TCL 05, 6055 (P131769)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 05, 6055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P131769 |
| Museum no. | AO 06055 |
| 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
By Dahl, Jacob L. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | 3 large (bowls?), ..., bronze. |
| obverse col 1 2 | Their weight: 2 1/3 ma-na, 4 shekels. |
| obverse col 1 3 | 1 large (bowl), bronze. |
| obverse col 1 4 | Its weight: 1/2 ma-na, 1 shekel. |
| obverse col 1 5 | 3 Guna(n)gi vessels, bronze. |
| obverse col 1 6 | Their weight: 1 ma-na, 8 shekels. |
| obverse col 1 7 | 1 ewer vessel, bronze. |
| obverse col 1 8 | Its weight: 1/2 ma-na, 3 shekels. |
| obverse col 1 9 | 1 bronze vat. |
| obverse col 1 10 | Its weight: 1 2/3 ma-na, 5 shekels. |
| obverse col 1 11 | 1 copper axe(?) |
| obverse col 1 12 | Its weight: 1 ma-na, 13 shekels. |
| obverse col 1 13 | 1 bronze ... |
| obverse col 1 14 | Its weight: 14 ... |
| obverse col 2 1 | 1 axe, bronze. |
| obverse col 2 2 | Its weight: 2/3 ma-na. |
| obverse col 2 3 | 2 axes, bronze, neck ... |
| obverse col 2 4 | Their weight: 1 ma-na. |
| obverse col 2 5 | 1 copper bucket. |
| obverse col 2 6 | Its weight: 5 5/6 ma-na/ |
| obverse col 2 7 | 10 plowshares, bronze. |
| obverse col 2 8 | Their weight: |
| obverse col 2 9 | 1 copper kettledrum(?). |
| obverse col 2 10 | Its weight: 20 ma-na |
| obverse col 2 11 | 14 toggle pins, bronze. |
| obverse col 2 12 | Their weight: 5/6 ma-na, 3 shekels. |
| obverse col 2 13 | #tr.en: 1 copper ... |
| obverse col 2 14 | Its weight: 6 ... |
| obverse col 2 15 | 1 copper ... |
| obverse col 2 16 | Its weight: ... |
| obverse col 2 17 | 4 ... |
| reverse col 1 2 | 1 ... |
| reverse col 1 3 | 14 ... stones. |
| reverse col 1 4 | 2 ... stones. |
| reverse col 1 5 | 1 gamgam-wood stone. |
| reverse col 1 6 | 2 jasper stones. |
| reverse col 1 7 | 12 veined jasper stones. |
| reverse col 1 8 | 17 calcedony(?) stones. |
| reverse col 1 9 | 12 carnelian stones, ... |
| reverse col 1 10 | 2 carnelian stones, red. |
| reverse col 1 11 | 1 gamgam-wood sone, steatite(?). |
| reverse col 1 12 | 1 gamgam-wood stone, Kimash (type?). |
| reverse col 1 13 | 1 gamgam-wood stone, bu3-uz-hi-li. |
| reverse col 1 14 | 1 du8-du8-um stone, set in bronze. |
| reverse col 1 15 | 1 Ishtar-symbol, gold. |
| reverse col 1 16 | 98 carnelian stones, long. |
| reverse col 1 17 | 2 gamgam-wood stones, small vase(?). |
| reverse col 1 18 | 1 copper Suen, long. |
| reverse col 1 19 | 1 ... |
| reverse col 1 20 | 4 guz-za textiles, running (quality). |
| reverse col 1 21 | 1 bar-tug2 textile, shepherd (quality). |
| reverse col 1 22 | 10 textiles, weaver (quality). |
| reverse col 1 23 | 2 nig2-lam textiles, running (quality). |
| reverse col 1 24 | 1 (piece of) linen, running (quality), old. |
| reverse col 1 25 | 1 headbands (for women), running (quality) |
| reverse col 2 1 | 6 boxes (for) wool. |
| reverse col 2 2 | 4 ... |
| reverse col 2 3 | 1 axe(?), bronze. |
| reverse col 2 4 | Its weight: 5/6 ma-na, 3 shekels. |
| reverse col 2 5 | 2 large (bowls), bronze. |
| reverse col 2 6 | Their weight: 1 ma-na, 18 shekels. |
| reverse col 2 7 | 2 bronze barges. |
| reverse col 2 8 | Their weight: 1 ma-na. 10 shekels. |
| reverse col 2 9 | 1 copper (bowl) large, ... |
| reverse col 2 10 | Its weight: 5/6 ma-na. |
| reverse col 2 11 | 13 grains of silver. |
| reverse col 2 12 | Within the ”boxes” existing. |
| reverse col 2 13 | Seal(ed tablet of) Ikala. |
| reverse col 2 14 | ”On-the-road” treasury |
| reverse col 2 15 | of Nin-men. |
| reverse col 2 16 | Month: ”First Fruit (offerings)”. |
| reverse col 2 17 | Year: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) gal sag numun zabar | |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 | |
| 3 | 1(disz) gal zabar | |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 | |
| 5 | 3(disz) gu-na-an-gi4 zabar | |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 | |
| 7 | 1(disz) za-hum zabar | |
| 8 | ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 | |
| 9 | 1(disz) {zabar}{dug}lah5-tan | |
| 10 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 | |
| 11 | 1(disz) {uruda}du5-la2 | |
| 12 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 | |
| 13 | 1(disz) {zabar}x [...] | |
| 14 | ki-la2-bi 1(u) 4(disz) [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ha-zi-in zabar | |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na | |
| 3 | 2(disz) ha-zi-in zabar gu2 nam-ra | |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na | |
| 5 | 1(disz) {uruda}ba-an-du8-du8 | |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na | |
| 7 | 1(u) apin-me zabar | |
| 8 | ki-la2-bi | |
| 9 | 1(disz) {uruda}le-le-es2 | |
| 10 | ki-la2-bi 2(u) ma-na | |
| 11 | 1(u) 4(disz) tu-di-da zabar | |
| 12 | ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 | |
| 13 | 1(disz) {uruda}a-[...] | |
| 14 | ki-la2-bi 6(disz)? [...] | |
| 15 | 1(disz) {uruda}[...] | |
| 16 | ki-la2-bi [...] | |
| 17 | 4(disz)# [...] | |
| 18 | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 1(disz) [...] | |
| 3 | 1(u) 4(disz) {na4}[...] | |
| 4 | 2(disz) {na4}x [...] | |
| 5 | 1(disz) {na4}{gesz}gam-gam [...] | |
| 6 | 2(disz) {na4}amaszx(KWU543) x [...] | |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(disz) {na4}ma-da-[lum] KWU543 me-e3 | |
| 8 | 1(u) 7(disz) {na4}nir3 | |
| 9 | 1(u) 2(disz) {na4}za-gul szu gur-ra | |
| 10 | 2(disz) {na4}za-gul gazi | |
| 11 | 1(disz) {na4}{gesz}gam-gam? al-ga-mes | |
| 12 | 1(disz) {na4}{gesz}gam-gam? ki-masz{ki} | |
| 13 | 1(disz) {na4}{gesz}gam-gam? bu3-uz-hi-li | |
| 14 | 1(disz) {na4}du8-du8-um zabar ga2-ra? | |
| 15 | 1(disz) esz18-dar ku3-sig17 | |
| 16 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) {na4}za-gul? gid2 | |
| 17 | 2(disz) {na4}{gesz}gam-gam? tur bur-ra | |
| 18 | 1(disz) uruda {d}suen gid2 | |
| 19 | 1(disz) {na4}{d}e2-gid2 | |
| 20 | 4(disz) tug2 guz-za du | |
| 21 | 1(disz) tug2 bar-tug2 sipa | |
| 22 | 1(u) tug2 usz-bar | |
| 23 | 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du | |
| 24 | 1(disz) gada du sumun | |
| 25 | 1(disz) tug2 nig2-munus-la2-sag du | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 6(disz) {gesz}pisan siki# | |
| 2 | 4(disz) x x-bar-ta x [...] | |
| 3 | 1(disz) du5-la2 zabar | |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 | |
| 5 | 2(disz) gal zabar | |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 | |
| 7 | 2(disz) {zabar}ma2-gur8 | |
| 8 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 | |
| 9 | 1(disz) {uruda}gal sag numun | |
| 10 | ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na | |
| 11 | 1(u) 3(disz) sze ku3-babbar | |
| 12 | sza3 pisan-pisan-ka gal2-la | |
| 13 | kiszib3 i3-kal-la | |
| 14 | gil-sa si-il-la | |
| 15 | {d}nin-me-en-ka | |
| 16 | iti nesag | |
| 17 | mu {gesz}gu-za en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | |
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