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AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 489 (P330556)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 489 |
|---|---|
| ID | P330556 |
| Museum no. | Bod S 489 |
| 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 shekel naga |
| 3 | kal#-x-x [...] | The mighty |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz)# sila3 ninda [5(disz) gin2 szum2] | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 5 | 3(disz)# gin2# i3 2(disz)# gin2# [naga] | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| 6 | puzur4#-esz18-dar | Puzur-Ištar |
| 7 | [5(disz)] sila3# kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 8 | [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| 9 | gi-nu-iri | regular offerings |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 12 | szar-ru-i3-li2 | Sargon (II), |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels |
| 14 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 15 | ga-ga-a | to be carried off |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz)# sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | szu-i3-li2-ma | Šu-iluma |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | ku5-da-a | Kudâ |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | ka-ka?-[x?] | Kakka- |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz [2(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz)# gin2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels |
| 11 | [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 12 | [u]-bar#-[um?] | Ubarum |
| 13 | [3(disz) sila3] kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2# | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels |
| 14 | [3(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| 15 | [x] x-x-kam# | ... ... |
| 16 | [3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz)] sila3# ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels |
| 17 | [3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)] gin2# naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| 18 | [...] | |
| 19 | [szunigin n kasz n ninda x szum2] | total: n beer n bread ... onions |
| left | ||
| 1 | [szunigin n] gin2# i3 n sila3 4(disz)# gin2 naga | total: n shekels oil, n sila, 4 shekel of alkali-plant |
| 2 | [u4 n] 2(disz)-kam | 2nd day |
| 3 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
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