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ASJ 11, 142 app (P102435)

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

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Designation	ASJ 11, 142 app
ID	P102435
Museum no.	BM 106112
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
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	52 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley,
obverse 2	3 gur emmer,
obverse 3	[1 barig] 1 ban2 2 sila3 wheat,
obverse 4	seed grain and fodder,
obverse 5	1 gur 2 barig, fodder of the calves,
obverse 6	4 gur 3 barig 3 ban2, fodder of the ...-oxen,
obverse 7	from the grain depot manager;
obverse 8	4 barig 1 ban2 regular bran, its barley: 5 ban2,
obverse 9	from Ušmu;
obverse 10	4 barig 2 1/2 sila3 barley from Lugal-nesage,
obverse 11	2 barig 3 ban2 from Lugal-emaḫe,
obverse 12	1 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 from Ur-mes,
obverse 13	2 barig 8 1/3 sila3 from Kugani,
obverse 14	2 gur 4 ban2 3 sila3 11 2/3 shekels barley from Lugal-nesage,
obverse 15	from Ur-gigir, son of Asilu;
obverse 16	together: 64 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 9 sila3 1 2/3 shekels barley,
obverse 17	together: 3 gur emmer;
obverse 18	together: 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 wheat;
obverse 19	therefrom:
obverse 20	1 eše3 2 iku surface at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each,
obverse 21	12 bur3 2 eše3 3/4 iku surface at 10 each,
obverse 22	2 bur3 1/2 iku surface at 9 1/2 each,
obverse 23	9 bur3 2 iku surface at 9 each,
obverse 24	2 bur3 3 iku surface, bala field, at 10 each,
reverse 1	their seed grain: 23 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 8 1/3 sila3 5 shekels;
reverse 2	their seed emmer: 3 gur;
reverse 3	their seed wheat: 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3;
reverse 4	their fodder at 5/6 (that of seed grain): 21 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 3 2/3 sila3 5/6 shekel;
reverse 5	oxen of (seed) plowing;
reverse 6	1 eše3 2 iku field at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each, their seed grain: 1 barig 2 ban2;
reverse 7	gabatab plowing;
reverse 8	field of Da-Umma;
reverse 9	5 bur3 2 iku field at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each,
reverse 10	3 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field at 11 1/2 each,
reverse 11	their seed grain: 10 gur 4 ban2 7 1/5 sila3;
reverse 12	their fodder at 5/6 (that of seed grain): 8 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 9 1/2 sila3 5 shekels;
reverse 13	field of Apisal;
reverse 14	1 gur 2 barig fodder of the calves;
reverse 15	together: 65 gur 3 barig 9 sila3 10 5/6 shekels (barley),
reverse 16	together: 3 gur emmer,
reverse 17	together: 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 wheat,
reverse 18	booked out;
reverse 19	surplus: 4 barig 4 ban2 5/6 sila3 8 1/3 shekels,
reverse 20	account of the seed grain and fodder
reverse 21	of Ipa’e, son of Lugal-ušur;
reverse 22	water pouring;
reverse 23	year: “Simanum was destroyed.” (?)

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	[5(u)] 2(asz)# 3(barig)# 3(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 sze gur]
2	[3(asz)] ziz2 [gur]
3	[1(barig)] 1(ban2)# 2(disz) sila3 [gig]
4	sze#-numun mur-[gu4]
5	1(asz) 2(barig) gur sza3-gal amar#
6	4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur sza3-gal gu4 HI#-[da]
7	ki ka-guru7-ta#
8	4(barig) 1(ban2) duh du sze-bi 5(ban2)
9	ki usz-mu-ta
10	4(barig) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze ki lugal-nesag-[e]-ta#
11	2(barig) 3(ban2) ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta
12	1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur ki ur-mes-ta
13	2(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ki ku3-ga-ni-ta
14	2(asz) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 gur
15	ki ur-{gesz}gigir dumu a-si-lu-ta
16	szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 sze gur
17	szunigin 3(asz) ziz2 gur
18	szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gig
19	sza3-bi-ta
20	1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
21	1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
22	2(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1/2(disz)-ta
23	9(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta
24	2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 1(u)-ta
reverse
1	sze-numun-bi 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) 5(disz) gin2 gur
2	ziz2-numun-bi 3(asz) gur
3	gig-numun-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
4	mur-gu4 5/6(disz)-bi 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5/6(disz) gin2 gur
5	gu4-e uru4-a
6	1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)-ta sze-numun-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2)
7	{gesz}gaba-tab-e uru4-a
8	a-sza3 da-umma{ki}
9	5(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
10	3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-ta
11	sze-numun-bi 1(u) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
12	mur-gu4 5/6(disz)-bi 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gur
13	a-sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
14	1(asz) 2(barig) gur sza3-gal amar
15	szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(barig) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 5/6(disz) gin2 gur
16	szunigin# 3(asz)# ziz2 gur
17	szunigin# [1(barig) 1(ban2)] 2(disz)# sila3 gig
18	[zi]-ga#-am3
19	[diri 4(barig) 4(ban2)] 5/6(disz)#! sila3 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
20	[nig2-ka9-ak] sze#-numun mur-gu4#
21	[i7-pa]-e3# dumu lugal-uszurx(\|LAL2.TUG2\|)#
22	[a de2-a]
23	[mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul?]

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