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StLouis 152 (P274568)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | StLouis 152 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274568 |
| Museum no. | Souvay 14 |
| Collection | Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, 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 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ERIM {ansze}kunga2 1(ban2) sze lugal-ta | 1 team of k-equids, 1 ban2 barley each, |
| 2 | 1(disz)# ERIM dusu2 8(disz) sila3-ta | 1 team of weavers, 8 sila3 each |
| 3 | u4# 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3 | for 1 day, 30 less 1 days |
| 4 | sze#-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur! | its barley: 1 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 5 | [sza3]-gal ansze ki-sur-ra{ki} | fodder of the donkeys of the Kisurra district |
| 6 | [1(disz)] ERIM dusu2 8(disz) sila3-ta | 1 team of runners, 8 sila3 each |
| 7 | [u4] 1(disz)#-kam u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3 | for 1 day, 30 less 1 days |
| 8 | [sze]-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 1 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 9 | [sza3]-gal ansze gir2-su{ki} | chief of the donkeys of Girsu |
| 10 | 1(disz) ERIM dusu2 8(disz) sila3-ta | 1 team of weavers, 8 sila3 each |
| 11 | u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3 | for 1 day, 30 less 1 days |
| 12 | sza3-gal ansze un-sa6-ga{ki#!} | fodder of the donkeys of Unsaga |
| 13 | 2(barig) 4(ban2) kasz saga 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-gu | 2 barig 4 ban2 fine beer, 2 barigg 3 ban2 pea-flour |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 sila3 sesame oil |
| 15 | puzur4-{d}en-lil2-la2 | Puzur-Enlila |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(barig)# kasz# zi3# 1(disz) sila3 zi3# | 1 barig beer, flour, 1 sila3 flour |
| 2 | x [x] lugal# | ... the king |
| 3 | 2(barig)# kasz# zi3# 1(disz)# sila3# i3# | 2 barig beer, flour, 1 sila3 oil |
| 4 | ba#-za-za | |
| 5 | x x x 4(asz)# 2(barig)# x-me | ... 4 gur 2 barig |
| 6 | 2(barig)# kasz# zi3 x x x gur# | 2 barig beer, ... flour |
| 7 | na#-[ba?]-sa6 | Nabasa |
| 8 | 2(barig) kasz# zi3 | 2 barig beer, flour |
| 9 | a#-gu-gu | Agugu |
| 10 | [x]-us2#-sa#?-me | they are |
| 11 | 1(barig)# kasz saga 2(barig) zi3-gu | 1 barig fine beer, 2 barig emmer flour |
| 12 | [n] sila3# i3-gesz | n sila3 of oil |
| 13 | [n] 2(barig) U2 DUG NIM | n+ 2 barig ...-plant |
| 14 | x erin2? lugal ARAD2 lugal | x, royal troops, royal servant; |
| 15 | u3 lu2-me-lam2 lu2 hu-bu7{bu} | and Lu-melam, the man of ḫububu |
| 16 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 17 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
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