NMSA 3827 (P342007)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | NMSA 3827 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342007 |
| Museum no. | NMSA 3827 |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz# saga# 5(disz)# sila3# [ninda 5(disz) gin2] szum2 | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2# [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 3 | IGI-[...]-du10 | IGI-...-du |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz [saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz)# gin2 <szum2> | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz)] gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 6 | szu-esz18-dar | Šū-Ishtar, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 8 | [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| 9 | x-da-ta | from ... |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 12 | ku-da-x-um | Kuda-x-um |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 14 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 15 | x-nu-ra | ...-nura |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 17 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 18 | lu2-{d}nanna | Lu-Nanna |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | u-bi-ra | to Ubira |
| 4 | 2(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 2 ban2 beer, 1 ban2 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 5 | elam#-e szu ba-ab-ti | Elam received |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 7 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 8 | a-bu-ni | his father |
| 9 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 1 ban beer, 1 ban bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 10 | 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 11 | x-ne-asz | -neaš |
| 12 | 3(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 1(disz) | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels, 1 |
| 13 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 14 | ba-za-a? 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | Baza’a? 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 15 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 16 | x-ku? | ...ku(?) |
| 17 | [szunigin 1(ban2)] 5(disz)# sila3 kasz saga szunigin# 1(disz) sila3# <szum2> | Total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 1 sila3, onions |
| 18 | x x x x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) [gin2] i3 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila 3 shekels oil, 1/3 sila 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 2 | u4# 3(disz)-kam iti# [pa4]-u2-e | 3rd day, month: "Papu'e;" |
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