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PPAC 5, 0331 (P463986)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0331 |
|---|---|
| ID | P463986 |
| Museum no. | BM 019044 |
| 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(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 1 talent of manu-wood |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi | 90 bundles of reed |
| 3 | si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak | account of |
| 4 | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
| 5 | mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašru was destroyed. |
| 6 | 5(gesz2) 4(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 184 talents of manu-wood |
| 7 | ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}nansze-ta | from Ur-Baba, son of Ur-Nanše; |
| 8 | 5(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) sa gi szid | 420 bundles of reed, measured; |
| 9 | 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa gi | 420 bundles of reed |
| 10 | ki ur-tur dumu lugal-ur-sag-ta | from Urtur, son of Lugal-ursag; |
| 11 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 5(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | total: 565 talents of manu-wood |
| 12 | szunigin 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 3(u) sa gi | total: 930 bundles of reed |
| 13 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | It is a debit. |
| 14 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 15 | 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 1 talent of manu-wood |
| 16 | 1(gesz'u) sa gi | 60 bundles of reed |
| 17 | {d}nin-e2-gal | For Ninegal |
| 18 | 2(gesz2) sa {d}nin-szubur sza3 e2-gal | 120 bundles for Ninšubur in the palace |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa i3-du8-me | 10 (sixties) bundles, doorkeepers |
| 2 | ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 sukkal i3-du8 | from Ur-Šulpa’e, the secretary of the doorkeepers; |
| 3 | 2(gesz'u) sa sa2-du11 en-nu | 120 bundles, regular offering of the watch |
| 4 | 3(u) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 30 talents of manu-wood |
| 5 | 5(gesz2) sa gi | 60 bundles of reed |
| 6 | {d}gesztin-an-na-lugal | Geštinana-lugal |
| 7 | 2(u) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 20 talents of manu-wood |
| 8 | 4(gesz2) sa gi | 240 bundles of reed |
| 9 | {d}isz-ha-ra | Išhara |
| 10 | 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 24 talents of manu-wood |
| 11 | 4(gesz2) sa gi | 240 bundles of reed |
| 12 | {d}en-ur3-ra | for Enura; |
| 13 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sa gi | 132 bundles of reed |
| 14 | sa2-du11 nar tur-tur | regular offerings of the small musicians |
| 15 | ki al-la nar | from Alla, the singer |
| 16 | 6(szar2) igi-du {gesz}ma-nu | 6 carapaces, the constant of a manu-wood. |
| 17 | {gesz}ma-nu gu2-na 2(gesz2)-ta | a threshing floor of 120 (shekels each), |
| 18 | {gesz}ma-nu-bi 3(gesz2)-ta | its manu trees: 240 each |
| 19 | nig2-dab5 gesz-kin-ti | nigdab(-offering) of the geškintu-festival |
| 20 | sa2-du11 szu-a-gi-na | regular offerings of Šu-agina |
| 21 | 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 1 talent of manu-wood |
| 22 | 2(u) sa gi | 20 bundles of reed |
| 23 | {d}gesztin-an-na-lugal | Geštinana-lugal |
| 24 | 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 1 talent of manu-wood |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) sa gi | 20 bundles of reed |
| 2 | {d}isz-ha-ra | Išhara |
| 3 | e3-lu-[num2 ...] | Elunum ... |
| 4 | 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 1 talent of manu-wood |
| 5 | 2(u) sa gi | 20 bundles of reed |
| 6 | {d}gesztin-an-na-lugal | Geštinana-lugal |
| 7 | 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 1 talent of manu-wood |
| 8 | 2(u) sa gi | 20 bundles of reed |
| 9 | {d}isz-ha-ra | Išhara |
| 10 | hu-um-tum-sze3 | to Humtum |
| 11 | nig2 ezem-ma dingir-re-ne | the offerings of the gods |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) sa gi 2(disz) ku6 <al>-u2-sa-sze3 | 60 bundles of reed, 2 fish for Calusa |
| 13 | ki ur-e2-ninnu | from Ur-Eninnu |
| 14 | 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa gi szid | 420 bundles of reed, measured; |
| 15 | e2 ma2 1(u) 2(disz) u5 lugal-sze3 | house, barge 12 u₅-plants for the king, |
| 16 | ki a-a!-mu szabra | from Aya-mu, the household manager; |
| 17 | nig2-dab5 za3-mu-ka | nigdab(-offering) of Zamu |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | total: 121 talents of manu-wood |
| 2 | szunigin 1(szar2) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) sa gi | total: 92 bundles reed |
| 3 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 4 | diri 6(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | surplus: 6 talents of manu-wood |
| 5 | 2(gesz'u) 2(disz) sa gi | 122 bundles of reed |
| 6 | diri-am3 | surpassing |
| 7 | nig2-ka9-ak gi {gesz}ma-nu | accounts of reeds of manu-wood |
| 8 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 9 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
| 10 | mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul-ta | year: “Šašru was destroyed. |
| 11 | iti GAN2-masz | month: “GANmaš,’ |
| 12 | mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3-sze3 | to the year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| 13 | iti 2(disz)-kam | 2nd month, |
| 14 | bala-bi 1(disz)-a-am3 | its bala: 1; |
| 15 | sza3 uri5{ki}-ma | in Ur |
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