YNER 08, 13 (P112505)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | YNER 08, 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | P112505 |
| Museum no. | YBC 16607 |
| 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 Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 70 gur barley, 1 gur 5 ban2 each, |
| obverse 2 | 110 gur, 1 gur 4 ban2 each, |
| obverse 3 | its silver: 2 1/2 mana 7 shekels 9 1/2 grains, |
| obverse 4 | year: “Šu-Suen is king;” |
| obverse 5 | 70 gur (barley), |
| obverse 6 | its silver: 1 mana 10 shekels, |
| obverse 7 | year: “The barge Dara-abzu-of-Enki was caulked;” |
| obverse 8 | 134 gur, |
| obverse 9 | its silver: 2 1/2 (mana) 7 1/2 (shekels), |
| obverse 10 | year: “Simanum was destroyed;” |
| obverse 11 | barley for silver exchanged; |
| bottom 1 | 6.57;20 0;0,15 |
| reverse 1 | 1/2 mana 2 5/6 shekels 5 grains silver, |
| reverse 2 | replaced deficit, foreman of the mill, regular offering of the governor; |
| reverse 3 | total: 6 5/6 mana 7 1/2 shekels 15 grains, |
| reverse 4 | therefrom: |
| reverse 5 | 14 2/3 shekels, exchange middle for ... bronze, copper, standards, ..., |
| reverse 6 | 4 1/2 mana silver, |
| reverse 7 | under seal of the governor, |
| reverse 8 | the deficit: 2 mana 13 shekels silver, |
| reverse 9 | account of silver of the governor, |
| reverse 10 | via Lukalla; |
| reverse 11 | from year: “Šu-Suen is king” |
| reverse 12 | to year following: “Amorite Wall was erected.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur 1(asz) 5(ban2) gur-ta | |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) gur 1(asz) 4(ban2) gur-ta | |
| 3 | ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sze | |
| 4 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) gur | |
| 6 | ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 | |
| 7 | mu ma2 dara3-ab-zu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | |
| 8 | 2(gesz2)# 1(u)# 4(asz)# gur | |
| 9 | ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) <ma-na> 7(disz) 1/2(disz) <gin2> | |
| 10 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | |
| 11 | sze ku3-sze3 sa10-a | |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | ($ blank space $) 6(disz) 5(u) 7(disz@v) 2(u) 1(u) 5(disz) | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar | |
| 2 | la2-ia3 su-ga ugula kikken2 sa2-du11 ensi2-ka | |
| 3 | szunigin# 6(disz)# 5/6(disz)# ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze | |
| 4 | sza3#-[bi]-ta | |
| 5 | 1(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 sa10-am3 x x x zabar uruda szu-nir-ra x | |
| 6 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar | |
| 7 | kiszib3# ensi2#-ka | |
| 8 | la2-ia3 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar x | |
| 9 | nig2-ka9-ak ku3 ensi2-ka | |
| 10 | giri3 lu2-kal-la | |
| 11 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-ta | |
| 12 | mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3-sze3 | |
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