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Fs Postgate 558 E (P273615)

Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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Designation	Fs Postgate 558 E
ID	P273615
Museum no.	Anonymous 273615
Collection	anonymous
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 col 1
1	[n GAN2 saga]	n good field(s)
2	[n GAN2 muru13]	n hectares of arable land
3	[n GAN2 gesz-gi a-ta de6-a mu 4(disz)-kam-ka sza3 gur10-gur10-dam?]	n reeds ploughed from the water, of the 4th year, cultivated,
4	[szunigin 4(szar'u) 6(szar2) 3(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2]	total: 4863 bur3 1 eše3 5 iku surface area
5	[sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam]	It is the debit.
6	sza3-bi-ta#	from there
7	1(gesz2) 4(u) gu4-{gesz}apin 6(bur3)# GAN2#-ta#	60 plow oxen, 6 bur3 surface area each
8	1(gesz2) 4(u) engar 1(esze3) GAN2-ta#	100 plowmen at 1 eše3 surface area each
9	5(gesz2) sza3-gu4 3(iku) GAN2-ta	420 oxen, 3 iku surface area each,
10	1(u) dub-sar gu4 1(u) 3(bur3) GAN2-ta	10 scribes of oxen at 13 bur3 field area each
11	2(u) nu-banda3-gu4 1(bur3) GAN2-ta	20 oxen managers at 1 bur3 each,
12	3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 ki-sar	3 bur3 1 eše3 field area, vegetable garden;
13	5(bur'u) GAN2 a-sza3 gesz-i3-ka	50 bur₂ field “Geš-ika’
14	6(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ku5# udu	6 bur3 field area: cut sheep
15	[szunigin 1(szar'u) 3(szar2)] 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2	total: 13 bur3 12 bur3 2 eše3 field area
16	[buru14 bala-bi] 1(szar'u) 3(szar2) [1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3)] GAN2	the harvest of the bala: 13 bur2 12 bur3 2 eše3 field
17	[n GAN2-gu4]	n oxen-fields
18	[1(disz) engar 1(esze3) GAN2]	1 plowman, 1 eše3 surface area
obverse col 2
1	[3(disz) sza3-gu4 3(iku) GAN2-ta]	3 oxen-drivers, 3 iku surface area each
2	[giri3-se3-ga gu4 {d}gu-la-me]	the oxen drivers of Gula
3	[n GAN2 sar-sar igi iri]	n hectares of arable land before the city
4	[n GAN2 ki ezem-ma {d}szara2 umma{ki}]	n hectares of land with the festival of Šara of Umma
5	[n GAN2 ki ezem-ma {d}szara2 a-pi4-sal4{ki}]	n hectares (of land) at the festival of Šara of Apisal
6	[n GAN2 {d}szara2-x-szusz3?]	n hectares (of land) of Šara-x-šuša
7	1(szar2) GAN2 szuku# ensi2#-[ka]	60 car field, šuku-allocation of the governor
8	8(szar2)# 4(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2#	8 šar2 40 bur3 surface area
9	szuku lu2 nig2-dab5-ba u3 giri3-se3-ga dingir-re-ne	prebend of the nigdab-priest and the ŋešēgu-official of the gods,
10	4(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2	45 bur3 2 eše3 3 iku field,
11	szuku en-en-e-ne	the rations of the lords
12	1(bur'u) GAN2 szuku giri3-se3-ga in-na-an-dah	10 bur₂ of field, “cutting-of-the-throat’, he will add,
13	1(bur'u) 4(bur3) GAN2 giri3-se3-ga# bi-bi nar	14 bur3 surface area, “crossing the nose’,‘Bibi, the singer
14	2(bur3) GAN2 szuku muhaldim [lugal-ka]	2 bur3 field area, prebend of the cook of your king
15	1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szuku x	1 eše3 3 iku field area: ...;
16	ki# {d#}szul-gi-a-a#-[mu]	from Šulgi-ayamu
17	[...]
18	[...]
reverse col 1
1	[...]
2	[7(disz) bahar2 1(esze3) GAN2-ta]	7 potters, 1 eše3 surface area each
3	ki ur-e2-ninnu	from Ur-Eninnu
4	3(bur'u) GAN2 szu-{d}nin-szubur dumu lugal	30 bur field, Šū-Ninshubur, son of the king;
5	ki szesz-kal-la szakkan6	from Šeškalla, the trading agent;
6	6(bur3) GAN2 {d}amar-{d}suen-na-bi-ir	6 bur3 field area: Amar-Suena-bir
7	1(bur3) GAN2 a-a-kal-la aga3-us2	1 bur3 field area: Ayakalla, soldier;
8	ki a-bu-ni szakkan6	from Abūni, the šakkan-official
9	3(bur3) GAN2 dam bu3-bu3 szakkan6	3 bur3 field area: spouse of Bubu, šakkan-official;
10	2(bur3) GAN2 lugal-he2-gal2 aszgab	2 bur3 field area: Lugal-hegal, the leatherworker;
11	2(bur3) GAN2 ur-{d}da-ni aszgab	2 bur3 field area: Ur-Dani, leatherworker;
12	3(disz) a-zu 1(bur3) GAN2-ta	3 Azu at 1 bur3 field area each,
13	1(disz) lu2 bu3-bu3 1(bur3) GAN2	1 man of bubu, 1 bur3 field,
14	a-sza3-bi 4(bur3) GAN2	its area: 4 bur3 field;
15	mu a-sza3-ba i7 ba-an-ba-al x x x x ba-[ab?]-gar x x	year: “The field was irrigated, ... was placed
16	[...]
17	[...]
18	[...]
reverse col 2
1	[...]
2	[...]
3	x x [...]
4	nig2#-x [...]-a	... a thing
5	szunigin 3(szar'u) 8(szar2) 5(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2	total: 3 28 šar2 5 7 bur3 1 eş3 3 iku surface area
6	zi-ga-am3	booked out,
7	la2-ia3 7(szar2) 3(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2	deficit: 7 car 36 bur3 2 iku field;
8	[nig2-ka9-ak a-sza3 gid2-da]	accounts of a long field
9	[ur-{d}li9-si4-na ensi2 umma{ki}]	Ur-Lisina governor of Umma
10	[mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2]	year: “The silver throne of Enlil was fashioned.‭

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