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PPAC 5, 1265 (P379503)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1265 |
|---|---|
| ID | P379503 |
| Museum no. | BM 088488 |
| 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 | 5(disz) tug2 guz-za lugal | 5 royal garments, |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 | their weight: 31 1/2 ma-na, 8 shekels |
| 3 | 2(disz) tug2 guz-za us2 szar3 | 2 guz-za-garments, the length of a šar-garment, |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 | its weight: 11 minas 5 shekels; |
| 5 | 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam <us2> | 3 nig2-lam textiles, 3rd grade, |
| 6 | 8(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam <us2> | 8 guz-za textiles, 3rd quality, |
| 7 | ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 | its weight: 1 talent 1/3 mana 3 shekels; |
| 8 | 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du | 2 nig2-lam textiles, regular quality, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du | 12 guz-za garments, regular quality, |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 5(u) [n] ma-na | their weight: 50 n mana |
| 3 | tug2 ki-la2 tag-ga nin-dingir | garments, weighted, for Nin-dingir; |
| 4 | nu-banda3 inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5 | the overseer: Inim-Baba-idab |
| 5 | giri3 gu3-de2-a sza13-dub-ba | via Gudea, chief accountant; |
| 6 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
| 7 | mu en {d}inanna ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna was installed; |
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