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ASJ 09, 240 15 (P102291)

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

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DesignationASJ 09, 240 15
IDP102291
Museum no.X.3.008
CollectionMichael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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 15 sila3 beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 3 shekels alkali-plant,
obverse 2for Šu-Gute;
obverse 35 sila3 beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 4 shekels alkali-plant,
obverse 4for Imtidam;
obverse 53 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 3 shekels alkali-plant,
obverse 6for Ur-Damu;
obverse 73 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
obverse 8for Maš;
reverse 1total: 1 ban2 6 sila3 beer; total: 1 ban2 bread;
reverse 2total: 12 shekels onions; total: 12 shekels oil; total: 8 shekels alkali-plant;
reverse 328th day;
reverse 4month: “Bricks cast in moulds,”
reverse 5year after: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall erected,” year after that.

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
15(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2# i3# 3(disz) gin2 naga#
2szu-gu-te
35(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 4(disz) gin2 naga
4im-ti-dam
53(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
6ur-{d}da-mu
73(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8ma-asz2
reverse
1szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) ninda
2szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga
3u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
4iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-ga2-ra
5mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-du3-a mu us2-sa-a-bi

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