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Fs Charpin 0711-0712 (P376155)
Legal, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Charpin 0711-0712 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376155 |
| Museum no. | BM 110306 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) a-ni-ni dam-gar3 | 1: Anini, the merchant |
| 2 | ku3 e2-ki-sa6 ba-al-la lu2-{d}utu-ka | the silver of the Ekisa, which was carried away by Lu-Utu |
| 3 | szu ba-an-ti ba-ab-du11 | he received; he was paid. |
| 4 | a-ni-ni dub-la2-mah nam-erim2-bi in-ku5 | His father, the chief scribe, has cursed him. |
| 5 | lu2-na | of a man |
| 6 | ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar-bi | its gold and silver |
| 7 | a-ni-ni szu ba-an-ti | He has received it. |
| 8 | ga-an-ge-en6 bi2-du11 | I want to establish it, I said. |
| 9 | ka e2-gal-ka du-da | who opens the mouth of the palace, |
| 10 | a-bu-ni szu-du8-a-ni in-gub | His father stood in his šudu service. |
| 11 | 1(disz) lugal-inim-du10-ga | 1 Lugal-inim-duga, |
| 12 | e2-ki-sa6 ba-al-la-a | in the Ekisa, which was plundered |
| 13 | i3-in-tum2 bi2-du11 | he brought, he said. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) a-an-na dam# [lugal?]-he2-gal2 ku3-dim2# | 1 A-ana, wife of Lugal-hegal, the silversmith |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 igi 3(disz)-gal2# [ku3-sig17] 3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar# u3 3(disz) {na4}[...] | 3 shekels 1/3 (mina) of gold, 3 minas of silver and 3 stones |
| 3 | {d}szara2-ba-an-[sa6] e2-ki-sa6 ba-al#-[la-a?] | Šara-bansa, who resides in the Ekisa temple |
| 4 | in-na-an-szum2 bi2-du11 | he gave to him, he said. |
| 5 | 1(disz) lugal-me-a [x x?] | 1 Lugal-mea |
| 6 | {d}szara2-ba-an-sa6# | Šara-bansa |
| 7 | e2-ki-sa6 ba-al#-[la-a?] | of the Ekisa temple, which was demolished |
| 8 | gu2 i7 en-uri3-[gal-ka?] | on the bank of the Enurigal canal |
| 9 | e2-a-na in-[x x?] bi2-du11# | He ... in his house |
| 10 | 1(disz) lu2-e2-a e2#-[ki]-sa6 ba-al#-[la] | 1 Lu-ea, E-kisa, Bala |
| 11 | dub-sag-ta# [x x?] | from the first tablet |
| 12 | 1(disz) nin-a-zu dam#-[ni?] | 1: Ninazu, his wife |
| 13 | 1(disz) geme2-kar#-[...] nin9-na#-[ni?] | 1 (mana wool for) Geme-kar-..., his sister |
| 14 | gu-du-du# [e2-ki]-sa6 ba-al#-[la] | the gududu priest of the Ekisa temple who is stationed |
| 15 | gu2-na ba#-[... bi2-du11?] | He ... on his neck |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...]-x-da dam-ni [bi2-du11?] | ... his wife spoke(?) |
| 2 | giri3-gen-na [inim?] lu2-{d}utu ensi2# | via Lu-Utu the governor |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-zabala3[{ki}] | 1 Ur-Zabala |
| 4 | igi {d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)# iri mur7 uri5#?[{ki?}] | before Gilgamesh, city of Ur |
| 5 | im-ma-ra-an#-[x] bi2-du11# | ... said to you |
| 6 | ur-zabala3#{ki}] | Ur-Zabala |
| 7 | mu-bi#-sze3 [x x x?] dam#-ni [bi2-du11?] | ... said to his wife |
| 8 | 1(disz) ur-szu-nir# [x x x?] | 1 Ur-šunir |
| 9 | ezem-nesag ma2#? [x x?]{ki}-sze3 gen#-[na] | The “Festival-of-Nēsag"(?) went to the barge ... |
| 10 | aga3-us2 lugal [x x] u2-gu ba-an-[de2-a?] | The soldier, the king ..., he took away. |
| 11 | in-[x] | ...; |
| 12 | lugal-{gesz}gigir-re# [x] du bi2#-[du11?] | Lugal-gigir-re spoke ... |
| 13 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}nagar-[pa-e3?] nu-banda3 GISZ-x [x?] | 1 Lu-Nagarpa’e, the overseer of ... |
| 14 | 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze [ku3-sig17] nig2#?-[...] | 1/2 shekel 15 grains of gold, ... |
| 15 | e2-{d}szara2#? [...] | Temple of Šara |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}lugal#-[banda3]{da}-[x] | Ur-Lugalbanda |
| 2 | in-na-an-szum2 bi2-du11 | he gave to him, he said. |
| 3 | ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da} ba-zah3 | Ur-Lugalbanda was killed |
| 4 | 1(disz) pesz2-asz | (and) 1 (for) Pešaš |
| 5 | li-li-ib-am3 | it is a lilīb-demon |
| 6 | lu2 sa-gaz-kam bi2-du11 | “It is a man who was killed,’ he said. |
| 7 | 1(disz) hu-hu-tam geme2 mudra5 ha-za-num2-ma | 1 Ḫuḫutam, the female laborers, the mayor, |
| 8 | ki siskur2-ra e2-ki-sa6 ba-al-e bi2-du11 | The place of offering, the Ekisa, he built. |
| 9 | i3-ib2-gub-ba-am3# bi2-du11 | he will stand, he said. |
| 10 | inim lu2-na-ta dab5-ba-me | they are seized by the word of a man |
| 11 | giri3 lu2-{d}nanna sukkal | via Lu-Nanna, the messenger; |
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