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PPAC 5, 1285 (P379596)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1285 |
|---|---|
| ID | P379596 |
| Museum no. | BM 088638 |
| 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(gesz2) gu2 esir2 had2 | 60 talents of bitumen, |
| 2 | numun gub-ba-a | standing seed |
| 3 | ma2 ur-{d}en-ki | barge of Ur-Enki, |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) gu2 esir2 a-ba-al hur-sag | 68 talents of bitumen for the abal-tree of the mountain range |
| 5 | 6(asz) gu2 esir2 a-ba-al si-ga | 6 talents of bitumen for the abal-festival, |
| 6 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 esir2 e2-duru5 lugal | 1 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 bitumen, royal house; |
| 7 | ma2 1(gesz2) gur i3-dab5 a2-gu szandana | a boat of 60 gur, accepted; Agu, the šandana personnel; |
| 8 | 3(u) gu2 esir2 had2 numun gub-ba | 30 talents of bitumen, seed stationed, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma2 al-la-ka | The boat is coming. |
| 2 | 5(u) gu2 esir2 had2 numun gub-ba | 50 talents of bitumen, seed stationed, |
| 3 | ma2 ur-{d}en-ki | barge of Ur-Enki, |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) gu2 esir2 a-ba-al hur-sag | 104 talents of bitumen for the abal-tree of the mountain range, |
| 5 | 6(asz) gu2 esir2 a-ba-al si-ga | 6 talents of bitumen for the abal-festival, |
| 6 | 1(barig) esir2 e2-duru5 lugal | 60 litres (of barley) 1 (for) Esir, royal granary |
| 7 | ma2 1(gesz2) gur i3-dab5 lu2-unu{ki} | a barge of 60 gur took in charge of Lu-Unug |
| 8 | ma2 du8-a ur-mes | barge moored, Urmes |
| 9 | giri3 nam-mah | via Nammah |
| 10 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 11 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
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