VS 14, 101 (P020116)
Administrative, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | VS 14, 101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P020116 |
| Museum no. | VAT 04643 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | Total: 75 head-gur 2 barig barley, |
| obverse col 1 2 | barley rations of the ration holding ones; |
| obverse col 1 3 | 62 (head-gur) less 1 ban2 barley rations of female slaves, children, blind, from various tablets; |
| obverse col 1 4 | 40 (head-gur) 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley; |
| obverse col 2 1 | 40 (head-gur) less 2 barig emmer |
| obverse col 2 2 | regular offerings; |
| obverse col 2 3 | 56 (head-gur) 2 barig 3 ban2 barley |
| obverse col 2 4 | feed for oxen and sheep. |
| obverse col 2 5 | 10 (head-gur) emmer, its outside available, |
| obverse col 2 6 | for House-of-woman; |
| obverse col 2 7 | 10 (head-gur) 4 ban2, barley rations for the female slaves and children from various tablets; |
| obverse col 3 1 | 4 (head-gur) less 1 ban2 and 5 sila3 barley; |
| obverse col 3 2 | 3 (head-gur) 1 barig 2 ban2 emmer |
| obverse col 3 3 | regular offerings; |
| obverse col 3 4 | 1 (head-gur) 1 ban2 barley |
| obverse col 3 5 | feed for the oxen and sheep |
| obverse col 3 6 | and for the children; |
| reverse col 1 1 | Grand total: 250 head-gur less 1 barig 4 ban2 barley, |
| reverse col 1 2 | 52 (head-gur) 3 barig 2 ban2 emmer, |
| reverse col 1 3 | barley rations, barley appropriations, emmer appropriations, |
| reverse col 1 4 | Baranamtara, |
| reverse col 1 5 | wife of Lugalanda, |
| reverse col 2 1 | governor |
| reverse col 2 2 | of Lagash; |
| reverse col 2 3 | in month “Malt-feast-of-Nanše,” |
| reverse col 2 4 | Eniggal, |
| reverse col 2 5 | majordomo, |
| reverse col 2 6 | from market house |
| reverse col 2 7 | distributed to them; |
| reverse col 3 1 | Ration holders: first distribution, |
| reverse col 3 2 | female slaves and children: 9th distribution; 6th (year). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur saggal | |
| 2 | sze-ba lu2 szuku-dab5-ba-ne | |
| 3 | 1(gesz2@c) 2(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze-ba geme2 dumu igi-nu-du8 sza3 dub-didli | |
| 4 | 4(u@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 5(disz@t)# sila3 sze | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(u@c)# la2 2(barig@c) ziz2 | |
| 2 | sa2#-du11-am6 | |
| 3 | 5(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)? sze | |
| 4 | sze-gar gu4# udu-kam | |
| 5 | 1(u@c) ziz2 bar-bi gal2-am6 | |
| 6 | e2-munus-kam | |
| 7 | 1(u@c) 4(ban2@c) sze-ba geme2 dumu sza3 dub-didli | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 4(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) 5(disz@t) sila3 sze | |
| 2 | 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 | |
| 3 | sa2-du11-am6 | |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) sze | |
| 5 | sze-gar gu4 udu-kam | |
| 6 | dumu#-dumu-ne-kam | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | gu2#-an-sze3 4(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) la2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze gur saggal | |
| 2 | 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 | |
| 3 | sze-ba sze-gar ziz2-gar | |
| 4 | bara2-nam-tar-ra | |
| 5 | dam lugal-an-da | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ensi2 | |
| 2 | lagasz{ki}-ka | |
| 3 | iti ezem-munu4-gu7-{d}nansze-ka | |
| 4 | en-ig-gal | |
| 5 | nu-banda3 | |
| 6 | e2-ganba-ka-ta | |
| 7 | e-ne-ba | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | lu2 szuku dab5-ba 1(disz@t) ba-am6 | |
| 2 | geme2 dumu 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ba-am6 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|) | |
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