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PPAC 5, 0769 (P378061)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0769 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378061 |
| Museum no. | BM 086549 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ukken-ni | 4 1/2 iku field area, harrowing, 2nd time, his assembly |
| 2 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ur-lugal | 4 1/2 iku field area, harrowing, 2nd time, Ur-lugal; |
| 3 | 4(iku) GAN2 gesz 1(disz)-kam ur-dun | 4 iku field area, 1 tree, Ur-Dun; |
| 4 | GAN2 ur-ge6-par4 | field Ur-gepar, |
| 5 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz 2(disz)-kam gi-na-mu | 4 1/2 iku field area, 2nd type, regular offerings; |
| 6 | 4(iku) GAN2 gesz 2(disz)-kam lu2-gi-na | 4 iku field area, 2nd type, Lu-gina |
| 7 | GAN2 lu2-{d}utu | field of Lu-Utu, |
| 8 | 4(iku) GAN2 gesz 2(disz)-kam [...]-zi | 4 iku field area, 2nd type ...-zi |
| 9 | GAN2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | field of Ur-Šulpa’e, |
| 10 | 4(iku) GAN2 gesz 2(disz)-kam ur-saga-mu | 4 iku field area, 2nd type, Ur-sagamu |
| 11 | GAN2 ab-ba-gi-na | field of Abbagina, |
| 12 | 4(iku) GAN2 gesz 2(disz)-kam a-a-kal-la | 4 iku field area, 2nd type, Ayakalla |
| 13 | GAN2 lu2-dingir-ra | field of Lu-dingira, |
| 14 | a-sza3 a-[ki]-szah2 | field Akišah |
| 15 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz 2(disz)-kam ur-{d}dumu-zi-da | 4 1/2 iku field area, second tree, Ur-Dumuzida |
| 16 | GAN2 ur-{d}[nin-gesz-zi]-da | field of Ur-Ningešzida |
| 17 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz 2(disz)-kam lugal-szu-nir-re | 4 1/2 iku field area, second tree of Lugal-šunire, |
| 18 | 5(u) gurusz hun-ga2 | 50 hirelings, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] gurusz sza3-gu4 igi-du | ... the young man who sees the oxen |
| 2 | {u2}kul zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta | roasted kalû-plant at 10 sar (a day) |
| 3 | ugula ur-{d}ma-mi | foreman: Ur-Mami; |
| 4 | GAN2 lu2-dingir-ra | field of Lu-dingira, |
| 5 | 4(iku) GAN2 gesz 1(disz)-kam szesz-kal-la | 4 iku field area, first harvest, Šeškalla |
| 6 | 4(iku) GAN2 gesz 1(disz)-kam ab-ba-gi-na | 4 iku field area, first harvest of Abbagina, |
| 7 | 3(u) gurusz hun-ga2 ugula szesz-kal-la | 30, laborers hired, foreman: Šeškala; |
| 8 | {u2}kul zex(SIG7)-a 8(disz) sar-ta | kalû-plant, sprouted, at 8 sar (per day) |
| 9 | GAN2 ab-ba-gi-na | field of Abbagina, |
| 10 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 {u2}kul 1(u) sar-ta | 7 1/2 male laborers, hired, kul-plant at 10 sar (per day), |
| 11 | ugula lugal-iti-da | foreman: Lugal-itida; |
| 12 | GAN2 lu2-{d}utu | field of Lu-Utu, |
| 13 | a-sza3 du6-gesz-i3 | field Dugeš-i, |
| 14 | 4(iku) GAN2 gesz 1(disz)-kam lugal-gu2-en-e | 4 iku field area, first harvest, Lugal-guene |
| 15 | 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 {u2}gan-na 1(u) sar-ta | 44 male laborers hired, grass-fed, at 10 sar (per day), |
| 16 | ugula gu-u2-gu-a | foreman: Gugua |
| 17 | GAN2 ur-lugal | field of Ur-lugal; |
| 18 | 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 ugula szesz-kal-la | 32 male laborers, hired, foreman: Šeškala, |
| 19 | {gesz}dih3 ku5-ra2 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta | a cut tamarisk at 12 sar (a day) |
| 20 | GAN2 ur-ge6-par4 | field Ur-gepar, |
| 21 | a-sza3 ka-1(bur'u) GAN2 {gesz}asalx(|A.GISZ.TU.GAB.LISZ|)? ku5-a | field Ka-bur’u, field cut with a date palm |
| 23 | gurum2 ak u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | inspections performed, 23rd day, |
| 24 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
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