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ICP varia 53 (P275250)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ICP varia 53 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275250 |
| Museum no. | ICP 1305 |
| 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 | 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 | an-ne2-ba-du7 dumu nu-banda3 | Ane-badu, son of the overseer |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃: emmer; |
| 9 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 10 | lu2-{d}nanna lu2 kas4 | Lu-Nanna, the messenger |
| 11 | 2(ban2) kasz du lugal | 2 ban2 regular-quality beer for the king |
| 12 | 1(ban2)# dabin | 1 ban2 of dabin flour |
| 13 | [n(disz)] sila3 i3-gesz | n sila3 sesame oil |
| 14 | elam# hu-li-bar-me | Elam, we are destroyed |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | giri3# lu2-{d}nanna lu2 kas4 | via Lu-Nanna, the messenger |
| 2 | szuszin#{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa he went |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃: emmer; |
| 4 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city, |
| 5 | 1(asz) dug dida du | 1 jug regular dida-beer, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 7 | na-silim lu2 kas4 | Nasilim, the messenger, |
| 8 | szuszin#{ki#}-sze3# du-ni | went to Susa |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃: emmer; |
| 10 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city, |
| 11 | 1(asz) dug dida du | 1 jug regular dida-beer, |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 13 | {d}szul-gi-{d}utu-szi lu2 {gesz}tukul? | Šulgi-Utuši, the man who the weapon(?) |
| 14 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Damšah he went, |
| 15 | iti GAN2-masz | month: “GANmaš,’ |
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