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LoC 014 (P272541)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | LoC 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272541 |
| Museum no. | LoC 014 |
| Collection | Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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' | [...] dumu-ni | ... his son |
| 2' | [...] na-ru2-a dumu-ni | ... of the stele, his son |
| 3' | [...] li-li#-x | ... may he ... |
| 4' | [...]-me | ... are |
| 5' | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...]-bu | ...-bu |
| 2' | [...] si#-ga# | ... suckling |
| 3' | [...]-me# | ... are |
| 4' | [...]-zi# | ...-zi |
| 5' | [...] sanga# | ..., the temple administrator |
| 6' | [...] x | |
| 7' | [...] | |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | [...] | |
| 10' | [...]-zi#?-bi-x ki? | ...-zibi-x |
| 11' | [dumu]-ni-me | their sons |
| 12' | [...] nin-e#-i3-zu | ... your lady |
| 13' | [...] geme2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu-ni | ... Geme-Narua, her daughter |
| 14' | 2(disz)#? me-ni-szu-na | (and) 2(?) (for) Menishuna |
| 15' | dumu# lu2-e2-a-me | son of Lu-ea-me |
| 16' | x HAR usz | [x] rings of bronze, |
| 17' | tug2 nin-me-du10-ga | textile (for) Ninmeduga |
| 18' | tug2 geme2-bur-sag | textile for Geme-bursag |
| 19' | 2(disz)# geme2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu-ni | 2 (mana wool for) Geme-Narua, her daughter |
| 20' | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 21' | 3(disz) geme2-bara2-si-ga | 3 (mana wool for) Geme-barasiga |
| 22' | 1(disz)# geme2-{d}lamma dumu-ni | (and) 1 (for) Geme-Lamma, her daughter |
| 23' | 3(disz) ha-la-{d}lamma | 3 (mana wool for) Hala-Lamma |
| 24' | 2(disz) geme2-har-sa-ra | 2 (mana wool for) Geme-harsara |
| 25' | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-munu4-ku3-ga | and 1 1/2 for Geme-munukuga, |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...]-ezem# | ...-ezem |
| 2 | [...]-me | ... are |
| 3 | [...] HAR usz-me | ... he will die. |
| 4 | tug2 2(disz)# {d}nin-mar{ki}-ama | 2 garments for Ninmarama |
| 5 | tug2 geme2-{d#}[sza]-u18#-sza | textile (for) Geme-ša-usha |
| 6 | 1(disz)# geme2-ku3-[... dumu]-ni | (and) 1 (for) Geme-ku..., her daughter |
| 7 | 3(disz)# nin#-inim#-gi-na | 3 (mana wool for) Nin-inimgina |
| 8 | 1(disz) geme2-{gesz}gigir | 1: Geme-gigir, |
| 9 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 10 | a-ru-a szesz-ki-ag2 sipa e2-gal | donated (by) Šeškiag, the shepherd of the palace. |
| 11 | libir-am3 | of the old |
| 12 | [n] nin-gesz-zi | n: Nin-gešzi |
| 13 | a#-ru#-a lu2-{d}na-ru2-a | donated (by) Lu-Narua |
| 14 | [...] nin-da-mu-da-gal2 | ... I want to bring you ... |
| 15 | [...] geme2#-sze-ku3-ga | ... Geme-šekuga |
| 16 | [a-ru-a ti]-e2#-masz-ta | donated by Tiemaš |
| 17 | [...] nin-agrig-zi | ... Ninagrigzi |
| 18 | a#-ru-a nam-ri2 | a gift of life |
| 19 | tug2 iri-dam | textile (for) Iridam |
| 20 | a-ru-a na-na-mu u18?-di | I want to utter an arazu prayer to him(?) |
| 21 | tug2 {d}ba-ba6-ki-sza-ra | textile for Baba-kiša |
| 22 | a-ru-a {d}nansze-GIR2@g-gal | donated (by) Nanše-GIRgal |
| 23 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta | from month “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 24 | bur-sag-me | they are bursags. |
| 25 | lu2-me-lam2 ugula | Lu-melam, foreman |
| 26 | 3(disz) geme2-{d}nun-gal | 3 (mana wool for) Geme-Nungal |
| 27 | 3(disz) geme2-nigar{gar} | 3 (mana wool for) Geme-nigar |
| 28 | 3(disz) geme2-{d}na-ru2-a | 3 (mana wool for) Geme-Narua |
| 29 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 30 | usz2 nin-me-esz3-ta | from the dead Ninmeš |
| 31 | usz2 geme2-{d}nin-sun2 dumu-ni | dead: Geme-Ninsun, her daughter; |
| 32 | 2(disz) nin-szu-gi4-gi4 | 2 (mana wool for) Nin-šugigi |
| 33 | 3(disz) nin-nam2-mah | 3 (mana wool for) Ninnammaḫ |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 3(disz)# e2#-[hi-li] | 3 Ehili |
| 2 | dumu#-ni-me | his sons |
| 3 | 3(disz) geme2-kasz-SZIM | 3 (mana wool for) Geme-kaš-ŠaIM |
| 4 | dumu geme2-ki-mur-sa6 | son of Geme-kimursa |
| 5 | 3(disz) geme2-e2-an-na | (and) 3 (for) Geme-Eanna |
| 6 | 1(disz) ki-bur2-i3-zu dumu-ni | 1: Kibur-izu, his son |
| 7 | a-ga-am-me | I shall say: |
| 8 | 4(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a | 4, Lu-Narua; |
| 9 | dumu {d}li9?-si4?-bad3 | son of Lisi-bad |
| 10 | 4(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 4, Ur-Šulpa’e; |
| 11 | dumu ib-ni-szu-na | son of Ibnišuna |
| 12 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu-ni | 1 Šeškalla, his son |
| 13 | 4(disz) ur-nigar{gar} | 4: Ur-nigar; |
| 14 | dumu {d}inanna-ma | son of Inanna |
| 15 | 4(disz) e2-zi | 4 Ezi, |
| 16 | a-ru-a {d}utu-bi sipa | donated (by) Utu, the shepherd |
| 17 | 4(disz) dingir-mu-ma-an-szum2 | 4 (mana wool for) Dingir-mu-manšum |
| 18 | a-ru-a ar-szi-ah | donated (by) Arši-aḫ |
| 19 | 2(disz) ug3-IL2 | 2 porters, |
| 20 | dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 | son of Ur-Baba, |
| 21 | u2-IL2-me | he raised up. |
| 22 | 4(disz) ur-{d}suen | 4: Ur-Suen; |
| 23 | dumu geme2-{d}nansze | son of Geme-Nanše |
| 24 | tug2 geme2-munu4-ku3-ga | textile for Geme-munukuga |
| 25 | nin#?-agrig-zi usz-bar | Ninagrigzi, weaver |
| 26 | tug2 ur-{d}en-ki | textile for Ur-Enki |
| 27 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 28 | tug2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 | textile for Ur-Baba |
| 29 | dumu {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka | son of Ninmar |
| 30 | tug2 nin-e-i3-zu | textile for Nine-izu |
| 31 | tug2 lu2-{d}li9-si4 | textile for Lu-Lisi |
| 32 | nar e2-balag-me | The singers of the E-balag |
| 33 | giri3-ni ugula | via Foreman |
| 34 | 4(disz) lugal#-za3-ge-si | 4 (mana wool for) Lugalzagesi |
| 35 | dumu# lugal-ku3-zu | son of Lugal-kuzu |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | 4(disz)# uru#-ki-bi# | 4 Urukibi |
| 2 | dumu nin#-sze-il2-la | son of Ninše-ila |
| 3 | 1(disz)# 1/2(disz)# dumu ur-sze-il2-la dumu-ni | (and) 1 1/2 (for) son of Ur-še’ila, his son |
| 4 | 3(disz) geme2-{d}nin-mar{ki} | 3 (mana wool for) Geme-Ninmar |
| 5 | a-ru-a nin-{d}en-lil2-la2 | donated (by) Nin-Enlil |
| 6 | 2(disz) ur-mes | 2 (mana wool for) Urmes |
| 7 | tug2 nin-inim-gi-na | textile for Nin-inimgina |
| 8 | tug2 geme2-e2-gibil | textile (for) Geme-egaibil |
| 9 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 10 | 4(disz) lugal-me3 | 4: Lugal-me3; |
| 11 | a-ru-a a-tu szabra | donated (by) Atu, the household manager; |
| 12 | tug2 i-mu-na-si | cloth for Imusi |
| 13 | a-ru-a a-tu dumu e2-i3-gara2 | donated (by) Atu, son of E-igara |
| 14 | tug2 ur-tul2-sag | textile (for) Ur-Tulsag |
| 15 | 2(disz) ti-ri2-da | 2 Tirida |
| 16 | nar-sa-me | singers |
| 17 | da-da ugula | Dada, foreman; |
| 18 | 4(disz) da-da-a | 4 Dadâ |
| 19 | dumu na-gu | son of Nagu |
| 20 | 4(disz) e2-ur2-bi | 4 urbi-houses, |
| 21 | 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma dumu-ni | 1 Ur-Lamma, his son |
| 22 | 4(disz) i3-kal-la | 4: Ikalla; |
| 23 | dumu geme2-{d}lamma | son of Geme-Lamma, |
| 24 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}lamma dumu-ni | (and) 1 1/2 (for) Ur-Lamma, his son |
| 25 | 4(disz) sza3-da | 4 (mana wool for) Shada |
| 26 | dumu geme2-{d}nansze | son of Geme-Nanše |
| 27 | 1(disz) lugal-i3-mah dumu-ni | 1 Lugal-immaḫ, his son |
| 28 | 4(disz) ur-{d}lamma szitim e2-gal | 4 (mana wool for) Ur-Lamma, the palace builder; |
| 29 | 4(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a | 4, Lu-Narua; |
| 30 | dumu nin9-nin9 | son of Nin-nin |
| 31 | 3(disz) lu2-uru11{ki} | 3 (mana wool for) Lu-Urub |
| 32 | dumu a2-na-mu | son of Anamu, |
| 33 | 3(disz) [a]-na-lu2 | 3: Analu |
| obverse col 6 | ||
| 1 | a-ru-a e2-i3-[gara2?] | donated (by) E-igara |
| 2 | 3(disz)# ur-{d#}x-x | 3: Ur-x-x; |
| 3 | a-ru-a lugal uri5{ki}-sze3 | donated (by) Arua, king of Ur |
| 4 | ug3-IL2 kuruszda-me-esz2 | the porters and fatteners, |
| 5 | da-da-a ugula | Dadâ, foreman; |
| 6 | tug2 {d}utu-si-sa2 | textile (for) Utu-sisa |
| 7 | a-ru-a ur-{d}lamma | donated (by) Ur-Lamma; |
| 8 | tug2 ur-{d}asznan | textile for Ur-Ašnan |
| 9 | bahar3?-me | We are potters |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | e2 {d}nin-mar{ki} | the temple of Ninmar |
| 2 | tug2 nin-inim-gi-na | textile for Nin-inimgina |
| 3 | dumu gu-ri | son of Guri |
| 4 | 3(disz) geme2-{d}sza-u18-sza | 3 (mana wool for) Geme-Ša-uša |
| 5 | dumu nin-ig-ga | son of Nin-iga, |
| 6 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-bur-sag dumu-ni | (and) 1 1/2 (for) Geme-bursag, her daughter, |
| 7 | 3(disz) nin-ku3-zu | 3 (mana wool for) Nin-kuzu |
| 8 | dumu igi-nin-sze3 | son of Inana |
| 9 | tug2 nin-arhusz-su3 | textile for Nin-arhušsu |
| 10 | a-ru-a szu-na | donated (by) his hand |
| 11 | bur-sag-me | they are bursags. |
| 12 | 3(disz) nin-inim-gi-na | 3 (mana wool for) Nin-inimgina |
| 13 | dumu nin-agrig-zi | son of Nin-agrigzi |
| 14 | a-ga-am-me | I shall say: |
| 15 | GAN2 ur-{d}lamma dumu usz-bar | field of Ur-Lamma, son of Ušbar; |
| 16 | ma2-lah5 {d}na-ru2-a | the boatman Narua |
| 17 | 4(disz) ma-an-szum2 | 4 manšum, |
| 18 | dumu nin-sal-la | son of Nin-sala |
| 19 | tug2 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a | textile for Lu-Narua |
| 20 | 2(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag | 2: Ur-Ḫendursag |
| 21 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-bala-sa6-ga | (and) 1 1/2 (for) Lu-balasaga |
| 22 | 1(disz) lu2-hu-rim3{ki} | 1 Lu-Hurim, |
| 23 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 24 | bahar3?-me | We are potters |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | e2 {d}na-ru2-a | the temple of Narua |
| 2 | 4(disz) ab-du3-du3 | 4 Abdudu, |
| 3 | dumu lugal-bu3-de3 | son of Lugal-bude, |
| 4 | lugal-u3-ma | Lugaluma |
| 5 | i3-du8-me | they are gatekeepers |
| 6 | 3(disz) sza3-zum-ba | 3 (mana wool for) Ša-zumba |
| 7 | lu2-kisal | Lu-kisal |
| 8 | ur-kisal | Ur-kisal |
| 9 | dumu ma-an-sa-bi-ka# | son of Mansabika |
| 10 | u2-IL2 | |
| 11 | nin-agrig-zi | Ninagrigzi |
| 12 | mu-nin-ib2-ta-e3 dumu-ni | Mūnin-ibtae, her child, |
| 13 | 3(disz) nin-sa2-du11 | 3 (mana wool for) Nin-sadu |
| 14 | 3(disz) geme2-{d}lamma | 3 (mana wool for) Geme-Lamma |
| 15 | kikken2-me | weavers |
| 16 | 3(disz) ba-a-a | 3 (mana wool for) Ba'a |
| 17 | 4(disz) ur-mes dumu-ni | 4 (mana wool for) Ur-mes, his son |
| 18 | 3(disz) nin-da-ba-an | 3 mana wool for Nin-dabān, |
| 19 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-ezem dumu-ni | (and) 1 1/2 (for) Nin-ezem, her daughter, |
| 20 | nar-me | singers |
| 21 | 3(disz) lugal#-inim#-ma#-ni-zi | 3 (mana wool for) Lugal-inim-manizi |
| 22 | dumu sza3-[zum]-ba | son of Ša-zumba |
| 23 | 3(disz) lu2-[...] SZIM | 3 (mana wool for) Lu- |
| 24 | e2 x x x | the house ... |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | geme2-bur-sag | Geme-bursag |
| 2 | dumu igi-su4-su4 | son of Igisusu |
| 3 | HAR? nin-agrig-zi im-e tak4-a | HAR(?) of Nin-agrigzi, the clay poured out |
| 4 | e2 pa5-enku{ki} | the temple of Pa’enku |
| 5 | x x iri-ki-bi im-e tak4-a | ... abandoned its city. |
| 6 | [...] SZIM#? | ... aromatics(?) |
| 7 | [szu]-na#-mu-gi4 | Šunamugi |
| 8 | [...]-x-mah-zu | ... your |
| 9 | [dumu]-ni-me | their sons |
| 10 | [a]-ga#-am-me | I shall say. |
| 11 | geme2 bur-sag kikken2 | female laborers of bursaŋ milling, |
| 12 | x lu2-{d}na-ru2-a u2-IL2 | Lu-Narua carried; |
| 13 | dumu ama-szu-hal-bi | son of Ama-šuḫalbi, |
| 14 | gurusz# {d}ba-ba6 | young man Baba |
| 15 | [...] geme2-{d}na-ru2-a | ... Geme-Narua |
| 16 | e2 {d}nin-mar{ki} unu{ki} | the temple of Ninmar of Uruk |
| 17 | geme2-sa2-du11 | Geme-sadu |
| 18 | dumu inim-gi kikken2 | son of Inimgi, miller, |
| 19 | e2 {d}hu-rim3{ki} | the temple of Hubur |
| 20 | 4(disz) hu-ru | 4 huru, |
| 21 | tug2 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu-ni | textile (for) Lu-Narua, his son |
| 22 | 4(disz) mar-tu | 4 Amorite, |
| 23 | 4(disz) ur-{d}lamma | 4: Ur-Lamma; |
| 24 | tug2 ur-bara2-si-ga | textile for Ur-barasiga |
| 25 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 26 | 4(disz) sza3-ku3-ge | 4 (mana wool for) Ša-kuge |
| 27 | 4(disz) ur-{d}lamma dumu-ni | 4: Ur-Lamma, his son; |
| 28 | tug2 ur-{d}sza-u18-sza | textile (for) Ur-Ša-ušabši |
| 29 | 4(disz) lu2-giri17-zal | 4 mana wool for Lu-girizal |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | dumu szu-na | son of Shuna, |
| 2 | bur-sag-me | they are bursags. |
| 3 | x-ku3-zu | your ... |
| 4 | dumu [...]-me-na | son of ...mena |
| 5 | kikken2-me | weavers |
| 6 | 4(disz) ur-ku-[...] | 4 Ur-ku- |
| 7 | {d}nin-gin7-du10 dumu-ni | Ningindu, her son |
| 8 | ga-IL2-me | I want to raise. |
| 9 | 4(disz) {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3#-sa6# | 4 (mana wool for) Ninmar-isa |
| 10 | 4(disz) ur#-[...] | 4: Ur-...; |
| 11 | dumu# [...] | son of |
| 12 | 4(disz) [...] | 4 ... |
| 13' | dumu ur-{d}suen | son of Ur-Suen, |
| 14' | 4(disz) en-he2-gal2-du10-ga | 4 (mana wool for) En-hegalduga |
| 15' | dumu#? {d}nansze-kam | son(?) of Nanše |
| 16' | 4(disz)# en-abzu | 4 mana wool for En-abzu |
| 17' | dumu ab#-zi usz-bar | son of Abzi, weaver |
| 18' | 4(disz) iri-ki-bi | 4 Iri-kibi |
| 19' | dumu lugal-me3 | son of Lugal-me, |
| 20' | lu2#? ra2-gaba?-me | We are messengers(?) |
| reverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | nin-ki-mur-sa6 | Nin-kimursa |
| 2 | e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | the temple of Ningešzida |
| 3 | e2 dingir-re-ne | the temples of the gods |
| 4 | 3(disz) inim-gi-[na] | 3 (mana wool for) Inimgina |
| 5 | 2(disz) geme2-[...] | 2 (mana wool for) Geme- |
| 6 | tug2 ur-{d}utu i3-du8 | garment of Ur-Utu, doorkeeper |
| 7 | tug2 {d}szul-gi-[...] HAR-szu | a garment for Šulgi- |
| 8 | usz2 {d}szul-gi-bad3 | Dead: Šulgi-bad |
| 9 | tug2 {d}szul-gi-tesz2? | textile for Šulgi-teš |
| 10 | tug2 {d}szul-gi-si | textile (for) Šulgisi |
| 11 | tug2 {d}szul-gi-zi-[...] | textile for Šulgi-zi |
| 12 | tug2 {d}szul-gi-zi-[...] | textile for Šulgi-zi |
| 13 | nar lugal-[me] | the king's musician |
| 14 | 3(disz) geme2-bur-sag na-[...]-ta | (and) 3 (for) Geme-bursag, from ... |
| 15 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta | from month “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 16 | e2 pa5-enku{ki} | the temple of Pa’enku |
| 17 | 2(disz) ur-{d}lamma dumu geme2-esz2-dam-ma usz2 | 2: Ur-Lamma, son of Geme-ešdama, dead; |
| 18 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta | from month “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 19 | x-x-si-ga | ...-siga |
| reverse col 6 | ||
| 1 | sze-ba tug2-ba | barley rations, garments |
| 2 | giri3-se3-ga e2 dingir#-re-ne | personnel of the temples of the gods |
| 3 | sza3# uri5#{ki} | in Ur |
| 4 | ur#-{d#}lamma | Ur-Lamma |
| 5 | ensi2# | governor |
| 6 | [...] gal2#-la# | ... is present |
| 7 | dumu ur-[...] | son of Ur- |
| 8 | [...] | |
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