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NMSA 3644 (P341941)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | NMSA 3644 |
|---|---|
| ID | P341941 |
| Museum no. | NMSA 3644 |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu |
| 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 1' | ||
| 1' | [...] 6(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | ... 6 sila3 of emmer |
| 2' | [...] lu2# an-sza-an{ki} | ... man of Anshan |
| 3' | [...]-kam#? 2(disz) sila3 ga 2(disz) sila3 zi3?-gu-ta | ...: 2 sila3 of milk, 2 sila3 of emmer each |
| 4' | [...] 2(gesz2)? sa gi | ... 120 bundles of reed |
| 5' | [...] pa x du gu x na-me-me | ... they are not |
| 6' | [...] kasz#? saga x ga du | ... fine beer ... milk |
| 7' | [...] ninda zi3-gu saga | ... bread made with good quality flour |
| 8' | [...] gar szu? | ... placed(?) |
| 9' | [...] lu2# munus ha-ma-zi{ki}-me | ... the woman of Hamazi |
| 10' | [...] {d}szul-gi-kalam-ma-me-te-bi | ... Šulgi-kalama-metebi |
| 11' | [...] 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz | ... 49 male laborers |
| obverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | x saga 8(disz) sila3 zi3 | ... fine, 8 sila3 flour |
| 2' | [...] sila3# kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | ... sila3 fine beer, 2 sila3, flour |
| 3' | 4(disz)# gurusz# 2(disz)# sila3# kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 x | 4 male laborers, 2 sila3 of beer, 2 liters of ... flour |
| 4' | sza3 u4 na-ga-ab-tum-me | they do not bring the heart of a storm |
| 5' | 1(disz) dug dida saga si-mu elam | 1 jug of good dida beer, simu-oil of Elam, |
| 6' | ki a-bu-ni | with Abuni |
| 7' | szunigin 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | total: 3 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 6 sila3 fine beer |
| 8' | szunigin 1(asz) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | total: 1 gur 3 ban2 4 1/3 sila3 regular beer; |
| 9' | szunigin 1(disz) dug dida saga | total: 1 jug fine dida beer |
| 10' | szunigin# 1(asz) 3(disz) sila3 ninda gesz asz gur | total: 1 gur 3 sila3 of aš-bread |
| 11' | kasz nig2-bu-a-bi 3(ban2) 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 | its grain-fed beer: 3 ban2 18 shekels; |
| 12' | szunigin 2(ban2) ninda saga | total: 2 ban2 fine bread |
| 13' | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu saga | total: 5 sila3 bread made with fine flour |
| 14' | szunigin 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda ga-x | total: 1 barig 5 ban2 4 sila3 bread |
| 15' | szunigin 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szu | total: 4 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 hand bread |
| 16' | gi ninda du8-a-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) sa | its baked reeds: 68 bundles |
| 17' | szunigin# 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 x x | total: 3 ban2 7 sila3 flour |
| obverse col 3' | ||
| 1' | [...]-x | |
| 2' | [...] nig2-gur11 x | ... property |
| 3' | [...] gur-ta 5(ban2) ba-ra-tur | ... from the gur 5 ban2 (of barley) ... |
| 4' | nig2-gur11 x gur-ta 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ba-ra-tur | property, x gur each, 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 15 sila3): Baratur |
| 5' | giri3 szesz-kal-la | via Sheškalla |
| 6' | dub-sar ensi2-ka | the scribe of the governor |
| 7' | lu2-aga dub-sar e2-gal | Lu-aga, the palace scribe. |
| 8' | a-da-da muhaldim | Addada, cook |
| 9' | 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur | 2 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine bread, |
| 10' | ninda saga gur-ta tug2-ba-ra-tur | good quality bread from a gur garment |
| 11' | giri3 szesz-saga dub-sar | via Šeš-saga, the scribe |
| 12' | ensi2-ka | of the governor |
| 13' | lugal-pa-e3 dub-sar e2-gal | Lugal-pae, scribe of the palace. |
| 14' | i3-li2-ki-ib-ri2 muhaldim | Ili-kibri, the cook, |
| 15' | lu2 mar-ha-szi{ki} | the man of Marhaši |
| 16' | 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 1 barig 5 ban2 4 sila3 fine beer, |
| 17' | 1(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 1 gur 2 ban2 3 sila3 regular beer, |
| 18' | 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur | 2 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 7 sila3 fine bread, |
| 19' | kasz nag-ka-bi kasz ba-ab-x | Its drinking beer ... beer. |
| obverse col 4' | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [{d}]nanna-AN-x-[x] | Nanna-AN-x |
| 3' | lugal-ezem sagi# | Lugalezem, cupbearer |
| 4' | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer, |
| 5' | 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du | 3 ban2 8 sila3 regular beer, |
| 6' | kasz nag-ka-bi kasz 1(asz) gur-ta 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ba-ra-tur | its beer and milk: beer of 1 gur each, 1 ban2 5 sila3 each; |
| 7' | giri3 lugal-ma2-gur8-re dub-sar ensi2 | via Lugal-magure, the scribe, governor; |
| 8' | ur-{d}ig-alim dub-sar e2-gal | Ur-Igalim, scribe of the palace |
| 9' | gu4-KU sagi | Oxen-KU, cupbearer |
| 10' | 1(asz) 4(ban2) kasz saga gur | 1 gur 4 ban2 fine beer, |
| 11' | kasz nag-ka-bi kasz ba-ab | Its drinking beer is poured out. |
| 12' | giri3 ur-{d}suen dub-sar ensi2 | via Ur-Suen, the scribe, governor; |
| 13' | i3-li2-e2-x [...] | Ilī-e... |
| 14' | szu-{d}en-lil2-[...] | Šū-Enlil |
| 15' | szunigin 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) [...] | total: 5 (gur) 4 barig 1 ... |
| 16' | szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) [...] | total: 2 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 |
| 17' | szunigin 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) [...] | total: 3 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 |
| 18' | kasz ninda mu# [...] | beer and bread |
| 19' | szunigin 1(u) 5(ban2) 4(barig)# [...] | total: 15 ban2 4 barig |
| 20' | szunigin# 1(ban2)# [...] | total: 1 ban2 ... |
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