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MCS 9, 273 (P388187)
Administrative, Old Akkadian, Umma · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | MCS 9, 273 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388187 |
| Museum no. | WML 56.22.273 |
| Collection | World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 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 | ||
| 1 | 2(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 2(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) | 2 ban2 beer, 1 barig 1 ban2 2 ban2, beer, 3 ban2 |
| 2 | ma-ma-hur-sag | Mamaḫursag |
| 3 | 1(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) | 1 ban2 beer, 1 barig 1 ban1 beer, 5 ban2 |
| 4 | szar-ru-ru | king |
| 5 | 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c)# kasz 3(ban2@c) | 1 ban2 beer, 5 ban2 1 ban2, beer, 3 ban2 |
| 6 | _er3_ re-s,u2-dingir-a-ba4 | tears for Rēṣu-ilaba |
| 7 | 2(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) im6-ta2-lik | 2 ban2 beer, 5 ban2 ... |
| 8 | 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) lu2#-KU esz3-da-gub#-ba [...] | 1 ban2 beer, 5 ban2 Lu-KU, Ešdaguba |
| 9 | 1(ban2@c)# kasz# 5(ban2@c) za-ri2-qum3# | 1 ban2 beer, 5 ban2 zariqum |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3# kasz# [5(ban2@c)] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 ban2 |
| 11 | lu2 szabra# [e2] | the household manager |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c)# kasz# [3(ban2@c)] | 60 loaves of bread, 1 ban2 of beer, 5 ban2, 1 ban2, of beer: 3 ban2 |
| 2 | i3-li2-a-hi | Ili-ahi, |
| 3 | 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) | 60 breads, 1 ban2, beer, 5 ban2, 1 ban2: beer, 3 ban2, |
| 4 | kir#-ba-num2 | Kirbānum |
| 5 | szunigin# 2(gesz2@c) ninda 5(u) du8 | total: 240 ninda 50 du8 |
| 6 | [1(asz@c)] kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) dug | 1 pot: beer; 1 barig 1 ban2 |
| 7 | [3(asz@c)] la2 5(disz@t)# sila3 kasz 5(ban2@c) dug | 3 less 5 sila3 beer, 5 ban2 pot |
| 8 | [1(asz@c)] 2/3(asz@c)# kasz 3(ban2@c) dug | 1 2/3 jugs of beer at 3 ban2, |
| 9 | [2(ban2@c)] 4(disz)# sila3 zi3 a-ga-de3{ki} | 2 ban2 4 sila3 flour of Agade |
| 10 | 1(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3 sze kasz gur sag-gal2 | 1 gur 2 ban2 2 sila3 barley, beer, capital, |
| left | ||
| 1 | 2(disz@t) mu 1(u) 1(disz@t) iti 3(u)# la2 1(disz@t) u4 | 2 years, 11 months, 29 days |
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