TCL 05, 5667 (P131738)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 05, 5667 |
|---|---|
| ID | P131738 |
| Museum no. | AO 05667 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| 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 | 77 oxen, grain-fed, 60 oxen, 2 years (old), grain-fed, |
| obverse 2 | 120 oxen, 2 years (old), grass-fed, 21 heifers, 2 years (old), grain-fed, |
| obverse 3 | 36 oxen, grass-fed, 6 heifers, 2 years (old), grass-fed, |
| obverse 4 | 240 ox calves, suckling, |
| obverse 5 | “booked-outs” of the bala; |
| obverse 6 | 12 oxen, regular offering of Šara; |
| obverse 7 | 6 oxen, royal sacrifice; |
| obverse 8 | 2 oxen, for Šulgi, in the Newhouse delivered; |
| obverse 9 | 1 ox, grain-fed, 1 ox, grass-fed, slaughtered, |
| obverse 10 | cultic meal of Šulgi; |
| obverse 11 | 1 ox, cultic meal of Šulgi of Ki’an; |
| obverse 12 | 4 oxen, grain-fed, royal “mašdare’a”, 2nd time; |
| obverse 13 | 5 “šu” oxen, |
| obverse 14 | royal “beer-poured” (ceremony); |
| obverse 15 | 6 oxen, slaughtered, |
| obverse 16 | under seal of the governor; |
| obverse 17 | 4 oxen, slaughtered, |
| obverse 18 | under seal of Dadaga; |
| obverse 19 | year: “Urbilum was destroyed;” |
| obverse 20 | 90 less 1 oxen, grain-fed, |
| obverse 21 | 27 heifers, 2 years (old), grain-fed, |
| obverse 22 | 7 oxen, 2 years (old), grain-fed, |
| reverse 1 | 2 heifers, 2 years (old), grass-fed, |
| reverse 2 | 2 oxen, 2 years (old), grass-fed, |
| reverse 3 | 4 oxewn calves, suckling, |
| reverse 4 | “booked-outs” of the bala; |
| reverse 5 | 1 ox, regular offering of Šara, |
| reverse 6 | 1 ox, royal sacrifice, |
| reverse 7 | festival “Harvest"; |
| reverse 8 | 4 oxen, regular offering of Šara, |
| reverse 9 | 2 oxen, royal sacrifice, |
| reverse 10 | festival “First-fruits"; |
| reverse 11 | 2 oxen, grain-fed, royal “mašdare’a”, |
| reverse 12 | festival “Harvest"; |
| reverse 13 | set from outside; |
| reverse 14 | 5 oxen, under seal of Abbagina; |
| reverse 15 | 1 ox, cultic meal of Šulgi of Ki’an, year: “The high-priest of Inanna by extispicy was chosen,” |
| reverse 16 | via Lu-Suen; |
| reverse 17 | year after: “Urbilum was destroyed;” |
| reverse 18 | “booked outs” and “therefroms” of Nigarkidu, herdsman of oxen, grain-fed; |
| reverse 19 | (a period) of 16 months; |
| reverse 20 | from month “Harvest,” |
| reverse 21 | year: “Urbilum was destroyed,” |
| reverse 22 | to month “First-fruits,” |
| reverse 23 | year after: “Urbilum was destroyed.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) gu4 niga 1(gesz2) gu4 mu 2(asz) niga | |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) gu4 mu 2(asz) u2 2(u) 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga | |
| 3 | 3(u) 6(disz) gu4 u2 6(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) u2 | |
| 4 | 4(gesz2) gu4 amar ga | |
| 5 | zi-ga bala-a | |
| 6 | 1(u) 2(disz) gu4 sa2-du11 {d}szara2 | |
| 7 | 6(disz) gu4 nig2-{gesz}tag-ga lugal | |
| 8 | 2(disz) gu4 {d}szul-gi e2-gibil-na kux(KWU147)-ra | |
| 9 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) gu4 u2 ba-usz2 | |
| 10 | geszbun2? {d}szul-gi-ra | |
| 11 | 1(disz) gu4 geszbun2 {d}szul-gi |KI.AN|{ki} | |
| 12 | 4(disz) gu4 niga masz2-da-re6-a lugal a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | |
| 13 | 5(disz) szu gu4 | |
| 14 | kasz-de2-a lugal | |
| 15 | 6(disz) gu4 ba-usz2 | |
| 16 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | |
| 17 | 4(disz) gu4 ba-usz2 | |
| 18 | kiszib3 da-da-ga | |
| 19 | mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul | |
| 20 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 niga | |
| 21 | 2(u) 7(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga | |
| 22 | 7(disz) gu4 mu 2(asz) niga | |
| 23 | 2(u) 6(disz) gu4 u2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) u2 | |
| 2 | 2(disz) gu4 mu 2(asz) u2 | |
| 3 | 4(disz) gu4 amar ga | |
| 4 | zi-ga bala-a | |
| 5 | 1(disz) gu4 sa2-du11 {d}szara2 | |
| 6 | 1(disz) gu4 nig2-{gesz}tag-ga lugal | |
| 7 | ezem sze-sag11-ku5 | |
| 8 | 4(disz) gu4 sa2-du11 {d}szara2 | |
| 9 | 2(disz) gu4 nig2 gesz-<tag>-ga lugal | |
| 10 | ezem nesag | |
| 11 | 2(disz) gu4 niga masz2-da-re6-a lugal | |
| 12 | ezem sze-sag11-ku5 | |
| 13 | bar-ta gal2-la | |
| 14 | 5(disz) gu4 kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na | |
| 15 | 1(disz) gu4 geszbun2 {d}szul-gi |KI.AN|{ki} mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3 | |
| 16 | giri3 lu2-{d}suen | |
| 17 | mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul | |
| 18 | zi-ga sza3-bi-ta nigar{gar}-ki-du10 sipa gu4 niga | |
| 19 | iti 1(u) 6(disz)-kam | |
| 20 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | |
| 21 | mu ur-<bi2>-lum{ki} ba-hul-ta | |
| 22 | iti nesag | |
| 23 | mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul-sze3 | |
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