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PPAC 5, 1540 (P380166)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1540 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380166 |
| Museum no. | BM 095865 |
| 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(disz) kasz dida saga | 4 fine dida beer, |
| 2 | [...] zi3-sig15 | ... fine flour |
| 3 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub | 1 ban2 2 sila3 dubdub flour, |
| 4 | 8(disz) sila3 esza | 8 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 5 | abul 4(disz)-bi | its 4 gates |
| 6 | 1(disz) kasz dida saga | 1 good quality dida beer |
| 7 | 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 | 1 ban2 of fine flour, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub | 3 sila3 of sifted flour, |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 esza | 2 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 3 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | For Ningešzida |
| 4 | ga gu7 e3-a | eat milk, come out! |
| 5 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 6 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 7 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal na-ru2-a-mah mu-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, the king, Great-stele erected. |
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