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CUSAS 16, 273 (P416183)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 16, 273 |
|---|---|
| ID | P416183 |
| Museum no. | CULC 282 |
| 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 | 1(ban2) szim 3(disz) sila3 mun | 1 ban2 of aromatics, 3 sila3 of malt, |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 4(u)? sa gi 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 {gesz}asal2 | 60 bundles of reed, 24 talents of asal-wood |
| 3 | 3(u)# 6(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz 1(u) sa gi ku6 | 36 talents of garlic, 10 bundles of reeds of fish |
| 4 | u4 2(u)# 1(disz)#-kam | 21st day |
| 5 | 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3# [szim] 4(disz) sila3 mun | 1 ban2 3 sila3 of aromatics, 4 sila2 of malt |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi n {gesz}asal2 | 100 bundles reed, n asal-wood |
| 7 | 3(u) 4(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz 1(u) sa gi ku6-sze3 | 34 talents of giruš-reed, 10 bundles of fish-rein, |
| 8 | u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | 22nd day, |
| 9 | 1(ban2) szim 3(disz) sila3 mun | 1 ban2 of aromatics, 3 sila3 of malt, |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 {gesz}asal2 | 90 bundles of reed, 22 talents of asal-wood |
| 11 | 3(u) 2(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | 32 talents, reed bundles, 23rd day; |
| 12 | 8(disz) sila3 szim# 2(disz) sila3 mun | 8 sila3 of aromatics, 2 sila2 of malt |
| 13 | 2(u) [n sa] gi# [n] gu2# {gesz}asal2 | 20 bundles of reed, n talents of asal-wood |
| 14 | 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz 1(u) sa gi u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | 21 talents of giruš-reeds, 10 bundles of ... on the 24th day; |
| 15 | 1(ban2) szim 3(disz) sila3 mun | 1 ban2 of aromatics, 3 sila3 of malt, |
| 16 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}asal2 | 100 bundles of reed, 21 talents of asal-wood |
| 17 | 3(u) 7(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz 1(u) sa gi ku6 | 37 talents of reed bundles, 10 bundles of fish |
| 18 | u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | 25th day, |
| 19 | 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga 4(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 | 1 barig fine nig-arra flour, 4 sila3 šelu-flour, |
| 20 | 3(disz) sila3 gazi 5(disz) sila3 mun tu7 si-sze3 | 3 sila3 of beer, 5 sila3, of soup made with roasted malt, |
| 21 | 1(ban2) szim 1(ban2) mun nig2-u4-sakar | 1 ban2 of aromatics, 1 ban2, of malt — |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n sa gi n] 2(asz) gu2 {gesz}asal2 | n bundles of reed, n 2 talents of poplar |
| 2 | 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz 1(u) sa gi ku6 | 33 talents of cress, 10 bundles of reeds of fish, |
| 3 | u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | 26th day, |
| 4 | 6(disz) sila3 szim 1(disz) sila3 mun | 6 sila3 of aromatics, 1 sila2 of malt, |
| 5 | 2(u) {gi}kaskal 1(gesz2) {gi}kid | 20 road reeds, 60 ropes |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 {gesz}asal2 | 90 bundles of reed, 24 talents of asal-wood |
| 7 | 3(u) 2(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz 1(u) sa gi ku6-sze3 | 32 talents of cress, 10 bundles of reed for the fish; |
| 8 | u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam | 27th day, |
| 9 | 8(disz) sila3 szim 3(disz) sila3 mun | 8 sila3 of aromatics, 3 sila2 of malt, |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 {gesz}asal2 | 100 bundles of reed, 24 talents of asal-wood |
| 11 | 3(u) 4(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz 1(u) sa gi ku6-sze3 | 34 talents of giruš-reed, 10 bundles of fish-rein, |
| 12 | u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam# | 28th day |
| 13 | 7(disz) sila3 szim 3(disz) sila3 mun | 7 sila3 of aromatics, 3 sila2 of malt, |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}asal2 | 90 bundles of reed, 21 talents of asal-wood |
| 15 | 3(u) 2(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz 1(u) sa gi u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam | 32 talents of giruš-reed, 10 bundles of ..., of the 29th day; |
| 16 | 6(disz) sila3 szim 2(disz) sila3 mun | 6 sila3 of aromatics, 2 sila2 of malt, |
| 17 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}asal2 | 100 bundles of reed, 21 talents of asal-wood |
| 18 | 2(u) 8(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz 1(u) sa gi ku6-sze3 | 28 talents of giruš-reed, 10 bundles of fish-rein, |
| 19 | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
| 20 | szunigin 1(barig) 4(ban2)? 8(disz) sila3 szim szunigin 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 mun# | total: 1 barig 4 ban2 8 sila3 of aromatics; total: 3 ban2 less 1 sila3, malt |
| 21 | szunigin 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi | total: 1 barig nig-arra; total: 780 bundles reed |
| 22 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) gu2 {gesz}asal2 szunigin 5(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz | total: 154 talents of date palms; total: 538 talents of reed bundles; |
| 23 | szunigin 4(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 szunigin 3(disz) sila3 gazi | total: 4 sila3 of šelu-beer; total: 3 sila3. |
| 24 | szunigin 2(barig) {gi}kid szunigin 4(u) {gi}kaskal | total: 2 barig mats; total: 40 reed mats |
| 25 | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
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