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PPAC 5, 0021 (P463991)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P463991 |
| Museum no. | BM 012428b |
| 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' | [...] ninda! gid2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 [dagal] 2(disz) kusz3 bur3 | ... ninda length 1 1/2 cubits width 2 cubit depth |
| 2' | [a-sza3 ...] 1(disz) sar | field ... 1 sar |
| 3' | [...] 1(disz) [...] nu | ... 1 ... not |
| 4' | [...]-ra-szu | ... his |
| 5' | [...] sag#!-kur2-ra | ... of the enemy |
| 6' | [...] nu | ... not |
| 7' | [...] kam?-ra | ... of Kamra(?) |
| 8' | [...] nu | ... not |
| 9' | [... {d}nin]-mar{ki}-sze3 | to Ninmar |
| 10' | [...] nu | ... not |
| 11' | [...] sag#!-kur2-<ra> | ... the enemy |
| obverse col 2' | ||
| 1 | nig2 [...] | that which |
| 2 | 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) [ninda gid2 ...] dagal [... kusz3 bur3] | 2 male laborers, 2 ninda long, ... wide, cubits depth |
| 3 | a-sza3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) [sar] | field: 1 2/3 sar |
| 4 | kin szuku si an [...] | work, šuku-offerings, ... |
| 5 | gu4 bala e2 [...] | oxen in bala, house of |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(disz) [ninda] gid2 2(disz) kusz3 dagal [5(disz)? kusz3 bur3] | 11 male laborers, 2 ninda length, 2 cubits width, 5? cubit depth |
| 7 | a-sza3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) [sar] | field: 1 2/3 sar |
| 8 | szunigin 3(u) 8(disz) ninda [...] | total: 38 ninda |
| 9 | a-sza3 2(bur3) [...] | field 2 bur3 |
| 10 | gurusz-bi [...] | Its young men |
| 11 | {d}utu-bar-ra | Utu-bara, |
| 12 | 6(disz) gurusz 3(disz) [ninda gid2] 2(disz) kusz3 dagal [...] | 6 male laborers, 3 ninda length, 2 cubits width |
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