JCS 40, 237 4 (P112258)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 40, 237 4 |
|---|---|
| ID | P112258 |
| Museum no. | 935.01 L764c |
| Collection | Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio, 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 1 jug wort beer, 5 sila3 fine beer, |
| obverse 2 | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali, |
| obverse 3 | 3 fish, 3 bundles of garlic: |
| obverse 4 | Kurbilak, off to Persia; |
| obverse 5 | 1 jug wort beer, 5 sila3 fine beer, |
| obverse 6 | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali, |
| obverse 7 | 3 fish, 3 bundles of garlic: |
| obverse 8 | Ur-Mami, the messenger, off to Persia; |
| reverse 1 | 1 ban2 beer, 4 ban2 bread, 1/3 sila3 oil, |
| reverse 2 | fodder of the courriers off to Persia, in bala, |
| reverse 3 | via Ur-Mami, the messenger; |
| reverse 4 | total: 2 jugs regular wort beer, 1 ban2 (barley per jug), |
| reverse 5 | total: 1 ban2 fine beer, total: 2 ban2 regular beer, |
| reverse 6 | total: 1 barrage bread, total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels oil, |
| reverse 7 | total: 4 shekels alkali, |
| reverse 8 | total: 6 fish, total: 6 bundles of garlic; |
| reverse 9 | 10th day, |
| reverse 10 | month “Lisi,” |
| reverse 11 | year: “The lord of Eridu was installed.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | |
| 2 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | |
| 3 | 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2 | |
| 4 | kur-bi-la-<ak> gaba-asz | |
| 5 | 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | |
| 6 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | |
| 7 | 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2 | |
| 8 | ur-{d}ma-mi sukkal gaba-asz | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 | |
| 2 | sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a | |
| 3 | giri3 ur-{d}ma-mi sukkal | |
| 4 | szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) | |
| 5 | szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 2(ban2) kasz du | |
| 6 | szunigin 1(barig) ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 | |
| 7 | szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga | |
| 8 | szunigin 6(disz) ku6 szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2 | |
| 9 | u4 1(u)-kam | |
| 10 | iti {d}li9-si4 | |
| 11 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | |
Sources & licences
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