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PPAC 5, 1041 (P378774)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378774 |
| Museum no. | BM 087552 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) dabin gur lugal | 32 gur 4 barig dabin flour, royal (measure), |
| 2 | ki nam-ha-ni-ta | from Namḫani |
| 3 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur | 1 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 fine flour, |
| 4 | ki lu2 mar-sa-ta | from the merchant |
| 5 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur | 1 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 fine flour, |
| 6 | 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur | 4 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 dabin flour, |
| 7 | ki ur-{d}lamma dumu erin-da-ta | from Ur-Lamma, son of Eridu |
| 8 | szunigin 3(asz) 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur | total: 3 gur 2 ban2 fine flour |
| 9 | sze bala-bi 3(asz) 2(ban2) gur | its bala barley: 3 gur 2 ban2, |
| 10 | szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) dabin gur | total: 37 gur 3 ban2 barley flour, |
| 11 | sze-bi 4(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur | its barley: 43 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 |
| 12 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(u) 3(ban2) ninda saga gur | 30 gur 3 ban2 fine bread, |
| 2 | sze bala igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 3(asz) gur | the bala barley: 1/3 (gur) is 3 gur |
| 3 | 8(asz) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur | 8 gur 2 ban2 6 sila3 hand bread, |
| 4 | kasz de2-a lugal | beer for Ea the king |
| 5 | giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal | via Ur-Nungal; |
| 6 | ugu2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi dub-sar <ba-a-gar> | incumbent on Ur-Baba son of Bazi, scribe of Aya-gar |
| 7 | 2(asz) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda [gur] kasz de2-a-ta du-ni | 2 gur 1 ban2 4 sila3 bread, with beer poured out |
| 8 | ugu2 ARAD2-{d}[utu ba-a-gar] | upon Warad-Šamaš was placed |
| 9 | szunigin 4(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur | total: 43 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 |
| 10 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 11 | nig2-ka9-ak ninda | account of bread |
| 12 | erin-da dumu ama-tu | for Eridu, son of Amatu; |
| 13 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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