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AoF 36, 363 (P388144)
Legal, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | AoF 36, 363 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388144 |
| Museum no. | Brooky 1 |
| Collection | Colin Brooky, Smithfield, North Carolina, USA |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(disz) ur-{d}szara2 [dumu] giri3-[ni] | 1 Ur-Šara, son of Girini |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-sze3# | for 2 shekels of silver |
| 3 | giri3-ni-sze3 | to her feet |
| 4 | giri3-ni-i3-sa6 sukkal-e | Girini-isa, the messenger, |
| 5 | in-szi-sa10 ba-an-da-gur | he bought and returned it. |
| 6 | nu-sa10 bi2-du11 | he did not buy. |
| 7 | igi ki-ag2-sze3 ba-gi-in | to a beloved eye he turned. |
| 8 | lu2-du10-ga maszkim di til-la-bi i3-me-am3 | Lu-duga, the judge who renders the verdict, is it. |
| 9 | egir-ra a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | After the 2nd time |
| 10 | ba-an-da-gur | he returned. |
| 11 | lu2-du10-ga maszkim | Lu-duga, responsible official; |
| 12 | ur-nigar{gar} ab-ba-iri | Ur-nigar, the elder, |
| 13 | [lugal]-ku3#-zu | Lugal-kuzu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] kid7#?-a-asz | ... as a kid(?) |
| 3 | giri3-ni-i3-sa6-ke4 | via Girini-isa |
| 4 | ur-{d}szara2 in-ge-en6 | Ur-Šara established. |
| 5 | igi ensi2-ka-sze3 | before the governor |
| 6 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-me-a-na-na | 2 1/3 shekels of silver he gave to him, |
| 7 | sa10-am3 ur-{d}szara2-ka nu-me-a | it was not the price of Ur-Šara |
| 8 | giri3-ni-i3-sa6-ke4 | via Girini-isa |
| 9 | nam-erim2-bi u3-[ub-ku5] | he cut off its evil. |
| 10 | sag ba-an-tum2-[mu ...] | ... brought to an end |
| 11 | di til-la dumu umma#[{ki}] | a verdict, the citizen of Umma |
| 12 | iti ezem#-[...] | month: “Festival of ..., |
| 13 | [mu ...] en# [...] | year: “..., the lord of ..., |
Sources & licences
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