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PPAC 5, 1638 (P380388)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1638 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380388 |
| Museum no. | BM 096097 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [n] 7(asz) [n] 5(disz) sila3 gur | n 7 gur n 5 sila3 |
| 2 | [ki] ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ug3-IL2-ta | from Ur-Baba, son of UgIL |
| 3 | [n] 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | n 22 gur 2 barig for 1 day |
| 4 | [n] 4(asz) gur | ... 4 gur |
| 5 | [a-ra2 2(disz)-kam] | 2nd time |
| 6 | ki ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-ku3-nun-ta | from Ur-nigar, son of Ur-kugnun |
| 7 | 1(asz) <gur> kiszib3 igi-an-na-ke4-zu dumu zi-mu | 1 gur, under seal of Igiannakezu, son of Zimu |
| 8 | ki lu2-{d}utu-ta | from Lu-Utu |
| 9 | 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) gur | 19 gur 4 barig |
| 10 | ki [...]-{d}isztaran-ta | from ...-Ištaran |
| 11 | [n] 4(barig) gur | n gur 4 barig |
| 12 | kiszib3 [ur]-ki-sal4-la | under seal of Ur-kisala |
| 13 | 4(barig) kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu inim-ku3 | 4 barig, under seal of Lu-dingira, son of Inim-ku |
| 14 | ki ur-nig2 dumu lugal-gaba-ta | from Ur-nig, son of Lugal-gaba; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 7 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 2 | ba?-ne-ne | they ... |
| 3 | e2 kiszib3-ba-ta | from the sealed house |
| 4 | 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ba-zi-ta | 2 barig 5 sila3 from Lu-Ningirsu son of Bazi |
| 5 | 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 39 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 6 | ki ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-{d}nin-szubur-ta | from Ur-nigar, son of Ur-Ninšubur |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 62 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 8 | ki ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-gi-na-ta | from Ur-Igalim, son of Lugina |
| 9 | 6(asz) 5(ban2) gur | 6 gur 5 ban2 |
| 10 | ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu {d}utu-bar-ra-ta | from Lu-Baba, son of Utu-bara |
| 11 | 7(asz) 3(ban2) gur | 7 gur 3 ban2 |
| 12 | ki a-kal-la-ta | from Akalla |
| 13 | 2(asz) <gur> ki lu2-bi-mu-ta | 2 gur, from Lu-bimu |
| 14 | 3(asz) <gur> ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta | 3 gur from Ur-Enlila |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 39 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 |
| 2 | ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta | from Ur-Dibira |
| 3 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 157 gur 3 barig 2 sila3 |
| 4 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 5 | 4(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) gur | 184 gur 3 barig |
| 6 | erin2 bala gub-ba | labor-troops stationed in bala, |
| 7 | [2(gesz2)] 6(asz) 1(barig) gur | 166 gur 1 barig |
| 8 | [erin2] bala tusz-a | labor-troops stationed in bala |
| 9 | a-[ra2 1(disz)-kam] | 1st time |
| 10 | 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 6 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 11 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 12 | kiszib3? gesz?-ne | under seal of ...; |
| 13 | bala tusz-a | residing in bala, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 7(gesz2) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | total: 767 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 2 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 3 | diri [1(gesz2)] 1(u) la2 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) [sila3 gur] | surplus: 91 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 |
| 4 | lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-mes | Lu-dingira, son of Ur-mes |
| 5 | mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2 | year: “The great barge was fashioned. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-dingir-ra | Lu-dingira |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-mes | son of Ur-mes, |
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