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AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 488 (P330555)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 488 |
|---|---|
| ID | P330555 |
| Museum no. | Bod S 488 |
| 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 5(disz) sila3 ninda# 5(disz)# gin2# [szum2] | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3# [2(disz) gin2 naga] | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz [5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sula3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 6 | gu-[...] | Gu- |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz [5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sula3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 9 | szu-[...] | ... ... |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# [gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 12 | szu-{d}utu | Šū-Utu, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz)# sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 15 | nu-HI-KAB? | Nu-HI-KAB(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, 3 shek[els of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali |
| 2 | u-bar-um | Ubarum |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels |
| 4 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 5 | lu2-{d}nanna | Lu-Nanna |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels |
| 7 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 8 | bar?-u?-bi-[...] | Borsippa |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels |
| 10 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 11 | szar-ra-i3-li2 | Šarra-ilī |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels |
| 13 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 14 | bu3-u2-u2 | būʾu |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels |
| 16 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 17 | dingir-kal | Ilum-kal |
| 18 | szunigin 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda# 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 4 ban2 7 sila3 beer; 4ban2 3 sila1 bread; 5/6 sila3, 5 shekels onions |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila3 3 shekels oil, 1/3 sila2 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 2 | u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam | 13th day, |
| 3 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
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