SF 047 (P010632)
Lexical, ED IIIa, Shuruppak · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE
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| Designation | SF 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P010632 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12619 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIa · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Shuruppak (mod. Fara) |
| Coordinates | 31.7772, 45.5113 |
English translation
By Deimel, Anton · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1o i 1–o i 1o i 1 | (a member of the Kesh cult) |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 22–o i 22 | (a member of the Kesh cult) |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 33–o i 33 | boatman, ferry man |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 44–o i 44 | (a kind of boatman) |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 55–o i 55 | skipper |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 66–o i 66 | caulker, shipbuilder |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 77–o i 77 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 88–o i 88 | overseer, foreman |
| Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 99–o i 99 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1o ii 1–o ii 1o ii 1 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 22–o ii 22 | shepherd of sheep |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 33–o ii 33 | (man who must count sheep) |
| Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 44–o ii 44 | (a kind of profession related to cattle) |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 55–o ii 55 | (a kind of profession related to cattle) |
| Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 66–o ii 66 | diviner |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 77–o ii 77 | (a kind of profession related to sheep) |
| Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 88–o ii 88 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 99–o ii 99 | cook, kitchen chief |
| Obverse Column iii [0:1] o iii 1o iii 1–o iii 1o iii 1 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column iii [1:2] o iii 22–o iii 22 | man in charge of the couriers / caravan |
| Obverse Column iii [2:3] o iii 33–o iii 33 | chief of the accountants |
| Obverse Column iii [3:4] o iii 44–o iii 44 | chief of the beer accountants |
| Obverse Column iii [4:5] o iii 55–o iii 55 | man in charge of the canebrake |
| Obverse Column iii [5:6] o iii 66–o iii 66 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column iii [6:7] o iii 77–o iii 77 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column iii [7:8] o iii 88–o iii 88 | (a kind of profession related to the mùd-jar) |
| Obverse Column iii [8:9] o iii 99–o iii 99 | provisioner |
| Obverse Column iii [9:10] o iii 1010–o iii 1010 | (a kind of profession related to the dug-jar) |
| Obverse Column iv [0:1] o iv 1o iv 1–o iv 1o iv 1 | bird hunter with the whip |
| Obverse Column iv [1:2] o iv 22–o iv 22 | man in charge of the sheaf of reeds |
| Obverse Column iv [2:3] o iv 33–o iv 33 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column iv [3:4] o iv 44–o iv 44 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column iv [4:5] o iv 55–o iv 55 | (a kind of profession related to cattle) |
| Obverse Column iv [5:6] o iv 66–o iv 66 | (a kind of profession related to donkeys) |
| Obverse Column iv [6:7] o iv 77–o iv 77 | (a kind of profession related to kids) |
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1r i 1–r i 1r i 1 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 22–r i 22 | herder, shepherd-boy |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 33–r i 33 | man in charge of the equids |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 44–r i 44 | (a kind of profession related to donkeys) |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 55–r i 55 | cutter of straw |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 66–r i 66 | man in charge of the house of the wagons |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 77–r i 77 | (animal) trainer, equerry |
| Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1r ii 1–r ii 1r ii 1 | man in charge of the harvest |
| Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 22–r ii 22 | midwife |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 33–r ii 33 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 44–r ii 44 | probably (a kind of guard, watcher) |
| Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 55–r ii 55 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 66–r ii 66 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 77–r ii 77 | female diviner, dream interpreter |
| Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 88–r ii 88 | (a kind of member of the cult) |
| Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 99–r ii 99 | sculptor |
| Reverse Column iii [0:1] r iii 1r iii 1–r iii 1r iii 1 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column iii [1:2] r iii 22–r iii 22 | cowherd |
| Reverse Column iii [2:3] r iii 33–r iii 33 | man in charge of the oxen |
| Reverse Column iii [3:4] r iii 44–r iii 44 | (a kind of cowherd) |
| Reverse Column iii [4:5] r iii 55–r iii 55 | (a kind of artist, performer, acrobat, working with dogs) |
| Reverse Column iii [5:6] r iii 66–r iii 66 | musician, singer |
| Reverse Column iii [6:7] r iii 77–r iii 77 | singer |
| Reverse Column iii [7:8] r iii 88–r iii 88 | (a kind of musician) |
| Reverse Column iii [8:9] r iii 99–r iii 99 | (a kind of artist, musician) |
| Reverse Column iv [0:1] r iv 1r iv 1–r iv 1r iv 1 | flautist |
| Reverse Column iv [1:2] r iv 22–r iv 22 | (a kind of singer) |
| Reverse Column iv [2:3] r iv 33–r iv 33 | (a kind of musician) |
| Reverse Column iv [3:4] r iv 44–r iv 44 | (a kind of musician) |
| Reverse Column iv [4:5] r iv 55–r iv 55 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column iv [5:6] r iv 66–r iv 66 | left hander (?) |
| Reverse Column iv [6:7] r iv 77–r iv 77 | metal-worker, coppersmith |
| Reverse Column v [0:1] r v 1r v 1–r v 1r v 1 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column v [1:2] r v 22–r v 22 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column v [2:3] r v 33–r v 33 | housebuilder |
| Reverse Column v [3:4] r v 44–r v 44 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column v [4:5] r v 55–r v 55 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column v [5:6] r v 66–r v 66 | (a kind of profession) |
| Reverse Column v [6:7] r v 77–r v 77 | man in charge of the seed-funnel |
| Reverse Column v [7:8] r v 88–r v 88 | (a kind of profession related to fish) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | tu | |
| 2 | tu-a | |
| 3 | gu4 tab-diri | |
| 4 | max(SI)-DU | |
| 5 | max(SI)-lah5 | |
| 6 | max(SI):gin2 | |
| 7 | ugula | |
| 8 | x x x | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | |IGI.DUB|-bar | |
| 2 | sipa udu | |
| 3 | lu2 sag szid udu | |
| 4 | lu2 {gesz}nig2-la2 | |
| 5 | gu2-szu-du8 | |
| 6 | lu2 masz2-szu-gid2 | |
| 7 | lu2 udu-|HIxASZ2| | |
| 8 | dim2-la2 | |
| 9 | muhaldim | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | mu-ti | |
| 2 | lu2 x-lah4 | |
| 3 | gal-sanga | |
| 4 | gal-sanga kasz | |
| 5 | sag gesz-gi | |
| 6 | ad-NE | |
| 7 | |SZU2.AD| | |
| 8 | |NUNUZ.AB2xASZGAB|?-szu-gal2 | |
| 9 | u2-a | |
| 10 | RI-BI | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | lu2#? {kusz#?}usan3-du3 | |
| 2 | gu-la2 | |
| 3 | LAGAR@g-ARAD2? | |
| 4 | lu2 EN-ga6 | |
| 5 | lu2 gu4-DI-lah5 | |
| 6 | lu2 ansze-DI-lah6 | |
| 7 | lu2 masz2-nita du10 | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | DU-DI | |
| 2 | gub3-ra2 | |
| 3 | sipa ansze | |
| 4 | lu2 ansze-|HIxASZ2| | |
| 5 | in-TAR | |
| 6 | lu2 e2-gigir2 | |
| 7 | szusz3 | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lu2 nesag | |
| 2 | sza3-zu | |
| 3 | NIM-zu | |
| 4 | lu2 en:nu | |
| 5 | nagar{ki} | |
| 6 | gidim? igi-du8 | |
| 7 | ensix(|EN.LI|) | |
| 8 | ara | |
| 9 | |TAK4.ALAN| | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | kaskal-erim2 | |
| 2 | unu3 | |
| 3 | sipa gu4 | |
| 4 | gu4-lah5 | |
| 5 | tesz2-tuku | |
| 6 | lu2 nar | |
| 7 | lu2 ezem | |
| 8 | lu2 bur2-balag | |
| 9 | lu2 RI-lagar | |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | lu2 gi-di | |
| 2 | lu2 ad-da | |
| 3 | lu2 |KAxUD|:gar3-gar3:LAK050 | |
| 4 | ezem engar | |
| 5 | lu2 ninda:du-da | |
| 6 | szu-gub3 | |
| 7 | SAR#-nagar | |
| reverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | ASZ-ti | |
| 2 | |EN.URUDU|? | |
| 3 | du3-e2 | |
| 4 | lu2 E-du-da | |
| 5 | e2-du8 | |
| 6 | lu2 ganun | |
| 7 | lu2 ninda2 | |
| 8 | lu2 ku6:du-da | |
Sources & licences
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