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PPAC 5, 1583 (P380250)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1583 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380250 |
| Museum no. | BM 095957 |
| 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(gesz2) 2(u) u8 | 60 ewes, |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2 | 92 rams, |
| 3 | 2(u) 5(disz) kir11 | 25 female lambs, |
| 4 | 2(u) 1(disz) sila4 | 21 lambs, |
| 5 | 5(disz) masz2-sag | 5 buck goats, |
| 6 | 6(disz) sila4-nita2 diri | 6 extra male lambs, |
| 7 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 8 | 6(disz) u8 1(disz) udu | 6 ewes, 1 sheep |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila4 | 1 lamb |
| 10 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 11 | 1(u) u8 ($ blank space $) udu-nita2 | 10 ewes, rams |
| 12 | ($ blank space $) sila4 | lamb |
| 13 | ri-ri-ga | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2-ia3 [...] | Deficit |
| 2 | ($ blank space $) sila4 | lamb |
| 3 | la2-ia3-am3 | deficit. |
| 4 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) | total: 240, |
| 5 | szunigin 8(disz) zi-ga | total: 8 booked out; |
| 6 | szunigin 1(u) ri-ri-ga | total: 10 ririga |
| 7 | szunigin ($ blank space $) la2-ia3 | total, deficit. |
| 8 | ur-{d}lamma szesz la-la | Ur-Lamma, brother of Lala |
| 9 | sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} | in Kinunir |
| 10 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
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