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PPAC 5, 1604 (P380315)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1604 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380315 |
| Museum no. | BM 096023 |
| 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) 1(u) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta | 60 rams, 1 sila3 each, |
| 2 | 1(barig) | 1 barig |
| 3 | 4(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta | 45 rams, 1 sila3 each |
| 4 | 4(ban2) <5(disz) sila3> sze ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley for Ur-Baba |
| 5 | 1(disz) szeg9-bar [1(disz)] sila3-ta | 1 barley-fed ram, 1 sila3 each |
| 6 | 2(disz) gu4 1(u) 2(disz) sila3-ta | 2 oxen at 12 sila3 each, |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) nig2-ar3-ra sze-bi ($ blank space $) | its barley rations |
| 8 | 1(ban2) duh ge6 | 1 ban2 dark beer, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2 | chief of the oxen of Ur-Bagara |
| 2 | szunigin 2(disz) gu4 1(u) 2(disz) sila3 | total: 2 oxen, 12 sila3 |
| 3 | szunigin 1(disz) szeg9-bar [1(disz) sila3] | total: 1 barley-fed ram, 1 sila3 |
| 4 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | total: 105 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 5 | szunigin 1(barig) 4(ban2) | total: 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 6 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 7 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall erected. |
| 8 | u4 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
Sources & licences
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