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Borrelli diss. 14 (P318057)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Borrelli diss. 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318057 |
| Museum no. | BM 018446 |
| 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 | 4(gesz2) 5(u) mer hi | 420 mer, |
| 2 | 5(disz) kur hi | 5 kur-hymns |
| 3 | 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 bar ki | 1 eše3 1 iku field area, outside, |
| 4 | a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 | field 8 bur3 1 eše3 2 iku surface, |
| 5 | sze-bi | its barley: |
| 6 | ku-li engar | Kulli, the plowman; |
| 7 | 3(gesz2) mer hi | 240 mer, |
| 8 | 5(u) kur hi | 50 kurru |
| 9 | 2(esze3) GAN2 bar ki | 2 eše3 field area outside, |
| 10 | a-sza3 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 | field 5 bur3 2 eše3 surface, |
| 11 | sza3-ba 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 sze-uh i3-gal2 | therein: 2 bur3 2 eše3 field area, barley rations, are here; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-bi | its barley: |
| 2 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 engar | Ur-Šulpae, the plowman; |
| 3 | GAN2-gu4 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su | oxen field of Lu-Ningirsu, |
| 4 | a-sza3 nin-geszkim-zi | field of Nin-geškimzi, |
| 5 | ugula ur-tur | foreman: Urtur; |
| 6 | gu4 {d}amar-{d}suen | bull of Amar-Suena, |
| 7 | szuku-bi nu-ta-zi | its rations did not rise. |
Sources & licences
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