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JCS 29, 219-222 (P285667)
Administrative, ED IIIb, Lagash · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 29, 219-222 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285667 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Lagash (mod. El-Hiba) |
| Coordinates | 31.4182, 46.4108 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz@c) nig2-x kas sig15 | 1 ..., light beer; |
| 2 | 1/2(asz@c) munu8 | 1/2: mutton; |
| 3 | 1/2(asz@c) x | 1/2 x |
| 4 | 4(ban2@c) kas [x] zi3? munu8-bi-ta | 4 ban2 of beer, ... flour and malt each |
| 5 | e2-u4-sakar-ra# | E-usakara |
| 6 | i3-gu7 | he ate. |
| 7 | [x] KA#?-PA-[x-(x)]-ka | your ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ensi2 | governor |
| 2 | {gesz}kak TUG2 {d}nansze-ka | a scepter, a garment of Nanše |
| 3 | du3-de3 e#-gen-na#?-a | The one who went to do it, |
| 4 | esz3 i3-gu7 | he ate shrines, |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) dug kas ge6 | 1 pot dark beer, |
| 6 | 1(asz@c) ninda gir2 [ba]-an-ne2 5(disz@t) du8 | 1 ninda bread, ..., 5 ... |
| 7 | {gesz#}gigir2-kam#? | a chariot |
| 8 | x x x [...] | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | {gesz}gigir2-kam | a chariot |
| 2 | 1(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas ge6 | 1 regular offering of dark beer, |
| 3 | lu2 szu?-nir?-da erx(|DU.DU|)-ra | a man with a šunir |
| 4 | i3#-gu7 | he shall eat |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas ge6 | 1 regular offering of dark beer, |
| 6 | [ar3]-du2 e2#-sza3#-ga-ke4! | the gatekeeper of the inner house |
| 7 | i3-gu7 | he ate. |
| 8 | 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15 | 1 pot: light beer; |
| 9 | 2(asz@c) dug# kas# ge6# | 2 pots dark beer |
| 10 | kas [nag?] ensi2#?-[ka?] | beer for the governor(?) |
| 11 | [x] x [x] gu7# x [x] | ... eats ... |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz@c) dug kas ge6 | 1 pot dark beer, |
| 2 | azlag3# | full-grown emmer |
| 3 | 1(asz@c)# dug kas ge6 | 1 pot: dark beer |
| 4 | sagi# | cupbearer |
| 5 | [1(asz@c)] dug kas ge6# | 1 pot: dark beer |
| 6 | gesz-kin#-ti | work-assignment |
| 7 | 1(asz@c) HA x kas dug#? | 1 ... beer for a jug |
| 8 | kas x [x] x [x x] | beer ... |
| 9 | 1(asz@c) [...] | 1 ... |
| 10 | 1(asz@c) [...] | 1 ... |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | BU#? [...] | ... ... |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | x [...] | |
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | e2? [...] | the temple(?) |
| 3' | ba-[x] | ...; |
| 4' | [...] | |
| reverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | 1(asz@c) x [...] | 1 ..., |
| 3' | x x [(x)] x | |
| 4' | 1(asz@c) mudx(LAK449) kas ge6 | 1 mud vessel of dark beer, |
| 5' | 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15 | 1 pot: light beer; |
| 6' | kas zabar3-sze3 | for bronze beer |
| 7' | e2-bappir3-ka ba-de2 | he brought it into the brewery. |
| reverse col 3' | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | ba-x-a erx(|DU.DU|)-ra | ... erra |
| reverse col 6' | ||
| 1' | 3(barig@c) zi2 x-x | 3 barig ... flour |
| 2' | [(x)] x | |
| 3' | lugal-tesz2-mu | Lugal-tešmu |
| 4' | {lu2}lunga3 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|) | brewer: 3 |
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