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TCBI 2/2, 12 (P381666)
Administrative, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCBI 2/2, 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P381666 |
| Museum no. | BdI C 06 |
| 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 | 1(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur | 1 gur 4 barig emmer, |
| 2 | ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta | from Ur-nigar; |
| 3 | ARAD2-mu | my servant. |
| 4 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 5 | 4(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz@t)-sze3 | 46 workdays, male laborers |
| 6 | lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta | hirelings: 6 sila3 each |
| 7 | sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz)# sila3 | its barley: 4 barig 3 ban2 6 sila3 |
| 8 | 4(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3# [...] | 4 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 9 | ki ad-da#-[kal-la]-ta# | from Addakalla |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur | total: 1 gur 4 barig barley |
| 2 | ARAD2-mu ur-nigar{gar}-ka | my servant Ur-nigar, |
| 3 | i3-na-szi-szum2 | he gave to him. |
| 4 | 1(disz) szu-ni-an-nam | 1 Šuni-annam |
| 5 | 1(disz) un-ig-kal-ga engar# | 1 Unigkalga, the plowman |
| 6 | 1(disz) puzur4-e2-a sanga | 1 Puzur-Ea, the temple administrator; |
| 7 | lu2-inim-ma-bi-me | their witnesses |
| 8 | iti apin-du8-a | month: “Piglet-of-the-Goat-Festival,•. |
| 9 | u4 6(disz) ba#-zal# | the 6th day passed |
| 10 | mu a-szi#-ma#-num2#{ki} ba#-hul# | year: “Ašimanum was destroyed. |
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