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Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 14 (P317509)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317509 |
| Museum no. | BM 016186 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 240 sheep, 1 1/2 sila3 |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) la2 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 63 rams, 1 sila3 |
| 3 | sze-bi 4(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 barig 5 ban2 7 sila3; |
| 4 | nig2-kal-la | a valuable thing |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 120 sheep, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day), |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) la2 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 63 rams, 1 sila3 |
| 7 | sze-bi 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 | its barley: 3 barig 5 ban2 7 sila3; |
| 8 | lu2-ulu3-mu | my man |
| 9 | 2(gesz2) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 120 sheep, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day), |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) la2 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 63 rams, 1 sila3 |
| 11 | sze-bi 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) <sila3> | its barley: 3 barig 5 ban2 7 sila3; |
| 12 | an-ne2 | An |
| 13 | 3(gesz2) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 184 sheep, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) la2 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 63 rams, 1 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-bi 4(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 barig 5 ban2 7 sila3; |
| 2 | {d}nanna-si-sa2 | Nanna-sisa, |
| 3 | 1(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3 | 10 bulls, 8 sila3 |
| 4 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3 | 9 oxen, 6 sila3 |
| 5 | 7(disz) szeg9-bar 2(disz) sila3 | 7 barley-fed rams, 2 sila3 |
| 6 | sze-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 | its barley: 2 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3; |
| 7 | ur-ki-gu-la | Ur-kigula |
| 8 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
| 9 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 15th day, |
Sources & licences
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