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AnOr 01, 186 (P101177)

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

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DesignationAnOr 01, 186
IDP101177
Museum no.BNUS 207
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 21 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
obverse 33 bundles onions,
obverse 4for Ur-nigar, the messenger, to the frontier;
obverse 51 jug wort, 3 sila3 beer,
obverse 61 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
obverse 73 bundles onions;
obverse 8for Šū-Utu, to the frontier;
obverse 93 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread,
reverse 12 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
reverse 21 bundle onions,
reverse 3for Šulgi-ki’ursa, the ka’usa;
reverse 4total: 2 jugs of common wort, 1 ban2 (barley per jug);
reverse 5total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 6 sila3 beer;
reverse 6total: 2 ban2 2 sila3 bread; total: 6 shekels oil;
reverse 7total: 6 shekels alkali-plant;
reverse 8total: 7 bundles onions;
reverse 97th day,
reverse 10month: “Extra,”
reverse 11year: “Simanum was destroyed.”

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
11(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
21(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
33(disz)# sa szum2
4ur-nigar{gar} sukkal gaba-asz
51(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
61(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
73(disz) sa szum2
8szu-{d}utu gaba-asz
93(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
12(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21(disz) sa szum2
3{d}szul-gi-ki-ur5-sa6 ka-us2-sa2
4szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
5szunigin# [5(disz)] sila3 kasz saga szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz
6szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
7szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
8szunigin 7(disz) sa szum2
9u4 7(disz)-kam
10iti diri
11mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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