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ICP varia 39 (P275236)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ICP varia 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275236 |
| Museum no. | ICP 1278 |
| 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 | 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila3 of coarse flour, |
| 3 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city, |
| 4 | 1(asz) kasz dida du | 1 aš-(worker): dida beer, regular quality, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 6 | dingir-ra-bi2 dumu nu-banda3 | Ili-rabi, son of the overseer |
| 7 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Damšah he went, |
| 8 | 6(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 6 sila3 beer, 4 sila 3 gu-flour, |
| 9 | 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam | 2 idgur oil of the 2nd day, |
| 10 | hu-KA-[um] lu2# kas4 | Ḫu-KA-um, the messenger |
| 11 | szuszin#[{ki?}-ta?] du#-ni | from Susa he came |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | szuszin#{ki}-sze3 du#-ni# | went to Susa |
| 2' | 5(disz)# sila3# kasz# 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 gu-flour |
| 3' | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 4' | a2-bi2-li2-a aga3-us2-gal | Abilīya, the chief soldier, |
| 5' | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 6' | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃: emmer; |
| 7' | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city, |
| 8' | 1(asz) dug dida du | 1 jug regular dida-beer, |
| 9' | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 10' | szu-ku-bu-um lu2 kas4 | Šukubum, the messenger |
| 11' | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 12' | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
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