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BM 027716 (P202745)

Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationBM 027716
IDP202745
Museum no.BM 027716
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotGirsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 1Basket-of-tablets:
obverse 2barley by the (labor-)troops
obverse 3received,
obverse 4for the year: “The en-(priest) of Eridu was hired,”
obverse 5nudab and ḫedab,
obverse 6the banks of the waterway To-Nigin-going,
obverse 7year following: “The wall was erected.”

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1pisan-dub-ba
2sze erin2-e
3szu ti-a
4mu en eridu{ki}-ga ba-hun-ga2-sze3
5nu-dab5 u3 he2-dab5-me
6gu2 i7 nigin6{ki}-sze3-du
7mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3

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