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PPAC 5, 1535 (P380152)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1535 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380152 |
| Museum no. | BM 095841 |
| 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 | 1(disz) udu u2 [1(disz) sila4] | 1 sheep, grass-fed, 1 lamb |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun [1(disz) sila3 ga-ar3] | 1 sila3 butter oil, 1 sila3 kashk cheese |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 5 sila3 dates, |
| 4 | 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 1(ban2) dabin | 2 ban2 fine flour, 1 ban2 of dabin flour, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 esza | 5 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 6 | e2 ba-gara2 | the house of Bagara |
| 7 | 1(disz) udu-nita2 1(disz) sila4 | 1 ram, 1 lamb |
| 8 | 2(barig) zi3-sig15 3(ban2) dabin | 2 barig fine flour, 3 ban2 barley flour, |
| 9 | 2(ban2) esza | 2 ban2 esha-flour, |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun [2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3] | 2 sila3 butter oil, 2 liters of kashk cheese |
| 11 | 1(ban2) [zu2-lum] | 1 ban2 dates |
| 12 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [... gur] | 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}nansze [...] | For Nanše |
| 2 | [1(disz) udu u2 1(disz) sila4] | 1 sheep, grass-fed, 1 lamb |
| 3 | [2(ban2)] zi3-sig15 2(ban2) dabin | [2 ban2] of fine flour, 2 ban2 of dabin flour |
| 4 | 1(ban2) esza | 1 ban2 eša-flour, |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun 2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 | 2 sila₃ butter oil, 2 liters of kashk cheese |
| 6 | 1(ban2) zu2-lum | 1 ban2 dates, |
| 7 | 1(asz) kasz ninda gur | 1 gur beer, bread |
| 8 | {d}szul-gi sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} | Šulgi in Kinunir |
| 9 | siskur2 lugal sza3-ge-guru7-a | offering of the king of Šage-guru |
| 10 | giri3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka ra2-[gaba] | via Ninmar, the courier |
| 11 | iti szu-[numun] | month: “Shu-zerun,’ |
| 12 | mu us2-sa {d}[szu-{d}suen] lugal uri5[{ki}-ma-ke4] bad3 mar-tu [mu-ri-iq]-ti-id-ni-[im mu-du3] | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim erected. |
Sources & licences
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