BIN 05, 004 (P106438)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 05, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P106438 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01324 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, 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
By Heinle, Michael · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | 10 less 1 oxen, grain-fed, fine quality, |
| obverse col 1 2 | 74 oxen, grain-fed, 2nd quality, |
| obverse col 1 3 | 15 heifers, 2 years (old), grain-fed, |
| obverse col 1 4 | 1 ox, grass-fed, |
| obverse col 1 5 | 1 mature jenny, |
| obverse col 1 6 | 5 sheep, grain-fed, fine quality, |
| obverse col 1 7 | 327 sheep, grain-fed, second quality, |
| obverse col 1 8 | 25 sheep, grass-fed, with fleece, |
| obverse col 1 9 | 373 sheep, grass-fed, without fleece, |
| obverse col 1 10 | 344 lambs, |
| obverse col 1 11 | 60 billy goats, grain-fed, |
| obverse col 1 12 | 250 less 1 billy goats, grass-fed, |
| obverse col 1 13 | “booked-outs” of the bala (obligation) in Nippur and in Ur; |
| obverse col 1 14 | 20 oxen, grain-fed, |
| obverse col 1 15 | 30 sheep, grain-fed, without fleece, |
| obverse col 1 16 | 17 mature billy goats, grain-fed, |
| obverse col 1 17 | 12 sheep, grass-fed, with fleece, |
| obverse col 1 18 | 56 sheep, grass-fed, wihout fleece, |
| obverse col 1 19 | 45 billy goats, |
| obverse col 1 20 | for royal “beer-poured” (ceremony), |
| obverse col 1 21 | and Ninkalla; |
| obverse col 1 22 | 3 oxen, grain-fed, fine quality, |
| obverse col 1 23 | 2 heifers, 2 years (old), grain-fed, |
| obverse col 1 24 | 4 sheep, grain-fed, fine quality, without fleece, |
| obverse col 2 1 | 20 less 1 sheep, grass-fed, with fleece, |
| obverse col 2 2 | 15 sheep, grass-fed, without fleece, |
| obverse col 2 3 | 1 lamb, grain-fed, without fleece, |
| obverse col 2 4 | 3 lambs, without fleece, |
| obverse col 2 5 | royal “mašdarea” offering, |
| obverse col 2 6 | under seal of the governor; |
| obverse col 2 7 | 12 oxen, grain-fed, |
| obverse col 2 8 | regular offerings of Šara of Umma; |
| obverse col 2 9 | 1 ox, grain-fed, (for) Šhulgi; |
| obverse col 2 10 | 7 oxen, grain-fed, |
| obverse col 2 11 | royal sacrifice; |
| obverse col 2 13 | 2 mature cows, |
| obverse col 2 14 | 1 heifer, suckling, |
| obverse col 2 15 | 1 ox, suckling, |
| obverse col 2 16 | 21 sheep, with fleece, |
| obverse col 2 17 | 1 billy goat, |
| obverse col 2 18 | 4 billy goats instead of gazelle and deer, |
| obverse col 2 19 | as “first fruits” of Enlil; |
| obverse col 2 20 | 3 oxen, fallen, |
| obverse col 2 21 | under seal of Dadaga; |
| obverse col 2 22 | 1 ox, stolen, Lupada, the scribe, released |
| obverse col 2 23 | by the command of the governor; |
| obverse col 2 24 | 4 heifers, 2 years (old), |
| reverse col 1 1 | 4 oxen, 3 years (old), |
| reverse col 1 2 | restored deficit of Lugal-dubla; |
| reverse col 1 3 | 4 oxen, from the oxenhouse, |
| reverse col 1 4 | 1 mature cow, from the house returned, |
| reverse col 1 5 | on the debit account of Kas set, |
| reverse col 1 6 | under seal of Ur-Šara, the archivist; |
| reverse col 1 7 | 5 sheep, with fleece, |
| reverse col 1 8 | 33 sheep, without fleece, |
| reverse col 1 9 | 3 lambs, |
| reverse col 1 10 | 21 billy goats, |
| reverse col 1 11 | delivery of Šara of Ki’an; |
| reverse col 1 12 | 6 sheep, with fleece, |
| reverse col 1 13 | 42 sheep, without fleece, |
| reverse col 1 14 | 2 billy goats, |
| reverse col 1 15 | via Ur-e’e, |
| reverse col 1 16 | debit account of Lu-Suen; |
| reverse col 1 17 | 13 billy goats, |
| reverse col 1 18 | via Basa, |
| reverse col 1 19 | 8 billy goats, |
| reverse col 1 20 | via Dagi, |
| reverse col 1 21 | on the debit account of Ur-Nisaba set, |
| reverse col 1 22 | under seal of Lu-banda; |
| reverse col 1 23 | 3 sheep, with fleece, |
| reverse col 1 24 | 2 lambs, with fleece, |
| reverse col 1 25 | 1 sheep, without fleece, |
| reverse col 1 26 | 3 billy goats, |
| reverse col 2 1 | under seal of Ur-Nisaba; |
| reverse col 2 2 | “booked-outs,” “therefroms,” “restoreds” |
| reverse col 2 3 | (of) Basa. |
| reverse col 2 4 | year: “Šašrum was destroyed.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 niga saga | |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 niga us2 | |
| 3 | 1(u) 5(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga | |
| 4 | 1(disz) gu4 u2 | |
| 5 | 1(disz) eme3-mah2 | |
| 6 | 5(disz) udu niga saga | |
| 7 | 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu niga us2 | |
| 8 | 2(u) 5(disz) udu u2 bar-gal2 | |
| 9 | 6(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) udu u2 bar-su-ga | |
| 10 | 5(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) sila4 | |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) masz2 niga | |
| 12 | 4(gesz2) 1(u) la2? 1(disz) masz2 [u2] | |
| 13 | [zi]-ga bala-a sza3 nibru{ki} u3 sza3 uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 14 | 2(u) gu4 niga | |
| 15 | 3(u) udu niga bar-su-ga | |
| 16 | 1(u) 7(disz) masz2-gal niga | |
| 17 | 1(u) 2(disz) udu u2 bar-gal2 | |
| 18 | 5(u) 6(disz) udu u2 bar-su-ga | |
| 19 | 4(u) 5(disz) masz2 | |
| 20 | kasz-de2-a lugal | |
| 21 | u3 nin-kal-la | |
| 22 | 3(disz) gu4 niga saga | |
| 23 | 2(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga | |
| 24 | 4(disz) udu niga saga bar-su-ga | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) udu u2 bar-gal2 | |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) udu u2 bar-su-ga | |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila4 niga bar-su-ga | |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila4 bar-su-ga | |
| 5 | masz2-da-re6-a lugal | |
| 6 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(disz) gu4 niga | |
| 8 | sa2-du11 {d}szara2 umma{ki} | |
| 9 | 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}szul-gi | |
| 10 | 7(disz) gu4 niga | |
| 11 | [nig2-{gesz}]tag-ga lugal | |
| 12 | x [...] x x [...] | |
| 13 | 2(disz) ab2-mah2 | |
| 14 | 1(disz) ab2 ga [(x)] | |
| 15 | 1(disz) gu4 ga [(x)] | |
| 16 | 2(u) 1(disz) udu bar-gal2 | |
| 17 | 2(u) 1(disz) masz2 | |
| 18 | 4(disz) masz2 mu masz-da3 szeg9-bar-sze3 | |
| 19 | nesag {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 | |
| 20 | 3(disz) gu4 ri-ri-ga | |
| 21 | kiszib3 da-da-ga | |
| 22 | 1(disz) gu4 zuh-a lu2-pa3-da dub-sar szu ba-ra | |
| 23 | inim ensi2-ka-ta | |
| 24 | 4(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) gu4 mu 3(asz) | |
| 2 | la2-ia3 su-ga lugal-dub-la2 | |
| 3 | 4(disz) gu4 e2-gu4-ta | |
| 4 | 1(disz) ab2-mah2 e2-ta gur-ra | |
| 5 | ugu2 kas4 ba-a-gar | |
| 6 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba | |
| 7 | 5(disz) udu bar-gal2 | |
| 8 | 3(u) 3(disz) udu bar-su-ga | |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila4 | |
| 10 | 2(u) 1(disz) masz2 | |
| 11 | mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki} | |
| 12 | 6(disz) udu bar-gal2 | |
| 13 | 4(u) 2(disz) udu bar-su-ga | |
| 14 | 2(disz) masz2 | |
| 15 | giri3 ur-e11-e | |
| 16 | ugu2 lu2-{d}suen# | |
| 17 | 1(u) 3(disz) masz2 | |
| 18 | giri3 ba-sa6 | |
| 19 | 8(disz) masz2 | |
| 20 | giri3 da-gi | |
| 21 | ugu2 ur-{d}nisaba ba-a-gar | |
| 22 | kiszib3 lu2-banda3{da} | |
| 23 | 3(disz) udu bar-gal2 | |
| 24 | 2(disz) sila4 bar-gal2 | |
| 25 | 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga | |
| 26 | 3(disz) masz2 | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 ur-{d}nisaba | |
| 2 | zi-ga sza3-bi su-ga | |
| 3 | ba-sa6 | |
| 4 | mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul | |
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