CUSAS 39, 211 (P250738)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 39, 211 |
|---|---|
| ID | P250738 |
| Museum no. | MS 2011 |
| Collection | Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway |
| 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
By Dahl, Jacob L. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | 11 toggle pins, silver. |
| obverse col 1 2 | Their weight: 1/3 ma-na, 6 shekels. |
| obverse col 1 3 | And, |
| obverse col 1 4 | 4 toggle pins, silver. |
| obverse col 1 5 | Their weight: 11 shekels. New mu-kux(DU) delivery. |
| obverse col 1 6 | 4 rings, silver. |
| obverse col 1 7 | Their weight: 2/3 ma-na, 6 shekels. |
| obverse col 1 8 | 1 toggle pin, head of carnelian, ... of gold. |
| obverse col 1 9 | n seals, lapis lazuli, set in gold |
| obverse col 1 10 | n seals, lapis lazuli, set in bronze. |
| obverse col 1 11 | n seals, lapis lazuli. |
| obverse col 1 12 | n seals, lapis lazuli, small. |
| obverse col 2 1 | 60 bronze bowls, their ... copper. |
| obverse col 2 2 | Their weight: 5 ma-na, 4 shekels. |
| obverse col 2 3 | 16 toggle pins, bronze. |
| obverse col 2 4 | Their weight: 1 ma-na. |
| obverse col 2 5 | Among them are 5 toggle pins, their openings would with silver; 2 toggle pins, their openings would with tin. |
| obverse col 2 6 | 95 (pieces of) carnelian, bright. |
| obverse col 2 7 | 113 (pieces of) za-ah of gold. |
| obverse col 2 8 | 60 ... of lapis lazuli. |
| obverse col 2 9 | 19 nir3 (stones), their openings of gold. |
| obverse col 2 10 | 4 za-tu-tu-bi of gold. |
| obverse col 2 11 | 2 talent (sized blocks) of lapis lazuli, bright. |
| obverse col 2 12 | Their length: 1/2 cubit each. |
| obverse col 2 13 | 60 nir3 (stones), bright. |
| obverse col 2 14 | 60 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, their opening of gold. |
| obverse col 2 15 | ... 4 (pieces of) carnelian. |
| obverse col 2 16 | ... silver, set in bitumen ... |
| obverse col 3 1 | 21 nig2 stones, not ... |
| obverse col 3 2 | 9 (pieces of) za-ah of lapis lazuli. |
| obverse col 3 3 | 9 (pieces of) za-ah of agate(?) (and) gold. |
| obverse col 3 4 | 8 ... |
| obverse col 3 5 | 11 (pieces of) za-ah of steatite(?) |
| obverse col 3 6 | 2 nir3 (stones), double eyes. |
| obverse col 3 7 | 2 carnelian stones, cut(?). |
| obverse col 3 8 | 5 ... dates ... |
| obverse col 3 9 | 16 nir3 (stones), wheel(?). |
| obverse col 3 10 | 14 ... of nir3 (stone) |
| obverse col 3 11 | 1 nir3 (stone), eye. |
| obverse col 3 12 | 1 (piece of) agate(?), fashioned with red gold. |
| obverse col 3 13 | 28 sza-e2 stones. |
| obverse col 3 14 | 1 (piece of) agate(?). |
| obverse col 3 15 | 1 (piece of) carnelian, long. |
| obverse col 3 16 | 1 ... stone. |
| obverse col 3 17 | 147 ... |
| obverse col 3 18 | 5 (pieces of) agate(?) ... |
| obverse col 3 19 | 1 (piece of) za-ah of bronze ... |
| reverse col 1 1' | 58 ... |
| reverse col 1 2' | 2 (pieces of) za-ah of bronze. |
| reverse col 1 3' | 1 bird stone(?) ... |
| reverse col 1 4' | 53 (pieces of) za-ah of lapis lazuli. |
| reverse col 1 5' | 4 nir3 (stones), eyes ... |
| reverse col 1 6' | 15 (pieces of) carnelian, ... |
| reverse col 1 7' | 5 nig2 stones not ... |
| reverse col 1 8' | 19 (pieces of) za-ah of agate(?). |
| reverse col 1 9' | 2 ... bird trapper ... reed ... |
| reverse col 1 10' | 9 ... |
| reverse col 1 11' | 1 (piece of) carnelian, "knife-tail." |
| reverse col 1 12' | 7 ... of nir3 (stone). |
| reverse col 1 13' | 17 (pieces of) za-ah of agate(?) (and) gold. |
| reverse col 1 14' | 9 (pieces of) za-ah of steatite(?). |
| reverse col 1 15' | 13 sza-e2 stones. |
| reverse col 1 16' | 1 ... |
| reverse col 1 17' | 43 nir3 (stones), wheel(?). |
| reverse col 1 18' | 2 zu-a stones. |
| reverse col 1 19' | 15 nig2 stones, not ..., bright. |
| reverse col 1 20' | 2 nir3 (stones) ... set in gold. |
| reverse col 1 21' | 673 (pieces of) za-ah of bright carnelian. |
| reverse col 1 22' | 447 ... gold. |
| reverse col 1 23' | 46 nir3 (stones), bright. |
| reverse col 1 24' | 1 ... of carnelian, set in gold. |
| reverse col 1 25' | 1 (piece of) agate(?), fashioned in red silver. |
| reverse col 1 26' | 1 he2-eb of lapis lazuli. |
| reverse col 2 2' | ..., gold. |
| reverse col 2 3' | n+40 nir3 (stones), set in gold. |
| reverse col 2 4' | of(?) the neck, the second time. |
| reverse col 2 5' | 24 textiles, weaver (quality). |
| reverse col 2 6' | 12 nig2-lam2 textiles, lesser (quality). |
| reverse col 2 7' | 1 a-zu textile, BAD (quality). |
| reverse col 2 8' | 2 guz-za textiles, 4th class, lesser (quality). |
| reverse col 2 9' | 4 textiles, weaver (quality). |
| reverse col 2 10' | 2 nig2-lam textiles, ... |
| reverse col 2 11' | 1 ... textile ... |
| reverse col 2 12' | 9 (pieces of) linen, regular (quality). |
| reverse col 2 13 | 1 (piece of) linen, large. |
| reverse col 2 14' | 2 (pieces of) linen, regular (quality). BAD . |
| reverse col 2 15' | 7 (pieces of) linen, nig2-eb. |
| reverse col 2 16' | 2 headbands (for women), regular (quality). |
| reverse col 2 17' | 2 ... textiles. |
| reverse col 2 18' | 2 rings, bronze. |
| reverse col 2 19' | Their weight: 1/3 ma-na minus 10 shekels. |
| reverse col 2 20' | mu-kux(DU) delivery, new. |
| reverse col 3 1' | irregular (delivery). |
| reverse col 3 2' | ... Its weight: 1/4 (of a ma-na?). |
| reverse col 3 3' | ... 4 ... large ... set in silver. |
| reverse col 3 4' | ... toggle pins. |
| reverse col 3 5' | Their weight: 1 1/3 ma-na. |
| reverse col 3 6' | ... toggle pins ... |
| reverse col 3 7' | ... toggle pins, bronze. |
| reverse col 3 8' | Their weight: 1 1/3 ma-na, 4 shekels. |
| reverse col 3 9' | 1 he2-eb of lapis lazuli. |
| reverse col 3 10' | mu-kux(DU) deliveries, new, to be placed(?). |
| reverse col 3 11' | Treasury of Alim-mah. |
| reverse col 3 12' | Year: "Huhnuri was destroyed." |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(disz) tu-di-da ku3-babbar | |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 | |
| 3 | u3 | |
| 4 | 4(disz) tu-di-da ku3-babbar | |
| 5 | ki-la2-bi 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 mu-kux(DU) gibil? | |
| 6 | 4(disz) har ku3-babbar | |
| 7 | ki-la2-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 | |
| 8 | 1(disz) tu-di-da za-gul sag KWU474 ku3-sig17 | |
| 9 | [x] kiszib3 za-gin3 ku3-sig17 gar | |
| 10 | [x] kiszib3# za-gin3 zabar gar | |
| 11 | [x] kiszib3 za-gin3 | |
| 12 | [x] kiszib3 za#-gin3 tur | |
| 13 | [...] NE#? | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) bur zabar KU-bi uruda | |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 5(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 | |
| 3 | 1(u) 6(disz) tu-di-da zabar | |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na | |
| 5 | sza3-ba 5(disz) tu-di-da ka-ba ku3 nigin2-na 2(disz) tu-di-da ka-ba an-na nigin2-na i3-in-gal2 | |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) za-gul zalag2 | |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) za-ah ku3-sig17 | |
| 8 | 1(gesz2) {gesz}bulug3 za-gin3 | |
| 9 | 2(u) la2 1(asz) nir3 ka-ba ku3-sig17 | |
| 10 | 4(disz) za-tu-tu-bi ku3-sig17 | |
| 11 | 2(asz) gu2 za-gin3 zalag2 | |
| 12 | gid2-bi 1/2(disz) kusz3-ta | |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) nir3 zalag2 | |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) za-gin3 ka-ba ku3-sig17 | |
| 15 | [...] x 4(disz) za-gul | |
| 16 | [...] x ku3-babbar esir2-a [...] i3-gal2 | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 1(disz) {na4}nig2 ki nu gu7 | |
| 2 | 9(disz) za-ah za-gin3 | |
| 3 | 9(disz) za-ah szuba3 ku3-sig17 | |
| 4 | 8(disz) KWU543 me-e3 | |
| 5 | 1(u) 1(disz) za-ah al-ga-mes | |
| 6 | 2(disz) nir3 igi min | |
| 7 | 2(disz) {na4}za-gul ze2 | |
| 8 | 5(disz) KWU543 e3 zu2-lum | |
| 9 | 1(u) 6(disz) nir3 umbin | |
| 10 | 1(u) 4(disz) {gesz}bulug3 nir3 | |
| 11 | 1(disz) nir3 igi | |
| 12 | 1(disz) szuba3 ku3-sig17 husz-a dim2-ma | |
| 13 | 2(u) 8(disz) {na4}sza-e2 | |
| 14 | 1(disz) szuba3 | |
| 15 | 1(disz) za-gul gid2-da | |
| 16 | 1(disz) {na4}x-[...] | |
| 17 | 2(gesz'u) 2(u) 7(disz) za#-[...] | |
| 18 | 5(disz) szuba3# [...] | |
| 19 | 1(disz) za-ah zabar# [...] | |
| 20 | 1(gesz'u) 7(disz) asz x [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 5(u) 8(disz)# [...] | |
| 2' | 2(disz) za-ah zabar#? [...] | |
| 3' | 1(disz) na4 muszen x [...] | |
| 4' | 5(u) 3(disz) za-ah za-[gin3 ...] | |
| 5' | 4(disz) nir3 igi [...] | |
| 6' | 1(u) 5(disz) za-gul KA [...] | |
| 7' | 5(disz) {na4}nig2 ki nu [gu7?] | |
| 8' | 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) za-ah szuba3 [...] | |
| 9' | 2(disz) {gesz}bulug3 muszen-du3 gi#? [...] | |
| 10' | 9(disz) KWU543 me-e3 | |
| 11' | 1(disz) za-gul kun-gir2 | |
| 12' | 7(disz) {gesz}bulug3 nir3 | |
| 13' | 1(u) 7(disz) za-ah szuba3 ku3-sig17 | |
| 14' | 9(disz) za-ah al-ga-mes | |
| 15' | 1(u) 3(disz) {na4}sza-e2 | |
| 16' | 1(disz) {gesz}bulug3 bur | |
| 17' | 4(u) 3(disz) nir3 umbin | |
| 18' | 2(disz) {na4}zu#-a | |
| 19' | 1(u) 5(disz) {na4}nig2-ki nu-gu7 zalag2 | |
| 20' | 2(disz) nir3 a2-dar ku3-sig17 gar | |
| 21' | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) za-ah za-gul zalag2 | |
| 22' | 7(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) asz x ku3-sig17 | |
| 23' | 4(u) 6(disz) nir3 zalag2 | |
| 24' | 1(disz) {gesz}bulug3 za-gul ku3-sig17 gar | |
| 25' | 1(disz) szuba3 ku3-babbar husz-a dim2-ma | |
| 26' | 1(disz) he2-eb2 za-gin3 | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] ku3-sig17 | |
| 3' | [...] 4(u)# nir3 ku3-sig17 gar | |
| 4' | sza3#? gu2 min-a-kam | |
| 5' | 2(u) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar | |
| 6' | 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 us2 | |
| 7' | 1(disz) tug2 a-zu BAD | |
| 8' | 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | |
| 9' | 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar ka-ah | |
| 10' | 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 ka-ah | |
| 11' | 1(disz) tug2 gu2-la2 nig2-eb | |
| 12' | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gada du | |
| 13 | 1(disz) gada mah | |
| 14' | 2(disz) gada du BAD | |
| 15' | 7(disz) gada nig2-eb | |
| 16' | 2(disz) tug2 nig2-munus-la2-sag du | |
| 17' | 2(disz) tug2 NIG2 NE zu an | |
| 18' | 2(disz) har zabar | |
| 19' | ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na la2 1(u) gin2 | |
| 20' | mu-kux(DU) gibil | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [bar?-ta?] gal2-la | |
| 2' | [...] x u4 ki-la2-bi igi-4(disz)-gal2 | |
| 3' | [...] x 4(disz) gal x ku3-babbar gar | |
| 4' | [...] x tu-di-da zabar | |
| 5' | [ki-la2]-bi# 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na | |
| 6' | [...] tu#-di#-da# igi sze3?-a | |
| 7' | x tu-di-da zabar | |
| 8' | [ki-la2]-bi# 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 | |
| 9' | 1(disz) he2-eb2 za-gin3 | |
| 10' | mu-kux(DU) gibil ki ga2-ga2 | |
| 11' | gil-sa {d}alim-mah | |
| 12' | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | |
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