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Borrelli diss. 05 (P315908)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Borrelli diss. 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315908 |
| Museum no. | BM 014322 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) gu4 numun GAN2 | 3 oxen, seed of the field |
| 2 | 1(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3 GAN2 | 1 ox, harrowing, |
| 3 | 1(disz) gu4 numun e3 | 1 ox, sprouting seed, |
| 4 | 1(u) gurusz al | 10 male laborers, hoed |
| 5 | nimgir-di-ne szesz-gal | Nimgirdine, the great brother, |
| 6 | 6(disz) gurusz al | 6 male laborers, hoed, |
| 7 | ur-{d}iszkur szesz-gal | Ur-Addu, the elder brother |
| 8 | 5(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-gal | 5, Lu-Baba, chief brother; |
| 9 | 8(disz) al-la-di szesz-gal | 8 (mana wool for) Alladi, the chief brother |
| 10 | 3(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz | 30 less 1 male laborers |
| 11 | ugula na-du10 | foreman: Nadu |
| 12 | 8(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 munus-i3-sa6 | 8 male laborers hired by Munus-isa, |
| 13 | {d}utu-sa6-ga szesz-gal | Utu-saga, the great brother |
| 14 | GAN2-gu4 lugal-ku3-zu | oxen field of Lugal-kuzu |
| 15 | 2(disz) gu4 numun GAN2 | 2 oxen, seed of the field |
| 16 | 2(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3 GAN2 | 2 oxen, harrowing, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 7(disz) gurusz 2(esze3) <GAN2> gi ku5 | 7 male laborers, 2 eše3 <field> cut reeds, |
| 2 | 2(ban2) lu2-bala-saga# | 2 ban2: Lu-bala-saga |
| 3 | GAN2-gu4 ur-AN#-[x] x | oxen field of Ur-AN-x |
| 4 | 3(disz) gu4 numun [...] | 3 oxen, seed |
| 5 | 1(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3 GAN2# | 1 ox, harrowing, field |
| 6 | 7(disz) gurusz ur-{d}ig-alim szesz-gal | 7 male laborers: Ur-Igalim, chief brother; |
| 7 | 6(disz) ur-mes szesz-gal | 6 (mana wool for) Ur-mes, the chief brother |
| 8 | 2(disz) ab-ba-du10-ga szesz-gal! | 2 Abbaduga, the great brother |
| 9 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz | 15 male laborers, |
| 10 | 2(ban2) lugal-abzu-ta | 2 ban2: Lugal-abzuta |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 munus-i3-sa6 | 2 male laborers, hired, Munus-isa, |
| 12 | {d}utu-sa6-ga szesz-gal | Utu-saga, the great brother |
| 13 | 2(disz) GAN2-gu4 nig2-e3-a | 2 oxen-fields, grain-fed, |
| 14 | GAN2-gu4 szesz-gi-na nu-banda3-gu4 | oxen field of Šešgina, manager of cattle. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) gu4 numun GAN2 | 3 oxen, seed of the field |
| 2 | 1(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3 hun-ga2 [...] | 1 ox, hunga ..., |
| 3 | 6(disz) gurusz ab-ba-du10-ga szesz-gal | 6 male laborers: Abbaduga, chief brother; |
| 4 | ugula lugal-abzu-ta | foreman: Lugal-abzu |
| 5 | 5(disz) gurusz GAN2-gu4 e3-a | 5 male laborers, oxen-drivers coming out, |
| 6 | ki-ma-da-sal4-la{ki} | of Kimadasalla |
| 7 | lugal-ezem szesz-gal | Lugalezem, the chief brother, |
| 8 | GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | oxen field of Ur-Šulpa’e, |
| 9 | 3(disz) gu4 numun GAN2 | 3 oxen, seed of the field |
| 10 | 1(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3 GAN2 | 1 ox, harrowing, |
| 11 | 5(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 ur-gar ku3-dim2 | 5 male laborers hired by Ur-gar, the silversmith, |
| 12 | ne-sag szesz-gal | first-fruit offering of the great brother |
| 13 | 5(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 ur-gar ku3-dim2 | 5 male laborers hired by Ur-gar, the silversmith, |
| 14 | u4-mu-sze3 szesz-[gal] | daily, the great brother |
| 15 | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz he2-dab5 | 18 male laborers seized, |
| 16 | ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 | foreman: Ur-Baba; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 su3 GAN2 | 5 male laborers, hired, cultivated, field, |
| 2 | ur-{d}nansze szesz-gal | Ur-Nanše, the chief brother |
| 3 | GAN2-gu4 a-tu | GAN-GU₄ (means) ox. |
| 4 | szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 numun GAN2 | total: 14 oxen, seed of the field, |
| 5 | szunigin 5(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3 GAN2 | total: 5 oxen, harrowing, |
| 6 | szunigin 1(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3 e3 | total: 1 ox, harrowing, |
| 7 | szunigin 1(disz) gu4 numun e3 | total: 1 ox, seed brought out; |
| 8 | szunigin 1(disz) gu4 gesz-ur3 hun-ga2 | total: 1 ox, hireling, |
| 9 | szunigin 2(u) gurusz hun-ga2 | total: 20 hirelings, |
| 10 | szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz | total: 22 male laborers |
| 11 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
| 12 | u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam# | 12th day |
| 13 | a-sza3 su3-[GAN2] gu#-la | field Su-GAN2 gula |
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