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AnOr 01, 271 (P101262)

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

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DesignationAnOr 01, 271
IDP101262
Museum no.BNUS 157
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 of wort ...
obverse 21 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
obverse 33 bundles onions,
obverse 4for Šū-Mama, the messenger, to the frontier;
obverse 53 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread,
obverse 62 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
obverse 71 bundle onions,
obverse 8for Išar-ilī, from the frontier;
reverse 13 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread,
reverse 22 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
reverse 31 bundle onions,
reverse 4for Šū-Utu, the ka’usa;
reverse 5total: 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban2 (barley per jug);
reverse 6... total: 6 sila3 beer;
reverse 7total: 14 sila3 bread; total: 6 shekels oil; total: 6 shekels alkali-plant;
reverse 8total: 5 bundles onions... nth day, month:

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
11(disz) dug [dida ...]
21(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga#
33(disz) sa szum2
4szu-ma-ma sukkal gaba-asz
53(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
62(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
71(disz) sa szum2
8i-szar-i3-li2 gaba-ta
reverse
13(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
22(gin2) i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
31(disz) sa szum2
4szu-{d}utu ka-us2-sa2
5szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
6[... szunigin] 6(disz) sila3 kasz
7[szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 szunigin i3 6(disz)] gin2 naga
8[szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2 ...]-kam# iti
9[...]

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