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PPAC 5, 0337 (P318580)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0337 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318580 |
| Museum no. | BM 019087 |
| 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(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu la2-ia3 | 122 sheep, deficit |
| 2 | 4(disz) ma-na siki la2-ia3 | 4 mana wool, deficit; |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki sila4 im-ma | 12 1/3 mana wool of a lamb, |
| 4 | al-la aszgab | Alla, the leatherworker, |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) la2 1(disz@t) udu | 180 less 1 sheep |
| 6 | 1(u) 3(disz) ma-na la2-ia3 | 13 minas, deficit |
| 7 | 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki sila4 im-ma | 16 mana wool of a lamb, stamped, |
| 8 | nam-ha-ni szesz ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Namhani, brother of Ur-Ningešzida |
| 9 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki sila4 im-ma | 11 1/3 mana wool of a lamb, |
| 10 | lu2-nimgir dumu ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3 | Lu-nimgir, son of Ur-Gešbare |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) udu | 104 sheep, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki sila4 im-ma | 14 mana wool of a lamb, |
| 2 | lu2-ab-ba dumu lugal-za3-ge-si | Lu-abba, son of Lugal-zagesi |
| 3 | 5(u) 4(disz) udu | 54 sheep, |
| 4 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki sila4 im-ma | 11 1/3 mana wool of a lamb, |
| 5 | ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra | Ur-Dibira |
| 6 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na la2-ia3 6(disz) ma-na siki sila4 im-ma | 9 mana less deficit: 6 mana wool of a lamb, |
| 7 | sila4 udu sukkal i3-du8 | lamb and sheep for the messengers of the doorkeepers |
| 8 | 3(u) 2(disz) udu | 32 sheep, |
| 9 | 1(u) 2/3(disz) ma-[na] | 12 1/3 minas |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [... siki] sila4 im-ma | ... wool of a lamb |
| 2' | 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na [...] | 12 minas ... |
| 3' | lu2-me-lam2 [u3?] | Lu-melam and(?) |
| 4' | ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3 | Ur-Gešbare, |
| 5' | 1(u) 3(disz) [...] ma-na siki sila4 im-ma | 13 ... minas of wool of a lamb, |
| 6' | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 7' | e2-duru5 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | the village of Ningešzida, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-ra2 3(disz)-kam | 3 times |
| 2 | la2-ia3-am3 | deficit. |
| 3 | sza3 gir2-su{ki} | in Girsu |
| 4 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal | year: “Amar-Suen is king. |
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