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ICP varia 26 (P275223)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ICP varia 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275223 |
| Museum no. | ICP 1261 |
| 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)
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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 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃: emmer; |
| 2 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city, |
| 3 | 1(asz) dug dida du | 1 jug regular dida-beer, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 5 | lu2-dingir#-ra lu2 kas4 | Lu-dingira, the messenger |
| 6 | 2(ban2) kasz# 2(ban2) dabin | 1 ban2 beer, 2 ban2 dabin flour |
| 7 | 5/6(disz)? sila3 i3-gesz | 5/6 sila3 of sesame oil, |
| 8 | elam hu-li2-bar-me | Elam and Ḫulibar |
| 9 | giri3 lu2-dingir-ra lu2 kas4 | via Lu-dingira, the messenger; |
| 10 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 gu-flour, |
| 12 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 13 | a-mur-e2-a lu2 kas4 | Āmur-Ea, the messenger, |
| 14 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 15 | 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 4 sila₃ beer, 4 liters of gu-flour |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam | 2 idgur oil of the 2nd day, |
| 2 | i-di3-a lu2 kas4 | a messenger |
| 3 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃: emmer; |
| 5 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city, |
| 6 | 1(asz) dug dida du | 1 jug regular dida-beer, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 8 | zu#?-ni#? lu2 kas4 | His tongue(?) is a messenger(?) |
| 9 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Damšah he went, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of emmer flour, |
| 11 | 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 2 idgur-vessels of ša-iri oil, |
| 12 | 1(asz) dug dida du | 1 jug regular dida-beer, |
| 13 | 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 1 ban2 of flour for the journey |
| 14 | szu-i3-li2 lu2 kas4 | Šu-ilī, the messenger |
| 15 | u3 ur-{d}utu lu2 kas4 | and Ur-Utu, the messenger |
| 16 | {u2}urua{a}{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Urua went, |
| 17 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
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