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Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 05 (P317843)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317843 |
| Museum no. | BM 018140 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 91 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 98 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 3 | sze#-bi 3(barig)# 5(ban2)# 4(disz)# sila3 | its barley: 3 barig 5 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 4 | nig2#-kal-la | a valuable thing |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 115 sheep, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 4(u)# 4(disz)# udu 1(disz) sila3 | 104 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 7 | sze#-bi 3(barig) n? 5(disz) 1/2(disz)# sila3 | its barley: 3 barig n+ 5 1/2 sila3 |
| 8 | lu2-kal-la | Lukalla |
| 9 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 115 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 91 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 11 | sze-bi 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz)# 1/2(disz)# sila3# | its barley: 3 barig 4 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 |
| 12 | an-ne2 | An |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 68 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 98 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 15 | sze-bi 3(barig) 5(ban2)# | its barley: 3 barig 5 ban2 |
| 16 | lu2-{d}nin-szubur# | Lu-Ninszubur |
| 17 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu# [1(disz) sila3] | 122 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-bi [2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3] | its barley: 2 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 2 | a2#-na#-mu# | my strength |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) [...] udu# [1(disz)] sila3# | 120 ... sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 4 | sze-bi 2(barig) [...] | its barley: 2 barig |
| 5 | 4(u)# 3(disz)# sila4 diri [1/2(disz)? sila3] | 43 extra lambs, 1/2 sila3 |
| 6 | sze-bi 2(ban2) 1(disz)# sila3# | its barley: 2 ban2 1 sila3 |
| 7 | 1(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3 | 10 bulls, 8 sila3 |
| 8 | 8(disz)# gu4 6(disz) sila3 | 8 oxen, 6 sila3 |
| 9 | sze-bi 2(barig) 1(ban2)# | its barley: 2 barig 1 ban2 |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 szeg9-bar | 5 sila3 barley-fed, |
| 11 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 12 | u4 9(disz)-kam | 9th day, |
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