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PPAC 5, 1036 (P378751)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378751 |
| Museum no. | BM 087523 |
| 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(asz@c) ansze | 2 donkeys, |
| 2 | 4(asz@c) dur3 | 4 dur3-vessels, |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) ansze 1(disz) | 1 donkey, 1 |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) dur3 1(disz) | 1 aš-c-(worker), dur3 1 |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) dur3 1(disz) su-ga engar sag dur3 [...]-sze3 | 1 aš-c-(worker), laborer, 1 suga, farmer, head laborer ..., |
| 6 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 7 | ur-dingir-ra engar | Ur-dingira, the plowman; |
| 8 | 4(asz@c) ansze | 4 donkeys |
| 9 | 3(asz@c) dur3 | 3 dur3-vessels |
| 10 | 2(asz@c) ansze amar-ga tur | 2 small calf donkeys |
| 11 | 1(asz@c) ansze gesz 2(disz) | 1 donkey, 2 ploughs |
| 12 | 1(asz@c) dur3 su-ga engar | 1 dur3 suga, the plowman; |
| 13 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 14 | ki-lu5-la engar | Kilula, the plowman |
| 15 | 1(asz@c) ab2 mah2 | 1 big cow, |
| 16 | 3(asz@c) gu4 gesz | 3 oxen, wood-fed, |
| 17 | 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) | 1 ox, 1 |
| 18 | 1(disz) ab2 mah2 sag gu4 gesz-sze3 | 1 big cow, head of an ox for the yoke, |
| 19 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 20 | 1(disz) gu4 gesz | 1 ox, log |
| 21 | zi-ga | booked out |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu a-hu-a | Ur-Baba, son of Ahua |
| 2 | 2(asz@c) ab2 mah2 | 2 big cows, |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) ab2 amar ga | 1 cow, suckling calf |
| 4 | 2(asz@c) nu gu4 gesz su-su nu-su nu-banda3-gu4 | 2 oxen, not tanned, not torn out, manager of oxxen, |
| 5 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 6 | 1(asz@c) gu4 gesz si-du3 i3-dab5 zi-ga | 1 ox, bolted, accepted, booked out; |
| 7 | la2-ia3 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) | deficit: 1 ox, 1 |
| 8 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 tir | Ur-Baba, the man who the forest |
| 9 | 5(asz@c) gu4 gesz | 5 oxen, wood-fed, |
| 10 | 1(asz@c) gu4 szu-gi4 | 1 ox, šugi |
| 11 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 12 | ug3-IL2 engar | UgIL, the ploughman; |
| 13 | ugula ur-e2-an-na | foreman: Ur-Eanna; |
| 14 | gu4 engar dab5-ba | ox or plowman seized |
| 15 | e2 {d}nin-gir2-su | the temple of Ningirsu |
| 16 | mu us2-sa amar-{d}suen lugal | year following: “Amar-Suen (is) king. |
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