NATN 451 (P121149)
Administrative, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | NATN 451 |
|---|---|
| ID | P121149 |
| Museum no. | CBS 13721 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Basket-of-tablets: |
| obverse 2 | accounts of seed grain and fodder |
| obverse 3 | wages of the men hired to hoe the grass |
| obverse 4 | grain rations for the personnel of the orchard |
| obverse 5 | the young dumu-baBAD labourers |
| obverse 6 | amounting to 12 months |
| obverse 7 | accounts of wool, oil and dates |
| obverse 8 | of the shepherds and gardeners |
| obverse 9 | fodder for the calves of the stockyard |
| obverse 10 | fodder for the plow-oxen calves |
| obverse 11 | accounts of the cows of the stockyard |
| reverse 1 | eme-gi sheeps |
| reverse 2 | fat-tailed sheeps |
| reverse 3 | distributed rations |
| reverse 4 | wages of the men hired for the excavation of earth |
| reverse 5 | in the reinforcement works of the dike |
| reverse 6 | field of Abal |
| reverse 7 | field and orchard of Zuḫara |
| reverse 8 | field of Sagub |
| reverse 9 | and field of Udaga |
| reverse 10 | accounts of wages of the workers, amounting to 12 months |
| reverse 11 | are here; |
| reverse 12 | house of Lugal-kuzu |
| reverse 13 | in Girsu |
| reverse 14 | Ur-meme, administrator |
| reverse 15 | year: “Šu-Suen is king" |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | pisan-dub-ba | |
| 2 | nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4 | |
| 3 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 al ak u2 ku5 | |
| 4 | sze-ba giri3-se3-ga {gesz}kiri6 | |
| 5 | di4-di4-la dumu ba-BAD-ke4-ne | |
| 6 | iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | |
| 7 | nig2-ka9-ak siki i3 zu2-lum | |
| 8 | sipa nu-{gesz}kiri6-ke4-ne | |
| 9 | sza3-gal ab2 amar e2-tur3 | |
| 10 | sza3-gal amar gu4 apin | |
| 11 | nig2-ka9 ab2 e2-tur3 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | udu eme-gi | |
| 2 | udu! gukkal | |
| 3 | szuku ha-la-a | |
| 4 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 sahar zi-ga | |
| 5 | e-e u2 gur10-a | |
| 6 | [a]-sza3 a-ba-al-la | |
| 7 | [a]-sza3# {gesz}kiri6 zu-ha-ra | |
| 8 | [a]-sza3# sag-ub5{ki} | |
| 9 | u3 a-sza3 u3-dag-ga | |
| 10 | nig2-ka9-ak a2 erin2-na iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | |
| 11 | i3-gal2 | |
| 12 | e2 lugal-ku3-zu | |
| 13 | sza3 gir2-su{ki} | |
| 14 | ur-me-me szabra | |
| 15 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | |
Sources & licences
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