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PPAC 5, 1047 (P378797)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378797 |
| Museum no. | BM 087582 |
| 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 | 6(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | 6 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 dates, |
| 2 | 1/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.1(ASZ))|)-sza 2(disz) gin2 <ku3> | 1/3 of her grain is 2 shekels |
| 3 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) {gesz}kisal had2 gur | 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 of raisins, |
| 4 | la2-ia3 su-ga sza3-bi-ta | Deficit repaid in its midst. |
| 5 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gin2 ku3 | 10 less 1 shekels silver |
| 6 | kiszib3 ensi2 | under seal of the governor |
| 7 | 6(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | 6 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 dates, |
| 8 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) {gesz}kisal had2 gur | 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 of raisins, |
| 9 | kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 3 |
| 10 | kiszib3 ur-ab-ba | under seal of Ur-abba |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dumu [ba]-zi | son of Bazi |
| 2 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 3 | 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 ku3 | 13 shekels silver, |
| 4 | nig2 gal2-la2 | that which is available |
| 5 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 6 | la2-ia3 e3-a | the deficit came out. |
| 7 | ARAD2-mu es3-sa2-<ab>-du | my servant, Esa<cabdu] |
| 8 | mu amar-{d}suen lugal | year: “Amar-Suen is king. |
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