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PPAC 5, 1637 (P380387)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1637 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380387 |
| Museum no. | BM 096095 |
| 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) 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 ur-{gesz}gigir | 77 male laborers, overseer: Ur-gigir |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) la2 2(disz) nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra | 62, overseer: Igizubara |
| 3 | 5(disz) nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | 5, overseer: Lu-Baba; |
| 4 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz | total: 240 male laborers |
| 5 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 6 | 2(u) lugal-ra-us2-sa | 20, Lugal-ra-ussa; |
| 7 | 1(u) e2-uz-ga | 10 uzga-houses |
| 8 | 5(disz) e2 gu4 gaz | 5 oxen slaughtered, |
| 9 | 5(asz) gu2-gir | 5 gugir, |
| 10 | 5(disz) duh-IL2 | 5 (mana wool for) DuhIL |
| 11 | 3(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2 | 3 sippar shepherds, |
| 12 | 1(asz) gu2 tul2 sag-da-na | 1 talent, the bowl of his head, |
| 13 | 5(disz) e2 szim ki lugal-an-na-tum2 | 5 houses of aromatics with Lugal-anatum, |
| 14 | 2(disz) e2 szim ki ur-mes | 2 houses of aromatics with Ur-mes, |
| 15 | 1(disz) e2 ur-{d}szara2 | 1 house of Ur-Šara, |
| 16 | 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 IL flour with Ur-Baba, |
| 17 | 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki hu-u2-u2 | 1 IL-flour with Hu’u, |
| 18 | 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki lugal-inim-gi-na | 1: flour carried, with Lugal-inim-gina; |
| 19 | 2(disz) im-IL2 | (and) 2 ... |
| 20 | 1(disz) dub-sar i3 zu2-lum | 1 scribe of oil and dates, |
| 21 | 1(disz) dub-sar ku6 nisi | 1 scribe of fish and cress, |
| 22 | 1(disz) dub-sar imgaga3 | 1 scribe of fine flour, |
| 23 | 1(disz) dub-sar mun gazi | 1 scribe of gazelle malt, |
| 24 | 2(disz) dub-sar ar-za-na | 2 scribes: Arzana |
| 25 | 1(disz) dub-sar in-su7-su7 | 1 scribe, Insusu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) dub-sar gesz-kin-ti | 2 scribes of the geškintu-workshop |
| 2 | 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-a-zu | 1 Ur-Ninazu |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-mes | 1 Ur-mes, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-sa6-ga KU-KU | 1 Ur-saga, KU-KU |
| 5 | 1(disz) ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dub-sar | 1 with Ur-Baba, the scribe |
| 6 | 1(disz) ka e2-gal | 1 gate of the palace |
| 7 | 1(disz) {gesz}ma-nu szu-ak | 1 šuku-wood |
| 8 | 5(disz) tum-ma-al | 5 tummal |
| 9 | 2(disz) gir2-su{ki}-sze3 | for 2 Girsu, |
| 10 | 6(disz) a-tu5 | 6 Atu, |
| 11 | 6(disz) e2 ensi2 nibru{ki} | 6 houses of the governor of Nippur, |
| 12 | 6(disz) e2 ensi2 sag-da-na | 6, house of the governor, his head |
| 13 | 7(disz) im-du8 ma-la-lum | 7 (pieces of) imdu8-flour for Malalum |
| 14 | 1(disz) tu ur-{d}lamma | 1 tu, Ur-Lamma |
| 15 | 1(disz) tu al-la | 1 tu: Alla; |
| 16 | 5(disz) ma2 isin{si-na}{ki} | 5 boats of Isin |
| 17 | szunigin 2(gesz2) gurusz gub-ba | total: 120 male laborers stationed, |
| 18 | 1(u) 2(disz) iri-ta la2-ia3 [1(u) 3(disz)] | 12 cities, deficit: 13 |
| 19 | nu-banda3 ur-mes | the overseer: Ur-mes |
| 20 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) iri-ta la2-ia3 6(disz) | 9 cities, deficit: 6 |
| 21 | nu-banda3 igi-<zu>-bar-ra | the overseer: Igi-zubara |
| 22 | u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | 26th day, |
| 23 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
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