YNER 08, 01 (P128083)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | YNER 08, 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P128083 |
| Museum no. | MNW 42786 |
| Collection | National Museum, Warsaw, Poland |
| 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 | 49 gur barley, |
| obverse 2 | its silver: 1 mina 5 1/3 shekels, |
| obverse 3 | first time; |
| obverse 4 | 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, |
| obverse 5 | its silver: 2 shekels 22 1/2 grains |
| obverse 6 | second time; |
| obverse 7 | 22 strings of dates, dried(?), |
| obverse 8 | 2 ban2 6 sila3 crushed crabapples, |
| obverse 9 | their silver: 5/6 shekels less 2 1/2 grains; |
| obverse 10 | 2 shekels from Ur-Utu; |
| obverse 11 | total: 1 mina 11 1/6 shekels 20 grains silver; |
| reverse 1 | therefrom: |
| reverse 2 | 1 mina silver |
| reverse 3 | under seal of Lukalla, delivered from Ur-silaluh; |
| reverse 4 | 1 2/1 shekels silver (for) bitumen, unsealed; |
| reverse 5 | 6 shekels received by Lu-Inanna; |
| reverse 6 | total: 1 mina 8 1/2 shekels silver; |
| reverse 8 | deficit: 2 2/3 shekels 20 grains silver; |
| reverse 9 | account of Ur-silaluh, the trade agent; |
| reverse 10 | after he died, this account was done; |
| reverse 11 | extra month, |
| reverse 12 | year: “Amar-Suen the king destroyed Urbilum.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 5(u) la2 1(asz) sze gur | |
| 2 | ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 | |
| 3 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | |
| 4 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur | |
| 5 | ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze | |
| 6 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | |
| 7 | 2(u) 2(disz) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu UD-DU-A | |
| 8 | 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur hul? | |
| 9 | ku3-bi 5/6(disz) gin2 la2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze | |
| 10 | 2(disz) gin2 ki ur-{d}utu-ta | |
| 11 | szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2# [2(u) sze] ku3 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| 2 | 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar | |
| 3 | kiszib3 lu2-kal-la ki ur-sila-luh mu-kux(DU)#? | |
| 4 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 esir2 kiszib3 nu-ra-a | |
| 5 | 6(disz) gin2 lu2-{d}inanna szu ba-ti | |
| 6 | szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | |
| 7 | zi-ga-am3 | |
| 8 | la2-ia3 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar | |
| 9 | nig2-ka9-ak ur-sila-luh dam-gar3 | |
| 10 | egir6 ba-usz2-ta nig2-ka9-bi ba-ak | |
| 11 | iti diri | |
| 12 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | |
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