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CUSAS 39, 060 (P253739)

Receipt, Ur III, Adab · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationCUSAS 39, 060
IDP253739
Museum no.MS 4715/15
CollectionSchøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreReceipt
Find spotAdab
Coordinates31.9509, 45.6233

English translation

Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 120 gur of barley,
obverse 2instead of bala (obligations).
obverse 3Sealed tablet of E-urbidu.
obverse 4From Lu-Mama.
obverse 5Ur-(A)baba
reverse 1received.
reverse 2Year: “The En-priest of Inanna of Uruk was chosen by omen.”
seal 1 1Ur-Ababa,
seal 1 2scribe,
seal 1 3child of A’ur’a.

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
12(u) sze gur
2mu bala#-a-sze3
3kiszib3? e2#-ur2#-bi-du10
4ki lu2-ma-ma-ta
5ur-ba-ba
reverse
1szu ba-ti
2mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2 i3-pa3
seal 1
1ur-{d}a-ba-ba
2dub-sar
3dumu a2-ur4-a

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