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CM 26, 097 (P320472)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CM 26, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P320472 |
| Museum no. | BM 021981 |
| 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) ma2 1(gesz2) mun-gazi | 1 boat of 60 mash tubs, |
| 2 | 1(disz) ma2 ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra | 1 boat of Arzana, nig-ara, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ma2 3(u) i3 zu2-lum | 1 boat of 30 gur of dates, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ma2 ra-gaba unu{ki} | 1 barge, courier of Uruk, |
| 5 | 1(disz) ma2 3(u) zi3 esza | 1 boat of 30 eša flour, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ma2 4(u) szandana | 1 boat of 40 gur, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ma2 2(u) en-nu | 1 barge of 20 gur, |
| 8 | 1(disz) ma2 1(u) en-nu | 1 boat, 10 guards |
| 9 | 2(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) ZUM-e2-lunga | 2 boats, 60, ZUM-e-lunga |
| 10 | 1(disz) ma2 4(u) lugal-ra-us2-sa | 1 boat of 40 (ninda capacity), Lugal-ra-ussa, |
| 11 | 1(disz) ma2 4(u) zi3-da ur-ra | 1 barge of 40 gur flour, |
| 12 | 5(disz) ma2 [...] nig2 gu2-na sukkal-mah | 5 boats of ..., belonging to Guna, the chief minister; |
| 13 | 1(u) 6(disz) | 16 (lines) |
| 14 | zi-ga# | booked out |
| 15 | sza3 nibru{ki} [...] | In Nippur |
| 16 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) ma2 hi-[a] | 19 boat(s): Hia |
| 17 | sza3 uri5{ki}-ma# | in Ur |
| 18 | 2(u) 5(disz) [ma2] hi-a ma2 da-a | 25 boats: Hia, boat of Aya; |
| 19 | szunigin 1(gesz2) ma2 hi-a | total: 60 hia-boats |
| 20 | bala gub-ba | in bala stationed |
| 21 | u4 2(u) [n]-kam | 20th day |
| 22 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
| 23 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
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