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Orient 55, 153 13 (P273937)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Orient 55, 153 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273937 |
| Museum no. | Dartmouth 23-1-7208 |
| Collection | Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa# szum2# | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 3 | szesz-mu | my brother |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa# szum2# | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | lu2#-dingir-ra# | Lu-dingira |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3# kasz# 5(disz) sila3# ninda# 2(disz) sa szum2# | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 8 | 3(disz)# gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2# naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 9 | szesz-a-ni | his brother |
| 10 | 2(ban2)# kasz# 2(ban2) ninda# 2(disz)# sa# szum2# | 1 ban2 beer, 2 ban2 bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 11 | 1(u)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga] | 10 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 12 | ze2#-ze2# | to smite |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz)# sila3# kasz# 5(disz)# sila3# [ninda] 2(disz)# [sa szum2] | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2# naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 3 | a-bi2-a-ti | Abiati |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3# kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa# szum2# | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | nu-ur2-esz18-dar# | Nur-Ištar |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa# szum2# | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2# i3# 2(disz) gin2# naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| 9 | {d}suen#-ba-ni | Sîn-bani |
| 10 | szunigin# 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz# 4(ban2) 4(disz)# sila3# [ninda?] 1(u) 4(disz) sa# szum2# | total: 4 ban2 6 sila3 beer; 4ban2 4 sila3, bread; 14 bundles onions |
| 11 | 1/3(disz)# sila3 8(disz) gin2# i3# | 1/3 sila3 8 shekels oil |
| 12 | 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga | 14 shekels alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam | 28th day; |
| 2 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,’ |
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