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From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 (P319583)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 |
|---|---|
| ID | P319583 |
| Museum no. | BM 021670 |
| 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(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 sila3 sesame oil |
| 2 | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
| 3 | lu2-{d}nin-szubur sukkal | Lu-Ninšubur, the messenger; |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 1/2 sila3 oil on the 15th day, |
| 5 | ur-ku3-nun sukkal | Ur-kugnun, the messenger; |
| 6 | a2 gesz-gar-ra szu-ku6 e3-e3 gen-na | the labor of the carpenter, the fisherman coming out, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 sila3 sesame oil |
| 8 | ri!(HU)-ba-ga-da dumu e2-gal | Ribagada, son of the palace |
| 9 | ki ensi2-ka-sze3 gen-na | to the place of the governor went, |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 sila3 sesame oil |
| 11 | AN-ID-ni-ik mar-tu | AN-ID-nik, the Martu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz | 10 shekels of oil, |
| 2 | esz3-esz3 u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz) | Ešeš, esakar, 15 days |
| 3 | {d}szul-gi-ra | for Šulgi |
| 4 | 1(u) 6(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam | 16 idgur oil of the 16th day, |
| 5 | szu-i3-li2 sukkal | Šu-ilī, the messenger; |
| 6 | siki sa-bu-um{ki} i7-de3 bala-e-de3 gen-na | The wool of Sabum went to the canal for the bala. |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 sila3 sesame oil |
| 8 | e-te-elx(AL)-pu3-{d}da-gan dumu lugal | Etel-pu-Dagan, son of the king |
| 9 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 szu-{d}nisaba sukkal | 1/2 sila3 oil for Šū-Nisaba, the messenger; |
| 10 | siki [{u2}]urua#{a#}{ki#} aga3-us2 lugal | wool of Urua, royal soldier |
| 11 | szum2-mu#-[de3] gen#-na#-ne-ne | They will give it to me, they will go. |
| 12 | iti [...] | month , |
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