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JCS 57, 117 5 (P381731)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 57, 117 5 |
|---|---|
| ID | P381731 |
| Museum no. | BPL — |
| Collection | Bristol Public Library, Bristol, 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 17 1/2 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality, |
| 2 | 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | 2 talents 12 1/2 mana wool, guz-za textile, 3rd quality, |
| 3 | 4(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 45 1/2 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 4th quality, |
| 4 | 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 du | 25 1/2 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, regular quality, |
| 5 | 3(asz) gu2 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 3 talents 30 less 1 mana wool, guz-za garment, 4th quality, |
| 6 | 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du | 3 talents, 42 1/3 mana wool, guz-za-garment, regular quality, |
| 7 | 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar | 1 talent 15 minas of weaver's wool, |
| 8 | szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki# | total: 12 talents 5 2/3 mana wool |
| 9 | ur#-ru na-gada# | “The dog’s lap |
| 10 | [x] 1(disz)# 1/2(disz) ma-na# [siki tug2 nig2]-lam2 [n-kam] us2# | ... 1 1/2 minas of wool, nig2-lam textile, nth grade |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 11 | 1(u) 5(disz) ma#-[na siki tug2] nig2-lam2 4(disz)#-[kam] us2# | 15 minas of nig2-lam wool, 4th grade |
| 12 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki# [tug2 nig2]-lam2 du | 12 1/3 mana wool, niglam-garments made, |
| 13 | 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 3(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 talent 53 minas 10 shekels of guz-za-wool, 4th quality, |
| 14 | 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du | 1 talent 46 2/3 mana wool, guz-za-garment, regular quality, |
| 15 | 3(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar | 31 2/3 mana wool, weaver's textile, |
| 16 | szunigin 6(asz) gu2 4(u) 3(disz) [x] ma#-na siki# | total: 6 talents 43 minas of wool |
| 17 | lu2-{d}utu# [na]-gada# | Lu-Utu, the herdsman |
| 18 | siki udu e2#? [x] x | wool for sheep for the temple(?) |
| 19 | 1(u) 3(disz) ma#-[na siki] x | 13 minas of ... wool |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 4(u) ma#-na# 1(u) gin2# [siki tug2] guz-za 4(disz)-kam# us2# | 40 minas 10 shekels of wool, guz-za garment, 4th length |
| 2' | 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 [x] x | 2 2/3 mana wool, nig2-lam garment |
| 3' | 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du | 36 1/2 mana wool, guz-za garment, regular quality, |
| 4' | 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar | 18 minas of weaver's wool, |
| 5' | szunigin 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na# siki# | total: 1 talent 45 5/6 mana wool |
| 6' | ur-ru na-gada# | In the future, at any time |
| 7' | 4(disz) ma-na siki# [tug2] nig2#-lam2 [x] x | 4 minas of wool, a niglam garment |
| 8' | 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma#-[na siki tug2] guz-za# x | 17 1/2 minas wool, guz-za-garment |
| 9' | [n] 4(disz)# 2/3(disz)#? ma#-[na siki tug2 ...] | ... 4 2/3? minas wool, garment |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [szunigin x] 4(disz)# 1/2(disz) ma#-[na] siki# | total: ... 4 1/2 minas of wool |
| 2' | lu2-{d}utu [na]-gada# | Lu-Utu, the herdsman |
| 3' | siki udu ensi2#-ka# | wool of the sheep of the governor |
| 4' | 2(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki udu bar-su!-ga | 27 1/2 mana wool of sheep, hemmed, |
| 5' | ur-{d}ma-mi na-gada | Ur-Mami, the herdsman, |
| 6' | szunigin 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra hi-a | total: 33 talents 1 1/2 mana wool from the mountains, |
| 7' | siki kur-ra mu-kux(DU) | wool of the mountain, delivery |
| 8' | sza3 umma{ki} | in Umma |
| 9' | mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da{ki} ba-hun# | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed. |
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