PPAC 5, 1258 (P379429)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1258 |
|---|---|
| ID | P379429 |
| Museum no. | BM 088370 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) {d}nin-gir2-su-i3-sa6 | 1: Ningirsu-isa |
| 2 | 1(disz) ad-da-a | 1 Addâ, |
| 3 | 1(disz) sa6-ga | 1: Saga; |
| 4 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a | 1 Lu-Narua, |
| 5 | 1(disz) lugal-uszur3 | 1 Lugal-ušur, |
| 6 | 1(disz) {d}utu-iri-na | 1: Utu-irina |
| 7 | 1(disz) esz3-e-ki-ag2 | 1 Eše-kiag, |
| 8 | 1/2(disz) an-ta-he2-gal2 | 1/2 (workman): Anta-hegal |
| 9 | {d}nin-gir2-su-i3-sa6 i3-dab5 | Ningirsu-isa accepted; |
| 10 | ugula ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-sukkal | foreman: Ur-nigar, son of Ur-sukkal; |
| 11 | 1(disz) muhaldim ur-{d}suen | 1 cook, Ur-Suen, |
| 12 | 1(disz) en-kusz2-u5 | 1: En-kuš-u |
| 13 | 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a | 1/2 (workman): Lu-Narua |
| 14 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu | 1 Lu-Utu, |
| 15 | 1(disz) muhaldim lu2-{d}szul-gi | 1 cook: Lu-Šulgi, |
| 16 | ur-{d}suen i3-dab5 | Ur-Suen accepted; |
| 17 | ugula lu2-dingir-ra | foreman: Lu-dingira; |
| 18 | 1(disz) ka5-a | 1 ka’a, |
| 19 | 1(disz) [u4-ne-nig2-sa6-ga] | 1 U-ne-nig-saga |
| 20 | [1(disz) ur-nig2] | 1 Ur-nig |
| 21 | [1/2(disz)? lugal-sza3-la2] | 1/2 (workman): Lugal-šala |
| 22 | [1/2(disz)? ba-a] | 1/2 (?) (workman): Ba'a |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [1/2(disz)? lugal-HAR] | 1/2 (workman): Lugal-HAR |
| 2 | 1(disz) lugal-[he2-gal2] | 1 Lugal-hegal |
| 3 | ka5-a i3-dab5 | he accepted. |
| 4 | 1(disz) ba-na-ti | 1 Banati, |
| 5 | ugula ur-nigar{gar} dumu lu2-{d}nansze | foreman: Ur-nigar, son of Lu-Nanše |
| 6 | muhaldim-me | the cooks |
| 7 | 1(disz) szesz-sa6-ga | 1 Šeš-saga |
| 8 | ugula i-ti-a | foreman: Itia; |
| 9 | 1(disz) ki-lu5-la | 1 Kilula, |
| 10 | ugula e3-a-mu | foreman: Ea-mu; |
| 11 | 1(disz) e2-lu2-ti | 1 Eluti |
| 12 | ugula ur-{d}asar dumu al-la | foreman: Ur-Asar, son of Alla |
| 13 | 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma | 1 Ur-Lamma, |
| 14 | 1(disz) ur-sze-il2-la | 1 Ur-še’ila |
| 15 | ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim | foreman: Ur-Baba, son of Nasilim |
| 16 | 1(disz) ur-sze-il2-la | 1 Ur-še’ila |
| 17 | ugula lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} | foreman: Lu-Ninmar; |
| 18 | kasz-a gub-ba-me | are stationed in beer |
| 19 | szunigin 7(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) ug3-IL2 | total: 7 male laborers, 1 male laborer, 1/2 porter |
| 20 | ugula ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-sukkal | foreman: Ur-nigar, son of Ur-sukkal; |
| 21 | szunigin 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) | total: 4 male laborers, 1 male laborer, 1/2 (workman) |
| 22 | ugula lu2-dingir-ra | foreman: Lu-dingira; |
| 23 | [szunigin] 8(disz)# gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) | total: 8 male laborers, 1 male laborer, 1/2 laborer |
| 24 | ugula ur-nigar{gar} dumu lu2-{d}nansze | foreman: Ur-nigar, son of Lu-Nanše |
| left | ||
| 1 | [szunigin] 6(disz) gurusz kasz-a gub-ba | total: 6 barley-fed male laborers stationed |
| 2 | im-du8-a gub-ba | stationed at the doorpost, |
| 3 | u4 5(disz)-kam | 5th day. |
| 4 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
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