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CUSAS 16, 272 (P416182)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 16, 272 |
|---|---|
| ID | P416182 |
| Museum no. | CULC 277 |
| Collection | Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) sar szum2 [x] | 20 sar onions |
| 2 | 2(u) 5(disz) sar szum2 gesz HI-[da] | 25 sar, chopped, ... |
| 3 | sar 1(disz)-a igi-sag 2/3(disz) sila3-ta | 1 sar, front 2/3 sila3 each, |
| 4 | nigin2 2(disz) 5/6(disz)-ta | total: 2 5/6 each; |
| 5 | igi-sag-bi 3(ban2) | its front part: 3 ban2; |
| 6 | nigin2 szum2 numun-bi 5(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) | total, its seed-measure: 56 2/3 |
| 7 | nigin2 szum2 gesz HI-da-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2/3(disz) | total, the yield of the ... trees: 62 2/3 (shekels) |
| 8 | ka5-am3 nu-{gesz}kiri6 | it is a gate, the orchardist |
| 9 | 1(u) sar szum2 numun 2(u) sar szum2 gesz HI-da | 10 sar of onions, seed, 20 (sar) of onions ... |
| 10 | [igi-sag] 2/3(disz) sila3 nigin2 2(disz) 5/6(disz)-ta | first appearance 2/3 sila3 total: 2 5/6 each |
| 11 | [igi-sag]-bi 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 | its front: 1 ban2 3 1/3 sila3 |
| 12 | [nigin2 szum2] numun-bi 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) [...] | total, its seed-measure: 28 1/3 ... |
| 13 | [nigin2 szum2] gesz HI-da-bi 2(u) 8(disz) [1/3(disz)] | total, the yield of the ... trees: 28 1/3 |
| 14 | [...] saga um [...] | ... good quality ... |
| 15 | [...] sar szum2 [...] | ... garlic |
| 16 | [n] sar# szum2 gesz HI-[da] | n sar, chopped, ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] 3(disz)# | ... 3 |
| 2' | [...] x-ga-um | ... ... |
| 3' | [...] igi-sag 1(disz) sila3-ta gesz 6(disz)-ta | ... 1 sila3 wood at 6 each, |
| 4' | igi-sag-bi 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nigin2-bi 2(disz) [...] | its front part: 2 ban2 7 sila3, its total: 2 |
| 5' | u3-ma-ni dumu lu2-ga [...] | Umani, son of Luga |
| 6' | 2(u) sar szum2 numun 4(u) sar szum2 gesz HI-da# | 20 sar of onions, seed, 40 (sar) of onions ... |
| 7' | igi-sag 2/3(disz) sila3-ta gesz 4(disz) 2/3(disz)-ta | 2/3 sila3 wood at 4 2/3 each, |
| 8' | igi-sag-bi 4(ban2) [...] | Its front part is 4 ban2 ... |
| 9' | nigin2 szum2 numun-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) | total, its seed-measure: 93 1/3 |
| 10' | nigin2 szum2 gesz HI-da-bi 3(gesz2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) | total, its ... šumŋ trees: 126 2/3 (shekels) |
| 11' | inim-{d}szara2 dumu da-a-ga | Inim-Šara, son of Da'aga |
| 12' | gaba a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3 | adjacent to the field of Šulpa’e, |
| 13' | szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 igi-sag gur | total: 1 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 9 sila3 front-facing, |
| 14' | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) nigin2 szum2 numun | total: 942 2/3 bundles onions, seed |
| 15' | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) nigin2 szum2 gesz HI-da | total: 927 2/3 bundles onions, ... |
| 16' | igi-sag nig2-sur-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 | its inverse: 1 barig 1 ban2 5 2/3 sila3 8 shekels; |
| 17' | nigin2 szum2 numun nig2-sur-bi 3(gesz2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) 3(disz) gin2 | total: onions, seeds, and nig-sur-bi; 188 1/2 3 shekels; |
| 18' | nigin2 szum2 gesz HI-da nig2-sur-bi 3(gesz2) 1(u)# 8(disz)# 1/2(disz) 2(disz) gin2# | total: šum-plant, HI-da, nigsur-bi, 198 1/2, 2 shekels |
| left | ||
| 1 | szum2 kab2-du11-ga | šum-kabduĝ |
| 2 | sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | in Apisal |
| 3 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
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