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LoC 031 (P272554)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | LoC 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272554 |
| Museum no. | LoC 031 |
| Collection | Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 3(u)# 4(disz)# ma-na siki | 22 talents 34 mana wool |
| 2 | ki lu2-kal-la-ta | from Lukalla |
| 3 | 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 4(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki-gi | 14 talents 41 1/2 mana wool, |
| 4 | ki nig2-ul-pa-e3-ta | from Niŋulpa’e |
| 5 | 6(asz) gu2 4(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki-gi | 6 talents 47 mana wool, |
| 6 | ki inim-{d}szara2?-ta | from Inim-Šara |
| 7 | 5(asz) gu2 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki-gi | 5 talents 40 less 1 mana wool, |
| 8 | ki ur-{d}isztaran-ta | from Ur-Ištaran |
| 9 | 2(asz) gu2 4(disz) ma-na siki-gi | 2 talents 4 mana wool, |
| 10 | ki ba-zi-ge-ta | from Bazige |
| 11 | 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 siki-kur | 13 talents 37 minas 7 shekels of wool |
| 12 | ki lugal-a2-zi-da-ta | from Lugal-azida |
| 13 | 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki ud5 | 4 talents 56 1/2 mana wool of nanny goats, |
| 14 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun? | 1 barig 3 ban2 2 1/3 sila3 butter oil |
| 15 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ga-szex(SIG7) | 2 barig 2 ban2 less 1 sila3 emmer |
| 16 | ki lugal-dalla-ta | from Lugal-dalla |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na siki ud5 | 1 talent 5 mana wool for nanny goats, |
| 2 | ki lu2-eb-gal ga-IL2-ta | from Lu-ebgal, ... |
| 3 | 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki ud5 | 40 less 1 mana wool for nanny goats, |
| 4 | ki ur-{d}szara2 ga-IL2-ta | from Ur-Šara of Ga-IL; |
| 5 | 2(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki ud5 | 21 mana wool for nanny goats, |
| 6 | ki ur-zigum-ma-ta | from Urzigumma |
| 7 | 5(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki ud5 | 52 mana wool for nanny goats, |
| 8 | ki ur-sila-luh-ta | from Ur-silaluḫ |
| 9 | 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki ud5# | 1 talent 15 mana wool for nanny goats |
| 10 | ki ma-an-gig-ta | from Mangig |
| 11 | 4(asz) gu2 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki-gi | 4 talents 3 1/2 mana wool, |
| 12 | nig2-ka9-ak udu du-du mu siki#? | account of Udu-sheep, year: "Skin" |
| 13 | kas4 i3-dab5 | the runners took in charge; |
| 14 | mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
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