UET 5, 0636 (P415508)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0636 |
|---|---|
| ID | P415508 |
| Museum no. | BM 131371 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 | _1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17 ku3-bi 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2_ | 1 1/3 shekels of gold, its silver: 6 2/3 shekel |
| 2 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ un-qu2-um | 1 shekel of silver is the debt note. |
| 3 | _1(disz) tug2 bar#-si#_ za-ku-u2-um _ku3-bi 2(disz) gin_ | 1 outer garment, zakûm, its silver: 2 shekels |
| 4 | _1(disz) tug2_ sza qa2-ab-li-im _ku3-bi 5(disz) gin2_ | 1 garment of qablīm-gold, its silver: 5 shekels |
| 5 | _1(disz) tug2 bar-si nig2-ba_ {disz}ap-lum | 1 outer garment, ration of Aplum |
| 6 | i-na szi-ni-[szu] x x x-im _3(disz) sila3 ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_ | among them ... 3 sila3 of silver, 1 shekel |
| 7 | a-na _e2 dingir-re-e-ne#_ [i]-na# uri2{ki} u3 larsa{ki} ub-lu | to the temple of the gods in Ur and Larsa brought |
| 8 | u3 _1(disz) sila3 i3 gu-la# [ku3]-bi 1(disz) gin2_ a-na _dingir-re-e-ne_ | and 1 sila3 of great oil, its silver: 1 shekel for the gods |
| 9 | i-na u4-[mi]-im sza bi-ib-la-am ub-lu-ni-im | On the day that he brought the gift |
| 10 | sza bi-ib-la-am ub-lu-nim _1(disz) sila3 i3 gu-la_ | of biblam brought, 1 sila3 of great oil |
| 11 | ip-ta-asz-szu | he opened. |
| 12 | 1(barig) pa*-an _dabin 1(barig) zi3-sig15 2(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI_ | 60 litres of barley 1 barig of fine flour 2 cups of ... beer |
| 13 | _2(disz) udu ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_ | 2 sheep, its silver: 2 shekels 5 sila3 butter oil; 5 sila3 sesame oil; its gold: 1 shekel; |
| 14 | _2(disz)* ninda-i3-de3-a_ | 2 ninda-idea |
| 15 | 2(barig) [ninda] du8-hi-a_ sza-ak-na-a | 2 barig bread for the baked goods of Šakna |
| 16 | a-[na] tak2#?-pi-ir-ti pa-szu-ri-im | for the takpirtu of the pašurīm |
| 17 | x-x-kum* _szesz-a-ni_ u2-sza-bi-il | ... his brother I sent. |
| 18 | i#-nu#-um#-ti {disz}sza-at-{d}nin-szubur-ma-si2 | When Šāt-Ninšubur-masi |
| 19 | il-li-ka-ni-im | came, |
| 20 | _1(disz) udu ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 1(disz) kasz u2-sa-KA-NI | 1 sheep, its silver: 1 shekel, 1 beer: Usa-KA-NI; |
| 21 | x [x] u3 _1(disz) sila3 i3 gu-la ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_ | ... and 1 sila3 of great oil, its silver: 1 shekel |
| 22 | x [x?] x x du | ...; |
| 23 | {disz}x-[...] a-na uri2{ki} il-li-kam-ma | ... came to Ur and |
| 24 | 1(barig) [pa]-an _[dabin ... ku3-bi] 1/2(disz) gin2_ | 1 barig per pan of barley ... its silver: 1/2 shekel |
| 25 | u3 _1(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI_ ub-lu-szum | and 1 ... beer brought to him. |
| 26 | a#-na# uri2#{ki} [um-ma]-szu il-li-kam-ma | to Ur his mother came, and |
| 27 | _1(disz) udu ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI_ | 1 sheep, its silver: 1 1/2 shekels, 1 cup of ... |
| 28 | u3 1(barig) pa-an _dabin_ ub-lu-szi-im | and 1 barig before the potash brought to her |
| 29 | i-na _ka2_ {d}en-ki x x szu ip-szu-ur-ma | at the gate of Enki he opened and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _2(disz) ninda 4(ban2) kasz u3 1(disz) udu_ te-er-s,um _ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_ | 2 ninda 4 ban2 of beer and 1 sheep of terṣum, its silver: 1 shekel |
| 2 | ub-lu-szi-im | brought to her |
| 3 | i-nu-um-ti ir-mu-ku-u2 | at that time, they became angry, |
| 4 | 1(barig) pa-an _kasz_ a-na ki-ir-ri-im | 60 litres of beer for the kīru-festival |
| 5 | i-nu-um it-ta-la-ku _2(ban2) ninda 1(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI_ | When he has gone, 2 ban2 of bread and 1 liter of beer is its utterance. |
| 6 | u3 _1(disz) udu_ te-er-s,um _ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_ | and 1 sheep, terṣum, its silver: 1 shekel |
| 7 | u4-um a-na bi-ti-ia i-ru-ba-am | When he enters my house |
| 8 | _1(disz) udu ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2_ t,a-bi-ih | 1 sheep whose silver is 2 shekels: Ṭabih; |
| 9 | 1(barig) pa-an _dabin_ e-pi _2(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI sza-ap-ku | 1 barig before the potash, 2 cups ... |
| 10 | _iti 4(disz)-kam_ a-na bi-ti-ia i-te-ru-ba-am-ma | the 4th month entered my house and |
| 11 | i-na u4-ma-ka-asz _1(ban2) ninda 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz)_ pi2-ih | on a daily basis 1 ban2 bread, 2 ban2 beer, 1 piḫ |
| 12 | ku-ru-ma-as-su2 | Kurumassu |
| 13 | sza _iti 4(disz)-kam 4(asz) gur ninda 8(asz) gur kasz 2(disz) szu-szu_ pi2-ih | of the 4th month, 4 gur bread, 8 gur beer, 2 gur ... |
| 14 | _1(ban2)_ i3 gu-la ku3-bi 1(u) gin2 1(ban2) i3-gesz ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_ | 1 ban2 of great oil, its silver: 10 shekels 1 ban2, its oil: 1 shekel |
| 15 | pi-sza-as-su2 | |
| 16 | _1(ban2) i3-szah ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_ sza _iti 4(disz)-kam_ i-ta-ad-nu-szi-im | 1 ban2 of lard, its silver: 1 shekel of the 4th month he gave to her. |
| 17 | i*-nu*-um-ti it-ru-u2-szi | At that time, they brought her |
| 18 | _1(ban2) i3-gesz ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 4(disz) sila3 i3 gu-la ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2_ | 1 ban2 of sesame oil, its silver: 1 shekel 4 sila3 of gula oil, [its silver: 4 shekels] |
| 19 | a-na szi-iq-qa2-ti-szu | for his šiqqati |
| 20 | [_1(disz) udu ku3]-bi 2(disz) gin2 1(barig)_ pa-an _dabin_ | 1 sheep, its silver: 2 shekels 1 barig before the potash; |
| 21 | u3 _1(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI | and 1 cup of ... beer, |
| 22 | x-[x?]-szu-u2-a a-na uri2{ki} il-li-kam-ma | ... my ... to Ur came and |
| 23 | _1(ban2) ninda 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz)_ pi2-ih _dabin_ | 1 ban2 bread, 2 ban2 beer, 1 jug of coarse flour |
| 24 | ub-lu-szum | brought to him |
| 25 | a-na _2(disz) tug2-hi-a_ s,u2-ba-tu? sza sza-ni-im | for 2 ṣibatu-garments of another type |
| 26 | [...] | |
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