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CUSAS 16, 283 (P416191)
Administrative, Ur III, Ur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 16, 283 |
|---|---|
| ID | P416191 |
| Museum no. | CULC 616 |
| Collection | Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 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 | 5(disz) sila3 ninda sa2-du11 {d}en-[ki] | 5 sila3 bread, regular offerings of Enki |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 {d}nansze | 3 sila3 regular offerings for Nanše, |
| 3 | u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3 | for 1 day, 30 days |
| 4 | ninda-bi 4(barig) | its bread: 4 barig; |
| 5 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 6 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 {d}en-ki | 2 1/2 sila3 regular offerings for Enki, |
| 7 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 {d}nansze# | 1 1/2 sila3 regular offerings for Nanše |
| 8 | u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3 | for 1 day, 30 days |
| 9 | ninda-bi 2(barig) | its bread: 2 barig; |
| 10 | iti masz-ku3-gu7 | month: “Gazelle feast, |
| 11 | szunigin# 1(asz) 1(barig) ninda gur | total: 1 gur 1 barig bread |
| 12 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta | It is a debit. Inside it |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sza3 ninda i3-du8 | 1 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 inside the bread of the doorkeeper, |
| 2 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) ur-{d}en-ki e2-sukkal | 15 litres (of barley) 5 units (for) Ur-Enki, the Esukkal |
| 3 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) <an>-ne2-ba-ab-du7 nar SIG7-a | 15 1/2 (litres) |
| 4 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 u3-tur geme2 kikken2 | 10 litres (of barley) 2 1/2 sila3 (for) Utur, the female miller |
| 5 | giri3-se3-ga {d}en-ki ki mu-ra-ka gal2#? | The personnel of Enki are at the place of creation |
| 6 | 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ku [...] na x geme2 u3 [...] | 2 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 ... ... female workers and |
| 7 | giri3-se3-ga [{d}]nansze [x] du3 [x] | via Nanše ... built |
| 8 | 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 x x ar-za-na# | 1 ban2 1 1/2 sila3 ... |
| 9 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 5(disz) [...] | The month of Addarum, the day 15 ... |
| 10 | szunigin 1(barig) 3(ban2) ninda sze-bi 3(barig) gur | total: 1 barig 3 ban2 bread; its barley: 3 barig |
| 11 | [...] 2(ban2) | ... 2 ban2 |
| 12 | nig2-ka9-ak ninda esz3-ta gur-[ra] | the account of bread from the shrine returned |
| 13 | sa2-du11 {d}en-ki u3 {d}nansze | regular offerings of Enki and Nanše |
| 14 | ezem {d}nanna iti-kam | festival of Nanna, month: |
| 15 | iti# sze-sag11-ku5 u3 | the month of Addarum and |
| 16 | iti masz-ku3-gu7 | month: “Gazelle feast, |
| 17 | mu us2-sa bad3-gal ba-du3 | year following: “The great wall was erected. |
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