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ICP varia 12 (P275209)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ICP varia 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275209 |
| Museum no. | ICP 1234 |
| 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 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 3 | puzur4-{d}szul-gi | Puzur-Šulgi |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | da-a-a sukkal | Aya, the messenger; |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 9 | lu2-{d}utu mar-tu | Lu-Utu, the Martu |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 11 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 12 | lugal#-ti-ra#-asz2#-sze3# | for Lugal-tiriaš |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 14 | 2(disz)# gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil |
| 15 | [...]-x lu2 kas4 | ... the runners |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ur#-[...] | Ur- |
| 2' | 2(disz) sila3 [kasz 2(disz)] sila3 ninda | 2 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread |
| 3' | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 4' | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 5' | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 6' | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 7' | a-bu-ni | his father |
| 8' | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 9' | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 10' | sza-i3-li2 lu2 kas4 | Ša-ilī, the messenger, |
| 11' | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 12' | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els] oil, |
| 13' | a-kal-la ugula zi-gum2 | Akalla, foreman of Zigum |
| 14' | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 15' | szuba3-bi | its šuba stones |
| 16' | 2(disz) sila3 ninda i-di3-{d}iszkur | 2 sila3 bread for Idī-Adda, |
| 17' | 2(disz) sila3 ninda a-a-ni-szu | 2 sila3 bread for his father |
| 18' | ra2-gaba x-da gen-na-me | I am the courier ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-kam iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2 | on the 2nd day, month: “Oxen-driver,’ |
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