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ICP varia 04 (P275201)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ICP varia 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275201 |
| Museum no. | ICP 1220 |
| Collection | Institut Catholique, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 du | 5 sila3 regular beer |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 2 sila3 of flax, |
| 3 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3# kaskal-sze3# | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 5 | mi?-da lu2 kas4 | the messenger(?) |
| 6 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) dabin | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 barley flour |
| 7 | 1(u) gin2 i3 sza3-iri | 10 shekels: oil of the inner city; |
| 8 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) dabin | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 barley flour |
| 9 | 1(u) gin2 i3 kaskal-sze3 | 10 shekels of oil for the road |
| 10 | elam hu-li2-bar-me | Elam and Ḫulibar |
| 11 | giri3 mi-da-a lu2 kas4 | via Midâ, the messenger; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz)# sila3 zi3-<gu> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃: fine flour |
| 3 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 4 | kal-{d}szul-gi ra-gaba | Kal-Šulgi, the courier |
| 5 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni | from Damšah he went, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃: emmer; |
| 7 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 8 | szu-ma?-am3 lu2 kas4 | It is a šuma(?) of the messenger(?) |
| 9 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 sila″.gu-flour, |
| 11 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 12 | la#?-NI ra-gaba | La-NI, the courier |
| 13 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni | from Damšah he went, |
| 14 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
Sources & licences
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