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PPAC 5, 1149 (P379017)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1149 |
|---|---|
| ID | P379017 |
| Museum no. | BM 087842 |
| 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 | 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3 | 3 male laborers for 12 days |
| 2 | iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 | month: “Oxen-drivers, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3 | 2 male laborers for 12 days |
| 4 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 5 | a2-bi 1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 60 workdays, male laborers |
| 6 | ug3-IL2 lu2 hun-<ga2> | porter, hireling |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nibru{ki}-sze3 | to Nippur |
| 2 | ma2 tug2 gada gid2-da | barge with long linen garments |
| 3 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 4 | di-mi | a statue |
| 5 | giri3 ur-sa6-ga-mu | via Ur-sagamu; |
| 6 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed. |
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