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ASJ 09, 272 83 (P102359)

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

Designation	ASJ 09, 272 83
ID	P102359
Museum no.	X.3.034
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	11 ox-hides, grain-fed,
obverse 2	429 sheep-hides,
obverse 3	2 lamb-hides,
obverse 4	regular offerings of Šara of Umma;
obverse 5	1 ox-hide, grain-fed, 2 sheep-hides, grain-fed,
obverse 6	37 sheep-hides,
obverse 7	regular offerings of Šara of KI.AN;
obverse 8	47 sheep-hides, grain-fed, 30 lamb-hides,
obverse 9	royal sacrifice;
obverse 10	1 ox-hide, grain-fed,
obverse 11	58 sheep-hides, grain-fed,
obverse 12	32 sheep-hides,
obverse 13	in the regular offerings ...;
obverse 14	12 billy goat-hides,
obverse 15	regular offerings, additional, of Šulgi;
obverse 16	50 sheep-hides, 21 lamb-hides,
obverse 17	for Ninura;
obverse 18	10 sheep-hides, 7 lamb-hides,
reverse 1	(for) Ebgal;
reverse 2	1 sheep-hide, 8 lamb-hides,
reverse 3	(for) Enlil;
reverse 4	1 sheep-hides (for) Nanše of Umma;
reverse 5	1 sheep-hide for Gula;
reverse 6	30 sheep-hides, 20 ...-hides,
reverse 7	for Innana of Zabala, Nin-ilduma and Kusig-banda;
reverse 8	3 sheep-hides, for the governor of ...;
reverse 9	6 sheep-hides, 4 ...-hides,
reverse 10	for E’e ...;
reverse 11	4 sheep-hides, 2 ...-hides,
reverse 12	for Da-Lagaš;
reverse 13	8 sheep-hides, 4 lamb-hides,
reverse 14	for Enki and UŠkalimmu;
reverse 15	4 sheep-hides, 2 lamb-hides,
reverse 16	for Dumuzi of double-city;
reverse 17	regular offerings of the gods;
reverse 18	year after: “The wall was erected.”

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	1(u) 1(disz) kusz gu4 niga
2	7(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) kusz udu
3	2(disz) kusz sila4
4	sa2-du11 {d}szara2 umma{ki}
5	1(disz) kusz gu4 niga 2(disz) kusz udu niga
6	3(u) 7(disz) kusz udu
7	sa2-du11 {d}szara2 \|KI.AN\|[{ki}]
8	4(u) 7(disz) kusz udu niga 3(u) kusz sila4
9	nig2-{gesz}tag-ga# [lugal]
10	1(disz) kusz gu4 niga
11	1(gesz2) la2 2(disz) kusz udu niga
12	3(u) 2(disz) kusz udu
13	sza3 sa2-du11 [(x)]
14	1(u) 2(disz) kusz masz2
15	sa2-du11 dah-ha {d}szul-gi
16	5(u) kusz udu 2(u) 1(disz) kusz sila4
17	{d}nin-ur4-ra
18	1(u) kusz udu 7(disz) kusz sila4
reverse
1	{d}eb-gal
2	1(u) kusz udu 8(disz) kusz sila4
3	{d}en-lil2
4	1(disz) kusz udu {d}nansze <umma>{ki}
5	1(disz) kusz udu {d}gu-la [(x)]
6	3(u) 1(disz) kusz udu 2(u) kusz [x]
7	{d}inanna zabala{ki} [{d}nin]-ildu3#-ma u3 {d}ku3-[sig17-banda3{da}]
8	3(disz) kusz udu ensi2 x [...]
9	6(disz) kusz udu 4(disz) kusz [...]
10	{d}e11-[e?] x [x]
11	4(disz) kusz udu 2(disz) [kusz x]
12	{d}da-lagasz#[{ki}]
13	8(disz) kusz udu 4(disz) kusz sila4
14	{d}en-ki u3 {d}USZ#-ka-limmu5
15	4(disz) kusz udu 2(disz) kusz sila4
16	{d}dumu-zi iri-min
17	sa2-du11 dingir-e-ne
18	mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3

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