BE 03/1, 001 (P105555)
Administrative, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BE 03/1, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P105555 |
| Museum no. | CBS 11176 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Reid, Nicholas · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 1 (full time worker): Buka, |
| obverse 2 | slave of Alala; |
| obverse 3 | Alala examined him; |
| obverse 4 | by the royal name: “On the day, I flee |
| obverse 5 | let it be a (capital?) crime,” |
| obverse 6 | he swore; |
| obverse 7 | Zan-MENI, his mother, |
| obverse 8 | and Geme-Enlil, his wife, |
| obverse 9 | as guarantors of not fleeing, |
| reverse 1 | went carried; |
| reverse 2 | 1: Lugal-gur, |
| reverse 3 | 1: Namḫani, |
| reverse 4 | 1: Ur-Gagia, |
| reverse 5 | 1: Šeškalla, |
| reverse 6 | 1: Ur-Ebadu, |
| reverse 7 | 1: Us’ani, |
| reverse 8 | 1: Ḫallimu, |
| reverse 9 | are the witnesses; |
| reverse 10 | month: “Harvest,” the second, |
| reverse 11 | year after: “The Martu wall was erected.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) bu-ka | |
| 2 | ARAD2 a2-la-la-kam | |
| 3 | a2-la-la igi-ni i3-szi-gar | |
| 4 | mu lugal u4 ba-zah3-de3-na-ga2 | |
| 5 | szer7-da he2-a | |
| 6 | bi2-in-du11 | |
| 7 | za-an-ME-NI ama-ni | |
| 8 | u3 geme2-{d}en-lil2 dam-na-ni | |
| 9 | szu-du2 nu-zah3-da | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ba-an-de6-esz2 | |
| 2 | 1(disz) lugal-gur4 | |
| 3 | 1(disz) nam-ha-ni | |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-ga2-gi4-a | |
| 5 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | |
| 6 | 1(disz) ur3-e-ba-du7 | |
| 7 | 1(disz) us2-a-ni | |
| 8 | 1(disz) hal-li2-mu | |
| 9 | lu2-inim-ma-bi-me | |
| 10 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 min | |
| 11 | mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | |
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