CUSAS 39, 056 (P250752)
Receipt, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 39, 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P250752 |
| Museum no. | MS 2018/9 |
| Collection | Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Receipt |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 4 boats, each (holding) 40 gur, 1 ban2, 1 sila3. |
| obverse 2 | Charcoal boat(s). |
| obverse 3 | 2 boats, each holding 40 gur 5 2/3 sila3. |
| obverse 4 | Until the bread boats are “moored” (at) Uruk. |
| obverse 5 | 1 boat, each(!) (holding) 60 gur 1 ban2, 5 sila3. |
| reverse 1 | Boats for ... |
| reverse 2 | For 10 days. |
| reverse 3 | Its barley is 2 gur, 1 barig, 4 ban2. |
| reverse 4 | From Lu-Šulgi. |
| reverse 5 | Lugal-ebansa |
| reverse 6 | received. |
| reverse 7 | Month: “Dumuzi.” |
| left 1 | Year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) ma2 4(u) gur 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 2 | ma2 {gesz}u2-bil2-la# | |
| 3 | 2(disz) ma2 4(u) gur 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 4 | ma2 ninda en-na tusz-e-da unu{ki} | |
| 5 | 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma2 x-zi3-zu-a-ma2-sze3 | |
| 2 | u4 1(u)-sze3 | |
| 3 | sze-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | |
| 4 | ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ta | |
| 5 | lugal-e-ba-an-sa6 | |
| 6 | szu ba-ti | |
| 7 | iti {d}dumu-zi | |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | |
Sources & licences
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