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AION 64, 41 (P412679)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | AION 64, 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P412679 |
| Museum no. | BM 114686 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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' | 1/2(disz)# [...] | 1/2 (workman): |
| 2' | 1/2(disz)# [...]-KA-[...] | 1/2 (workman): ...- |
| 3' | 1/2(disz)# [...]-KA#-[...] | 1/2 (workman): ...- |
| 4' | 1/2(disz) lugal-i3-sa6# [...] | 1/2 (workman): Lugal-isa |
| 5' | 1/2(disz) {gesz}dur2-gar-ni dumu ug3-IL2 | 1/2 (workman): Durgani, son of UgIL |
| 6' | 1/2(disz) szesz-e-ma-an-gig | 1/2 (workman): Šeš-emangig |
| 7' | 1/2(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu ur-sukkal | 1/2 (workman): Šeškalla, son of Ur-sukkal |
| 8' | 1/2(disz) nam-sukkal-a-ni-i3-du10 dumu ur-{d}nin-szubur | 1/2 (workman): Namsukkalani-idu, son of Ur-Ninšubur |
| 9' | 1/2(disz) szesz-ba-tuku | 1/2 (workman): Šeš-batuku |
| 10' | 1/2(disz) ur-gu2-edin-na dumu esz3-ki-du10 | 1/2 (workman): Ur-gu-edina, son of Eshkidu |
| 11' | 1/2(disz) ur-{d}gilgames3 | 1/2 (workman): Ur-Gilgamesh |
| 12' | [1/2(disz)] sza3-ku3-ge dumu esz3-e-ki-ag2 | 1/2 workman: Ša-kuge, son of Eše-kiag |
| 13' | [1/2(disz)] [...]-x x | 1/2 (workman): ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 1/2(disz) lugal#-[...] dumu ur-[...] | 1/2 workman: Lugal-..., son of Ur-... |
| 2' | 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ig#?-[alim?] | 1/2 (workman): Ur-Igalim |
| 3' | 1/2(disz) ur-{d}suen | 1/2 (workman): Ur-Suen |
| 4' | 1/2(disz) lu2-dingir-ra# dumu lu2-ga#?-[...] | 1/2 (workman): Lu-dingira, son of Luga- |
| 5' | 1/2(disz) a-tu? ARAD2#? [...] | 1/2 (workman): Atu, servant of ... |
| 6' | 1/2(disz) ur-e2-mah# dumu an-ne2-ba#-[ab?-du7] | 1/2 (workman): Ur-Emah, son of An-ebabdu |
| 7' | 1/2(disz) ab-ba-mu# [...] | 1/2 (workman): Abbamu |
| 8' | 1/2(disz) za-[...] | 1/2 (workman): Za- |
| 9' | 1/2(disz)# [...] | 1/2 (workman): |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | szunigin 1(szar2)# 4(gesz'u)# [4(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz 1(disz)-sze3] | total: 940 workdays, male laborers |
| 2' | szunigin 2(barig) 1(ban2)# 5(disz) [sila3 i3-ku6] | total: 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 fish |
| 3' | a2 nig2-ka9# [ak] | labor of the accounts |
| 4' | sza3-bi-ta# | from there |
| 5' | 1(u) 5(disz) dux(KWU858) {ku6}esztub# | 15 eštub fish |
| 6' | a2-bi u4 7(disz) [1/2(disz)?] | its labor: 7 1/2 days |
| 7' | 5/6(disz) u2-ga#[{muszen}] | 5/6 uga bird |
| 8' | a2-bi u4 1(disz) | its labor: 1 day; |
| 9' | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) pesz2-gesz-gi | (and) 2 1/2 (for) Peš-gešig-gi |
| 10' | a2-bi u4 ($ blank space $) | its labor: day |
| 11' | 8(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) dux(KWU858) suhur{ku6} | 185 saḫur fish |
| 12' | a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) | its labor: 900, |
| 13' | 4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ku6 al-dar-a | 292 1/2 fish, sown, |
| 14' | a2-bi 4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) | its labor: 142 1/2 workdays; |
| 15' | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) ku6 kun#-zi | 115 fish of the kunzi-festival |
| 16' | a2-bi u4 3(u)#? [7(disz) 1/2(disz)?] | its labor: 37 1/2 days |
| 17' | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) [ku6 sag-kesz2] | 92 1/2 fish of the head-hook |
| 18' | a2-bi u4-[...] | its labor ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] gurusz gub a2#-bi u4 1(szar2) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz)-[sze3] | ... the young man stationed, its labor: 97 days |
| 2 | nig2-ka9-sze3 ku6 nesag-ka ugu2 ba-a-gar | for the account of the fish of the nesaŋ-offering was placed; |
| 3 | szunigin 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | total: 742 1/2 workdays, male laborers, |
| 4 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 5 | la2-ia3 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | Deficit: 867 1/2 workdays, male laborers, |
| 6 | 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-ku6 | 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 fish oil, |
| 7 | la2-ia3-am3 | deficit. |
| 8 | nig2-ka9-ak a2 szu-ku6 | accounts of the fishermen's labor, |
| 9 | lugal-nig2-lagar-e | Lugal-nig-lagare |
| 10 | mu# ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2 | year: “The great barge was fashioned.{f} |
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