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ICP varia 55 (P275252)
Administrative, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ICP varia 55 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275252 |
| Museum no. | ICP 1309 |
| Collection | Institut Catholique, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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 5(disz) sila3 ninda#? | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [i3-udu] | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els] sheep oil |
| 3 | ur-kisal lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | Ur-kisal, the man of the ‘weapon’ |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 5 | 1(disz) gin2 i3 | 1 shekel of oil |
| 6 | ur-{d}nin-szubur dumu-lugal | Ur-Ninšubur, the king's son |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 9 | lu2-{d}nanna sukkal | Lu-Nanna, the messenger; |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 11 | [n] gin2# i3 | n shekels of oil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-szi-na-at# | Ilī-šinat |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 4 | ra-gaba hu-li2-bar | the courier of Ḫulibar |
| 5 | 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda | 4 liters of beer, 4 litres of bread, |
| 6 | 4(disz)# gin2 i3 | 4 shekels oil |
| 7 | lu2 UD-sar-me | a person of ... |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 9 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 10 | nig2-{d}ba-ba6 mar-tu | Nig-Baba, the Amorite |
| 11 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 ban2 beer, 1 ban2, dabin, 1/3 sila3 oil, |
| 12 | elam an-sza-na{ki} | Elam of Anšana |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 14 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 15 | nu-ur2-esz-dar | Nūr-Eštar, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(u)-kam iti sze-sag11-ku5 | 30th day, month: "Harvest," |
Sources & licences
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