TUT 137 (P135710)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TUT 137 |
|---|---|
| ID | P135710 |
| Museum no. | VAT 02373 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
English translation
By Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 2 | 17 shekels silver, |
| obverse col 1 3 | into the palace brought, |
| obverse col 1 4 | via Alla, son of Lu-Uru; |
| obverse col 1 5 | n shekels silver from Alla, fattener in Ur, |
| obverse col 1 7 | the sealed document is to be delivered; |
| obverse col 1 8 | booked out; |
| obverse col 1 9 | the deficit: 1/2 mana 7 shekels: |
| obverse col 1 10 | Alla, son of Lugal-erin; |
| obverse col 1 11 | 7 male laborers, for 14 months, |
| obverse col 1 12 | 1 male laborer, for 6 months, |
| obverse col 1 13 | its silver: 1 mana 18 shekels; |
| obverse col 2 1 | therefrom: |
| obverse col 2 2 | 12 1/2 shekels silver, |
| obverse col 2 3 | into the palace brought, |
| obverse col 2 4 | via Alla, son of Lu-Uru, |
| obverse col 2 5 | 3 shekels from Alla, the fattener, in Ur, |
| obverse col 2 6 | the sealed document is to be delivered; |
| obverse col 2 7 | booked out; |
| obverse col 2 8 | the deficit: 1 mana 2 1/2 shekels silver; |
| obverse col 2 9 | Lu-..., the foreman; |
| obverse col 2 10 | 11 male laborers, for 4 months, |
| obverse col 2 11 | its silver: 1 5/6 mana 5 1/2 shekels silver; |
| obverse col 2 12 | therefrom: |
| obverse col 2 13 | 9 2/3 shekels silver |
| reverse col 1 1 | into the palace brought, |
| reverse col 1 2 | via Alla, son of Lu-Uru; |
| reverse col 1 3 | 3 shekels silver from Alla, fattener in Ur, |
| reverse col 1 4 | the sealed document is to be delivered; |
| reverse col 1 5 | booked out; |
| reverse col 1 6 | the deficit: 1 2/3 mana 2 5/6 shekels: |
| reverse col 1 7 | Lubimu; |
| reverse col 1 8 | 3 male laborers, for 4 months, |
| reverse col 1 9 | 1 male laborer, for 6 months, |
| reverse col 1 10 | 1 male laborer, for 3 months, |
| reverse col 1 11 | ist silver: 1/2 mana 8 1/4 shekels; |
| reverse col 1 12 | therefrom: |
| reverse col 2 1 | the deficit: 1/2 mana 8 1/4 shekels: |
| reverse col 2 2 | Urtur; |
| reverse col 2 3 | total: 1/2 mana 9 1/6 shekels silver, |
| reverse col 2 4 | via Alla, son of Lu-Uru; |
| reverse col 2 5 | total: ... shekels, |
| reverse col 2 6 | from Alla, the fattener (?), |
| reverse col 2 7 | the sealed document is to be destroyed; |
| reverse col 2 8 | ... 1/4 shekel, |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [1(u) 7(disz) gin2 ku3]-babbar# | |
| 3 | [e2-gal-la ba-an]-kux(KWU147)# | |
| 4 | [giri3 al-la] dumu lu2#-uru11{ki} | |
| 5 | [n gin2 ku3-babbar] al-la [kuruszda] uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 6 | [...]-ti | |
| 7 | [kiszib3]-bi# tum3-dam | |
| 8 | zi#-ga | |
| 9 | la2#-ia3 1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 | |
| 10 | al-la dumu lugal-erin2 | |
| 11 | 7(disz) gurusz iti 1(u) 4(disz)-sze3 | |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz iti 6(disz)-sze3 | |
| 13 | ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [sza3]-bi#-ta | |
| 2 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | |
| 3 | e2-gal-la# [ba-an]-kux(KWU147)# | |
| 4 | giri3 [al-la dumu lu2]-uru11{ki#} | |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 al-la kuruszda uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 6 | kiszib3-bi tum3-dam | |
| 7 | zi-ga | |
| 8 | la2-ia3 1(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 | |
| 9 | lu2-x-[...]-x ugula | |
| 10 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz iti 1(u) 4(disz)-sze3 | |
| 11 | ku3-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | |
| 12 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| 13 | 9(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) ku3 | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147) | |
| 2 | giri3 al-la dumu lu2-uru11{ki} | |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 ku3 al-la kuruszda uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 4 | kiszib3-bi tum3-dam | |
| 5 | zi-ga | |
| 6 | la2-ia3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 | |
| 7 | lu2-bi-mu | |
| 8 | 3(disz) gurusz iti 1(u) 4(disz)-sze3 | |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz iti 6(disz)-sze3 | |
| 10 | 1(disz) gurusz iti 3(disz)-sze3 | |
| 11 | ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 8(disz)# gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 | |
| 12 | [sza3]-bi#-ta | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | la2-ia3 1/2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 | |
| 2 | ur-tur | |
| 3 | szunigin# 1/2(disz) ma-na 9(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3 | |
| 4 | [giri3] al-la dumu lu2-uru11{ki} | |
| 5 | [szunigin n] gin2 | |
| 6 | [... al?]-la#? kuruszda? | |
| 7 | [kiszib3 zi?]-re-dam | |
| 8 | [...] gin2# igi-4(disz)-gal2 | |
| 9 | [...] | |
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