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ICP varia 40 (P275237)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ICP varia 40 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275237 |
| Museum no. | ICP 1281 |
| Collection | Institut Catholique, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu |
| 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 | nimgir-inim-gi-na dumu nu-banda3 | Nimgir-inimgina, child of the overseer. |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz | 5 sila3 beer |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila3 of coarse flour, |
| 10 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3#-iri# | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) dug dida du | 1 jug regular dida-beer, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 3 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 mar-tu | Ur-Baba, the Martu |
| 4 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 gu-flour, |
| 6 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city, |
| 7 | 1(asz) dug dida du | 1 jug regular dida-beer, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 9 | sza-ar-i3-li2 aga3-us2-gal | Šar-ilī, the chief soldier |
| 10 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Damšah he went, |
| 11 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
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