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Textile Terminologies 193, 2 (P376168)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Textile Terminologies 193, 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376168 |
| Museum no. | BM 110320 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [... siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2] | ... wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd grade |
| 2 | [... siki] tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | ... wool, nig2-lam textile, 4th grade |
| 3 | [...] ma#-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | ... mana wool, guz-za textile, 3rd quality |
| 4 | 1(asz) gu2 la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 talent less 1 mana wool, guz-za garment, 4th grade, |
| 5 | 2(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du | 2 talents 10 mana wool, guz-za-garment, regular quality, |
| 6 | 1(asz) gu2 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar | 1 talent 8 1/2 mana wool, weaver's textile, |
| 7 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar ge6 | 3 1/3 mana black wool, |
| 8 | 4(asz) gu2 3(u) 3(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 | 4 talents 33 minas 10 shekels |
| 9 | szesz-kal-la na-gada | Šeškalla, the herdsman |
| 10 | 4(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 4 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality, |
| 11 | 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 4 2/3 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 4th quality, |
| 12 | 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | 18 mana wool, guz-za textile, 3rd quality, |
| 13 | 4(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 43 mana wool, guz-za garment, 4th grade, |
| 14 | 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du | 1 talent 13 1/2 mana wool, guz-za-garment, regular quality, |
| 15 | 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar | 1 talent 35 5/6 mana wool, weaver's wool, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar ge6 | ... mana black wool and weaver's wool |
| 2 | 3(asz) gu2 5(u) 8(disz) ma-na | 3 talents 58 mana |
| 3 | lu2-{d}utu na-gada | Lu-Utu, the herdsman |
| 4 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 3 1/2 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality, |
| 5 | 7(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 7 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 4th quality, |
| 6 | 5(u) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | 50 mana wool, guz-za textile, 3rd quality, |
| 7 | 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 talent 17 mana wool, guz-za garment, 4th grade, |
| 8 | 5(asz) gu2 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du | 5 talents 40 less 1 mana wool, guz-za garment, regular quality, |
| 9 | 2(asz) gu2 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar | 2 talents 6 1/2 mana wool, weaver's textile, |
| 10 | 6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar ge6 | 6 mana black wool, weaver's textile, |
| 11 | 1(u) gu2 9(disz) ma-na | 10 talents 9 mana |
| 12 | ur-ru na-gada | The warrior, the hero |
| 13 | 1(u) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 10 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality, |
| 14 | 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 42 1/2 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 4th quality, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) gu2 3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 talent 3 mana wool, guz-za textile, 3rd quality, |
| 2 | 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 3 talents 25 mana wool, guz-za garment, 4th grade, |
| 3 | 9(asz) gu2 7(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du | 9 talents 7 mana wool, guz-za-garment regular quality, |
| 4 | 5(asz) gu2 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar | 5 talents 1 5/6 mana wool, weaver's textile, |
| 5 | 1(u) 9(asz) gu2 2(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na | 19 talents 29 1/3 mana |
| 6 | lu2-eb-gal u3 sza3-ku3-ge | Lu-ebgal and Šakuge |
| 7 | mu 2(disz)-bi lu2-{d}ha-ia3-ke4 tum3-dam | its 2nd year, Lu-Ḫaya brought it. |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 3(u) 8(asz) gu2 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra | 38 talents 9 1/2 mana wool of the mountain, |
| 2 | siki kur-ra mu-kux(DU) | wool of the mountain, delivery |
| 3 | mu si-ma-num2 ba-hul | year: "Simanum was destroyed." |
| 4 | ensi2-ke4 szu ba-ti | the governor received; |
| 5 | iti min3-esz3 | month: “Mineš,’ |
| 6 | [mu] us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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