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PPAC 5, 0187 (P463988)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0187 |
|---|---|
| ID | P463988 |
| Museum no. | BM 014377 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | szu-ma-ma sukkal | Šumama, the messenger |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 5 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | nu-ur2-{d}iszkur sukkal | Nūr-Adad, the messenger, |
| 7 | 3(ban2) aga3-us2 lugal | 3 ban2, royal soldier; |
| 8 | 3(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 3 ban2 of dabin, 1/2 sila3 of sesame oil, |
| 9 | elam szuszin{ki}-($ blank space $) gen-na | I went to Elam and Susa |
| 10 | giri3 [...]-iti-da sukkal | via ...-itida, the messenger |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 12 | 2(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 2 idgur oil, |
| 13 | [...]-ma-lum lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | ...-mālum, the man of the great weapon |
| 14 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 15 | 2(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 2 idgur oil, |
| 16 | [ba]-ba-a [lu2] {gesz}tukul-gu-la | Babâ, the man of the 'weapon' weapon |
| 17 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 2 idgur oil, |
| 2 | szu-esz18-dar lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | Šū-Ishtar, the man of the great weapon |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 4 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 5 | lugal-nesag-e sukkal | Lugal-nesage, the messenger, |
| 6 | [a-sza3] da-da-sze3 gen-na | to the field Dada went |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 <<lu2 kas4>> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, <everything> |
| 8 | szu-{d}nin-szubur lu2 kas4 | Šū-Ninszubur, the messenger, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 10 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 11 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 13 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 14 | lugal-ti-ra-asz2 mar-tu | Lugal-tiriraš, the Amorite |
| 15 | ansze-sze3 gen-na | went to the donkey |
| 16 | 2(ban2) kasz du 1(ban2) dabin | 2 ban2 regular beer, 1 ban2 barley flour, |
| 17 | 2(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 2 idgur oil, |
| 18 | a-a sukkal u3 ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal | father, minister, and Warad-Nanna, minister |
| 19 | ugula usz-bar-sze3 gen-na | went to the foreman of weavers, |
| left | ||
| 1 | zi-ga u4 7(disz)-kam | booked out, 7th day; |
| 2 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
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