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AnOr 01, 183 (P101174)

Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationAnOr 01, 183
IDP101174
Museum no.BNUS 253
CollectionBibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotUmma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Coordinates31.6669, 45.8861

English translation

By Aupperle, Eric · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 11 jug wort, 5 sila3 fine beer,
obverse 2... ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
obverse 33 bundles onions,
obverse 4for Šū-Numušda, the messenger, to the frontier;
obverse 55 sila3 beer, 3 sila3 bread,
obverse 62 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
obverse 71 bundle onions,
obverse 8Babaya, the messenger, the ka’usa;
reverse 13 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread,
reverse 22 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
reverse 31 bundle onions,
reverse 4for Atu, from the frontier,
reverse 5total: 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban2 (barley per jug);
reverse 6total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 8 sila3 beer;
reverse 7total: n ban2, n sila3 bread; total: 6 shekels oil;
reverse 8total: 6 shekels alkali-plant,
reverse 9total: 5 bundles onions,
reverse 10nth day,
reverse 11month: “pa’u’e,”
reverse 12year: “Simanum was destroyed.”

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1[1(disz) dug dida] 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2[n(ban2)] ninda# 2(disz)# gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2# naga
33(disz)# sa szum2
4szu-{d}nu-musz-da sukkal gaba-asz
55(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
62(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
71(disz) sa szum2
8ba-ba-a sukkal ka-us2-sa2
reverse
13(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
22(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
31(disz) sa szum2
4a-tu gaba-ta
5szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
6szunigin# 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 8(disz) sila3 kasz
7szunigin n(ban2)# n(disz)# sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
8[szunigin 6(disz) gin2] naga
9[szunigin 5(disz)] sa szum2
10[u4 n]-kam
11iti pa4-u2-e
12[mu] si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul#

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