Hermitage 3, 488 (P211698)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Hermitage 3, 488 |
|---|---|
| ID | P211698 |
| Museum no. | Erm 07890 |
| Collection | State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation |
| 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
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Basket-of-tablets: |
| obverse 2 | sealed documents of conveyance of Daga..., |
| obverse 3 | ...kuge, son of Ayabbani, and Lugal-kuzu, manager, |
| obverse 4 | sealed documents to be canceled, and to ... carried, Ur-Šulpa’e, |
| reverse 1 | ... to be carried, the trade agents, |
| reverse 2 | sealed documents, garments of Šara, the harbor of the governor, |
| reverse 3 | sealed documents, garments, leather, ... Inanna ..., |
| reverse 4 | sealed documents of Ur-..., the chief accountant, and of Ur-Nungal, |
| reverse 5 | ... Apisal, Mušbiana; |
| bottom 1 | year: “Šū-Suen is king.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | pisan-dub-ba | |
| 2 | kiszib3# dab-ba# da-ga-x | |
| 3 | [x]-ku3-ge dumu a-ab-ba-ni u3 lugal-ku3-zu nu-banda3 | |
| 4 | kiszib3 zi-re u3 kiszib3-kiszib3-sze3 tum3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3-kiszib3-sze3 tum3 dam-gar3-ne | |
| 2 | kiszib3 tug2 {d}szara2 kar-ra ensi2-ka | |
| 3 | kiszib3 tug2 kusz x {d}inanna bi2-za-ka a x x | |
| 4 | kiszib3 ur-{d}x sza13-dub-ba u3 ur-{d}nun-gal | |
| 5 | x x x a-pi4-sal4{ki} musz-bi-an-na | |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal x | |
Sources & licences
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