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PPAC 5, 1257 (P379399)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1257 |
|---|---|
| ID | P379399 |
| Museum no. | BM 088331 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar sahar | 6 1/2 sar of soil, |
| 2 | ur-mes dub-sar lugal | Ur-mes, royal scribe. |
| 3 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) GAN2 szu-{d}utu nar | 6 1/2 (hectares) of land: Šu-Utu, the musician; |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim nar ra2-gaba | 12 1/2 (mana wool for) Ur-Igalim, the singer, the courier |
| 5 | 5(u) 2(disz) szu-la-ba dam-gar3 | 52 Šulaba, the merchant, |
| 6 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) a-tu szandana | 6 1/2 atu of szandanu-beer, |
| 7 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) nig2-in-dub-si szandana | 6 1/2 (mana wool for) Nig-indubsi, the leatherworker; |
| 8 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}isztaran ra2-gaba | (and) 6 1/2 (for) Ur-Ištaran, the courier |
| 9 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) {d}szul-gi-ra-i3-sa6 | (and) 6 1/2 (for) Šulgi-ra-isa |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) kuruszda lugal-me | 62 2/3 kurušda, royal (measure), |
| 11 | ugula na-sa6 | foreman: Nasa; |
| 12 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-kisal | (and) 6 1/2 (for) Lugal-kisal |
| 13 | ($ blank space $) ad-da-tur | Addatur |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu sila4-mu | 11 1/2 (mana wool for) Ur-Baba, son of Sila’mu |
| 16 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}gibil6 muhaldim | (and) 6 1/2 (for) Ur-Gibil, the cook; |
| 17 | 8(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da | 8, Lugal-azida; |
| 18 | 4(u) 1(disz) sar x? nu-banda3 lu2-kal-la szesz sa12-du5 | 41 sar, ..., overseer: Lukalla, brother of the chief surveyor; |
| 19 | [...] nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim szesz sa12-du5 | ... overseer: Ur-Igalim, brother of Sadu |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) nu-banda3 du10-ga | 40 less 1 supervisor: Duga |
| 2 | 4(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) nu-banda3 lu2-tilla3 | 44 1/2, overseer: Lu-tilla; |
| 3 | 1(u) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) nu-banda3 ug3-IL2 | 16 1/3 (mana wool for) the captain of the porters; |
| 4 | 2(u) 1/2(disz) sipa udu <ama>-gan-me | 20 1/2 shepherds of Camagan-sheep, |
| 5 | 1(u) 6(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 u18-di dumu ha-ba-zi-zi | 16 sar 15 shekels: Udi, son of Habazizi; |
| 6 | 1(u) 3(disz) lugal-szuba3-zi sukkal | 13 (mana wool for) Lugal-šubazi, the messenger; |
| 7 | 4(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-nig2 dumu ku-li | 45 1/2 (workman days), Ur-nig, son of Kili |
| 8 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) nu-banda3 lugal-igi | 157 1/2, the overseer: Lugal-igi; |
| 9 | u3 lu2 nu-tuku | and a man who does not have |
| 10 | 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 | 48 1/2 sar 15 shekels |
| 11 | muhaldim lugal-me | the king's cook |
| 12 | 2(u) 6(disz) da-da dumu u18-di | 26 Dada, son of Udi, |
| 13 | 2(u) 6(disz) na-ba-sa6 dumu [...] | 26 (mana wool for) Nabasa, son of |
| 14 | 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) nu-ur2-{d}suen dumu nu-banda3 | 18 1/2 (mana wool for) Nur-Suen, son of the overseer |
| 15 | a-sza3-bi da-da gala i3-dab5 | the gala-priest took its field beside Dada. |
| 16 | 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) kin? nam-dumu-lugal | 255 workdays, for the kingship of |
| 17 | 8(disz) 1/2(disz) esz18-dar-ka3-li2-su | 8 1/2 (mana wool for) Ešdar-kalisu |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) e-pu-uq | 5 1/2 (workdays), I completed. |
| 2 | a-sza3 [...] dum [...] | field ..., son of |
| 3 | zi-ga | booked out |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | i7 pirig-gin7-du a2 gir2-su{ki}-bi | the Pirigindu canal, the arm of Girsu |
| 2 | a-tu i3-dab5 | Atu accepted; |
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