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TCBI 2/2, 03 (P381657)
Administrative, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCBI 2/2, 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | P381657 |
| Museum no. | BdI C 12 |
| Collection | Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze | 4 barig 3 ban2 barley |
| 2 | ib2-tak4 la2-ia3 su-ga | he has repaid the deficit of the remission of debts. |
| 3 | 1(asz) gur sze mur sza3-gu4 | 1 gur of barley for the kidneys of oxen |
| 4 | ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta | from Ur-nigar; |
| 5 | 1(asz) 2(barig) gur diri! sze-numun | 1 gur 2 barig extra seed grain, |
| 6 | e2 sze-NAM-na | the house of barley, |
| 7 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur ib2-tak4 dabin bala | 1 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 barley rations of the bala, |
| 8 | 3(asz) gur ki pa3-da-ta | 3 gur, from Paida |
| 9 | 2(asz) gur ki ARAD2-mu-ta | 2 gur from ARAD-mu |
| 10 | 1(asz) gur he2-gal2 | 1 gur of abundance |
| 11 | szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 2(ban2) sze gur | total: 11 gur 2 ban2 barley, |
| 12 | ib2-tak4 nig2-ka9-a ak | he took as a loan. |
| 13 | nu-banda3 ARAD2-mu | the overseer: ARADmu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na-ag2-e | what will he do? |
| 2 | iti du6-ku3-ga | month: “Dukuga,’ |
| 3 | u4 6(disz) ba-zal | the 6th day passed |
| 4 | mu us2-a si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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