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PPAC 5, 1040 (P378773)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378773 |
| Museum no. | BM 087551 |
| 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 | 5(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki | 383 talents 35 mana wool, |
| 2 | siki udu ur4-ra | wool of a fleece-covered sheep |
| 3 | 8(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki sila4 u3 u8 la2-ia3 | 8 talents 11 mana wool of lambs and ewes, deficit; |
| 4 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 4(u)! gu2 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki | total: 420 talents less 1 mana wool, |
| 5 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) 7(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na | 187 talents 30 minas |
| 7 | szesz-kal-la dub-sar | Šeškalla, the scribe. |
| 8 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na | 122 talents 30 minas |
| 9 | lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su | Lu-Ningirsu |
| 10 | u3 a-gu-a | and Agua |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na | 115 talents 20 minas |
| 12 | lu2-sa6-ga dub-sar | Lu-saga, the scribe. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na siki | total: 155 talents 20 mana wool, |
| 2 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 3 | la2-i3 5(asz) gu2 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na | deficit: 5 talents 20 less 1 mina |
| 4 | sza3 ur-sag-pa-e3 | in Ur-sag-pa’e |
Sources & licences
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