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ICP varia 47 (P275244)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ICP varia 47 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275244 |
| Museum no. | ICP 1294 |
| 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 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz)# sila3 ninda | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread |
| 2 | 1(disz)# id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil |
| 3 | sza3#-iri | in the inner city |
| 4 | 1(asz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 1 jug of wort, 5 sila3 of dabin-flour |
| 5 | nig2-{d}ba-ba6# lu2 {gesz}tukul | Nig-Baba, the man with weapons |
| 6 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 8 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | sza3-iri | the inner city |
| 10 | 1(asz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 1 jug of wort, 5 sila3 of dabin-flour |
| 11 | kaskal-sze3 | to the road |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-{d}en-lil2 lu2 {gesz}tukul | Šū-Enlil, the man of weapons, |
| 2 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz | 4 ban2 5 sila3 beer |
| 3 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 4 ban2 5 sila3 bread |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1/2 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 5 | elam hu-li2-bar-me | Elam and Ḫulibar |
| 6 | du8#-du8#-li2{ki}-sze3 [du]-ne-ne | they went to Duduli |
| 7 | [u3]-na-a-du11 sukkal-mah | U-na-a-di’a, chief minister |
| 8 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
| 9 | u4 2(u) 5(disz) ba-zal | 25th day passed; |
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