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PPAC 5, 0330 (P318552)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0330 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318552 |
| Museum no. | BM 019047 |
| 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' | [i3-bi] 8(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 | its oil: 8 sila3 12 shekels |
| 2' | [iti] GAN2#-masz | month: “GANmaš,•. |
| 3' | [...] kasz 2(ban2) gur | ... beer, 2 ban2 |
| 4' | 3(u) 3(disz) dug dida | 33 jugs of common wort, |
| 5' | 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) ninda gur | 2 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 bread, |
| 6' | 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) dabin gur | 1 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 of dabin flour, |
| 7' | 4(barig) sze nig2-ar3-ra unux(|GU4.KU|) | 4 barig barley, grain-fed, ration of the cattle herdsman |
| 8' | sze-bi 9(asz) 4(barig) gur | its barley: 9 gur 4 barig; |
| 9' | 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 ban2 2 sila3 sesame oil, |
| 10' | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) i3-gesz {uruda}id-gur2 | 96 pots of sesame oil, |
| 11' | i3-bi 7(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 | its oil: 7 sila 4 shekels; |
| 12' | iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 | month: “Oxen-drivers, |
| 13' | 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) gur | 3 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 1 sila3 beer, 2 ban2 |
| 14' | 3(u) 4(disz) dug dida | 34 jugs of common wort |
| 15' | 3(asz) 4(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ninda gur | 3 gur 4 ban2 9 sila3 bread, |
| 16' | 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur | 1 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 dabin flour, |
| 17' | sze-bi 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 11 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | sze-bi 8(asz) 1(barig) [... gur] | its barley: 8 gur 1 barig |
| 2' | 7(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 [i3-gesz] | 7 sila3 10 shekels of sesame oil |
| 3' | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) i3-gesz [{uruda}id-gur2] | 188 jars of ibex oil |
| 4' | i3-bi 9(disz) sila3 [...] | its oil: 9 sila3 |
| 5' | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 6' | 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [kasz 2(ban2) gur] | 2 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 beer, 2 ban2 |
| 7' | 1(u) 4(disz) dug dida | 14 jugs of sweetened beer |
| 8' | 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 nig2-[ar3-ra gur] | 2 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 1 sila3 of nig2-arra flour |
| 9' | 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 2 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley flour, |
| 10' | sze-bi 6(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) [... gur] | its barley: 6 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 |
| 11' | 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 3 5/6 sila3 sesame oil |
| 12' | 1(gesz2) 5(u) i3 {uruda}id-gur2 | 100 (gur) of oil, |
| 13' | i3-bi 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 | its oil: 7 1/3 sila3 |
| 14' | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 15' | 2(asz) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz gur | 2 gur 4 ban2 8 sila3 beer, |
| 16' | 7(disz) dug dida | 7 jugs of wort, |
| 17' | 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda gur | 2 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 7 sila3 bread, |
| 18' | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley flour, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(ban2) sze {ansze}kunga2-ka! | 2 ban2 of barley, of k-grain, |
| 2 | sze-bi 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 5 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 i3 | 2 sila3 oil, |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) i3 {uruda}id-gur2 | 105 pots of oil, |
| 5 | i3-bi 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 | its oil: 7 2/3 sila3 |
| 6 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
| 7 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu lu2-ba | under seal of Lu-Ninšubur, son of Luba |
| 8 | u3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ug3-IL2 | and Ur-Baba, son of UgIL |
| 9 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) kasz [2(ban2) gur] | 2 gur 3 barig 2 ban2, beer, 2 ban2 |
| 10 | 8(disz) dug dida | 8 jugs of wort, |
| 11 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [nig2-ar3-ra gur] | 2 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 nig-ar3 |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | total: 96 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | szunigin 1(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz | total: 1 barig 5 ban2 7 sila3 10 shekels of oil |
| 3 | [szunigin ...] du-sa [...] | total: ... ...; |
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