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PPAC 4, 266 (P332178)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 4, 266 |
|---|---|
| ID | P332178 |
| Museum no. | SE 026 |
| Collection | Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-giri17-zal ga2-[nun] ku6-da tusz-a na-ab-tak4 | Lu-girizal, the storehouse where fish sits, did not abandon him. |
| 2 | u4 ur-{d}suen-ke4 ku6 un-dab5 iri-sze3 ba-de6-a-ta | when Ur-Suen caught fish and carried it to the city, |
| 3 | lugal-he2-gal2 u3 ur-e2-mah-ke4 a-ra2 3(disz)-am3 ku6 ib2-dab5-ne | Lugal-hegal and Ur-Emah for 3 times caught fish, |
| 4 | ku6-bi nig2 ur-{d}suen-ka-gin7 ga2-nun-sze3 nu-mu-tum3 | Its fish, like that of Ur-Suen, did not bring into the granary. |
| 5 | ku6-bi ki-bi-ta-am3 ki sza3-ga-na-sze3 ib2-ha-al-ha | Its fish ... to the place of his heart. |
| 6 | x-gan? kesz2-ra2-ta? [ku6]-bi# in-sa10 | ... bought its fish from ... |
| 7 | [...] ku6# sag-kesz2 he2-me-en8 | ... may you be the fish of the head. |
| 8 | [... ku6] sag-kesz2 lu2-{d}asznan | ... fish, captivity of Lu-Ašnan |
| 9 | [szu-ku6] gir2#-su{ki}-me | the fishermen of Girsu |
| 10 | [egir5] ur-e2-mah | princess: Ur-Emaḫ |
| 11 | [...] gi bi? u3 [...] ur-[...] | ... reed and ... dog(?) |
| 12 | [ku6 a-sza3] a-gesztin [...] | fish from the field of grapes |
| 13 | [ku6 a-sza3] ka#!-ma-ri2{ki}-ka | fish of the field of Kamari |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | ur#?-{d}asznan#-ke4? | Ur-Ašnan |
| 3 | szu-ku6 sa2-du11 {d}nin-gir2-su{ki}-me | the fishermen of the regular offerings of Ningirsu, |
| 4 | ku6 sa2-du11-ga-ni ib2-ta-an-IL2 | he raised up his regular fish offerings. |
| 5 | u4 ku6 sa2-du11 {d}szara2 i3-im-sa10-sa10 | when fishes were regular offerings of Šara, he bought. |
| 6 | 5(disz) gu2 ku6 ur-{d}nin-mug!-ga enku gir2-su{ki}-ra in-na-szum2 | 5 talents of fish for Ur-Ninmuga in the enku of Girsu he gave. |
| 7 | 4(disz) dug 3(ban2) i3 ku6 | 4 jugs 3 ban2 fish oil, |
| 8 | 2(disz) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3 ku6 | 2 jugs 1 ban2 5 sila3 fish oil, |
| 9 | 3(disz) dug 1(ban2) i3 ku6 | 3 pots 1 ban2 fish oil, |
| 10 | i3 ka-ma-ri2{ki} | oil of Kamari |
| 11 | inim ur-e2-mah-ta | by the command of Ur-Emaḫ |
| 12 | egir5 ur-e2-mah-ta | Princess, from Ur-Emaḫ |
| 13 | 1(asz) 1(ban2) dug diri-ga la-ba-an-gar | 1 jug 1 ban2 of extra-sweet beer he did not set aside. |
| 14 | 2(u) ku6 sag-kesz2 ku6 saga | 20 good quality fish, |
| 15 | 1(u) ku6 sag-kesz2 us2 | 10 fish of the head, length |
| 16 | [n] sila3# ga-sze-a | n sila3 of barley |
| 17 | 2(disz) [n] sila3# i3-nun | 2 n sila3 butter oil |
| 18 | 2(disz) {gesz}si-ig-da kisal-ur2 | 2 bolts for the courtyard |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] u4 | ... day |
| 2 | iti {d}[li9]-si4#?-na | month "Lisin" |
| 3 | e2 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6-sze3 | to the house of Lugal-ebansa |
| 4 | inim ARAD2-mu-ta | by the command of my servant |
| 5 | a-a-gi-na im-da-gub ba-usz2 | The enemy stood with him, he was killed. |
| 6 | tul2 e2-kar-ga2-ka | in the well of my granary |
| 7 | ku6 i3-in-lu5-ga-am3 | the fish that he caught |
| 8 | lugal-he2-gal2-ra | Lugal-ḫegal |
| 9 | lugal-{gesz}gigir-re ku6 sa2-du11 nu-gal2 tul2-ba he2-en6-lu5 in-na-an-du11 | Lugal-gigirre said: “The fish that had no regular offerings should be brought into the well.’ |
| 10 | lugal-he2-gal2-e nu-un-sze | Lugal-ḫegal did not listen. |
| 11 | ge6 tul2-e sukkal bi2-in-su | After the night had passed, he appointed the vizier. |
| 12 | ku6-bi szu-ku6 gir2-su{ki}-ke4 in-na-ab-dab5-dab5 | Its fish caught by the fishermen of Girsu. |
| 13 | u4-ba ku6 sa2-du11 {d}szara2 nu-gal2 | At that time, fish were not in the regular offerings of Šara. |
| 14 | dab5-bi e2 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6-sze3 szu bi2-in-tak4 | Its capture he took to the house of Lugal-ebansa. |
| 15 | inim lugal-[he2-gal2-ta] | by the command of Lugal-hegal |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [... ku6 kun]-zi# du | ... 1 ban2 5 sila3 ... tunic fish, regular offering |
| 2' | [n ku6 kun]-zi# du | n fish, regular offering |
| 3' | [ku6 a-sza3] a-gesztin | fish of the field of grapes |
| 4' | [ku6] a-sza3 la2-tur | fish of the field Latur |
| 5' | [ku6 a-sza3] ka-ma-ri2{ki} | fish of the field of Kamari |
| 6' | [ku6] a-sza3 {d}szara2 | fish of the Šara field |
| 7' | [ku6 a-sza3] a-ba-gal | fish of the field Abagal |
| 8' | ku6 [a-sza3] uku2-nu-ti | fish of the Ukunuti field |
| 9' | ensi2-ra en3-bi tar-re-dam | to inquire after the ruler, |
| 10' | inim szu-du8-a lugal-he2-gal2 dumu ur-{d}suen | Inim-šudua, Lugal-hegal, son of Ur-Suen |
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