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PPAC 5, 1129 (P378970)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1129 |
|---|---|
| ID | P378970 |
| Museum no. | BM 087794 |
| 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(u) la2 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) GAN2 ab-sin2 1(u) 2(disz)-ta | 40 less 1 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 furrowed at 12 each, |
| 2 | sze-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 11 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) gu4 hu-<bu7>{bu} 1(barig)-ta | 12 oxen, ḫubu, 1 barig each |
| 4 | 7(disz) amar 2(barig)-ta | 7 calves, 2 barig (= 20 sila3) each |
| 5 | sze-bi 5(asz) 1(barig) gur | its barley: 5 gur 1 barig; |
| 6 | 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur engar dumu gu4 gur-me | 7 gur 2 barig 3 ban2, farmers, sons of oxen, gurme |
| 7 | 2(u) 6(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta | 26 labor-troops, 1 barig (= 60 sila3) each |
| 8 | iti mu-szu-du8 | month: “mušudū, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(u) la2 3(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta | 33 labor-troops, 1 barig (= 60 sila3) each |
| 2 | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
| 3 | sze-bi [5(asz)] 2(barig) gur | its barley: 5 gur 2 barig |
| 4 | szunigin 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz)? sila3 gur | total: 34 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 5 | ugula sanga {d}inanna | foreman: the temple administrator of Inanna |
| 6 | u3 sanga {d}<pa>-bil3-sag | and the temple administrator of Pabilsag |
| 7 | mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3 | year: “The wall of the land was erected. |
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