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BM 086003 (P377883)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BM 086003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P377883 |
| Museum no. | BM 086003 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 7(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) zi3 sig15 gur | 74 gur 3 barig fine flour |
| 2 | 1(asz) guru7 6(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) dabin# [gur] | 1 silo: 168 gur 3 barig dabin flour |
| 3 | zi3 zi-zi bala iti 2(disz)-kam# | flour and emmer, bala, 2nd month |
| 4 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)# sila3 zi3 sig15 gur | 165 gur 3 barig 6 2/3 sila3 fine flour |
| 6 | ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta | from Ur-Enlila |
| 7 | 4(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) zi3 sig15 gur | 199 gur fine flour, |
| 8 | 7(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur | 185 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 dabin flour, |
| 9 | ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta | from Ur-nigar; |
| 10 | 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur | 184 gur 2 barig |
| 11 | ma2 ri#-a | boat of Ria |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur | 102 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 |
| 13 | sza3 gir2?-su{ki} | in Girsu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(ban2) gur | 281 gur 2 ban2 |
| 2 | ma2 ri-a | the boat of Ria |
| 3 | 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) gur la2-ia3 | 6 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 5 gur deficit |
| 4 | zi3 iri# bar-ra | flour of the outer city |
| 5 | zi3 sag-ta# | flour from the head |
| 6 | szunigin 7(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) zi3 sig15 gur | total: 74 gur 3 barig 6 2/3 (gur) fine flour |
| 7 | szunigin 1(asz) guru7 9(gesz2) 2(u) 5(ban2)# dabin gur | total: 1 silo 965 ban2 of dabin flour |
| 8 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 9 | diri 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur | surplus: 88 gur 1 barig dabin flour |
| 10 | nig2-ka9-ak zi3 zi-zi bala iti 2(disz)-kam# | accounts of flour and emmer, bala, 2nd month |
| 11 | bala dub-sag# | bala, first tablet |
| 12 | mu us2-sa {d}szu#-{d}suen lugal | year following: “Šū-Suen is king. |
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