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CM 26, 014 (P290738)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CM 26, 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290738 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03439 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3 | 15 male laborer workdays, |
| 2 | {gesz}ri sag3-ga | a reed mat |
| 3 | dur sur-ra gi ga2-nun-ta e3-a ma2-la2-a | ... from the reedbed of the granary coming out on the barge. |
| 4 | u4 6(disz)-sze3 ma2-la2-a | for 6 workdays on the barge |
| 5 | kar umma{ki}-ta | from the port of Umma |
| 6 | e2-te-na-sze3 | to the Etena temple |
| 7 | ma2 gid2-da | barge punted |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al-la | for 2 workdays barge unloaded |
| 2 | u4 5(disz)-sze3 ma2 gur-ra | for 5 workdays barge returned, |
| 3 | ugula tab-sza?-la [...] | foreman: Tabšala |
| 4 | kiszib3 lugal-iti-da | under seal of Lugal-itida; |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-iti-da | Lugal-itida |
| 2 | nu-banda3-gu4 | oxen manager |
| 3 | dumu giri3-ni | son of Girini, |
Sources & licences
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