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PPAC 5, 1329 (P379682)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1329 |
|---|---|
| ID | P379682 |
| Museum no. | BM 088789 |
| 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 | 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 5(ban2) sze lugal | 20 less 1 female workers, 5 ban2 barley (according to the) royal (measure), |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta | 133 female laborers, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 3 | 5(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta | 5 female laborers, half-labor, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 4 | 4(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)-ta | 4 šugi female workers, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each |
| 5 | 2(u) dumu 2(ban2)-ta | 20 children, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each |
| 6 | 2(u) 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | 21 children, 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 15 sila3) each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sze | 1 (gur) 1 barig barley |
| 2 | 1(disz) gurusz i3-du8 5(ban2) | 1 male worker, doorkeeper, 5 ban2 (= 50 sila3) |
| 3 | sze-bi 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | its barley: 21 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 4 | sze-ba geme2 usz-bar | barley rations of female weavers |
| 5 | ugula ur-{d}da-mu | foreman: Ur-Damu; |
| 6 | ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta | from Giri-Baba-idab |
| 7 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
| 8 | mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
Sources & licences
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