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PPAC 5, 1591 (P380264)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1591 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380264 |
| Museum no. | BM 095972 |
| 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)
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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) 5(u)] u8 | 90 ewes |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2 | 91 rams, |
| 3 | 3(u) kir11 3(u) sila4-nita2 | 30 female lambs, 30 male lambs |
| 4 | ur-{gesz}dar-du3 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) | Ur-dardu |
| 5 | 4(disz) u8 {d}utu-ba-e3 | 4 ewes for Utu-ba’e |
| 6 | 1(u) u8 1(u) 5(disz) udu-nita2 | 10 ewes, 15 male sheep |
| 7 | 3(disz) kir11 2(disz) sila4-nita2 | 3 female lambs, 2 male lambs |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ka-u2-ka 3(u) | Ka-u-ka 30 |
| 2 | szunigin 4(gesz2) udu 1(gesz2) 5(disz) sila4 | total: 420 sheep, 65 lambs |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) 5(gesz2) 5(disz) | (total:) 565 |
| 4 | udu ba-ur4 ensi2 | sheep for the governor |
| 5 | sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki} | in Guabba |
| 6 | mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul | year: “The land of Zabšali was destroyed. |
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