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Christie's London 20001207: Lot 674 Sale 9540 02 (P330223)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Christie's London 20001207: Lot 674 Sale 9540 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P330223 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 330223 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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 | 3(asz) 1(barig) sze gur-lugal | 3 gur 1 barig barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | ba-zi | Bazi, |
| 3 | 3(asz) ba-ta-e11-de3 | (and) 3 (for) Bataede |
| 4 | 3(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}pa-bil-sag | 3 (gur) 1 barig: Ur-Pabilsag |
| 5 | 3(asz) ur-dun | 3 (gur) Ur-Dun |
| 6 | 3(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-sag | 3 (gur) 1 barig Ur-Lamma, son of Ursag |
| 7 | 3(asz) 1(barig) {d}utu-ba-e3 | 3 (gur) 1 barig for Utu-ba’e |
| 8 | 5(asz) 1(barig) ur-bara2 | 5 (gur) 1 barig, Urbara |
| 9 | sze-bi 2(u) 4(asz) gur | its barley: 24 gur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze szuku-ra engar | barley of Šukura, the plowman; |
| 2 | i3-dub a-sza3-[bi]-ta | from the depot of that field |
| 3 | ki ur-{d}[nansze]-ta | from Ur-Nanše |
| 4 | ur-{d}lamma szesz lu2-kal-la | Ur-Lamma, brother of Lukalla |
| 5 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 6 | ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki} | foreman, temple administrator of Ninmar; |
| 7 | mu us2-sa ki-masz2{ki} mu us2-sa-bi | year after: “Kimaš,’— the year after that, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 3(asz) 1(barig) sze gur-lugal ba-zi | 3 gur 1 barig barley, royal (measure), disbursed |
| 2 | 3(asz) ba-ta-e11-de3 | (and) 3 (for) Bataede |
| 3 | 3(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}pa-bil2-sag | 3 (gur) 1 barig: Ur-Pabilsag |
| 4 | 3(asz) ur-dun | 3 (gur) Ur-Dun |
| 5 | 3(asz) 1(barig) ur-[{d}]lamma | 3 (gur) 1 barig Ur-Lamma |
| 6 | 3(asz) 1(barig) {d}utu-ba-e3 | 3 (gur) 1 barig for Utu-ba’e |
| 7 | 5(asz) 1(barig) ur-bara2 | 5 (gur) 1 barig, Urbara |
| 8 | sze-bi 2(u) 4(asz) gur | its barley: 24 gur |
| 9 | sze szuku-ra engar i3-dub a-sza3-bi-ta | barley of the šukura-tax, farmer of the depot, from this field |
| 10 | ki ur-{d}nansze-ta | from Ur-Nanše |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma szesz lu2-kal-la | under seal of Ur-Lamma, brother of Lukalla |
| 2 | ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki} | foreman, temple administrator of Ninmar; |
| 3 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 4 | mu us2-sa ki-masz2{ki} mu us2-sa-bi | year after: “Kimaš,’— the year after that, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}lamma | Ur-Lamma, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 | son of Ur-Baba, |
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