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PPAC 5, 0727 (P377968)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0727 |
|---|---|
| ID | P377968 |
| Museum no. | BM 086392 |
| 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 | 1(asz@c) ab2 3(asz@c) gu4 gesz | 1 cow, 3 oxen, wood-fed, |
| 2 | 1(asz@c) ab2 2(disz) gesz-sze3 | 1 cow, 2 she-goats, |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) ab2 1(disz) sag gu4-sze3 | 1 cow, 1 head of ox, |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) ab2 amar ga | 1 cow, suckling calf |
| 5 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ab2 1(disz) gu4 gesz | 1 cow, 1 ox, wood-fed, |
| 7 | si-du3 i3-dab5 | he took as a loan. |
| 8 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 9 | [nimgir]-sza3-kusz2 engar | Nimgir-šakush, the plowman |
| 10 | 4(asz@c) ansze 2(asz@c) dur3 | 4 donkeys, 2 donkey stallions |
| 11 | 1(asz@c) nu dur3 zi-gum2 | 1: not dur3 dur3 zigum |
| 12 | 1(asz@c) dur3 2(disz) gesz-sze3 | 1 aš-c-(worker), dur3 2 (workers), wood-carrying, |
| 13 | [...] ansze 2(disz) gesz-sze3 | ... donkeys, 2 harrows |
| 14 | 1(asz@c) ansze 1(asz@c) dur3 su-su nu-su im-ma | 1 donkey, 1 dur3 ... |
| 15 | [...]-sa6-ga mu sze szuku-ra engar ba-du | ...-saga, year: “Barley in the šukura-vessel, the plowman, was caulked. |
| 16 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 17 | lu2-pa3-da | Lupada |
| 18 | 1(asz@c) ab2 mah2 3(asz@c) gu4 gesz | 1 big cow, 3 oxen, wood-fed, |
| 19 | 1(asz@c) gu4 1(disz) | 1 ox, 1 |
| 20 | 1(asz@c) ab2 mah2 su-su engar | 1 big cow, Susu, the plowman; |
| 21 | ur-e gu7-a | a dog eating |
| 22 | 1(asz@c) gu4 gesz su-su nu-banda3 | 1 ox, ..., the overseer; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 2 | la2-ia3 1(disz) gu4 2(disz) | deficit: 1 ox, 2 |
| 3 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) ansze 3(asz@c) dur3 | 1 donkey, 3 weaned, |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) ansze su-ga engar | 1 suga donkey, the plowman; |
| 6 | 1(asz@c) dur3 su-ga engar | 1 dur3 suga, the plowman; |
| 7 | 1(asz@c) ansze su-ga nu-banda3-gu4 | 1 suga donkey, manager of oxen |
| 8 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 9 | la2-ia3 1(disz) dur3 2(disz) | deficit: 1 dur3 2 |
| 10 | ur-{d}ig-alim | Ur-Igalim, |
| 11 | 1(asz@c) gu4 gesz | 1 ox, wood-fed, |
| 12 | 1(disz) gu4 gesz su-su nu-su mu-za engar | 1 ox, sūsu-tree, not-susu, muza, the plowman; |
| 13 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 14 | 3(disz) gu4 gesz si-du3 kuruszda | 3 oxen, bolted, fattener, |
| 15 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 16 | la2-ia3 1(disz) gu4 gesz | deficit: 1 ox, wood-fed, |
| 17 | gu4 {d}utu-bar-ra-kam | It is an ox of Utu-bara |
| 18 | lu2-me-lam2 i3-dab5 | Lu-melam accepted; |
| 19 | ugula ur-esz3-lil2-la2 | foreman: Ur-ešlila; |
| 20 | e2 szabra | the household of the chief household administrator |
| 21 | ur-{d}nansze i3-dab5 | Ur-Nanše accepted; |
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