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PPAC 5, 1050 (P378809)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378809 |
| Museum no. | BM 087601 |
| 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 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal | 1 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | lu2-du10-ga ugula | Lu-duga, foreman; |
| 3 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) <gur> ab-ba-mu ugula | 1 gur 1 barig 1 ban2: Abbamu, foreman; |
| 4 | {gesz}kiri6 en-ne | the garden of the en priests |
| 5 | 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur u3 1(barig) duh [...] | 2 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 and 1 barig bran |
| 6 | ur-{d}nansze ugula | Ur-Nanše, foreman; |
| 7 | {gesz}kiri6 ur-ma-ma | the orchard of Ur-Mama |
| 8 | 1(barig) {d}utu-szesz {gesz}kiri6 nin-[dingir ...] | 60 litres (of barley) 1 (for) Šamaš-šēzib the garden of Nin-dingir |
| 9 | 2(barig) 5(ban2) {gesz}u3-suh5 u3 [...]-al-[...] | 2 barig 5 ban2 musukkannu-wood and |
| 10 | 3(barig) 1(ban2) ur-{d}li9-si4 ugula | 3 barig 1 ban2: Ur-Lisi, foreman; |
| 11 | {gesz}kiri6 gu-la sza3-[iri] | the great orchard of the inner city |
| 12 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 ur-[dam] | 1 barig 4 ban2 orchard of Urdam |
| 13 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-[szubur] | 1 barig 3 ban2 orchard of Ninšubur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(barig) u3 1(barig) duh?# | 4 barig and 1 barig bran |
| 2 | i3-na-na [ugula] | Inana, foreman |
| 3 | {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-pa-[e3] | orchard of Šulpa’e |
| 4 | 1(asz) 4(barig) {gesz}kiri6 mi edin# {d}nin-gir2-su | 60 litres (of barley) 4 units (for) the orchard of the steppe of Ningirsu |
| 5 | 2(barig) {gesz}kiri6 mi edin# [{d}ba-ba6] | 2 barig, “the orchards of the steppe of Baba |
| 6 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 {d}ig-alim e tul2-gu | 60 litres (of barley) 4 ban2 (for) the orchard of Igalim, above Tulgu |
| 7 | 3(ban2) nin-mu ugula muhaldim {gesz}kiri6 gesztin? | 3 ban2: Ninmu, foreman of the cooks, vineyard; |
| 8 | 1(barig) lu2-numun-tur-tur | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-zerturtur |
| 9 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 lu2-lam-ma | 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3: Lu-lama |
| 10 | szunigin 1(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 13 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley |
| 11 | sze-ba nu-{gesz}kiri6-ke4-ne | barley rations of the gardeners |
| 12 | {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-pa-e3-ta | from the garden of Šulpa’e |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 2 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| 3 | ugula ab-ba-mu | foreman: Abbamu |
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