SF 048 (P010633)
Lexical, ED IIIa, Shuruppak · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE
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| Designation | SF 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P010633 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12553 |
| 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 | perfume maker, oil-perfumer |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 22–o i 22 | (a kind of perfume maker) |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 33–o i 33 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 44–o i 44 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 55–o i 55 | (a kind of profession), perhaps a viper hunter or the like |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 66–o i 66 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 77–o i 77 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1o ii 1–o ii 1o ii 1 | perhaps intelligent man, spy (?) |
| Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 22–o ii 22 | (a kind of secretary, minister) |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 33–o ii 33 | notable; supervisor, overseer or the like |
| Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 44–o ii 44 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 55–o ii 55 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 66–o ii 66 | (a kind of (military) profession) |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 77–o ii 77 | wanderer, semi-nomad, emigrant, immigrant |
| Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 88–o ii 88 | man in charge of the couriers / caravan |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 99–o ii 99 | fuller |
| 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 | boatman, ferry man |
| Obverse Column iii [2:3] o iii 33–o iii 33 | bed maker or the like |
| Obverse Column iii [3:4] o iii 44–o iii 44 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column iii [4:5] o iii 55–o iii 55 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column iv [0:1] o iv 1o iv 1–o iv 1o iv 1 | (a kind of profession) |
| Obverse Column iv [1:2] o iv 22–o iv 22 | slanderer, calumniator |
| Obverse Column iv [2:3] o iv 33–o iv 33 | impostor, criminal |
| 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 | potter |
| Obverse Column iv [5:6] o iv 66–o iv 66 | (a kind of profession) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | i3-ra2-ra2 | |
| 2 | NI-SUM-ir | |
| 3 | gu4-GIR2-GIR2 | |
| 4 | lu2-ti-ru | |
| 5 | lu2-|GA2xAN|-|GI%GI|-KESZ2 | |
| 6 | lu2-|KUSZU2xMUNUS|-DUN-DU-x | |
| 7 | x-[...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lu2-PI | |
| 2 | sukkal-du8 | |
| 3 | lu2-|IGI+LAGAB| | |
| 4 | lu2-kisal | |
| 5 | nu-ak-ak | |
| 6 | gu-RU | |
| 7 | lu2-sa-gaz2 | |
| 8 | kas4-kas4 | |
| 9 | tug2#-|ZI&ZI|-a-[|ZI&ZI|?]-a | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | lu2-sze-kux(|SZE.SZU&SZU|)? | |
| 2 | lu2-addirx(|SI.A:PAD:X|) | |
| 3 | lu2-nu2 | |
| 4 | lu2-|DUGxA|? | |
| 5 | ba-sar-ra | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | igi:zi#?:ki:gal | |
| 2 | lu2-ka-sig | |
| 3 | lu2-u3-nu-gar | |
| 4 | gu2-gal | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | bahar2 | |
| 2 | mu-TAG-TAG | |
Sources & licences
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