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PPAC 5, 1059 (P378827)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378827 |
| Museum no. | BM 087619 |
| 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 | 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal | 4 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | kiszib3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma | under seal of Ur-šugalama |
| 3 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 3 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 |
| 4 | kiszib3 iri-lal3 | under seal of Irilal |
| 5 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 4 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 6 | kiszib3 lu2-gu-la | under seal of Lu-gula |
| 7 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 2 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 8 | kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} | under seal of Ur-nigar |
| 9 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 2 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 |
| 10 | kiszib3 nu-tuku | without seal |
| 11 | kiszib3 ur-nig2 dumu lu2-tug2-gal | under seal of Ur-nig, son of Lu-tuggal; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | total: 17 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sze-ba | barley rations |
| 3 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
| 4 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 5 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-bi | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed,’— the year after that, |
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