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JCS 57, 029 11 (P293477)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 57, 029 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293477 |
| Museum no. | NBC 05020 |
| 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(disz) udu niga 4(disz) udu u2 | 1 sheep, grain-fed, 4 sheep, grass-fed |
| 2 | 8(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 8 fine dida beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 3 | 1(u) 5(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) | 15 cans of common wort, 2 ban2 (barley per can) |
| 4 | 3(ban2) zi3 sig15 4(ban2) zi3-gu saga | 3 ban2 fine flour, 4 ban2 coarse flour, |
| 5 | 3(disz) ninda saga 1(asz) 3(ban2) ninda du gur | 3 fine breads, 1 gur 3 ban2 regular bread, |
| 6 | 2(barig) zi3-gu du 1(asz) dabin gur | 2 barig fine flour, 1 gur dabin flour |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga | 1 sila3 fine oil, |
| 8 | 1(ban2) i3-gesz | 1 ban2 of sesame oil |
| 9 | 1(barig) sze sza3-gal ansze | 1 barig barley, fodder for donkeys, |
| 10 | 1(u) {gi}gur-dub 1(barig)-ta | 10 gurdub baskets, 1 barig each |
| 11 | 1(u) {gi}kaskal 1(barig)-ta | 10 road reeds, 1 barig each |
| 12 | 1(u) 5(asz) gu2-kal {gesz}asal2 | 15 gukal-measures of asal-wood |
| 13 | hu-li2-bar | Ḫulibar |
| 14 | 1(disz) udu u2 | 1 sheep, grass-fed, |
| 15 | 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 good quality dida beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 16 | 2(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) | 2 wort-beer, regular quality, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 17 | 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga 1(barig) dabin | 1 ban2 fine flour, 1 barig dabin flour |
| 18 | 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 2 sila3 sesame oil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dam hu-li2-bar | wife of Ḫulibar |
| 2 | 1(disz) udu 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 sheep, 1 good quality dida beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 3 | 2(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) | 2 wort-beer, regular quality, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 4 | 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga 1(barig) dabin | 1 ban2 fine flour, 1 barig dabin flour |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 i3 | 2 sila3 oil, |
| 6 | ba-la-la | Balala |
| 7 | 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 good quality dida beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 8 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) | 1 jar of common wort, 3 ban2 (barley per jar) |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 i3 1(barig) dabin | 1 sila3 oil, 1 barig dabin-flour |
| 10 | lu2 kin-gi4-a | messenger |
| 11 | giri3 i3-ti-szu-ni-szu | via Itišuni |
| 12 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 13 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
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