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DP 040 (P220690)

Administrative, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE

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DesignationDP 040
IDP220690
Museum no.AO 13248
CollectionLouvre Museum, Paris, France
LanguageSumerian
PeriodED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotGirsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse col 1 120 beer loaves, per ban2 10 baked;
obverse col 1 210 snacking loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
obverse col 1 320 beer loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
obverse col 1 420 small beer loaves
obverse col 1 52 sila3 oil, 2 sila3 dates,
obverse col 1 62 strings crab apples,
obverse col 1 71 ban2 roasted barley,
obverse col 1 81 head-bundle oxen fish,
obverse col 2 12 sides of adartun fish,
obverse col 2 22 birds,
obverse col 2 3did Šubur,
obverse col 2 4cup-bearer,
obverse col 2 5deliver in there;
obverse col 2 65 beer loaves, per ban2 10 baked;
obverse col 2 710 snacking loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
obverse col 2 810 beer loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
obverse col 2 920 small beer loaves,
obverse col 3 11 sila3 oil, 1 sila3 dates,
obverse col 3 21 string crab apples,
obverse col 3 31 ban2 roasted barley,
obverse col 3 45 bundles turnips,
obverse col 3 55 bundles garlic,
obverse col 3 61 ŠEban split fish,
obverse col 3 75 fat NUN-fish.
obverse col 3 8did Ursu’ag,
obverse col 3 9the physician,
obverse col 3 10deliver in there;
obverse col 3 11Dudu,
obverse col 3 12the administrator,
obverse col 4 1delivered for him;
obverse col 4 21 beer loaf, per ban2 10 baked;
obverse col 4 31 snacking loaf, per ban2 30 baked;
obverse col 4 410 small beer loaves,
obverse col 4 51 sila3 oil, 1 sila3 dates,
obverse col 4 61 string crab apples,
obverse col 4 71 ban2 roasted barely,
obverse col 4 82 ŠEban fish split,
obverse col 4 91 head-bundle NUN fish,
obverse col 4 105 various NUN-fish,
obverse col 5 1did Ninmezidara
obverse col 5 2deliver for him;
obverse col 5 3Šubur,
obverse col 5 4cup-bearer,
obverse col 5 5delivered in there.
obverse col 5 62 jugs beer, of groats,
obverse col 5 72 jugs dark beer
obverse col 5 8did Damdingirmu
obverse col 5 9deliver in there;
obverse col 5 10offerings
obverse col 6 1of the ensi.
reverse col 1 1together: 26 beer loaves, per ban2 10 baked;
reverse col 1 220 snacking loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
reverse col 1 330 beer loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
reverse col 1 450 small beer loaves,
reverse col 1 52 jugs beer, of groats,
reverse col 2 12 jugs dark beer,
reverse col 2 24 sila3 oil, 4 sila3 dates,
reverse col 2 34 strings of crab apples,
reverse col 2 44 ban2 roasted barley,
reverse col 2 53 ŠEban of fish, split,
reverse col 2 62 sides adartun fish,
reverse col 2 72 head-bundles oxen fish,
reverse col 2 810 fat NUN fish,
reverse col 2 92 birds,
reverse col 2 105 bundles garlic,
reverse col 3 15 bundles crushed vegetables,
reverse col 3 2offerings
reverse col 3 3of the ensi;
reverse col 3 4Dudu,
reverse col 3 5administrator,
reverse col 3 6delivered for him; 7th (year).

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
12(u@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 1(u) du8
21(u@c) ninda ka-gu7 ba-an-ne2 3(u) du8
32(u@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 3(u) du8
42(u@c) ninda bappir3 tur-tur
52(disz@t) sila3 i3 2(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
62(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
71(ban2@c) [sze sa]
81(asz@c) sag#!-kesz2#! [esztub]{ku6}
obverse col 2
12(asz@c) za3 a-dar-tun2{ku6}
22(asz@c) muszen
3szubur
4sagi
5e-da-kux(DU)
65(asz@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-<ne2> 1(u) du8
71(u@c) ninda ka-gu7 ba-an-ne2 3(u) du8
81(u@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 3(u) du8
92(u@c) ninda bappir3 tur-tur
obverse col 3
11(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
21(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
31(ban2@c)! sze sa
45(asz@c) sa lu{sar}
55(asz@c) sa szum2-sikil
61(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an ku6 dar-ra
75(asz@c) ku6 NUN gur4-ra
8ur-su3-ag2#
9a-zu
10e-da-kux(DU)
11du-du
12sanga
obverse col 4
1mu-na-kux(DU)
21(asz@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 1(u) du8
31(asz@c) ninda ka-gu7 ba-an-ne2 3(u) du8
41(u@c) ninda bappir3 tur-tur
51(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
61(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
71(ban2@c) sze sa
8[2(asz@c)] SZE3-ba-an ku6 dar-ra
91(asz@c) sag-kesz2 esztub{ku6}
105(asz@c) NUN ku6 didli-bi
obverse col 5
1nin-me-zi-da-ra
2mu-na-kux(DU)
3szubur
4sagi
5e-da-kux(DU)
62(asz@c) dug kas sig15
72(asz@c) dug kas ge6
8dam#-dingir-mu
9e-da-kux(DU)
10nig2-gesz-tag-ga
obverse col 6
1ensi2-ka-kam
reverse col 1
1szu-nigin2 2(u@c) 6(disz@t) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 1(u@c) du8
22(u@c) ninda ka-gu7! ba-an-ne2 3(u@c) du8
33(u@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 3(u@c) du8
45(u@c) ninda bappir3 tur-tur
52(asz@c) dug kas sig15
reverse col 2
12(asz@c) dug kas ge6
24(disz@t) sila3 i3 4(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
34(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
44(ban2@c) sze sa
53(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an ku6 dar-ra
62(asz@c) za3 a-dar-tun2{ku6}
72(asz@c) sag-kesz2 [esztub]{ku6}
81(u@c) ku6 NUN gur4
92(asz@c) muszen
105(asz@c) sa szum2-sikil
reverse col 3
15(asz@c) sa sar mu11-mu11
2nig2 gesz tag-ga
3ensi2-ka-kam
4du-du
5sanga
6mu-na-kux(DU) 7(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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