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PPAC 5, 1039 (P378771)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378771 |
| Museum no. | BM 087549 |
| 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 | 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 45 gur 4 barig 3 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze ku3 | 6 1/2 shekels 6 grains silver, |
| 3 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 4 | 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 18 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 5 | 1(u) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 | 10 1/2 shekels silver, |
| 6 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 7 | nig2 e3-a | that which came out |
| 8 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur | total: 64 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 |
| 9 | szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze ku3 | total: 17 shekels 6 grains silver; |
| 10 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 11 | 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) kiszib3 {d}nansze-kam | 6 (gur) 3 barig 2 ban2 under seal of Nanše, |
| 12 | ugu2 lu2-gi-na ga2-ga2-dam | upon the guarantor |
| 13 | 2(u) 5(asz) 1(ban2) gur | 25 gur 1 ban2 |
| 14 | giri3 lu2-giri17-zal | via Lu-girizal |
| 15 | ugu2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su | incumbent on Lu-Ningirsu |
| 16 | dumu ur-{d}nansze ga2-ga2-dam | son of Ur-Nanše, to be brought |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(asz) <gur> engar {d}nin-dar-a-me | 15 gur, farmers of Nindarame; |
| 2 | giri3 a-hu-a dumu lu2-du10-ga | via Ahua, son of Lu-duga; |
| 3 | 3(asz) engar e2 {d}szul-gi-me | 3 (gur), farmer of the house of Šulgime |
| 4 | giri3 ur-sa6-ga-mu | via Ur-sagamu; |
| 5 | dumu ku-li | son of Kili |
| 6 | 1(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 13 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 7 | kiszib3 nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa | under seal of Namḫani, son of Huwawa |
| 8 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze ku3 kiszib3 ensi2 | 6 1/2 shekels 6 grains silver, under seal of the governor; |
| 9 | 1(u) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti | 10 1/2 shekels silver: Ur-Lamma received; |
| 10 | ugu2-a ga2-ga2-dam | is to be brought to an end |
| 11 | szunigin 1(gesz2) ($ blank space $) gur | total: 60 gur |
| 12 | szunigin ($ blank space $) ku3 | total: silver; |
| 13 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 14 | la2-ia3 4(barig) 3(disz) [...] | deficit: 4 barig 3 ... |
| 15 | nig2-ka9-ak [...] | accounts |
| 16 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba!-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
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