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PPAC 5, 1042 (P378775)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378775 |
| Museum no. | BM 087553 |
| 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 | 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki szar2 | 33 1/2 mana fine wool, |
| 2 | 5(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki us2 szar3 | 56 minas of wool, finely woven, |
| 3 | usz-mu | weavers |
| 4 | 3(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki szar2 | 34 1/2 minas of fine wool, |
| 5 | 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki us2 szar3 | 52 1/2 minas of wool, the length, of a šar-sheep |
| 6 | lugal-u2-szim-e | Lugal-ušime, |
| 7 | 3(u) 9(disz) ma-na siki szar2 | 39 mana fine wool, |
| 8 | 5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki us2 szar3 | 51 1/2 minas of wool, the length, of a šar-cow, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 2 | nu-banda3 a-hu-um-dingir | the overseer: Aḫum-ilum |
| 3 | 3(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki szar2 | 32 1/3 mana fine wool, |
| 4 | 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) <gin2> siki us2 szar3 | 36 minas 15 shekels of wool, the length of a šar-silver, |
| 5 | lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | Lu-Baba |
| 6 | szunigin 2(asz) gu2 2(u) la2 2/3(disz) ma-na siki szar2 | total: 2 talents 20 less 2/3 mana fine wool |
| 7 | szunigin 3(asz) gu2 1(u) 6(disz) <1(u) 5(disz) gin2> siki us2 szar3 | total: 3 talents 16 <15 shekels> of wool, šar-quality, |
| 8 | u4 5(disz)-kam | 5th day. |
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