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NMSA 3853 (P342022)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | NMSA 3853 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342022 |
| Museum no. | NMSA 3853 |
| 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 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2# szum2 2(disz)! gin2# [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 2 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 2 | ur-{d}suen# sukkal# | Ur-Suen, the messenger |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | a2-bi2-li2 | Abi-lī, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2 naga] | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel] alkali-plant |
| 6 | a-hu-a | Ahua |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz# 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz)# [gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| 8 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 [x] | Ur-Baba |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# [gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| 10 | ba-ba-a [x] | Babâ |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2# [naga] | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 12 | u-bar-x | Ubar- |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz) [gin2 naga] | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 14 | ARAD2-{d}nanna [x] | Warad-Nanna |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# [gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-bi2-[x] | Abi- |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda# [5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | wa-wa-x-[x] | Wawa- |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# gin2# [szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz)# gin2# [naga] | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 5 | la-gi-ip [x] | lagip ... |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 [3(disz) gin2 i3] [2(disz) gin2 naga] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 7 | x-{d}iszkur [x] | x-Adad |
| 8 | [3(disz) sila3] kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# [gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 9 | x-x-igi [x] | ...-igi |
| 10 | x 1(disz)# dug dida 2(ban2) 1(ban2) ninda 2(ban2) [x] 2/3(disz)#? [x] | ... 1 jug of common wort, 2 ban2 1 ban2 of bread, 2ban2 ... 2/3? |
| 11 | x x-i3-li2 x-[x] | ...-ili ... |
| 12 | szunigin# [x] 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida# [x] | total: ... 4 sila3 beer, 1 jug of dida |
| 13 | szunigin# 3(ban2)# 3(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 2(ban2) x [x] | total: 3 ban2 3 sila3 bread; total: 2 ban2 ... |
| 14 | szunigin# 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 x gin2 i3 | total: 1 sila 5 shekels onions; total: 5/6 sila x shekel oil; |
| 15 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam | the 29th day, |
| 2 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 3 | mu ma2 {d}suen ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Sîn was caulked. |
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