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MDP 54, 023 (P332441)
Administrative, Ur III, Susa · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 54, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P332441 |
| Museum no. | Sb M |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Susa (mod. Shush) |
| Coordinates | 32.1895, 48.2569 |
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 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur | 184 gur 1 barig barley, |
| 2 | a-hu-a dam-gar3 | Ahu’a, the merchant |
| 3 | 1(u) gur sza3-gal udu niga a-pi-la-num | 10 gur, fodder of grain-fed sheep for Apilanum |
| 4 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sa10 2(disz) {na4}kin2 | 2 (gur) 1 barig 3 ban2, exchanged, 2 (pieces of) carnelian |
| 5 | 1(asz) 2(barig) mu zi3-gu za-an-zu-tum | 1 (gur) 2 barig, year: "Zanzutum;" |
| 6 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) mu dabin | 3 (gur) 3 barig 2 ban2 of dabin-flour |
| 7 | 1(asz) gur nig2-ba i-szar-be-li2 | 1 gur, ration of Išar-belī, |
| 8 | 2(barig) szu-ut-da-ba-ni | 2 barig Šut-dabani |
| 9 | 3(barig) 4(ban2)? sza3-gal ansze ensi2 | 3 barig 4 ban2, fodder for the donkeys of the governor; |
| 10 | [1(barig) 3(ban2)?] bur-ma-ma | 1 barig 3 ban2: Bur-mama |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 3(barig) sza3-gal ansze | 1 (gur) 3 barig fodder for donkeys, |
| 2 | a-hu-wa-qar ga#:esz8 | Ahu-waqar, gatekeeper |
| 3 | 4(asz) gur nig2-ba szu-ma-ma sukkal | 4 gur, ration of Šumama, the messenger; |
| 4 | 6(asz)? 2(barig) 3(ban2) mu bappir saga | 6? (gur) 2 barig 3 ban2, year: “Bapir-flour, good quality;…) |
| 5 | nam-ha-ni | Namḫani |
| 6 | 5(asz) sa10 gu4 u3-gu-a | 5 oxen for sale, |
| 7 | 2(asz) ba-lu-a | 2: Balua; |
| 8 | szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur | total: 142 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 |
Sources & licences
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