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CDLB 2021/005 9 (P332029)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CDLB 2021/005 9 |
|---|---|
| ID | P332029 |
| Museum no. | NPL 34 |
| Collection | Newark Public Library, Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| 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 col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...]-ta gur-ra | returned from ... |
| 2 | [...] gan2 bala-a | ... in the bala field |
| 3 | [...] 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta | ... 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 each |
| 4 | [...] a2 hun-ga2 [a]-sza3 du6-asz | ... labor of hirelings, field Duaš |
| 5 | [...] uru4-a | ... rising |
| 6 | 1(u) 8(asz) gur a2 hun-ga2 | 18 gur, labor of hirelings |
| 7 | i7 lugal-musz-husz | the Lugal-mušḫuši canal |
| 8 | giri3 ur-dingir-ra | via Ur-dingira |
| 9 | [u3] ur-{d}iszkur | and Ur-Addu |
| 10 | [...] 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3-ta | ... 1 ban2 3 sila3 each |
| 11 | [...] 3(ban2) | ... 3 ban2 |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] KUR | ... land |
| 2 | szunigin 7(disz) [amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta] | total: 7 calves, 1 barig 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 3 | sze-bi [2(asz) 3(ban2) gur] | its barley: 2 gur 3 ban2 |
| 4 | szunigin 1(asz) [gur mur-gu4 ki-gu2] | total: 1 gur mur-gu4 kigu2 |
| 5 | szunigin 5(u) 5(asz) gur sze erin2-e [szu ti-a] | total: 55 gur barley, labor-troops received |
| 6 | szunigin 2(u) [gur] sze [szuku engar] | total: 20 gur barley, prebend of the ploughman |
| 7 | szunigin 1(u) [...] gur a-gu3-a [ga2-ga2] | total: 10 ... gur of agû-flour set up |
| 8 | szunigin [...] | total: |
| 9 | 2(u) [...] | 20 ... |
| 10 | 3(u) [...] | 30 ... |
| 11 | a-sza3 3(u) 2(barig) gur [...] | field 30 gur 2 barig |
| 12 | giri3 [...] | via |
| 13 | 3(disz) amar [1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta] | 3 calves, 1 barig 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 14 | sze-bi [4(barig) 3(ban2)] | its barley: 4 barig 3 ban2 |
| 15 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) mur-[gu4 ki-gu2] | 1 barig 4 ban2: Ur-gu, Kigu |
| 16 | 4(asz) gur sza3-gal [...] | 4 gur, ...; |
| 17 | nu-banda3 [...] | the overseer |
| 18 | iti [...] | month , |
| 19 | sze erin2-e [szu ti-a] | barley received by the troops |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) gur [...] a2 hun-ga2 | 2 gur ..., labor of hirelings |
| 2 | 3(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta | 3 calves, 1 barig 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 3 | sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) | its barley: 4 barig 3 ban2; |
| 4 | szunigin 1(barig) 4(ban2) mur-gu4 ki-gu2 | total: 1 barig 4 ban2 mur-gu4 kigu2 |
| 5 | szunigin 4(asz) gur | total: 4 gur |
| 6 | sze erin2-e szu ti-a | barley received by the worktroops |
| 7 | szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 3 (ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur sze szuku engar | total: 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 7 sila3 barley, ration of the ploughman; |
| 8 | szunigin 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur a-gu3-a ga2-ga2 | total: 43 gur 4 barig 5 ban2, poured out, |
| 9 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 121 gur 2 barig 7 1/2 sila3 |
| 10 | zi-ga | booked out |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [a2] hun-ga2 | hire labor |
| 2 | [...] 5(disz) sila3 gur | ... 5 sila3 |
| 3 | mur-gu4 ki-gu2 | mur-gu₄ (means) grave. |
| 4 | szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta | total: 15 calves, 1 barig 3 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each |
| 5 | sze-bi 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 4 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 6 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) gur | total: 67 gur 3 barig |
| 7 | sze erin2-e szu ti-a | barley received by the worktroops |
| 8 | szunigin 2(u) 6(asz) 2(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 26 gur 2 ban2 1/2 sila3 |
| 9 | sze szuku-ra engar | barley of Šukura, the plowman; |
| 10 | [...] | |
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