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PPAC 5, 1641 (P380398)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1641 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380398 |
| Museum no. | BM 096121 |
| 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) 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur lugal | 102 gur of barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sza3-gal dumu dab5-ba-ne | chief of the captives, |
| 3 | mu ugula-bi-sze3 | for its foreman, |
| 4 | kiszib3 a-tu-kal-la dumu ka3-li2 | under seal of Atukalla, son of Kali; |
| 5 | 1(u) 2(asz) gur sza3-gal muszen-du3-me | 12 gur, fowler of birds, |
| 6 | kiszib3 a-tu ugula dumu ur-{d}bil3 | under seal of Atu, foreman, son of Ur-bil; |
| 7 | 1(u) 4(asz) 5(ban2) gur mu ur-tur-tur nu-banda3-gu4 | 14 gur 5 ban2, year: "Urturtur, the supervisor of oxen," |
| 8 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su ugula | under seal of Lu-Ningirsu, foreman; |
| 9 | 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur sze numun | 64 gur 2 barig seed barley, |
| 10 | mu ur-{d}ba-ba6 sanga {d}nin-gir2-su-sze3 | year: “Ur-Baba, the temple administrator of Ningirsu, |
| 11 | kiszib3 lugal-ti-ra-asz2 | under seal of Lugal-tiriraš; |
| 12 | 1(u) 2(barig) gur sza3-gal dumu dab5-<ba> | 10 gur 2 barig, chief of the captives; |
| 13 | kiszib3 ur-{d}dumu-zi | under seal of Ur-Dumuzi; |
| 14 | nu-banda3 {d}utu-bar-ra | the overseer: Utu-bara |
| 15 | 1(u) gur sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba | 10 gur, chief of the work-troops stationed in the bala; |
| 16 | mu ur-{d}nin-ma-da-sze3 | to the name of Ur-Ninmada |
| 17 | kiszib3 ur-nig2 dumu ur-lugal | under seal of Urnig, son of Ur-lugal; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | erin2 e2 {d}ig-alim | labor-troops of the temple of Igalim |
| 2 | 1(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 10 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 |
| 3 | sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba | chief of the troops stationed in bala, |
| 4 | mu ur-{d}ba-ba6 nu-banda3-sze3 | for Ur-Baba, the overseer; |
| 5 | kiszib3 lu2-sa6-i3-zu dumu ba-gara2 | under seal of Lu-sa-izu, son of Bagara; |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(asz) gur sze numun | 11 gur of seed barley |
| 7 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ug3-IL2 | under seal of Ur-Baba, son of UgIL |
| 8 | 9(asz) 2(barig) gur sze numun kiszib3 nu-tuku | 9 gur 2 barig barley seed, without seal |
| 9 | ad-da sanga {d}inanna | father of the temple administrator of Inanna |
| 10 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur | total: 122 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 |
| 11 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 12 | i3-dub tul2 szu-i-ne-ta | from the depot of the well in his hand |
| 13 | giri3 a-<tu>-kal-la dumu ka3-li2 | via Atukalla, son of Kali; |
| 14 | u3 er11-eb | and weeping |
| 15 | iti ezem-{d}[ba-ba6] | month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
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