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Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? (P271223)
Administrative, ED IIIb, Adab · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P271223 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 271223 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Adab (mod. Bismaya) |
| Coordinates | 31.9509, 45.6233 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [x] 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) [x] esir2# E2-A gur | ... 70 ... gur EA bitumen |
| 2 | sila3 zabar-ta | from the bronze sila |
| 3 | amar-ha-a-du | Amar-ḫadu |
| 4 | ad-kup4-ra | Adkupra, |
| 5 | an-na-sum | Anasum, |
| 6 | gir2-su{ki} | Girsu |
| 7 | i3-DU | he will pay back. |
| 8 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u@c)#? gur#? | 10 gur(?) |
| 2 | e2-gal# | palace |
| 3 | gir2-su{ki}-ke4 | of Girsu |
| 4 | ba-DU | BaDU, |
| 5 | 1(disz@t) ku3 gin2 | 1 shekel of silver |
| 6 | 5(ban2@c) la2 igi 3(disz)-gal2-ta | 5 ban2 less 1/3 (shekel) each, |
| 7 | esz3-ta | from the shrine |
| 8 | sa10 | purchase |
| 9 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sig4#?-bi gin2-ta | 3 1/2 of its bricks, one shekel each |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [x x]-ma#?-x | ...-ma- |
| 2 | 2(asz@c) musz3#? uruda ma-na#-ta | 2 muš-vessels of copper, each measuring a mina |
| 3 | am3-sa10 | he bought. |
| 4 | 2(u@c) musz3 uruda ma-na | 20 mana copper snake |
| 5 | 1(u@c) ku3 gin2-kam | 10 shekels of silver |
| 6 | inim-(d}utu-zi | Inim-Utu-zi |
| 7 | dam-gar3 | merchant |
| 8 | gir2#-su{ki}-ke4 | of Girsu |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | x x [x] | |
| 2 | ad-kup4#-[ra] | Ad-kupra |
| 3 | mu-na-sum | he gave to him. |
| 4 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sig4#?-bi gin2-ta# | 3 1/2 of its bricks, one shekel each |
| 5 | ad-kup4-ra | Adkupra, |
| 6 | e2-gal-e | the palace |
| 7 | mu-na-sum | he gave to him. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | esir2# e2-gal-e | the bitumen of the palace |
| 2 | ba-DU-a-kam# | it is of BaDU. |
| 3 | ka-ka-[x] zi# [x] | ... true |
| 4 | dam-gar3 [x x] | merchant ... |
| 5 | x x x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lugal AB#?-gir2#-kam | the king of AB-gir |
Sources & licences
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