CDLJ 2006/2 §05 (P273413)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CDLJ 2006/2 §05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273413 |
| Museum no. | VSU 05 |
| Collection | Odum Library, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
English translation
By Johnson, J. Cale · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 1 pot (ca. 10 liters) of dida beer, 5 sila3 (1 sila3 ca. 1 liter) of high-quality beer, |
| obverse 2 | 1 ban2 (1 ban2 ca. 10 liters) of bread, 2 shekels (1 shekel ca. 1/60 liter) of oil and 2 shekels of alkali, |
| obverse 3 | 3 fish and 3 bunches of onions: |
| obverse 4 | Agu’a, the messenger, (sent) to Persia; |
| obverse 5 | 1 pot of dida beer, 6(?) shekels of oil, |
| obverse 6 | 1 ban of bread, 2 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of alkali, |
| obverse 7 | 3 fish and 3 bunches of onions: |
| reverse 1 | Ikalla, the messenger, ...; |
| reverse 2 | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila3 of bread, |
| reverse 3 | 2 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of alkali, |
| reverse 4 | 1 fish, 1 bunch of onions: |
| reverse 5 | Dugamu the ...; |
| reverse 6 | total: 2 pots of average-quality dida beer (made with) 1 ban2 (of barley); |
| reverse 7 | total: 5 sila3 of high-quality beer; total: 6 shekels of oil; |
| reverse 8 | total: 2 ban2 2 sila3 of bread; total: 6 shekels of oil; |
| reverse 9 | total: 6 shekels of alkali; |
| reverse 10 | total: 7 fish; total: 7 bunches of onions; |
| reverse 11 | 7th day, |
| reverse 12 | month: “Bricks-placed-in-moulds,” |
| left 1 | year following: “The barge of Enki was caulked.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | |
| 2 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | |
| 3 | 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2 | |
| 4 | a-gu-a# sukkal#? gaba-asz# | |
| 5 | 1(disz) kasz dida# 6(disz)#? gin2#? [i3] | |
| 6 | 1(ban2) [ninda] 2(disz) gin2# [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | |
| 7 | 3(disz)# ku6# [3(disz) sa szum2] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i3-kal-la# sukkal# [...] | |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda] | |
| 3 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | |
| 4 | 1(disz)# ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 | |
| 5 | du10-ga-mu ka-us2-sa2 | |
| 6 | szunigin 2(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)? | |
| 7 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3? | |
| 8 | szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 | |
| 9 | szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga | |
| 10 | szunigin 7(disz) ku6 szunigin 7(disz) sa szum2 | |
| 11 | u4 7(disz)-kam | |
| 12 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar | |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | |
Sources & licences
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