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PPAC 5, 0325 (P318544)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0325 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318544 |
| Museum no. | BM 019032 |
| 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' | [...]-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) gur | its ...: 1 gur 2 barig |
| 2' | [...] 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur | ... 7 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 3' | 4(u) 6(asz) [...] 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du gur | 46 gur ... 4 ban2 5 sila3 nig2-ar3-flour, regular (quality), |
| 4' | 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur | 33 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 malt roasted, |
| 5' | sze-bi 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 22 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 6' | kiszib3 a-tu | under seal of Atu |
| 7' | ki ur-{d}nisaba-ta | from Ur-Nisaba |
| 8' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | total: 82 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 9' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 10' | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) <dug> kasz dida-bi 2(ban2)-ta | 96 jugs of sweetened beer, at 2 ban2 (per day) |
| 11' | sze-bi 5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur | its barley: 56 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 |
| 12' | kasz lugal iri-a ku4-ra | brought beer for the king of the city |
| 13' | ugu2 lu2-gi-na ba-a-gar | upon Lugina was placed. |
| 14' | 8(asz) 2(barig) kasz du gur | 8 gur 2 barig regular beer, |
| 15' | giri3 ur-dam | via Urdam |
| 16' | 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 19 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 17' | giri3 ur-mes | via Ur-mes; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [ugu2 lu2]-me-lam2 ba-a-gar | upon Lu-melam was placed |
| 2' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur | total: 84 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 |
| 3' | zi-ga | booked out |
| 4' | la2-ia3 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 8 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 5' | a-tu lu2 lunga | Atu, the brewer |
| 6' | 2(u) 8(asz) szim saga gur | 28 gur fine juniper |
| 7' | sza3 lahtanx(KWU475)-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) gur | its lahtan-vessel: 2 gur 4 barig; |
| 8' | sze bala-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur | its bala barley: 15 gur 2 barig; |
| 9' | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra du gur | 68 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 of regular rations, |
| 10' | 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur | 61 gur 4 barig 5 sila3 malt, filtered, |
| 11' | sze-bi 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 41 gur 1 barig 3 1/3 sila3, |
| 12' | kiszib3 ur-mes | under seal of Ur-mes; |
| 13' | ki ur-{d}nisaba dumu sza3-ku3-ge-ta | from Ur-Nisaba, son of Šakuge |
| 14' | szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | total: 195 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 3 1/3 sila3 |
| 15' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 16' | 4(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) <dug> kasz dida 2(ban2)-ta | 226 pots of sweetened beer, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | sze-bi 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 23 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 3 1/3 sila3; |
| 2 | kasz lugal iri-a ku4-ra | brought beer for the king of the city |
| 3 | ugu2 lu2-gi-[na ba-a-gar] | upon Lugina was placed |
| 4 | 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) kasz [... gur] | 41 gur 3 barig beer |
| 5 | giri3 ur-[...] | via Ur- |
| 6 | 2(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) [... gur] | 23 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 7 | giri3 ur-[...] | via Ur- |
| 8 | ugu2 [...] | on top of |
| 9 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) [... gur] | total: 90 ... gur |
| 10 | zi#-[ga] | booked out |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 2' | mu gu-za [{d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2] | year: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned. |
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