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AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 498 (P330565)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 498 |
|---|---|
| ID | P330565 |
| Museum no. | Bod S 498 |
| 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 liters of bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | ur-mes | Ur-mes, |
| 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 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | du-du | |
| 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 | ur-dam | |
| 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 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 12 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz)] gin2# naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | nu-HI-KU# | nuḫiku |
| 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 shekel naga |
| 6 | en-um-i3-li2 | Enum-ilī |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | da#-a | Aya |
| 10 | [szunigin] 1(ban2)# 6(disz)# sila3 kasz saga 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 1 ban2 6 sila3 fine beer; 1ban2 8 sila3, beer; 2 ban2 2 sila 3 bread; 1/2 sila5 onions; |
| 11 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 1 shekel oil; 14 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | 25th day, |
| 2 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-gar | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
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