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StLouis 155 (P332626)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | StLouis 155 |
|---|---|
| ID | P332626 |
| Museum no. | SLAM 131:1922 |
| Collection | Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 1(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 flour on the 2nd day, |
| 2 | ka5-a-mu dumu nu-banda3 | Ka-amu, son of the overseer |
| 3 | sa-bu-um{ki} du-ni | Sabum built. |
| 4 | 1(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 flour on the 2nd day, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3# zi3# kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 of flour for the road |
| 6 | szu-{d}utu aga3-us2-gal | Šū-Utu, the chief soldier |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 8 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 5 sila3 flour on the 3rd day, |
| 9 | sze-da sukkal | barley rations of the messengers |
| 10 | {u2}urua{ki}-ta du-ni | from Urua went, |
| 11 | 3(ban2) zi3 u4 6(disz)-kam | 3 ban2 flour on the 6th day, |
| 12 | a-da-a dumu nu-banda3 | Adda, son of the overseer |
| 13 | u3 an-ne2-ba-du7 u3#-kul | and Ane-badu eats |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni | from Kimaš came, |
| 2 | 1(ban2) zi3 u4# 3(disz)#-kam | 1 ban2 flour on the 3rd day |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 4 | i3-li2-a-num2 szesz# lukur | Ili-anum, brother of the nadītu |
| 5 | za-ul{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Za’ul went, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 5 sila3 flour on the 3rd day, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 8 | ur-nigar{gar} aga3-us2 | Ur-nigar, soldier |
| 9 | mu ku6-sze3 gen-na | because he went to the fish, |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-ni-tum lu2 kas4 | 2 sila3 flour, Šunītum, the messenger; |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 szu-kal-li2-a sukkal | 5 sila3: Šukalliya, the messenger; |
| 12 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 13 | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
Sources & licences
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