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MLC 01020 (P295801)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | MLC 01020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P295801 |
| Museum no. | MLC 01020 |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| 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 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 2 idgur oil, |
| 3 | sza3-iri u4 2(disz)-kam | the inner city, 2nd day, |
| 4 | 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 zi3 | 1 jug of wort, 5 sila3 of flour, |
| 5 | kaskal-sze3 | to the road |
| 6 | ma-szum lu2 {gesz}tukul | Mašum, the man of weapons |
| 7 | sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Sabum went, |
| 8 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 9 | 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1/3 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 10 | elam s,u2-ur-ba-ti{ki}-me | Elam and Ṣurbati |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,u2-ur-ba-ti{ki}-sze3 du-ne-ne | they went to Ṣurbati. |
| 2 | giri3 ma-szum lu2 {gesz}tukul | via Mašum, the man of weapons |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 4 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 5 | a-kal-la lu2 {gesz}tukul | Akalla, the man with weapons |
| 6 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni | from Damšah he went, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 8 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | ur-esz3-lil2-la2 lu2 {gesz}tukul | Ur-Ešlila, the man of weapons |
| 10 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-[x] | from Susa |
| 11 | iti mu-szu-du7 u4 2(u) 5(disz) ba-zal | The month of Mushudu, the day 25 passed; |
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