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CUSAS 39, 061 (P253742)

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

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DesignationCUSAS 39, 061
IDP253742
Museum no.MS 4715/18
CollectionSchøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreReceipt
Find spotAdab
Coordinates31.9509, 45.6233

English translation

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LineEnglish
obverse 115 gur of barley,
obverse 2instead of the flour of the bala (obligation).
obverse 3From Ur-Ababa.
obverse 4Namḫani
obverse 5received.
reverse 1The barley of Lu-Nanna.
reverse 2Year: “The boat ‘Ibex of the Abzu of Enki’ was caulked.”
seal 1 1Ur-Ababa(?),
seal 1 2child of [x].

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
11(u) 5(asz) sze gur
2mu zi3-da bala-a-sze3
3ki ur-{d}a-ba-ba-ta
4nam-ha-ni
5szu ba-ti
reverse
1sze lu2-{d}nanna
2mu ma2 dara3 abzu {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1ur-{d}a?-[ba-ba]
2dumu x [...]

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