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PPAC 5, 0335 (P318561)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0335 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318561 |
| Museum no. | BM 019062 |
| 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 | [... n] 4(ban2) | ... n 4 ban2 |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [... sze numun a-sza3] nu-[uru4]-a | ... barley seed, field not cultivated |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 104 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 5 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a | labor of hirelings in the nūru field, |
| 6 | sanga {d}nin-gir2-su | temple administrator of Ningirsu |
| 7 | 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 17 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 8 | sze numun a-sza3 nu-uru4-a | barley seed in the nūru field, |
| 9 | 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 9 (gur) 1 barig 4 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 |
| 10 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a | labor of hirelings in the nūru field, |
| 11 | e2 szabra | the household of the chief household administrator |
| 12 | [...] ur-{d}nansze | ... Ur-Nanše |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur | 22 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 |
| 2 | e2-gal-ta szum2-mu | given from the palace |
| 3 | 2(gesz'u) GAN2 da-[...] | 120 bur3 field |
| 4 | sze-numun! a-sza3 nu-uru4-a | seed barley in the nūru field |
| 5 | sanga {d}x? | temple administrator of |
| 6 | 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze numun gur | 14 gur 1 barig seed barley, |
| 7 | e2-gal-ta szum2-mu | given from the palace |
| 8 | 2(u) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | 25 gur 1 1/2 sila3 |
| 9 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 bur2 3(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) | labor of hirelings: 3 bur3 4 1/2 iku |
| 10 | 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) <GAN2> a-sza3 ku szuku nig2-du10 | 12 bur3 <field>: pure field, šuku-measure of good things, |
| 11 | 8(asz) 2(barig) szum2-mu | 8 (gur) 2 barig onions |
| 12 | [...] 4(disz) {ansze}kunga2 | ... 4 k-equids |
| 13 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur | 133 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, |
| 14 | e2-gal-ta szum2-mu | given from the palace |
| 15 | sanga {d}nin-mar#![{ki} ...] | temple administrator of Ninmar |
| 16 | 3(asz) sze numun a-[sza3 nu-uru4-a] | 3 gur of seed in the Nūru’a field |
| 17 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [...] | 4 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 18 | ur-szu-[ga-lam-ma] | Ur-šugalama |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 4(asz) [... gur] | 14 gur ... |
| 2 | sze numun [...] | barley seed |
| 3 | [... n] 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 [...] | ... n 4 ban2 6 sila3 |
| 4 | sze numun a-sza3 [nu-uru4-a] | barley seed from the field Nūrua |
| 5 | e2 sanga {d}nin-[...] | temple of the temple administrator Nin- |
| 6 | 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) sze numun [a-sza3 nu-uru4-a] | 32 gur 1 barig barley seed, field Nu’ura |
| 7 | e2-gal-ta szum2-mu | given from the palace |
| 8 | 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 5 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 9 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | labor of hirelings |
| 10 | 6(bur3) <GAN2> a-sza3 [ku] szuku nig2-du10 | 6 bur field <gold’, šuku-offerings” |
| 11 | 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) | 44 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 |
| 12 | lugal!-mudra5 | Lugal-mudra |
| 13 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 2 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 14 | sze numun a-sza3 nu-uru4-a | barley seed in the nūru field, |
| 15 | 2(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <gur> | 21 gur 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 16 | a2 <lu2> hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a | labor of hirelings in the nūru field, |
| 17 | ur-e2-ninnu | Ur-Eninnu, |
| 18 | [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | 1 aš-(worker), labor of hirelings |
| 2 | [...] 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze numun <a-sza3> nu-uru4-a | ... 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, seed from the nūru field |
| 3 | [...] 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a2 <lu2> hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a | ... 2 ban2 5 sila3, labor of hirelings, field Nūrua |
| 4 | a-sza3 uru11{ki} | the field of Uru |
| 5 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) [... gur] | total: 121 gur 2 barig ... |
| 6 | sze numun | seed barley |
| 7 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 199 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 8 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 nu-uru4-a | labor of hirelings in the nūru field, |
| 9 | bur2-dam | a kind of container |
| 10 | szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(ban2) gur | total: 142 gur 4 ban2 |
| 11 | sze numun | seed barley |
| 12 | szunigin 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | total: 4 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 13 | a2 hun-ga2 | hireling labor |
| 14 | e2-gal-ta szum2-mu | given from the palace |
| 15 | [...] 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | ... 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 16 | [sze numun a-sza3 nu]-uru4-a | barley seed, field not harvested |
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