CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429 (P108651)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429 |
|---|---|
| ID | P108651 |
| Museum no. | BM 021429 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
English translation
By Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 2 gur rough flour, royal (measure), |
| obverse 2 | 30 gur dabin-flour, |
| obverse 3 | under seal of Uludi; |
| obverse 4 | 9 gur 3 barig 2 sila3 dabin-flour, |
| obverse 5 | under seal of Lu-Ninmar, son of Duga; |
| obverse 6 | total, its barley: 43 gur 3 barig 2 sila3, |
| obverse 7 | its labor: 1248 workdays, female laborers; |
| obverse 8 | therefrom: |
| obverse 9 | 10 gur emmer, under seal of Lu-Utu, foremen of the mill; |
| obverse 10 | 9 gur 3 ban2 barley, under seal of Ur-Igalim, foreman of the mill; |
| obverse 11 | via Lu-Ninmar, son of Duga; |
| reverse 1 | 10 gur less 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley, |
| reverse 2 | under seal of Ur-nigar; |
| reverse 3 | 2 gur barley, Annebadu, the cantor, |
| reverse 4 | in Nippur; |
| reverse 5 | 6 gur barley, under seal of Šeškalla, |
| reverse 6 | in Girsu; |
| reverse 7 | total: 37 gur less 5 sila3 barley and emmer |
| reverse 8 | booked out; |
| reverse 9 | the deficit: 6 gur 3 barig 7 sila3 barley, |
| reverse 10 | the deficit: 7 shekels less 12 grains silver, labor of flour; |
| reverse 11 | account of KAla’a: |
| reverse 12 | Uludi, son of Ḫabanzizi; |
| reverse 13 | year after: “The house Puzris-Dagan was erected.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) zi3 sig15 gur lugal | |
| 2 | 3(u) dabin gur | |
| 3 | kiszib3 ulu3-di | |
| 4 | 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 dabin gur | |
| 5 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu du10-ga | |
| 6 | szunigin sze-bi 4(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur | |
| 7 | a2-bi 2(gesz'u) 4(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 8 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| 9 | 1(u) ziz2 gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu ugula kikken | |
| 10 | 9(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim ugula kikken2 | |
| 11 | giri3 lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu du10-ga | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) la2 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 2 | kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} | |
| 3 | 2(asz) sze gur an-ne2-ba-du7 nar | |
| 4 | sza3 nibru{ki} | |
| 5 | 6(asz) sze gur kiszib3 szesz-kal-la | |
| 6 | sza3 gir2-su{ki} | |
| 7 | szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) la2 5(disz) sila3 sze ziz2 gur | |
| 8 | zi-ga | |
| 9 | la2-ia3 6(asz) 3(barig) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 10 | la2-ia3 7(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3 a2 zi3-da-ka | |
| 11 | nig2-ka9-ak ka-la2-a | |
| 12 | ulu3-di dumu ha-ba-an-zi-zi | |
| 13 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | |
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