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PPAC 5, 1756 (P375393)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1756 |
|---|---|
| ID | P375393 |
| Museum no. | BM 098081 |
| 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(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 93 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 7 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | ki ur-um-mi-ta | from Urummi |
| 3 | 1(asz) 3(barig) gur | 1 gur 3 barig |
| 4 | ki ur-zigum-ma sipa gu4-ta | from Urzigum, the shepherd of the oxen, |
| 5 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur | total: 765 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 7 sila3 |
| 6 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | It is a debit. |
| 7 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 8 | 2(gesz2) gur | 120 gur |
| 9 | kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze ka-guru7 | under seal of Ur-Nanše, silo manager; |
| 10 | 5(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | 54 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 1 1/3 sila3 |
| 11 | ma2 lugal-lagab?-u3-mug | barge of Lugal-lagab-umug |
| 12 | giri3 ur-ga2-nun | via Ur-ganun |
| 13 | ugu2 ur-{d}nansze ka-guru7 ba-a-gar | incumbent on Ur-Nanše, the silo manager, was set up. |
| 14 | 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gur | 15 gur 1 barig 4 sila3 |
| 15 | ugu2 ur-{d}ig-alim dub-sar kasz ba-a-gar | incumbent on Ur-Igalim, the scribe of beer, established. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur | 12 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 1 sila3 |
| 2 | ugu2 lu2-gi-na dub-sar zi3-da ba-a-gar | incumbent on Lu-gina, the scribe of flour, was placed. |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 105 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 4 | giri3 ur-{d}dumu-zi | via Ur-Dumuzi; |
| 5 | 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) gur | 29 gur 3 barig |
| 6 | giri3 ur-mes dumu dur2-du10 | via Ur-mes, son of Durdu |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) gur | 97 gur 1 barig |
| 8 | giri3 lu2 mar-sa | via Marsa |
| 9 | ugu2 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da ka-guru7 ba-a-gar | incumbent on Ur-Ningešzida, the silo manager, was set up. |
| 10 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) gur | 166 gur 2 barig |
| 11 | kiszib3-bi 2(disz) | its sealed tablets: 2 |
| 12 | kiszib3 a-a-mu | under seal of Ayamu |
| 13 | 5(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur | 52 gur 1 barig, |
| 14 | kiszib3 ma-an-szum2 <dumu> lu2-giri17-zal | under seal of Manšum, son of Lu-girizal |
| 15 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 <gur> | 133 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 7 sila3 |
| 16 | kiszib3-bi 3(disz) | its sealed tablets: 3 |
| 17 | kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga | under seal of Ur-saga; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | dumu e2-ur2-bi | son of E-urbi, |
| 2 | ugu2 ga2-ga2 | to be carried off |
| 3 | 5(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | 52 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 4 | sag gur sag3-ga 8(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur-kam | the capital of the reeds, 82 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 |
| 5 | zi-ga gur kab2 du11-ga | booked out, gur (measured) by the volume, |
| 6 | giri3 ur-du6-ku3-ga szabra | via Ur-dukuga, chief household administrator; |
| 7 | 6(asz) gur | 6 gur |
| 8 | sze-ba geme2 giri3-se3-ga e2 lugal ba-a-gar | The barley rations of the female laborers were placed in the royal household. |
| 9 | mu sze-bi nu-tag-tag-sze3 | because its barley is not touched, |
| 10 | giri3 ur-ga2-nun | via Ur-ganun |
| 11 | inim ur-du6-ku3-ga szabra-ta | by the command of Ur-dukuga the chief household administrator |
| 12 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | total: 805 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 1/3 sila3 |
| 13 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 14 | la2-ia3 2(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 29 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 6 2/3 sila3 |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 2 | sze bala i3-[dub na-gab2]-tum-ma{ki} | barley bala, depot of Nagabtumma |
| 3 | giri3 ur-{d}dumu-zi dumu ka5-a | via Ur-Dumuzi, son of Ka'a; |
| 4 | al-la ensi2 | Alla, the governor |
| 5 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | year following: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected. |
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