SF 070 (P010663)
Lexical, ED IIIa, Shuruppak · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE
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| Designation | SF 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P010663 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12617 |
| 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 dccltstaff · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | scribe |
| obverse col 1 2 | carpenter |
| obverse col 1 3 | leatherworker |
| obverse col 1 4 | stone cutter |
| obverse col 1 5 | smith |
| obverse col 1 6 | seal cutter |
| obverse col 1 7 | weaver |
| obverse col 1 8 | harp player |
| obverse col 1 9 | cultic carp actor |
| obverse col 2 1 | singer |
| obverse col 2 2 | architect |
| obverse col 2 3 | ...-architect |
| obverse col 2 4 | barber |
| obverse col 2 5 | farmer |
| obverse col 2 6 | potter |
| obverse col 2 7 | felter |
| obverse col 2 8 | annointment priest |
| obverse col 2 9 | gudu priest |
| obverse col 3 2 | maltser |
| obverse col 3 3 | physician |
| obverse col 3 4 | veterinary |
| obverse col 3 5 | ... doctor |
| obverse col 3 6 | ... doctor |
| obverse col 3 7 | fuller |
| obverse col 4 3 | gardener |
| obverse col 4 4 | barber |
| obverse col 4 5 | ... barber |
| obverse col 4 6 | b. official |
| obverse col 4 7 | water skin |
| reverse col 1 4 | servant |
| reverse col 2 2 | wrestler |
| reverse col 2 6 | clan |
| reverse col 2 7 | secretary |
| reverse col 2 8 | doorkeeper |
| reverse col 3 5 | father in law |
| reverse col 3 6 | accountant of male and female slaves |
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 | scribe |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 22–o i 22 | carpenter |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 44–o i 44 | stone cutter |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 55–o i 55 | smith |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 66–o i 66 | seal cutter |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 77–o i 77 | weaver |
| Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 88–o i 88 | harp player |
| Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 99–o i 99 | cultic carp actor |
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1o ii 1–o ii 1o ii 1 | singer |
| Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 22–o ii 22 | architect |
| Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 44–o ii 44 | barber |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 55–o ii 55 | farmer |
| Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 66–o ii 66 | potter |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 77–o ii 77 | felter |
| Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 88–o ii 88 | pašeš priest |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 99–o ii 99 | gudug priest |
| Obverse Column iii [1:2] o iii 22–o iii 22 | maltser |
| Obverse Column iii [2:3] o iii 33–o iii 33 | physician |
| Obverse Column iii [3:4] o iii 44–o iii 44 | veterinary |
| Obverse Column iii [4:5] o iii 55–o iii 55 | ... doctor |
| Obverse Column iii [5:6] o iii 66–o iii 66 | ... doctor |
| Obverse Column iii [6:7] o iii 77–o iii 77 | fuller |
| Obverse Column iv [2:3] o iv 33–o iv 33 | gardener |
| Obverse Column iv [3:4] o iv 44–o iv 44 | barber |
| Obverse Column iv [4:5] o iv 55–o iv 55 | ... barber |
| Obverse Column iv [5:6] o iv 66–o iv 66 | baršuŋal official |
| Obverse Column iv [6:7] o iv 77–o iv 77 | water skin |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 44–r i 44 | servant |
| Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 22–r ii 22 | boxer |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 66–r ii 66 | clan |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 77–r ii 77 | secretary |
| Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 88–r ii 88 | doorkeeper |
| Reverse Column iii [4:5] r iii 55–r iii 55 | father in law |
| Reverse Column iii [5:6] r iii 66–r iii 66 | accountant of male and female slaves |
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 | umbisag# | |
| 2 | nagar# | |
| 3 | aszgab | |
| 4 | zadim | |
| 5 | simug | |
| 6 | bur-gul | |
| 7 | ad-kup4 | |
| 8 | balag-di | |
| 9 | esztub di | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nar | |
| 2 | szidim | |
| 3 | szidim:TI | |
| 4 | szu-i | |
| 5 | engar | |
| 6 | bahar2 | |
| 7 | tug2-du8 | |
| 8 | pa4-szesz | |
| 9 | gudu4 | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | szim-mu2 | |
| 2 | munu4-mu2 | |
| 3 | a:zu5 | |
| 4 | a:zu5 ansze | |
| 5 | a:zu5 MUNSUB | |
| 6 | a:zu5 |HIxNUN|-|DU.DU| | |
| 7 | azlag2 | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | [x] USZ | |
| 2 | SAL-LAK779-DIM2 | |
| 3 | nu-kiri6 | |
| 4 | kinda2 | |
| 5 | kinda2 GAR:ISZ | |
| 6 | bar-szu-gal2 | |
| 7 | {kusz}ummu3 | |
| 8 | lu2-[x] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | AN [...] | |
| 2 | ti-bala# | |
| 3 | lu2 sag-ga2 | |
| 4 | subur | |
| 5 | en-ra:ESZ2 | |
| 6 | IB | |
| 7 | lu2-gu2 | |
| 8 | lu2-RU:[x] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lu2 ninda-kum4 | |
| 2 | lu2-geszpu2 | |
| 3 | lu2 gurusz | |
| 4 | lu2-GISZ:KID | |
| 5 | nu-KA | |
| 6 | im-ru | |
| 7 | sukkal | |
| 8 | i3-du8 | |
| 9 | GAL:[x] | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | gal-nigir | |
| 2 | nigir-la2 | |
| 3 | lu2 na4(|UD.NI|) lagab | |
| 4 | GA2:zi | |
| 5 | uszbarx(|U2.UR2|)? | |
| 6 | nu-SZID sag munus nita | |
| 7 | lu2-a2-|TAK4+LAK283a| | |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | lu2-|TAK4+LAK283a|-|TAK4+LAK283| | |
| 2 | LAK51:|URUxA| | |
| 3 | UM:|TAK4+LAK283a| | |
| 4 | |SZE+NUNUZ| | |
| 5 | x:sag | |
| 6 | AN:MUSZ3:AN | |
Sources & licences
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