MVN 11, 101 (P116115)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | MVN 11, 101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P116115 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.281 |
| Collection | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 39 gur 3 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| obverse 2 | silver, in 1 shekel 1 gur royal (measure), |
| obverse 3 | its silver: 1/2 mana 9 shekels 18 grains, |
| obverse 4 | from ARADmu, son of Lugal-pirigbanda, |
| obverse 5 | are the debits; |
| obverse 6 | therefrom: |
| obverse 7 | 3 gur EA-bitumen, |
| obverse 8 | silver, in 1 shekel 1 barig EA-bitumen, royal (measure), |
| obverse 9 | 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 EA-bitumen at 1 barig 3 ban2 each, |
| obverse 10 | its silver: 1/3 (mana) 1 1/3 shekels less 4 grains; |
| obverse 11 | 1 barig leeks at 15 sila3 each, |
| obverse 12 | its silver: 4 shekels; |
| obverse 13 | 2 barig 3 ban2 garlic at 1 barig 4 ban2 each, |
| obverse 14 | its silver: 1 1/2 shekels; |
| obverse 15 | 3 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3 onion, ground, at 1 barig 4 ban2 each, |
| obverse 16 | its silver: 2 1/4 shekels less 2 grains, |
| obverse 17 | 14 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 alkali-plant at 1 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 each, |
| obverse 18 | its silver: 8 1/3 shekels 2 1/2 grains, |
| obverse 19 | 1 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 6 sila3 salt at 3 gur each, |
| reverse 1 | its silver: 2/3 shekels less 3 grains; |
| reverse 2 | 20 pines, lumber from the slaughterhouse, |
| reverse 3 | its silver: 1/3 shekel; |
| reverse 4 | 3 barig figs, fresh, at 1 gur 3 barig each, |
| reverse 5 | its silver: 1/3 shekel 7 1/2 grains, |
| reverse 6 | 2 ban2 7 sila3 dates at 1 gur each, |
| reverse 7 | its silver: 16 grains of silver; |
| reverse 8 | 1 talent 44 mana bitumen, dried, at 10 talents each, |
| reverse 9 | its silver: 1/6 shekel; |
| reverse 10 | total: 1/2 mana 9 shekels 20 grains of silver, |
| reverse 11 | booked out; |
| reverse 12 | deficit: 17 grains of silver; |
| reverse 13 | account of |
| reverse 14 | Ur-Šulpa’e, the merchant, |
| reverse 15 | in Ur; |
| reverse 16 | month: “Festival-grain-lifted,” and month: “GANmaš,” |
| reverse 17 | (a period) of two months; |
| reverse 18 | its bala: 1; |
| reverse 19 | Ur-Lamma, the governor; |
| reverse 20 | year: “Simurrum, Lullubum, for the 9th time were destroyed.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 3(u) 9(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal | |
| 2 | ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(asz) sze gur lugal | |
| 3 | ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 9(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze | |
| 4 | ki ARAD2-mu dumu lugal-pirig-banda3-ta | |
| 5 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| 7 | 3(asz) esir2 E2-A gur | |
| 8 | ku3 1(disz) gin2-a 1(barig) esir2 E2-A lugal-ta | |
| 9 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A gur 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta | |
| 10 | ku3-bi 1/3(disz){sza} 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 la2 4(disz) sze | |
| 11 | 1(barig) za-ha-din 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 12 | ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2 | |
| 13 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) szum2-sikil 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta | |
| 14 | ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 | |
| 15 | 3(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 szum2 gaz 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta | |
| 16 | ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 la2 2(disz)#? sze | |
| 17 | 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 naga gur 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta | |
| 18 | ku3-bi 8(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze | |
| 19 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 mun gur 3(asz) gur-ta | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku3-bi 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) la2 3(disz) sze | |
| 2 | 2(u) {gesz}u3-suh5 gesz e2-szum-ta! | |
| 3 | ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 | |
| 4 | 3(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 1(asz) 3(barig) gur-ta | |
| 5 | ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze | |
| 6 | 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zu2-lum 1(asz) gur-ta | |
| 7 | ku3-bi 1(u) 6(disz) sze ku3 | |
| 8 | 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 4(disz) ma-na esir2 had2 1(u) gu2-ta | |
| 9 | ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 | |
| 10 | szunigin 1/2(disz) ma-na 9(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar | |
| 11 | zi-ga | |
| 12 | la2-ia3 1(u) 7(disz) sze ku3-babbar | |
| 13 | nig2-ka9-ak | |
| 14 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dam-gar3 | |
| 15 | sza3 uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 16 | iti ezem-sze-il2-la iti GAN2-masz | |
| 17 | iti 2(disz)-kam | |
| 18 | bala-bi 1(disz)-am3 | |
| 19 | ur-{d}lamma ensi2 | |
| 20 | mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 9(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul | |
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