MVN 15, 108 (P118388)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | MVN 15, 108 |
|---|---|
| ID | P118388 |
| Museum no. | Allegheny 02 |
| Collection | Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 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 col 1 1 | 6 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 17 1/2 shekels butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 2 | 13 gur 1 ban2 8 2/3 sila3 8 shekels kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 3 | debits of the year: “Amar-Suen, the king, destroyed Urbilum;” |
| obverse col 1 4 | 1 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 5 | 2 gur 2 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 6 | from Lu-Zabala; |
| obverse col 1 7 | 2 barig butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 8 | 3 barig kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 9 | from Ur-Mami; |
| obverse col 1 10 | 1 gur 5 sila3 butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 11 | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 7 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 12 | from Ur-nigar; |
| obverse col 1 13 | 5 ban2 butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 14 | 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 15 | from Duge; |
| obverse col 1 16 | 4 ban2 butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 17 | 1 barig kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 18 | from Šara-amu; |
| obverse col 1 19 | 4 ban2 butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 20 | 1 barig kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 21 | from Lugal-šunire, |
| obverse col 1 22 | 3 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 23 | 1 gur 7 1/2 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 24 | from Šeškala; |
| obverse col 1 25 | 1 barig 5 sila3 butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 26 | 1 barig 3 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 27 | from Ur-Suda; |
| obverse col 1 28 | 1 barig 1 ban2 butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 29 | 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 30 | from Guzana; |
| obverse col 1 31 | 5 ban2 butter oil, |
| obverse col 1 32 | 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 1 33 | from Budu; |
| obverse col 2 1 | 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 butter oil, |
| obverse col 2 2 | 1 barig 5 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 2 3 | from Albanidu; |
| obverse col 2 4 | 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 butter oil, |
| obverse col 2 5 | 2 barig 7 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 2 6 | from UŠ; |
| obverse col 2 7 | 2 ban2 butter oil, |
| obverse col 2 8 | 3 ban2 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 2 9 | from Akišar; |
| obverse col 2 10 | its šuGIR: 1 barig 4 ban2 2 2/3 sila3; |
| obverse col 2 11 | 2 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 (butter) oil for “Barge;” |
| obverse col 2 12 | total: 11 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 5 1/3 sila3 7 1/2 shekels butter oil, |
| obverse col 2 13 | total: 20 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 8 2/3 sila3 8 shekels kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 2 14 | therefrom: |
| obverse col 2 15 | 3 barig 4 sila3 butter oil, |
| obverse col 2 16 | 2 ban2 9 sila3 sumac-cheese, |
| obverse col 2 17 | 2 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 2 18 | via Ur-Šakkan; |
| obverse col 2 19 | 1 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 yellowed milk, |
| obverse col 2 20 | via Kas; |
| obverse col 2 21 | booked out of the bala (obligation) |
| obverse col 2 22 | of the year: “Amar-Suen, the king, destroyed Urbilum;” |
| obverse col 2 23 | 2 barig 3 ban2 8 1/3 sila3 butter oil, |
| obverse col 2 24 | 4 ban 6 1/3 sila3 sumac-cheese, |
| obverse col 2 25 | 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 2 26 | via Ur-Šakkan; |
| obverse col 2 27 | 1 gur 3 barig 8 sila3 yellowed milk, |
| obverse col 2 28 | 5 ban3 4 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| obverse col 2 29 | via Kas; |
| obverse col 2 30 | booked out of the bala (obligation) of the year: “the silvery chair of Enlil was fashioned;” |
| reverse col 1 1 | 1/3 mana 1 shekel silver |
| reverse col 1 2 | the first time, |
| reverse col 1 3 | 2/3 mana 8 1/2 shekels silver |
| reverse col 1 4 | the second time, |
| reverse col 1 5 | via Lukala, |
| reverse col 1 6 | 9 shekels silver, |
| reverse col 1 7 | via Ur-Šara the chief accountant, |
| reverse col 1 8 | 9 2/3 shekels 15 grains silver |
| reverse col 1 9 | via Lu-Zabala, |
| reverse col 1 10 | its “(scales) stone overhead”: 1 1/3 shekel 2/3 grains silver, |
| reverse col 1 11 | its butter oil: 2 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 5 2/3 sila3 12 shekels; |
| reverse col 1 12 | 1 ban2 4 sila3 butter oil, |
| reverse col 1 13 | 2 ban2 2 sila3 yellowed milk, |
| reverse col 1 14 | first sadu-allotment, |
| reverse col 1 15 | 3 sila3 butter oil, |
| reverse col 1 16 | second sadu-allotment, |
| reverse col 1 17 | 1 barig yellowed milk ..., |
| reverse col 1 18 | beer festival when the king went to Umma, |
| reverse col 1 19 | their sealed documents: 4, |
| reverse col 1 20 | to be entered to the debit account of Lukala; |
| reverse col 1 21 | 1 barig 1 ban2 8 1/2 sila3 butter oil, |
| reverse col 1 22 | 3 barig 5 2/3 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| reverse col 1 23 | 7 sila3 yellowed milk, |
| reverse col 1 24 | under seal of Lukala, |
| reverse col 1 25 | to be entered to the debit account of Ur-e'e; |
| reverse col 1 26 | 3 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 2 1/2 shekels butter oil, |
| reverse col 1 27 | 1 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 2 5/6 sila3 sumac-cheese, |
| reverse col 1 28 | 4 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 3 1/3 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| reverse col 1 29 | 3 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 yellowed milk, |
| reverse col 1 30 | under seal of Ur-Šulpa'e; |
| reverse col 2 1 | total: 7 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 6 2/3 sila3 4 12 shekels butter oil, |
| reverse col 2 2 | total: 2 gur 8 sila3 10 shekels sumac-cheese, |
| reverse col 2 3 | its kašk cheese: 3 gur 1 ban2 2 sila3 15 shekels, |
| reverse col 2 4 | total: 6 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 9 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| reverse col 2 5 | total 7 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 yellowed milk, |
| reverse col 2 6 | its butter oil: 1 barig 5 ban2 2/3 sila3 5 shekels, |
| reverse col 2 7 | its kašk cheese: 2 barig 4 ban2 6 sila3 7 1/2 shekels; |
| reverse col 2 8 | total: 8 gur 3 ban2 7 1/3 sila3 9 1/2 shekels butter oil, |
| reverse col 2 9 | total: 9 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 7 1/3 sila3 2 1/2 shekels kašk cheese, |
| reverse col 2 10 | booked out; |
| reverse col 2 11 | the deficit: 3 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 7 5/6 sila3 8 shekels butter oil, |
| reverse col 2 12 | 10 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 1 1/3 sila3 5 1/2 shekels kašk cheese, |
| reverse col 2 13 | are the deficit; |
| reverse col 2 14 | account of butter oil and kašk cheese of |
| reverse col 2 15 | Atu, the chief cattle manager; |
| reverse col 2 16 | year: “The silver-chair of Enlil was fashioned.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | |
| 2 | 1(u) 3(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 ga-UD@g gur | |
| 3 | si-i3-tum mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | |
| 4 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur | |
| 5 | 2(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g gur | |
| 6 | ki lu2-zabala3{ki}-ta | |
| 7 | 2(barig) i3-nun | |
| 8 | 3(barig) ga-UD@g | |
| 9 | ki ur-{d}ma-mi-ta | |
| 10 | 1(asz) 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur | |
| 11 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g gur | |
| 12 | ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta | |
| 13 | 5(ban2) i3-nun | |
| 14 | [1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)] sila3 ga-UD@g | |
| 15 | ki du11#-ge-ta | |
| 16 | 4(ban2) i3-nun | |
| 17 | 1(barig) ga-UD@g | |
| 18 | ki {d}szara2-a-mu-ta | |
| 19 | 4(ban2) i3-nun | |
| 20 | 1(barig) ga-UD@g | |
| 21 | ki lugal-szu-nir-re-ta | |
| 22 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun | |
| 23 | 1(asz) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g gur | |
| 24 | ki szesz-kal-la-ta | |
| 25 | 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun | |
| 26 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | |
| 27 | ki ur-{d}su4-da-ta | |
| 28 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) i3-nun | |
| 29 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | |
| 30 | ki gu-za-<na>-ta | |
| 31 | 5(ban2) i3-nun | |
| 32 | 1(barig) 1(ban2)#! 5(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | |
| 33 | [ki] bu3-du-ta | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun | |
| 2 | 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | |
| 3 | ki al-ba-ni-du11-ta | |
| 4 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun | |
| 5 | 2(barig) 7(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | |
| 6 | ki USZ-ta | |
| 7 | 2(ban2) i3-nun | |
| 8 | 3(ban2) ga-UD@g | |
| 9 | ki a-ki-szar-ta | |
| 10 | szu?-GIR2@g-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 | |
| 11 | 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 ma2-gur8-ra | |
| 12 | szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | |
| 13 | szunigin 2(u) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 ga-UD@g gur | |
| 14 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| 15 | 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun | |
| 16 | 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ga gazi | |
| 17 | 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | |
| 18 | giri3 ur-{d}szakkan | |
| 19 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ga-[szex(SIG7)-a gur] | |
| 20 | giri3 kas4# | |
| 21 | zi-ga bala-[a] | |
| 22 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal#-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu#-[hul] | |
| 23 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun | |
| 24 | 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ga gazi | |
| 25 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | |
| 26 | giri3 ur-{d}szakkan | |
| 27 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 8(disz) sila3 ga-szex(SIG7)-a gur | |
| 28 | 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | |
| 29 | giri3 kas4 | |
| 30 | zi-ga <bala-a> mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar# | |
| 2 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | |
| 3 | 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz)# 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 | |
| 4 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | |
| 5 | giri3 lu2-kal-la | |
| 6 | 9(disz) gin2 ku3 | |
| 7 | giri3 ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-[ba] | |
| 8 | 9(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze [ku3] | |
| 9 | giri3 lu2-zabala3{ki#} | |
| 10 | sag na4-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2/3(disz) sze ku3# | |
| 11 | i3-nun-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) [2/3(disz)? sila3] 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 gur | |
| 12 | 1(ban2)# 4(disz)# sila3 i3-nun | |
| 13 | [2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3] ga#-szex(SIG7)#-[a] | |
| 14 | [sa2-du11 a-ra2] 1(disz)-kam | |
| 15 | [3(disz) sila3 i3]-nun | |
| 16 | sa2#-du11# [a-ra2] 2(disz)-kam | |
| 17 | 1(barig) ga-szex(SIG7)-a gibil-sze3 | |
| 18 | kasz-de2-a lugal umma{ki}-sze3 gen-na | |
| 19 | kiszib3-bi 4(disz)-am3 | |
| 20 | ugu2 lu2-kal-la ga2-ga2-dam | |
| 21 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun | |
| 22 | 3(barig) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | |
| 23 | 7(disz) sila3 ga-szex(SIG7)-a | |
| 24 | kiszib3 lu2-kal-la | |
| 25 | ugu2 ur-e11-e ga2-ga2-dam | |
| 26 | 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | |
| 27 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ga gazi gur# | |
| 28 | 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g gur# | |
| 29 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) ga-szex(SIG7)-a gur# | |
| 30 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | |
| 2 | szunigin 2(asz) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 ga gazi gur | |
| 3 | ga-UD@g-bi 3(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 | |
| 4 | szunigin 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) ga-UD@g gur | |
| 5 | szunigin 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ga-szex(SIG7)-a gur | |
| 6 | i3-nun-bi 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 | |
| 7 | ga-UD@g-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 7(disz)# 1/2(disz)# gin2# | |
| 8 | [szunigin] 8(asz)# 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | |
| 9 | [szunigin] 9(asz)# 4(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ga-UD@g gur | |
| 10 | zi-ga-am3 | |
| 11 | la2-ia3 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | |
| 12 | 1(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ga-UD@g gur | |
| 13 | la2-ia3-am3 | |
| 14 | nig2-ka9-ak# i3#-nun ga-ar3 | |
| 15 | a-tu szusz3 | |
| 16 | mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | |
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