Fs Milano 321-323 (P200729)
Legal, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Milano 321-323 |
|---|---|
| ID | P200729 |
| Museum no. | BM 106476 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
English translation
By Molina, Manuel · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | For Abbagena |
| obverse 2 | the Išum field by the labor troop is to be smoothed out: |
| obverse 3 | the governor gave these instructions to him. |
| obverse 4 | (Nevertheless,) the labor troop to smooth out the corvée field neglected. |
| obverse 5 | They (instead) their (own) subsistence fields smoothed out. |
| obverse 6 | The canal that on the Išum (field) brings (water), |
| obverse 7 | during 14 days the labor troop towards their fields diverted. |
| obverse 8 | (Abbagena) to the governor (Ayakalla) and Dadaga (to inform them) |
| obverse 9 | sent nobody. |
| obverse 10 | (Consequently,) their (Ayakalla and Dadaga’s) field with water was not filled. |
| reverse 1 | His (Abbagena’s) cultivators (and) ox-drivers |
| reverse 2 | to harvest the barley were given to him (Abbagena). |
| reverse 3 | Dadaga for an inspection went there, |
| reverse 4 | (and found out that) from the labor troop no more than 3 were in service. |
| reverse 5 | One Abbagena, |
| reverse 6 | one Ur-Šulpa’e (and) |
| reverse 7 | and one Ayakalla: |
| reverse 8 | not 1 of them as the person in charge was in service. |
| reverse 9 | In the statement of Abbagena, |
| reverse 10 | before the governor it was confirmed. |
| reverse 11 | At the poplar field. |
| reverse 12 | Month “First fruits,” |
| reverse 13 | year following: “The barge of Enki was caulked.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | ab-ba-ge-na-ar | |
| 2 | a-sza3 i3-szum2 erin2-e tab-ba-de3 | |
| 3 | ensi2-ke4 a2 in-da-na-an-ag2 | |
| 4 | erin2-e GAN2-dusu tab-ba-e-de3 szu bi2-ib2-dag | |
| 5 | szuku-bi ba-ab-tab | |
| 6 | i7 i3-szum2-ma i3-ib2-de6-a | |
| 7 | u4 1(u) 4(disz)-am3 erin2-e a-sza3-bi-sze3 ba-ab-gid2 | |
| 8 | ensi2-sze3 u3 da-da-ga-asz | |
| 9 | lu2 nu-mu-un-szi-in-gi4 | |
| 10 | a-sza3-bi a la-ba-ab-si | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | engar sza3-gu4-ka-ni | |
| 2 | sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-de3 ba-an-na-szum2 | |
| 3 | da-da-ga gurum2#-sze3 i3#-gen | |
| 4 | erin2-bi 3(disz)-a diri-ga nu-gub-ba-am3 | |
| 5 | 1(disz) ab-ba-ge-na | |
| 6 | 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | |
| 7 | 1(disz) a-a-kal-la | |
| 8 | sza3-bi 1(disz)-am3 sag-bi-sze3 nu-gub-ba-am3 | |
| 9 | inim ab-ba-ge-na-ka | |
| 10 | igi ensi2-ka-sze3 ba-an-ge-en6 | |
| 11 | sza3 a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu-ka | |
| 12 | iti nesag | |
| 13 | mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | |
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