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ASJ 16, 227-228 Erm 14004 (P315467)
Administrative, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | ASJ 16, 227-228 Erm 14004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315467 |
| Museum no. | Erm 14004 |
| Collection | State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba 2(barig@c) | 4 barley-fed men, 2 barig (per day) |
| 2 | engar ki-gub-me | the farmers of our station |
| 3 | 3(asz@c) dal-muszen 2(barig@c) | 3 billy goats, 2 barig |
| 4 | 2(barig@c) geszgal-si | 2 barig “open-sticks′, |
| 5 | 2(barig@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a | 2 barig (for) Nanšedanumea |
| 6 | [ugula] ki# siki#-ka-me | foreman of the place of the wool, |
| 7 | [2(barig@c)] lugal#-[pa-e3] | 2 barig Lugal-pa'e |
| 8 | [sipa szah2] | herdsman of pigs |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da | Ur-Šerda |
| 2 | 1(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c) | 10 men, 2 barig |
| 3 | sze-bi 5(asz@c) szesz-lu2-du10 | its barley: 5, Šešludu; |
| 4 | 5(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) | 5 men, 2 barig (per day) |
| 5 | sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) e2-me-lam2-su3 | its barley: 2 (gur) 2 barig E-melamsu; |
| 6 | 1(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c)# | 10 men, 2 barig |
| 7 | sze-bi 5(asz@c)#? [...] | its barley: 5 ... |
| 8' | [4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)?] | 4 men, 2 barig (?) |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | sze-bi 2(asz@c) e2-inim-si-sa2 | its barley: 2, E-inim-sisa; |
| 2 | szu-ku6 a du10-ga | fisherman of good water, |
| 3 | 2(asz@c) simug 2(barig@c) | 2 smiths, 2 barig |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) nagar 2(barig@c) | 1 carpenter, 2 barig |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) nagar 1(barig@c) | 1 carpenter, 1 barig |
| 6 | 3(asz@c) aszgab 2(barig@c) | 3 ašgab-garments, 2 barig |
| 7 | 1(asz@c) aszgab 1(barig@c) | 1 ašgab-garment, 1 barig |
| 8 | 3(asz@c) ad#-[kup4 x] | 3: Adkup ...; |
| 9 | 3(asz@c) tug2#-[du8 x] | 3 ...-garments |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) | 3 men, 2 barig (= 20 sila3) |
| 2 | 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) | 1 man, 1 barig |
| 3 | sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) bahar2-me | its barley: 2 (gur) less 1 barig, potters; |
| 4 | 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) | 6 men, 2 barig (per day) |
| 5 | sze-bi 3(asz@c) gir2-nun | its barley: 3 Ĝirnun; |
| 6 | gab2-kas4 | to the border |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | 2(barig@c) a2-ne2-kur-ra | 2 barig, Anekura; |
| 2 | 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra-ni | 1 barig 2 ban2: Gabrani; |
| 3 | 2(barig@c) inim-du11 | 2 barig Inimdu |
| 4 | 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra-ni | 1 barig 2 ban2: Gabrani; |
| 5 | 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gab2#-[ra inim-ma-ni-zi] | 60 litres (of barley) for Inim-manizi |
| obverse col 6 | ||
| 1 | sipa udu siki-ka-me | the shepherds of sheep in wool, |
| 2 | 2(barig@c) urix(LAK526) | 2 barig: Ur; |
| 3 | gab2-ra udu nig2-gu7-a | on the chest of the fattened sheep |
| 4 | 4(asz@c)#? lu2 [...] | 4 ... men |
| 5 | [sze-bi x ugula il2-me] | its barley: x, foreman of ...; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [x en-ig-gal] | ... Enigigal |
| 2' | nu-[banda3] | overseer |
| 3' | 2(barig@c) ki2-[num] | 2 barig, Kinum |
| 4' | ka-szagan# | Kašan |
| 5' | 2(barig@c) nita#-[zi] | 2 barig, Nitazi |
| 6' | sagi# | cupbearer |
| 7' | 1(barig@c)# amar#-giri16{ki} | 1 barig Amar-giri |
| 8' | muhaldim | cook |
| 9' | 2(barig@c) en-uszur3-re2 | 2 barig En-ušur-re |
| 10' | lu2 e2-nig2-ka | the man of the storehouse |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [muhaldim-me] | cook |
| 2' | [1(barig@c)] {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu | 1 barig for Ningirsulumu |
| 4' | 1(barig@c) ur-du6 | 60 litres (of barley for) Urdu |
| 5' | i3-du8 | doorkeeper |
| 6' | 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) | 4 men, 2 barig (= 20 sila3) |
| 7' | sze-bi 2(asz@c) gab2-dan6-me | its barley: 2 (gur), weighed; |
| 8' | 2(barig@c) gu#-u2# | 2 barig gu₂ |
| 9' | [lu2] esz2 gid2 | a person who a long rope |
| 10' | [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)?] ur-{d}nin-mu2 | 1 barig 2 ban2: Ur-Ninmu |
| 11' | lu2 zi-ga | the risen man |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | 2(barig@c) szesz-tur | 2 barig, Šeštur |
| 2' | 2(barig@c) en-DU | 2 barig, En-DU |
| 3' | lu2# igi-nigin2-me | the one who sees us |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1' | [szu-nigin2] 3(gesz2@c)#? 1(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) | total: 390 less 3 men, 2 barig (= 20 sila3) |
| 2' | 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) | 9 men, 1 barig 2 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 3' | 8(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) | 8 men, 1 barig (= 60 sila3) |
| reverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | [gu2-an-sze3 x lu2] | to Guan ... man |
| 2 | [sze-bi x gur saggal] | its barley: x gur, the saggal-official |
| 3 | [sze-ba] lu2# szuku [dab5-ba lu2] u2-rum | barley rations of the šuku-offerings, seized, the cattlemen |
| 4 | {d}ba-ba6 | For Baba |
| 5 | sa6-sa6 | beautiful |
| 6 | dam URU-KA-gi-na | wife of Urukagina |
| 7 | lugal | the king |
| 8 | lagasz#{ki}-ka | of Lagaš |
| reverse col 6 | ||
| 1 | [en-ig-gal] | Enigigal |
| 2 | [nu-banda3] | the captain |
| 3 | [... x-ta] | from ... |
| 4 | [e-ne-ba x] | by means of ... |
| 5 | 3(disz@t) ba-am6 | It is allocation three. |
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