CDLJ 2010/1 §4.01 (P393091)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CDLJ 2010/1 §4.01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393091 |
| Museum no. | HAM 1983.108 |
| Collection | Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
English translation
By Ragavan, Deena · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 10 royal gur of dried bitumen, |
| obverse 2 | for the new boat |
| obverse 3 | from the governor of Umma; |
| obverse 4 | under seal of En-dingir-mu, |
| obverse 5 | via Amur-Suen, the runner, |
| obverse 6 | and Šeš-ani, the ...; |
| reverse 1 | month: “Ezem-mah,” |
| reverse 2 | year: “The wall of the land was erected.” |
| seal 1 col 1 1 | Šulgi, |
| seal 1 col 1 2 | strong man, |
| seal 1 col 1 3 | king of Ur, |
| seal 1 col 1 4 | king of the four quarters, |
| seal 1 col 2 1 | En-dingir-mu, |
| seal 1 col 2 2 | the courier, |
| seal 1 col 2 3 | your servant. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) esir2 had2 gur lugal | |
| 2 | mu ma2 gibil-sze3 | |
| 3 | ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta | |
| 4 | kiszib3 en-dingir-mu | |
| 5 | giri3 a-mur-{d}suen lu2 kas4 | |
| 6 | u3 szesz-a-ni lu2#? x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-mah | |
| 2 | mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3 | |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szul-gi | |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | en-dingir-mu | |
| 2 | ra2-gaba | |
| 3 | ARAD2-zu | |
Sources & licences
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