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PPAC 5, 0723 (P377959)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0723 |
|---|---|
| ID | P377959 |
| Museum no. | BM 086278 ? |
| 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 | 2(u) 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur gu2 e2 szim | 21 boats of 60 gur capacity, house of aromatics; |
| 2 | 3(disz) ma2 zum e2 szim | 3 boats of zum, house of aromatics, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ma2 e2 kiszib3-ba szim | 1 boat, house of sealed documents of aromatics, |
| 4 | 8(disz) ma2 ugula kikken2-me | 8 boats, foreman of millers; |
| 5 | 1(u) ma2 gi {gesz}ma-nu | 10 boats of reeds of manu wood, |
| 6 | 3(disz) ma2 erin2-na | 3 work-troops, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ma2 mun gazi | 1 barge with malt and gazelle |
| 8 | 1(disz) ma2 i3 zu2-lum | 1 boat of oil and dates, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ma2 zi3 esza | 1 barge of eša-flour, |
| 10 | 2(disz) ma2 ninda | 2 boats of bread, |
| 11 | 1(disz) ma2 ra-gaba unu{ki} | 1 barge, courier of Uruk, |
| 12 | 4(disz) ma2 dug sila3 | 4 jugs of sila3 beer, |
| 13 | 2(disz) ma2 gir4 udu | 2 chariot-boats, rams |
| 14 | 1(disz) ma2 gir4 sze sa | 1 barge with a shovel of barley punted, |
| 15 | 8(disz) ma2 aga3-us2 ki sukkal-mah | 8 boats of soldiers, with Sukkalmaḫ; |
| 16 | 8(disz) ma2 aga3-us2 ki i3-la-lum | 8 chariot-boats with Illalum, |
| 17 | 3(disz) ma2 sipa ur-gi7 | 3 boats of the shepherds of the dogs, |
| 18 | 1(disz) ma2 sipa ur-mah | 1 boat, shepherd of lions, |
| 19 | 1(disz) ma2 szandana bala | 1 boat, barley-fed, bala, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ma2 ninda gesz-rum | 1 barge, bread of the harrow, |
| 2 | 8(disz) ma2 siki uri5{ki}-sze3 | 8 boats with wool for Ur, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ma2 {gesz}banszur | 1 boat, table |
| 4 | 1(disz) ma2 gal za-hum | 1 large barge, Zahum, |
| 5 | 1(disz) ma2 sipa si2-si2 | 1 barge, shepherd of the sisi-festival, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ma2 udu sza3 e2-gal | 1 boat of sheep in the palace, |
| 7 | 2(disz) ma2 zi3 si-ga | 2 barge(s), flour-fed, |
| 8 | 1(disz) ma2 kasz sa2-du11 szagina | 1 barge of beer, regular offering of the general, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ma2 kasz giri3 {d}nanna-kam | 1 barge of beer, via Nanna; |
| 10 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 2(disz) ma2 hi-a | total: 92 boats of hia capacity |
| 11 | ma2 bala-a gen-na | I am the boat of the bala. |
| 12 | u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam | 27th day, |
| 13 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 14 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
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