CDLB 2017/001 2 (P319075)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CDLB 2017/001 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P319075 |
| Museum no. | BM 019683 |
| 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 |
English translation
By Alivernini, Sergio · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | From the side of the Nabasa canal: |
| obverse col 1 2 | 90 ninda the length, 1 cubit the width, 1 cubit the height, |
| obverse col 1 3 | the volume 7 1/2 sar; |
| obverse col 1 4 | 60 ninda the length, 1 cubit the width, 2 cubits the height, |
| obverse col 1 5 | the volume: 20 sar; |
| obverse col 1 6 | Apisal ...; |
| obverse col 2 1 | 20 ... |
| obverse col 2 2 | the volume ... |
| obverse col 2 3 | 12 ... |
| reverse col 1 2' | n ... |
| reverse col 1 3' | n ... |
| reverse col 1 4' | from the side of ... |
| reverse col 2 1' | 55 ninda the length, 1 cubit the width, 1 cubit the height; |
| reverse col 2 2' | the volume 4 1/2 sar, 5 shekels. |
| reverse col 2 3' | For a levee in the field Pirigtur-gin-DU |
| reverse col 2 4' | Total: 530 ninda the length. |
| reverse col 2 5' | Total: 118 1/2 sar the activity for earthwork and reed bundle for barges |
| reverse col 2 6' | The levee of the Lugal-mussa field that is in front of A-geštin field |
| reverse col 2 7' | has been measured up to the levee of a plot with poor soil?; |
| reverse col 2 8' | the foremen (are) the chief adminstrator of (the temple of) Dumuzi and the chief administrator of (the temple of) Nin-DARa. |
| left 1 | Year: The throne of Enlil was fashioned |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | a2-pa5 na-ba-sa2-ta | |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) ninda gid2 1(disz) kusz3 dagal 1(disz) kusz3 sukud | |
| 3 | a-sza3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar | |
| 4 | 1(gesz2)# ninda# gid2 1(disz) kusz3 dagal 2(disz) kusz3 sukud | |
| 5 | a-sza3 2(u) sar | |
| 6 | a-pi4-sal4 x [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) [...] | |
| 2 | a-sza3 [...] | |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) x [...] | |
| 4 | a [...] | |
| 5 | a# [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | n [...] | |
| 3' | n [...] | |
| 4' | a2 [...-ta] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 5(u) 5(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz)# kusz3# [dagal] 1(disz) kusz3 sukud# | |
| 2' | a-sza3 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 | |
| 3' | e a-sza3 pirig-tur-gin7-DU-sze3 | |
| 4' | szunigin 8(gesz2) 5(u) ninda gid2 | |
| 5' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar kin sahar u3# u2-sag11 | |
| 6' | e a-sza3 lugal-mu10-us2-sa2 gaba a-gesztin-na-ka | |
| 7' | e ki-sumun-na gid2-da | |
| 8' | ugula sanga {d}dumu-zi u3 sanga {d}nin-DAR-a | |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-[dim2] | |
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