) 1(disz) geme2-{d}li9-si dumu-ni	10 litres of barley 1 unit for Geme-Lisi, her daughter
23	4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-i3-gi	4 ban2 3 (for) Baba-igi
24	4(ban2) 3(disz) en3-mu-he2-tar-e	40 litres (of barley) 3 units (for) Enmu-ḫetar
obverse col 2
1	1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-iri-ni-sze3!	1 ban2 5 sila3 1 1/2 for Nin-iriniše
2	1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) du11-ga-ni-zi	15 litres (of barley) 1 1/2(disz) units (for) Duganizi
3	1(ban2) 1(disz) sza3-szunigin-tuku	10 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Ša-šugintuku
4	dumu-ni-<me>	his sons
5	1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-ma2-gur8-re a2 1/2(disz)	1/2 (workman) 3 ban2 3 (workmen): Nin-magure, 1/2 labor
6	{d}ba-ba6-i3-zu i3-dab5	Baba-izu accepted;
7	1(barig) 4(disz) nin-lu2-ti-ti	60 litres (of barley) 4 units (for) Nin-lutiti
8	4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-nin-am3	4 ban2 3 (for) Baba-ninam
9	2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-en-kusz2	2 ban2 2 (for) Nin-enkuš
10	1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-e-zu	1 ban2 5 sila3 1 1/2 (for) Ninezu
11	1(ban2) 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6	1 ban2 1 (for) Lu-Baba
12	dumu-ni-me	his sons
13	4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-szu-gi4-gi4	4 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Nin-šugi
14	1(ban2) 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu-ni	10 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Ur-Ningešzida, his son
15	4(ban2) 3(disz) u4-ma-ni-gar	4 ban2 3: Umanigar,
16	4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-ga2-i3-gi	4 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Nin-ga-igi
17	4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-u2-szim#?-ta	4 ban2 3 (sila3): Baba-ušim
18	1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-ki-bur2-mu dumu-ni	10 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Nin-kiburmu, his son
19	2(ban2) 2(disz) geme2-ga2-lu5-ta	2 ban2 2 (for) Geme-galu
20	nin-lu2-ti-ti i3-dab5	Ninlutīti accepted;
21	5(ban2) 4(disz) nin9-e-ma-gi4	5 ban2 4 (for) Nin-emagi
22	1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) {d}ba-ba6-a-zu	15 litres (of barley) 1 1/2disz units (for) Baba-azu
obverse col 3
1	1(ban2) 1(disz) <inim>-{d}ba-ba6-i3-gi	1 ban2 1: Inm-Baba-igi
2	dumu-ni-me	his sons
3	4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-nu-kar2-kar2	4 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Ninnu-karkar
4	1(ban2) 1(disz) {d}lamma-re-silim-mu dumu-ni	10 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Lamma-resilimmu, his son
5	4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-eb2-diri	4 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Ninebdiri
6	4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-nin-si-sa2	4 ban2 3 (for) Baba-nin-sisa
7	nin9-e-ma-gi4 i3-dab5	Nin-emagi accepted;
8	5(ban2) 4(disz) {d}ba-ba6-i3-sa6	5 ban2 4 (for) Baba-isa
9	4(ban2) 3(disz) szer7-da-ni	4 ban2 3: Šerdani;
10	1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-esz3-ku3-ga!	15 litres (of barley) 1 1/2(disz) units (for) Geme-eškuga
11	dumu-ni-me	his sons
12	4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-a-zu	4 ban2 3 (for) Nin-azu
13	1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-di-iri-na dumu-ni	15 litres (of barley) 1 1/2(disz) units (for) Nindi-irina, his son
14	4(ban2) 3(disz) szi-ni-ta2-a	4 ban2 3 šinitāya
15	4(ban2) 3(disz) ($ blank space $)	4 ban2 3 (sila3)
16	4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-mu-da-kusz2	4 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Ninmudakuš
17	{d}ba-ba6-i3-sa6 i3-dab5	Baba-isa accepted;
18	5(ban2) 4(disz) nin-dalla	5 ban2 4 (gur): Nin-dalla
19	4(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-me-me	4 ban2 3 (disz): Geme-meme
20	1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-lu2-sila-ta-du7-du7	15 litres (of barley) 1 1/2(disz) units (for) Ninlu-silatadudu
21	dumu-ni-me	his sons
22	4(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-e2-unu<{ki}>-ta	4 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Geme-Eunu
23	a-ru-a ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3-gu4	donated (by) Ur-saga, the oxen manager;
24	4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-sag-e	40 litres (of barley) 3 units (for) Nin-sage
25	1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-mu-da-kusz2 dumu-ni	10 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Ninmudakuš, his son
reverse col 1
1	a-ru-a ur-dun di?-[...]	donated (by) Urdun
2	nin-dalla i3-dab5	Nindalla accepted;
3	4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-zi-sza3-gal2	4 ban2 3 (for) Nin-zišagal
4	3(ban2) 3(disz) sag-{d}ba-ba6-tuku	3 ban2 3 (for) Sag-Baba-tuku
5	a-ru-a ur-{d}nun-gal <dumu> erin-da	donated (by) Ur-Nungal, son of Eridu
6	($ blank space $) sza3-ga-ni-en-su3	Šagani-ensu
7	a-ru-a ur-en-gal-du-du dumu lu2-igi-sa6-sa6	donated (by) Ur-engaldudu, son of Lu-igisasa;
8	3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-nam-ha-ni	3 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Ninnamhani
9	a-ru-a ur-nig2 dumu ur-{gesz}gigir	donated (by) Ur-nig, son of Ur-gigir;
10	nin-zi-sza3-gal2 i3-dab5	Ninzišagal accepted;
11	4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-ku3-zu	4 ban2 3 (for) Baba-kuzu
12	1(ban2) 1(disz) ur-szu-ga-lam-ma dumu-ni	10 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Ur-šugalama, his son
13	nu 3(ban2) nin-an-dul3	not (receiving): 3 ban2, Nin-andul;
14	a-ru-a ur-ab-ba dub-sar	donated (by) Ur-abba, the scribe
15	3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}lamma-di-mu	3 ban2 3 (for) Lamma-dimu
16	a-ru-a al-la dumu mi-na-ni	He gave a gift to Alla, his son:
17	4(ban2) 3(disz) lu2-sa6-i3-zu	4 ban2 3 (for) Lu-sa-izu
18	nu 3(ban2) nin-zi-sza3-gal2	not (receiving): 3 ban2, Nin-zišagal
19	a-ru-a ur-ga2-da nar	donated (by) Ur-gada, the singer
20	($ blank space $) nin-mu-szi-gur	(for) Ninmušigur
21	a-ru-a ur-{d}nin-bara2	donated (by) Ur-Ninbara;
22	usz2 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-iri-mu	Dead: 3 ban2 Baba-irimu
reverse col 2
1	3(ban2) 3(disz) a-ra-ab-iri-na	3 ban2 3 (for) Arabirina
2	a-ru-a ur-{d}lamma dumu me-luh-ha	donated (by) Ur-Lamma, son of Meluḫha
3	3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu	3 ban2 3 (for) Baba-zimu
4	a-ru-a ur-sa6-ga ma2-lah5	donated (by) Ur-saga, the boatman;
5	3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-ki-lu5-la	3 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Nin-kila
6	a-ru-a ur-{gesz}gigir	donated (by) Ur-gigir;
7	nu 3(ban2) nin-en3-tar-mu	not (receiving): 3 ban2 (for) Nin-entarmu
8	a-ru-a ga-a-ga dumu lu2-{d}en-ki dam-gar3	donated (by) Gaaga, son of Lu-Enki, the merchant.
9	3(ban2) 3(disz) ama-kal-la	3 ban2 3 (for) Ama-kala
10	a-ru-a ur-{d}szul-pa-e3	donated by Ur-Šulpa’e;
11	dumu inim-{d}inanna	son of Inim-Inanna
12	1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) it,-lum-bi a2 1/2(disz)	1/2 (workman) 3 ban2 3 (workmen) Iṭlumbi, labor: 1/2
13	a-ru-a ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}asznan	donated (by) Ur-Baba, son of Ur-Ašnan
14	sze-bi ($ blank space $)	its barley:
15	{d}ba-ba6-ku3-zu i3-dab5	Babakuzu accepted;
16	libir-am3	of the old
17	2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-mu-szi-gur	2 ban2 2 (for) Ninmušigur
18	a-ru-a ur-{d}nin-bara2	donated (by) Ur-Ninbara;
19	usz2 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-iri-mu	Dead: 3 ban2 Baba-irimu
20	dah-hu im-ma-ta	“If he slips in through a hole,
reverse col 3
1'	($ blank space $) nin-{d}suen dumu [...]-mu	(for) Nin-Suen, son of ...-mu
2'	[...]
3'	[...]
4'	szunigin 3(disz) geme2 1(barig) 4(disz)-ta	total: 3 female laborers, 1 barig 4 each
5'	szunigin 3(disz) geme2 5(ban2) 4(disz)-ta	total: 3 female laborers, 5 ban2 4 each
6'	szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) geme2 4(ban2) 3(disz)-ta	total: 26 female laborers, 4 ban2 3 each
7'	[szunigin ...] geme2 3(ban2) 3(disz)-ta	total: ... female laborers, 3 ban2 3 each
8'	[szunigin] 2(disz) geme2 [2(ban2)] 2(disz)-ta	total: 2 female workers, 2 ban2 2 each
9'	[szunigin ...] dumu [...]	total: ... son of ...
10'	[szunigin ...] dumu [1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-ta]	total: ... children, 1 ban2 5 1 1/2 each
11'	[szunigin ...] dumu [1(ban2) 1(disz)-ta]	total: ..., children, 1 ban2 1 each
12'	sze-bi [...]	Its barley:
13'	[...]
14'	[...]
15'	[1(disz) geme2] usz2 4(ban2)	1 female worker, dead: 4 ban2
16'	[1(disz) geme2] usz2 3(ban2)	1 female worker, dead, 3 ban2
17'	sze-ba siki-ba	barley, wool,
18'	geme2 usz-bar	female weavers
19'	ugula nig2-gur11-ni	foreman: Niggurni;
20'	mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul	year: “Šašrum was destroyed.‭

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