ASJ 09, 251 28 (P102305)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ASJ 09, 251 28 |
|---|---|
| ID | P102305 |
| Museum no. | X.3.139 |
| Collection | Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 50 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3 barley. |
| obverse 2 | 3 gur 1 barig 3 ban2, fodder of the calves, |
| obverse 3 | from the grain depot manager; |
| obverse 4 | 4 barig 1 ban2 regular bran, its barley: 5 ban2 |
| obverse 5 | from Ušmu; |
| obverse 6 | together: 54 gur 5 ban2 4 sila3. |
| obverse 7 | Therefrom: |
| obverse 8 | 1 bur3 2 eše3 1 iku surface at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each, |
| obverse 9 | 1 bur3 4 iku surface at 11 each, |
| obverse 10 | 13 bur3 2 eše3 4 3/4 iku surface at 10 each, |
| obverse 11 | 3 bur3 surface at 9 each, |
| obverse 12 | their seed grain: 20 gur 3 ban2 2 1/2 sila3, |
| obverse 13 | their fodder at 5/6 (that of seed grain): 16 gur(?) 3 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 5 shekels, |
| obverse 14 | oxen (seed) plowing; |
| obverse 15 | 4 iku field at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each, |
| obverse 16 | their seed grain: 1 barig 2 ban2, |
| obverse 17 | gabatab plowing; |
| obverse 18 | field of Da-Umma. |
| reverse 1 | 5 bur3 1 eše3 4 iku surface at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each, |
| reverse 2 | their seed grain: 6 gur 3 barig 2 ban2, |
| reverse 3 | their fodder at 5/6 (that of seed grain): 5 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 6 2/3 sila3, |
| reverse 4 | field of Apisal. |
| reverse 5 | 1 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 barley, set to the debit section of of Ipa’e(’s account). |
| reverse 6 | Together: 51 gur 5 ban2 6 sila3 15 shekels barley |
| reverse 7 | booked out, |
| reverse 8 | deficit: 2 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 8 2/3 sila3 5 shekels barley, |
| reverse 9 | account of the seed grain and fodder |
| reverse 10 | of Urmes, the oxen manager; |
| reverse 11 | water poured; |
| reverse 12 | year: “Simanum was destroyed.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 5(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) [sila3 sze gur] | |
| 2 | 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur sza3-gal [amar] | |
| 3 | ki ka-guru7-ta# | |
| 4 | 4(barig) 1(ban2) duh du sze-bi [5(ban2)] | |
| 5 | ki usz-mu#-[ta] | |
| 6 | szunigin 5(u) 4(asz) 5(ban2) 4(disz)# [sila3 gur] | |
| 7 | sza3-bi#-[ta] | |
| 8 | 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)#-[ta] | |
| 9 | 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(u) 1(disz)#-[ta] | |
| 10 | 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta# | |
| 11 | 3(bur3) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)#-ta# | |
| 12 | sze-numun-bi 2(u)# 3(ban2)# [2(disz)] 1/2(disz)# sila3 gur | |
| 13 | mur-gu4 5/6(disz)-bi 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)# 7(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [gur?] | |
| 14 | gu4-e uru4-a | |
| 15 | 4(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)-ta | |
| 16 | sze-numun-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) | |
| 17 | {gesz}gaba-tab-e uru4-a | |
| 18 | a-sza3 da-umma{ki} | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku)# GAN2 1(u)# 2(disz)#-ta | |
| 2 | sze-numun-bi 6(asz)# 3(barig)# 2(ban2) gur | |
| 3 | mur-gu4 5/6(disz)-bi 5(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)# 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | |
| 4 | a-sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | |
| 5 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur ugu2 i7-pa-e3 ba-a-gar | |
| 6 | szunigin 5(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 sze gur | |
| 7 | zi-ga-am3 | |
| 8 | la2-ia3 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 sze gur | |
| 9 | nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4 | |
| 10 | ur-mes nu-banda3-gu4# | |
| 11 | a de2-a | |
| 12 | mu si-ma-[num2{ki}] ba#-[hul] | |
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