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PPAC 5, 1423 (P379918)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1423 |
|---|---|
| ID | P379918 |
| Museum no. | BM 093208 |
| 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 | 4(barig) sze guru7-ta | 4 barig barley from the silo |
| 2 | 3(barig) iri-sag-ta | 3 barig, from Irisag |
| 3 | 3(ban2) sze 3(ban2) zi3 | 3 ban grain, 3 ban flour |
| 4 | e2 nin-a-na-ta | from the house of his mistress |
| 5 | 1(barig) sze giri3 ba-a | 1 barig barley via Ba’a; |
| 6 | szunigin 1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur | total: 1 gur 4 barig barley |
| 7 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [3(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ...] | 3 barig 4 ban2 9 sila3 |
| 2 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 a-kal-la | 1 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 of Akalla, |
| 3 | 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze saga za-na | 3 ban2 8 sila3 barley, fine, for Zana; |
| 4 | 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 [...] | 3 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 5 | szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 1 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 3 sila3 barley, |
| 6 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 7 | la2-ia3 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze | deficit: 2 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 barley |
| 8 | ku5-da-mu su-su-dam | My fish is to be smashed. |
| 9 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 ba-a-kesz2 | extra month: “Harvest,{I}ṣ̌ābu-tax was imposed. |
Sources & licences
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