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PPAC 5, 0339 (P318604)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0339 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318604 |
| Museum no. | BM 019120 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) gu2 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na <{gesz}>erin | 1 talent 8 1/2 mana cedar |
| 2 | 1(asz) gu2 la2 1(disz@t) ma-na {gesz}za-ba-lum | 1 talent less 1 mina of cypress, |
| 3 | 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na <{gesz}>szu-ur2-me | 5 2/3 minas of cypress |
| 4 | 3(disz) ma-na gi | 3 mana reed |
| 5 | 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na szim bu13-lu-hum | 17 1/2 minas of resin of bulum-plant |
| 6 | 5(ban2) szim gam-gam-ma lugal | 5 ban2 of gamgama-juniper, the king; |
| 7 | 3(ban2) szim gig | 3 ban2 of bitter-plant, |
| 8 | 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na {gesz}kiszi17 | 8 2/3 mana juniper |
| 9 | 1(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na szim | 14 5/6 mana resin, |
| 10 | 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 szim sze-li | 1 ban2 4 sila3 šēlu-juniper, |
| 11 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sag-hirinx(KWU318) | 2 ban2 5 sila3 saghirinx |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) szim gu4-ku-ru | 1 barig 1 ban2 of aromatic oxen-dung, |
| 2 | ki ARAD2 dam-gar3-ta | from ARAD, the merchant; |
| 3 | gi-na szu ba-ti | regular offerings received; |
| 4 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
| 5 | mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3 | year following: "The wall of the land was erected." |
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