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CM 26, 143 (P330158)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CM 26, 143 |
|---|---|
| ID | P330158 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.242 |
| Collection | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| 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(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur lugal | 44 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 8 1/3 sila3 dabin flour, royal (measure), |
| 2 | si-i3-tum | sītum-disease |
| 3 | bala dub-sag | bala, first tablet |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur | 68 gur 1 barig 5 sila3 dabin flour, |
| 5 | ki nam-ha-ni-ta | from Namḫani |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) dabin gur | 93 gur 3 ban2 of dabin-flour |
| 7 | ki a-tu-ta | from Atu |
| 8 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur | 93 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 dabin flour, |
| 9 | [ki lugal?-igi?]-sa6#-sa6-ga-ta | from Lugaligisaga |
| 10 | [...] dabin gur | ... gur of dabin flour |
| 11 | [...] x | |
| 12 | [... zi3?] sig15# gur | ... fine flour |
| 13 | [...] gur | ... gur |
| 14 | [...]-ta# | ... from |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur | 2 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 hand bread, |
| 2 | sag-bi 5(ban2)? 7(disz) sila3 | its head: 5 ban2 7 sila3; |
| 3 | ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta | from Lu-Ningirsu |
| 4 | 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 | 21 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine flour |
| 5 | 2(u) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ISZ ba-ba gur | 23 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 8 sila3 IŠ of baba-flour, |
| 6 | 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) [n] sila3 dabin gur | 21 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 3 sila3 dabin flour |
| 7 | ki ur-{d}en#-[x]-ta | from Ur-Enx |
| 8 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) [n] sila3 gur | 92 gur n sila3 |
| 9 | 2(u) 4(asz) [n] 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ISZ# ba-ba gur | 24 gur n 4 ban2 5 sila3 IŠ flour |
| 10 | 5(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur | 414 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 3 sila3 dabin flour, |
| 11 | ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta | from Ur-Igalim |
| 12 | 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2)? 8(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur | 18 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 8 sila3 hand bread, |
| 13 | x x x | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur | total: 190 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 fine flour |
| 2 | sze bala-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | its bala barley: 190 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 3 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 dabin gur | total: 92 gur 3 ban2 9 sila3 13 1/3 shekels dabin flour |
| 4 | 2(barig) zi3 ISZ ba-ba gur | 2 barig ... flour, gur |
| 5 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) dabin gur | total: 92 gur 3 ban2 9 sila3 13 1/3 dabin flour |
| 6 | sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 gur | its barley: 818 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 2 sila3 13 1/3 shekels; |
| 7 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 8 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz gur | 61 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 2 2/3 sila3 kashk cheese, |
| 9 | 4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 4(disz) 4(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur | 420 gur 2 barig 4 sila3 fine bread, |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda du gur | 92 gur 6 2/3 sila3 regular bread, |
| 11 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur | 1 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 hand bread, |
| 12 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 13 | 1(barig) ninda gesz-asz | 60 litres of barley 1 |
| 14 | 4(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur | 44 gur 4 ban2 9 1/3 sila3 fine flour |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | giri3 szesz-[...] | via Šesz- |
| 2' | 2(asz) zi3 sig15 [...] | 2 (gur) fine flour |
| 3' | 9(asz) 2(barig) dabin gur | 9 gur 2 barig dabin flour, |
| 4' | 4(disz) gin2 la2 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar | 4 shekels less 8 grains silver, |
| 5' | sze-bi 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 3 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 6 2/3 sila3; |
| 6' | giri3 lugal-banda3-sze3 | via Lugalbanda |
| 7' | la2-ia3 su-ga | deficit repaid |
| 8' | szesz-kal-la szu ba-ti | Šeškalla received. |
| 9' | ugu2-a ga2-ga2 | on my account set |
| 10' | szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) ninda szu gur | total: 165 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 hand bread, |
| 11' | sze bala-bi 2(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | its bala barley: 165 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 12' | szunigin 4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda saga{ga} 5(u) 4(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 | total: 142 gur 4 ban2 4 sila3 fine bread, 54 gur 3 ban2 2 2/3 sila3, 8 shekels |
| 13' | szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2)? 6(disz) <sila3> ninda szu u3 ninda du | total: 123 (gur) 2 barig 5 ban2 6 sila3 hand bread and regular bread; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) [...] dabin [gur] | total: 2 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 of dabin flour |
| 2 | igi-gal2 zi3 iri-ta gub-ba | who stands in front of the flour of the city |
| 3 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 4 | szunigin 5(disz) gin2? ku3-babbar | total: 5 shekels of silver |
| 5 | sze-bi 5(asz) gur | its barley: 5 gur |
| 6 | kiszib3 ur-e2-gal dam-gar3 | under seal of Ur-egal, the merchant; |
| 7 | szunigin 5(asz) zi3 sig15 gur | total: 5 gur fine flour |
| 8 | sze bala-bi 5(asz) gur | its bala barley: 5 gur |
| 9 | szunigin 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur | total: 21 gur 3 barig barley, |
| 10 | szunigin 4(disz) gin2? la2 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar | total: 4 shekels less 8 grains of silver |
| 11 | sze-bi 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 3 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 6 2/3 sila3; |
| 12 | la2-ia3 su-ga | deficit repaid |
| 13 | szesz-kal-la szu ba-ti | Šeškalla received. |
| 14 | ugu2-a ga2-ga2 | on my account set |
| 15 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 115 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [nig2]-ka9-ak | account |
| 2 | ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-sukkal | Ur-nigar, son of Ur-sukkal |
| 3 | iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta | from month "Harvest" |
| 4 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 | to the extra month “Harvest,’ |
| 5 | iti 2(disz)-kam | 2nd month, |
| 6 | bala-bi 1(disz)-am3 | its bala: 1; |
| 7 | mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
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