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AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 487 (P330554)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 487 |
|---|---|
| ID | P330554 |
| Museum no. | Bod S 487 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz)] gin2 szum2 | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 2 | 3(disz)# [gin2] i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 3 | [x]-esz18-dar | x-ištar |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz)] gin2# szum2 | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 5 | 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga] | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| 6 | [x]-x | |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | kal-i3-li2 | Kalilī |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 11 | 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 12 | [x]-du3-ri2 | ...-duri |
| 13 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz) gin2# [szum2] | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 14 | [3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)] gin2# naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-a | ...-a |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 4 | da-da | Dada |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 7 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 9 | 3(disz) gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 10 | an-[x]-kal | An-x-kal |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 [kasz 2(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 12 | 3(disz) gin2# [i3 2(disz)] gin2# naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 13 | sza3-[x-x]-da | with ... heart |
| 14 | szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer, 3 ban2 1 sila3, beer |
| 15 | 5(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [szum2] | 5 ban2 less 1 sila3 bread, 2/3 sila3, 5 shekels onions |
| 16 | 5(ban2)# 1(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 | 5 ban2 1 sila3 6 shekels oil |
| 17 | [n] 1(u) 8(disz)# gin2 naga | ... 18 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4] 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | 18th day |
| 2 | iti ezem-{d}szul#-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
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