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PPAC 5, 1671 (P380470)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1671 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380470 |
| Museum no. | BM 096619 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra [a-ra2 x-kam] | 4 1/2 iku field area, harrowing, times ... |
| 2 | ur-dun engar | Ur-Dun, the plowman; |
| 3 | GAN2 ur-ge6-par4 | field Ur-gepar, |
| 4 | a-sza3 a-ki-szah2 | field Akišah, |
| 5 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz 3(disz)-kam ur-{d}dumu-zi-da | 4 1/2 iku field area, 3rd grade, Ur-Dumuzida |
| 6 | 2(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 | 2 male laborers, hired, |
| 7 | ugula lu2-du10-ga | foreman: Lu-duga; |
| 8 | GAN2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | field of Ur-Šulpa’e, |
| 9 | 8(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta | 8 hired laborers, reed bundles spread out at 10 sar (per day), |
| 10 | ugula ur-{d}ma-mi | foreman: Ur-Mami; |
| 11 | GAN2 lu2-dingir-ra | field of Lu-dingira, |
| 12 | [... {u2}]kul <zex(SIG7)-a> 8(disz) sar-ta | ... kalû-plant, 8 sar (a day) |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ugula szesz-kal-la | foreman: Šeškalla |
| 2' | 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 gi 1(u) sar-ta | 16 1/2 male laborers hired, reeds at 10 sar (per day), |
| 3' | ugula ur-am3-ma | foreman: Ur-ama; |
| 4' | GAN2 ur-ge6-par4 | field Ur-gepar, |
| 5' | a-sza3 ka-1(bur'u) GAN2 {gesz}asalx(|A.TU.GAB.LISZ|)? ku5-a | field Ka-bur’u, field cut with a date palm(?) |
| 6' | 3(u) 4(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta | 34 hirelings, reeds spread out at 10 sar (per day), |
| 7' | ugula ku3-ga-ni | foreman: Kugani |
| 8' | [...] ugula ur-nigar{gar} | foreman: Ur-nigar |
| 9' | GAN2 ur-lugal | field of Ur-lugal; |
| 10' | [a]-sza3 za3 1(gesz'u) | field Za 10'u |
| 11' | gurum2# u4 5(disz)-kam | inspections of the 5th day |
| 12' | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 13' | [mu] en {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna by means of goats was chosen. |
Sources & licences
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