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PPAC 5, 1261 (P379463)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1261 |
|---|---|
| ID | P379463 |
| Museum no. | BM 088422 |
| 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 | 3(asz) 1(barig) sze gur# [lugal] | 3 gur 1 barig barley, royal (measure) |
| 2 | giri3 ab-ba-mu# | via Abbamu |
| 3 | 1(asz) giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | 1, via Lu-Baba; |
| 4 | mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul | year: “The land of Zabšali was destroyed. |
| 5 | 3(asz) giri3 an-ne2 sza13-dub-ba | 3, via An, chief accountant; |
| 6 | 2(asz) 2(barig) giri3 lu2-[kal]-la | 2 (gur) 2 barig via Lukalla |
| 7 | mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2 | year: “The great barge was fashioned. |
| 8 | 4(asz) 4(barig) giri3 szesz-kal-la dub-sar | 4 (gur) 4 barig via Šeškalla, the scribe; |
| 9 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
| 10 | mu 4(disz)-kam | 4th year. |
| 11 | szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur | total: 14 gur 2 barig |
| 12 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(asz) 1(barig) gur | 3 gur 1 barig |
| 2 | mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} | year: “The land of Zabšali.’ (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 3 | 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 3 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 4 | mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2 | year: “The great barge was fashioned. |
| 5 | 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 3 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 |
| 6 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
| 7 | 3(asz) 3(barig) gur | 3 gur 3 barig |
| 8 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| 9 | szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 1(ban2) gur | total: 14 gur 1 ban2 |
| 10 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 11 | la2-ia3 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze | Deficit: 1 barig 5 ban2 barley |
| 12 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 13 | masz-gu-la lu2 [...] | Mašgula |
| 14 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal ba-[...] | year: “Ibbi-Suen, the king, |
Sources & licences
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