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MVN 03, 004 (P222187)

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

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DesignationMVN 03, 004
IDP222187
Museum no.FLP 0004
CollectionFree Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
LanguageSumerian
PeriodED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotGirsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

By Heinle, Michael · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse col 1 12 teams of male onagers, full-grown,
obverse col 1 2donkey teams, for 1,
obverse col 1 3the daily barley: 2 ban2 each;
obverse col 1 41 team of male onagers, juveniles,
obverse col 1 5the daily barley: 1 ban2 each;
obverse col 1 6its barley: 6 gur 1 barig, saggal (measure);
obverse col 1 7(under) Girnun,
obverse col 1 8runner;
obverse col 1 91 team of female onagers,
obverse col 1 10the daily barley: 2 ban2 each;
obverse col 1 111 team of male onagers, juveniles,
obverse col 2 1the daily barley: 1 ban2 each;
obverse col 2 2its barley: 4 (gur) less 1 barig; (under) Eniggal,
obverse col 2 3household manager;
obverse col 2 420 less 2 wool-sheep,
obverse col 2 5for 1 sheep
obverse col 2 6monthly, barley: 5 ban2 each,
obverse col 2 7its barley: 4 (gur) less 1 barig; (under) Nigar-mud;
obverse col 2 820 less 2 wool-sheep,
obverse col 2 9its barley: 4 (gur) less 1 barig; (under) EnDU;
obverse col 3 117 wool-sheep,
obverse col 3 2its barley: 3 (gur) 2 barig 1 ban2; (under) Lugalda-numea;
obverse col 3 3they are herders of wool-sheep;
obverse col 3 41 reed-bed pig, grain-fed,
obverse col 3 51 day, the barley: 1 ban2 each;
obverse col 3 62 reed-bed pigs, (in their) 3rd year,
obverse col 3 73 reed-bed pigs, (in their) 2nd year,
obverse col 3 81 day, the barley: 2 sila3 each;
obverse col 4 12 reed-bed pigs, (in their) 1st year,
obverse col 4 21 day, the barley: 1 sila3 each;
obverse col 4 3its barley: 4 (gur) less 1 barig; (under) Lugal-pa’e,
obverse col 4 4swineherd;
obverse col 4 55 (gur) titab-barley,
obverse col 4 62 (gur) 2 barig beer bread,
obverse col 4 72 (gur) 2 barig malt barley,
obverse col 4 8barley for black-beer;
reverse col 1 12 (gur) 2 barig beer bread,
reverse col 1 2its bala barley: 3 barig 2 ban2;
reverse col 1 32 (gur) 2 barig malt barley,
reverse col 1 4barley for groat-beer;
reverse col 1 5(under) Ilī-belī,
reverse col 1 6the brewer;
reverse col 1 71 (gur) 1 barig barley, peaflour,
reverse col 1 81 (gur) 1 barig barley, roasted,
reverse col 2 1its bala barley: 1 barig 4 ban2;
reverse col 2 21 barig 4 ban2 barley, ‘sitting’ bread;
reverse col 2 3(under) Urmud,
reverse col 2 4the agrig;
reverse col 2 51 sheep, grain-fed,
reverse col 2 6its barley: 5 ban2;
reverse col 2 7(under) Kinum,
reverse col 3 1chief oiler;
reverse col 4 1total: 44 gur 2 barig 3 ban2, saggal (measure),
reverse col 4 2barley and bread rations, monthly,
reverse col 4 3house of Baba,
reverse col 4 4from the silo next to the house of Baba;
reverse col 5 1Enšu-gigi,
reverse col 5 2the agrig,
reverse col 5 3disbursed it;
reverse col 5 4Urukagina,
reverse col 5 5king
reverse col 5 6of Lagash; 6th (year),
reverse col 6 23rd disbursement.

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1[2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) durx(|USZ.ANSZE|) kunga2 gal-gal]
2[ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3]
3[u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta]
4[1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita-kunga2 amar-amar]
5[u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta]
6[sze-bi 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gur] saggal#
7[gir2]-nun
8gab2#-kas4
9[1(disz@t)] surx(ERIM)# munus-kunga2
10u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
111(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita-kunga2 amar-amar
obverse col 2
1[u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta]
2[sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) en-ig-gal]
3[nu-banda3]
4[2(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki]
5udu# 1(asz@c)-[sze3]
6iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
7sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) nigar-mud
82(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki
9sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) en-DU
obverse col 3
1[1(u) 7(disz@t)? udu siki]
2[sze-bi 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a]
3[sipa udu siki-ka-me]
4[1(disz@t) szah2-gesz-gi] nig2-gu7-a#
5u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta#
62(disz@t) szah2-gesz-gi mu 3(disz@t)
73(disz@t) szah2-gesz-gi mu 2(disz@t)
8u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(disz@t)? sila3#-ta
obverse col 4
1[2(disz@t) szah2-gesz-gi] mu# [1(disz@t)]
2[u4 1(disz@t)] sze# 1(disz@t) sila3-ta
3sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) lugal-pa-e3
4sipa szah2
55(asz@c) sze titab2
62(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
72(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
8sze kas ge6-kam
reverse col 1
12(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
2sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
32(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
4sze kas sig15-kam
5i3-li2-be6-li2
6lu2# lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
7[1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze] zi3# [gu]-ka#
8[1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze zi3 kum4-ma]
reverse col 2
1sze bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
22(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
3ur2-mud
4agrig
51(asz@c) udu nig2-gu7#-a
6[sze-bi 5(ban2@c)?]
7[ki2-num]
reverse col 3
1ka-szagan
reverse col 4
1szu-nigin2 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) [sze] gur saggal#
2[sze ninda sa2-du11 iti-da]
3[e2 {d}ba-ba6-ka]
4[guru7 e2 {d}ba-ba6-ke4 us2-sa-ta]
reverse col 5
1en-szu-gi4-gi4
2agrig-ge
3e-ta-gar
4URU-KA-gi-na
5[lugal]
6[lagasz{ki} 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)]
reverse col 6
23(disz@t)# gar-am6

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