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ICP varia 41 (P275238)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ICP varia 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275238 |
| Museum no. | ICP 1285 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3#-gu# | 5 sila3 of emmer flour |
| 3 | 1(disz) id#-gur2# i3# | 1 idgur oil |
| 4 | a-x-[...] | A-... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-me-lum dumu nu-banda3 | Išme-lum, son of the overseer |
| 2 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz# 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of emmer flour |
| 4 | 1(disz) [id-gur2] i3# sza3-iri | 1 idgur of ša’iri oil |
| 5 | 1(asz) [dug] dida# du | 1 jug of regular dida beer |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 7 | na-bi2-{d}suen dumu-lugal | Nabi-Suen, the king’s son |
| 8 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 9 | [n(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | n sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of flax, |
| 10 | [n(disz)] id-gur2 i3 | n idgur oil |
| 11 | har-ra-an-na-an-sa6 aga3-us2-gal | Harranansa, the chief soldier |
| 12 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃: emmer; |
| 14 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 15 | hu-ba ra-gaba | Huba, the courier |
| 16 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni | from Damšah he went, |
| 17 | iti GAN2-masz | month: “GANmaš,’ |
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