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JCS 57, 028 08 (P355912)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 57, 028 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355912 |
| Museum no. | YBC 12549 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| 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 | [...] kasz saga | ... fine beer |
| 2 | 4(disz) kasz du | 4 regular-quality beer |
| 3 | 1(ban2) zi3 ba-ba | 1 ban2 of ba’aba-flour |
| 4 | 5(ban2)? zi3-gu saga# | 5 ban2 fine flour |
| 5 | 5(ban2)? ninda gesz-asz | 5 ban2 of ... bread, |
| 6 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-gu du | 1 barig 1 ban2 regular flour, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 6 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 2 | 6(disz) udu niga | 6 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 3 | <ba>-ab-du-sza lu2 kin-gi4-a ia3-ab-ra-ad# | <If> he is a messenger, he will beat him. |
| 4 | e2-<gal>-ta gen-na-asz | Go from the palace! |
| 5 | giri3 da-a-a lu2-[{gesz}]tukul# ra-gaba? | via Aya, Lu-tukul, the courier |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szul#-[gi] | Šulgi |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | the strong man |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | da-[a-a-lu2] | Ayalu |
| 2 | aga3-us2 gal uku3? | great soldier, strong(?) |
| 3 | dumu ab-ba-za-a | son of Abbazaya |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
Sources & licences
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