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PPAC 5, 0984 (P378635)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0984 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378635 |
| Museum no. | BM 087227 |
| 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 | [3(gesz2)] 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 136 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) ensi2 | 70, governor |
| 4 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur | 126 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 |
| 5 | du-du | |
| 6 | i3-dub gir2-su{ki} | depot Girsu |
| 7 | 9(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze sumun gur | 91 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 old barley, |
| 8 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze an gur | 133 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 barley, |
| 9 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 10 | [...] 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | ... 15 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 11 | la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 6(asz) | deficit: 66 |
| 12 | ensi2# | governor |
| 13 | [giri3] ma-ni | via Mani |
| 14 | [...] 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur | ... 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 15 | du-du | |
| 16 | [i3-dub du6] sa-bar-ra | the depot of the dug canal, sabar |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) [1(asz) 1(barig)] gur | 131 gur 1 barig |
| 2 | sza3-bi-[ta] | from there |
| 3 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) [... gur] | 121 gur 1 barig ... |
| 4 | ensi2 | governor |
| 5 | giri3 ma-ni | via Mani |
| 6 | i3-dub e2-duru5 {d}inanna | the depot of the village of Inanna, |
| 7 | 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | 11 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 8 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 9 | 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | 11 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 10 | du-du | |
| 11 | i3-dub {gesz}kiri6 zu-har | the depot of the date orchards, |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | 102 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 13 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | 102 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 15 | ensi2 | governor |
| 16 | i3-dub sipa-da-ri2 | the depot of the shepherds |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 6(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur | 157 gur 3 ban2 7 sila3 |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 6(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur | 157 gur 3 ban2 7 sila3 |
| 4 | ensi2 | governor |
| 5 | giri3 lu2-gi-na | via Lugina |
| 6 | i3-dub a-sza3 su3-GAN2 | the depot of the field Su-GAN, |
| 7 | szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur | total: 1712 gur 3 ban2 |
| 8 | ensi2 | governor |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [szunigin ...] gur | total: ... gur |
| 2 | [du]-du | he built. |
| 3 | [zi]-ga | booked out |
| 4 | 1(asz) 2(barig) esz | 1 (gur) 2 barig eš |
| 5 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 6 | i3-dub | he dug. |
| 7 | sze ha-la-{d}lamma | barley of Hala-Lamma |
| 8 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
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