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CT 01, pl. 49, BM 015278 (P108425)

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

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DesignationCT 01, pl. 49, BM 015278
IDP108425
Museum no.BM 015278
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotGirsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse col 1 1... 10 (ninda), north, averaged,
obverse col 1 2... 7, east, averaged,
obverse col 1 3... surface, outside, 1 eše3 1 1/2 iku, inside;
obverse col 1 4field: 4 bur3 ... 1 1/2 iku, surface;
obverse col 1 52 eše3 1 iku ... surface, 4 (gur) 2 barig;
obverse col 1 62 eše3 3 1/2 iku surface, 4 (gur) 3 ban2;
obverse col 1 72 eše3 3 iku surface, 5 (gur);
obverse col 1 82 eše3 2 3/4 iku surface, 3 (gur) 3 barig;
obverse col 1 9... 3 3/4 iku surface, fallow;
obverse col 1 10its barley: ... ;
obverse col 2 1Lu-dingira, the ploughman;
obverse col 2 2oxen-field of Fox;
obverse col 2 3160 (ninda), north, averaged,
obverse col 2 472, east, averaged;
obverse col 2 51 eše3 3 iku surface outside, 1 eše3 5 iku inside;
obverse col 2 6field: 6 bur3 5 iku surface;
obverse col 2 71 bur3 1 eše3 ... surface ...;
obverse col 2 81 bur3 1 1/2 iku surface ... ;
obverse col 2 91 bur3 5 iku surface ...;
reverse col 2 1surface, inspected;
reverse col 2 2field Bur...,
reverse col 2 3via ...;
reverse col 2 4year after: “... Lullubum for the 9th time destroyed.”

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1[n] 1(u)# mer hi
2[n] 7(disz) kur hi
3[n] GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
4[a]-sza3# 4(bur3) [...] 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
52(esze3)# 1(iku) [...] GAN2 4(asz) 2(barig)
62(esze3)# 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 3(ban2)
72(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 5(asz)
82(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 3(barig)
9[n] 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
10[sze-bi] x
obverse col 2
1lu2-dingir-[ra engar]
2GAN2-gu4 ka5-[a]
32(gesz2) 4(u) mer# [hi]
41(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) kur# [hi]
51(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2# bar# [1(esze3) 5(iku) ki]
6a-sza3 6(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2#
71(bur3) 1(esze3) x [GAN2 ...]
81(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2# [...]
91(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2# [...]
10[...] x [...]
reverse col 2
1GAN2# kab2-du11#-ga
2a-sza3 bur-x-[...]
3giri3 x-[...]
4mu us2-sa# x [...] lu#-lu-bu-um[{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)]-kam-[asz ba-hul]

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