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PPAC 5, 1685 (P380502)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 1685 |
|---|---|
| ID | P380502 |
| Museum no. | BM 096678 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) sza ku3 | 1/3 of silver, |
| 2 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na uruda | 2 1/2 mana copper, |
| 3 | 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na zabar | 1 5/6 minas of bronze |
| 4 | [n] 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 nagga | n 2 1/2 minas 5 shekels of lead |
| 5 | 2(disz) ma-na gug | 2 mana of carnelian, |
| 6 | 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 usz-bar hi-a | 15 weaver textiles, |
| 7 | 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur sze ur5-ra sila-a gal2-la | 255 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, barley rations, in the street, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gal{zabar} | 3 (pieces of) bronze |
| 9 | 1(disz) za-hum{zabar} | 1 bronze zahum vessel |
| 10 | 1(disz) a-la2{zabar} | 1 bronze ala-vessel |
| 11 | ki-la2-bi 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na | its weight: 2 5/6 mana |
| 12 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za za3-bi nita | 1 throne, its edge male, |
| 13 | 4(disz) {gesz}gu-<za> {gesz}mes ge6 | 4 black thrones |
| 14 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-<za> {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 | 1 throne of halub wood, |
| 15 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za ma2-gan-na | 1 throne of Magan, |
| 16 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za lam | 1 throne of lam, |
| 17 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za asal | 1 throne of asal, |
| 18 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za gid2-da | 1 long throne |
| 19 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za [... ha-lu]-ub2 | 1 throne |
| 20 | 3(disz) {gesz}gu-za sir3-da | 3 thrones, bolted, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [... {gesz}]gu-za [...] | ... throne |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gesz}nu2 mes | 1 mes bed |
| 3 | 1(disz) {gesz}nu2 {gesz}haszhur | 1 bed of apple trees, |
| 4 | 3(disz) {gesz}nu2 {gesz}[...] {gesz}asalx(|A.TU.GAB.LISZ|)#? | 3 beds, ..., asal wood |
| 5 | 1(disz) {gesz}nu2 {gesz}asal | 1 bed of poplar, |
| 6 | 5(disz) {gesz}banszur | 5 tables |
| 7 | 2(disz) {gesz}banszur asal | 2 asal tables |
| 8 | 2(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub lam | 2 (pieces of) lam wood |
| 9 | [...] {gesz}gu-za sza3-kal | ... the throne of the heart |
| 10 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za | 1 chair |
| 11 | x x x | |
| 12 | x x x | |
| 13 | x x x | |
| 14 | x x x | |
| 15 | x x x | |
| 16 | 5(disz) [...] | 5 ... |
| 17 | 1(u) {gesz}gag | 10 bolts |
| 18 | 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}ma-an-al-tum | 11 (pieces of) ma-an-altum wood |
| 19 | 3(disz) {gesz}gi-na tusz-a-kam | It is a 3rd “reed-bed’, |
| 20 | [...] {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga | ... a lapis lazuli nail |
| 21 | 2(u) 2(disz) ma-na gi du10-ga | 22 mana good reeds, |
| 22 | 5(disz) ma-na {gesz}mun | 5 minas of salt |
| 23 | 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <szim> sze-li | 3 ban2 5 sila3 šēlu-juniper, |
| 24 | 3(disz) ma-na szim {d}nin-urta-tum | 3 minas of resin of Ninurtatum, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(disz)? ma-na {gesz}erin | 4 mana cedar |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na {gesz}za-ba-lum | 15 minas of alum |
| 3 | [...] szim gug2-ru | ... guguru-juniper |
| 4 | 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 2 ban2 3 sila3 butter oil, |
| 5 | 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 5 ban2 3 sila3 sesame oil, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 [ni-iq-tum] al-la-ha-ru | 5 sila3 of niqtu-flour for allaharu |
| 7 | 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na im-babbar2 | 15 minas of white limestone |
| 8 | 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki-ud5 | 14 mana wool for nanny goats, |
| 9 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) mun gazi | 3 barig 3 ban2 of malt, |
| 10 | 1/2(disz) im ku3-sig17 | 1/2 (workman): gold |
| 11 | 3(asz) 4(barig) [kasz] gur | 3 gur 4 barig beer |
| 12 | [...] 5(disz)-ba | ... of its 5th |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | 1(asz) ad-[...] | 1: Ad- |
| 17 | 1(asz) e-te-[...] | 1: Ete- |
| 18 | 1(asz) kal-lum [...] | 1: Kallum |
| 19' | 1(asz) na-[...] | 1: Na- |
| 20' | 1(asz) nin-[...] | 1: Nin- |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar | total: 1/3 mina of silver |
| 2 | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na [5(disz) gin2] zabar hi-a | total: 12 5/6 minas 5 shekels of bronze |
| 3 | szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) [tug2 usz-bar] hi-a | total: 15 woven textiles |
| 4 | szunigin 5(gesz2)# [2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)] sze gur sze ur5-ra sila-a gal2-la | total: 255 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, barley rations, in the street |
| 5 | szunigin 2(u) [...] {gesz}gu-za hi-a | total: 20 ... thrones |
| 6 | szunigin 6(disz)! {gesz}banszur | total: 6 tables |
| 7 | szunigin 4(disz) [...] {na4}kin2 | total: 4 ... stones |
| 8 | szunigin 1(disz) [...] la2 1(disz@t) ma-na {gesz}erin hi-a | total: 1 ... less 1 mina of juniper, |
| 9 | szunigin [...] sila3 szim hi-a | total ... sila3 of aromatics, |
| 10 | szunigin 1(u) [n] sila3 i3-gesz [du10-ga] | total: n sila3 good oil |
| 11 | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}ma-an-al-tum | total: 11 (pieces of) ma-an-altum wood |
| 12 | szunigin 1(disz) ma2-gur8 | total: 1 barge |
| 13 | szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 [ARAD2] hi-a | total: 14 female slaves |
| 14 | nig2-dab5 giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | nigdab-offering of Girini-isa |
| 15 | sza3 uri5{ki}-ma | in Ur |
| 16 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz-[e i3]-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
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