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PPAC 5, 1585 (P380253)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1585 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380253 |
| Museum no. | BM 095960 |
| 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) 3(u) 8(disz) u8 | 98 ewes, |
| 2 | 3(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2 | 33 rams, |
| 3 | 2(u) 1(disz) kir11 | 21 female lambs, |
| 4 | 2(u) sila4-nita2 | 20 male lambs |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) masz2-sag | (for) the first-born son |
| 6 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) u8 ($ blank space $) udu-nita2 | ewe and ram |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) sila4 | lamb |
| 9 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 10 | 6(disz) u8 4(disz) udu-nita2 | 6 ewes, 4 male sheep, |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila4 | 1 lamb |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ri-ri-ga | |
| 2 | la2-i3 ($ blank space $) | deficit |
| 3 | la2-ia3-am3 | deficit. |
| 4 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) gub-ba | total: 122 stationed; |
| 5 | szunigin ($ blank space $) zi-ga | total: booked out; |
| 6 | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) ri-ri-ga | total: 11 ririga, |
| 7 | szunigin ($ blank space $) la2-ia3 | total, deficit. |
| 8 | ba-zi na-gada | Bazi, the herdsman; |
| 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. |
Sources & licences
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