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UET 5, 0789 (P415659)
Administrative, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0789 |
|---|---|
| ID | P415659 |
| Museum no. | BM 131413 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] zu2#-lum | ... dates |
| 3' | [{d}nanna]-igi-du | Nanna-igidu |
| 4' | [5(disz) sila3] i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 ga-ara3 | 5 sila3 butter oil, 5 liters of emmer |
| 5' | [3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3] zu2-lum | 3 ban2 5 sila3 dates |
| 6' | [{d}]nanna-a2-dah | Nanna-adaḫ |
| 7' | [...] sila3 zu2-lum E2-NUN-mah | ... sila₃ dates of the Enunmaḫ |
| 8' | sza#? {d}nanna | of Nanna |
| 9' | [u3] {d}nin-gal-a2-an-da | and Ningal-aanda |
| 10' | [...] sila3# 5(disz) gin2 gazi | ... 5 shekels of gazelle oil |
| 11' | [...] mun | ... malt |
| 12' | [...] ki#? ga2 | ... the place(?) |
| 13' | [...]-ka# | ... your |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 1(ban2) i3-nun [1(ban2) ga-ara3] | 1 ban2 butter oil, 1 ban2, emmer |
| 2' | 1(barig) 1(ban2) zu2-lum 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 | 1 barig 1 ban2 dates, 2 2/3 sila3 šelu |
| 3' | 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gazi 4(disz) sila3# mun# | 2 2/3 sila3 of roasted barley, 4 sila2 of malt |
| 4' | {d}nin-szubur# | For Ninšubur |
| 5' | 1(ban2) i3-nun 1(ban2) ga-ara3 | 1 ban2 butter oil, 1 ban2, emmer, |
| 6' | 5(ban2) sila3 zu2-lum | 5 ban2 of dates, |
| 7' | 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz du10-ga i3-erin? | 10 shekels of good oil, sesame oil |
| 8' | {d}inanna | For Inanna |
| 9' | 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 ga-ara3 | 5 sila3 butter oil, 5 sila3 groats, |
| 10' | 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 3 ban2 5 sila3 dates, |
| 11' | {d}na-na-a | Nanaya |
| 12' | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum {d}nin-e2-gal | 1 ban2 5 sila3 dates for Ninegal |
| 13' | 1(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3# zu2-lum {d}x [x?] x | 1 ban2 5 sila3 dates for |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 3(ban2)# [5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum] | 3 ban2 5 sila3 dates |
| 2' | {d}[...] | For the god |
| 3' | 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 [ga-ara3] | 5 sila3 butter oil, 5 qa3 kašk cheese |
| 4' | 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum# | 3 ban2 5 sila3 dates |
| 5' | 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 2/3(disz) sila3 gazi 2(disz) sila3 mun | 2/3 sila3 šelû-flour, 2/3 (sila3) ghee, 2 sila3, salt, |
| 6' | {d}ba-ba6 | For Baba |
| 7' | 1(ban2) i3-nun 1(ban2) ga-ara3 1(barig) 1(ban2) zu2-lum | 1 ban2 butter oil, 1 ban2, emmer, 1 barig 1 ban2- dates, |
| 8' | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gazi 2(disz)? sila3 mun | 1 1/3 sila3 of šelu-flour, |
| 9' | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | For Ningešzida |
| 10' | 1(ban2) i3-nun 1(ban2) ga-ara3 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 1 ban2 butter oil, 1 ban2, emmer, 5 ban2 5 sila3 dates, |
| 11' | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gazi | 1 2/3 sila3 of šelu-flour, |
| 12' | 5(disz) sila3 mun | 5 sila3 malt, |
| 13' | {d}alamusz | For Alamuš |
| 14' | 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 ga-ara3 | 5 sila3 butter oil, 5 sila3 groats, |
| 15' | [n] 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | ... 5 sila3 dates |
| 16' | [{d}]nimin-tab-ba! | Nimintaba |
| 17' | [n i3]-nun# 5(disz) sila3 ga#-[ara3] | n ghee, 5 sila3 of emmer |
| 18' | [...] HE2-[x x?] | ... ... |
| 19' | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] ga-ara3 | I want to ... |
| 2' | [...] zu2-lum | ... dates |
| 3' | [...] x nu [...] | ... not ... |
| 4' | [n i3]-nun 4(disz) sila3 ga-ara3 | n ghee, 4 sila3 of emmer |
| 5' | [...] zu2-lum | ... dates |
| 6' | [...]-ru | ...-ru |
| 7' | [...] PA? | ... PA? |
| 8' | [...] na? | ... na |
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