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PPAC 5, 0333 (P318559)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0333 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318559 |
| Museum no. | BM 019060 |
| 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 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal | 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sa6-da | beautiful, |
| 3 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-{gesz}ma2-gur8-re | 2 barig 3 ban2, Lu-gure |
| 4 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) {d}utu-ba-[e3] | 2 barig 3 ban2: Utu-ba’e |
| 5 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) u4-tusz | 2 barig 3 ban2 daily |
| 6 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) lugal-za3-ge-si | 2 barig 3 ban2: Lugal-zagesi; |
| 7 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-giri17-zal | 2 barig 3 ban2: Lu-girizal |
| 8 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) nimgir-inim-gi-<na> | 2 barig 3 ban2: Nimgir-inimgina |
| 9 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-<uszur2>-bar-ra | 2 barig 3 ban2: Lu-Ušur-bara |
| 10 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gesz-zi#!-[da] dumu sipa-gu | 2 barig 3 ban2: Lu-Ningešzida, son of Sipagu |
| 11 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) gu2-um | 2 barig 3 ban2, gu₂; |
| 12 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}dumu-zi | 2 barig 3 ban2: Ur-Dumuzi; |
| 13 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) [...]-gu-[...] | 2 barig 3 ban2 ... |
| 14 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su | 2 barig 3 ban2, Lu-Ningirsu, |
| 15 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) ug3-IL2 | 2 barig 3 ban2, porter; |
| 16 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) lugal-ezem | 2 barig 3 ban2: Lugal-ezem |
| 17 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-kal-la | 2 barig 3 ban2: Lukalla |
| 18 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) nam-zi-tar-ra | 2 barig 3 ban2: Namzitara |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) [...] | 2 barig 3 ban2 ... |
| 2 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-[...] | 2 barig 3 ban2: Ur- |
| 3 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) {d}utu-[...] | 2 barig 3 ban2: Utu- |
| 4 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) szesz-kal-la | 2 barig 3 ban2, Šeškalla |
| 5 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-bara2-si-ga | 2 barig 3 ban2: Ur-barasiga; |
| 6 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) sig4-nam-tar-ra | 2 barig 3 ban2: brick-namtara; |
| 7 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-bala-sa6-<ga> | 2 barig 3 ban2: Lu-balasaga |
| 8 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-im-nun | 2 barig 3 ban2: Ur-imnun |
| 9 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) u4-ne-nig2-sa6-<ga> | 2 barig 3 ban2: U₂-neŋnigsaga |
| 10 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-ku3-du7-ga | 2 barig 3 ban2: Ur-kuduga |
| 11 | nu e2-zi-kalam-<ma> | not the Ezikalama |
| 12 | nu lu2-e2-babbar2 | not Lu-ebabbar |
| 13 | nu ur-{d}en-ki | not Ur-Enki |
| 14 | nu lu2-[...] | not a man |
| 15 | nu a-kal-la | not Akalla |
| 16 | nu ki-lu5-<la> | not a ki<l>-demon |
| 17 | ($ blank space $) 3(u) 3(disz) | (total:) 33 |
| 18 | ugula ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka | foreman: Ur-Ninmar; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) ARAD2-dingir-ra | 2 barig 3 ban2: ARAD-dingira |
| 2 | 2(barig) ur-mes | 2 barig, Ur-mes |
| 3 | 2(barig) ur-mes dumu lugal-szesz | 20 litres (of barley) 2 units (for) Ur-mes, son of Lugal-shesh |
| 4 | 2(barig) ur-e2-ninnu | 2 barig Ur-Eninnu |
| 5 | 2(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 2 barig Ur-Baba |
| 6 | 2(barig) ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6 | 2 barig, Ur-Šuša-Baba; |
| 7 | 2(barig) lu2-giri17-zal | 2 barig Lu-girizal |
| 8 | 2(barig) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su | 2 barig Lu-Ningirsu |
| 9 | 2(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu za | 2 barig Ur-Baba, son of Za |
| 10 | 2(barig) ur2-ra-ni | 2 barig, Urrani; |
| 11 | 2(barig) e2 {d}ba-ba6 dumu a-a-kal-la | 2 barig, the house of Baba, son of Ayakalla |
| 12 | 2(barig) geme2-kal-la [dumu ...]-sa6-ga | 2 barig Geme-kalla, son of ...-saga |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(barig) lu2-{d}nanna | 2 barig Lu-Nanna |
| 2 | 2(barig) szesz-kal-la dumu ur-{d}utu | 2 barig Šeškalla, son of Ur-Utu |
| 3 | 2(barig) lu2-dingir-ra | 2 barig Lu-dingira |
| 4 | 2(barig) u4-ne-nig2-[sa6-<ga>] | 2 barig U₂-ne-nig-saga |
| 5 | 2(barig) e2-e-[...] | 2 barig E’e... |
| 6 | 2(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 2 barig, Ur-Šulpa’e; |
| 7 | 2(barig) nam-iri-na | 2 barig Nam-irina |
| 8 | 2(barig) lu2-gu3-[de2]-a | 2 barig Lu-gudea |
| 9 | nu ur-e2-an-na | not Ur-Eana |
| 10 | nu ba-zi | did not raise. |
| 11 | nu lu2-{d}nin-szubur | not Lu-Ninšubur |
| 12 | nu lugal-ezem | not Lugal-ezem |
| 13 | nu ur-{d}ba-ba6 | not Ur-Baba |
| 14 | nu lu2-bi | not that man |
| 15 | ($ blank space $) 3(u) | (total:) 30 |
| 16 | ugula ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | foreman: Ur-Ningešzida |
| 17 | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 1(disz) | (total:) 61 |
| 18 | sze erin2-e du-a | barley brought by the worktroops, |
| 19 | e2 nam-ha-ni-me | the house of Namḫani |
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