AoF 45, 050-059 (P423870)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Babylonia · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AoF 45, 050-059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P423870 |
| Museum no. | MAH 15887 |
| Collection | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Babylonia |
English translation
By Cavigneaux, Antoine & Clevenstine, Emmert · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1' | initial balance ..., |
| obverse 2' | brought in for shearing ..., |
| obverse 3' | that at ... will be performed(?); |
| obverse 4' | yield per sheep: 2 mina; |
| obverse 5' | 1000 ewes, |
| obverse 6' | 117 female shearlings, |
| obverse 7' | 101 rams, |
| obverse 8' | 116 male shearlings: |
| obverse 9' | 1334 sheep, |
| obverse 10' | their wool: 49 talents 51 mina |
| obverse 11' | yield per sheep: 2 mina 14 1/2 shekels, |
| obverse 12' | excess: 5 talents 23 mina; |
| obverse 13' | 35 unshorn female lambs |
| obverse 14' | 35 unshorn male lambs |
| obverse 15' | 1404 sheep |
| obverse 16' | shortfall of sheep: 35 |
| obverse 17' | shepherd Ipqu-Adda |
| obverse 18' | n ewes, |
| reverse 1' | 190+ ... female shearlings, |
| reverse 2' | 976 rams, |
| reverse 3' | 191 male shearlings: |
| reverse 4' | 2104 sheep |
| reverse 5' | their wool: 77 talents 5 1/2 mina, |
| reverse 6' | excess: 6 talents 57 1/2 mina, |
| reverse 7' | 55 unshorn female lambs, |
| reverse 8' | 55 unshorn male lambs; |
| reverse 9' | total: 2214 sheep; |
| reverse 10' | shortfall: 113 sheep, |
| reverse 11' | shepherds: Ipqu-Adda and Sîn-bēl-aplim; |
| reverse 12' | month “Harvest,” 30th day, |
| reverse 13' | in the year: “With the mighty weapon of An, Enlil and Enki, Isin, the city of royalty, the good shepherd Rim-Sin seized.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | sag-nig2-gur11#-ra# x [...] | |
| 2' | szid#-si#-ga ku4-ra# x [...] | |
| 3' | _sza [i]-na nam#? x x x-pe#-szu_ | |
| 4' | [ib2-szi]-te# udu 1(disz)-e 2(disz) ma-na | |
| 5' | [1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2)] 4(u) u8 | |
| 6' | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) kir11 dili-ur4 | |
| 7' | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) udu-nita | |
| 8' | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) sila4 dili-ur4 | |
| 9' | 1(disz) li 3(disz) me 3(u) 4(disz) u8-udu | |
| 10' | [siki-bi] 4(u) 9(asz)# gu2 5(u)# 1(disz) ma-na | |
| 11' | [ib2-szi]-te# udu 1(disz)-e 2(disz) ma-na# 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 | |
| 12' | [diri] 5(asz) gu2 2(u) 3(disz) ma#-na# | |
| 13' | 3(u) 5(disz) kir11# bar#-gal2# | |
| 14' | 3(u) 5(disz) sila4# bar#-[gal2] | |
| 15' | 1(disz) li 4(disz) me 4(disz) u8-udu | |
| 16' | la2-ia3 u8-udu 3(u) 5(disz) | |
| 17' | na-gada ip-qu2-{d}iszkur | |
| 18' | [n] u8 | |
| 19' | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ($ blank space $) 1(disz) me 1(gesz2) 3(u) x x x [kir11 dili-ur4] | |
| 2' | ($ blank space $) 9(disz) me 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu-nita | |
| 3' | ($ blank space $) 1(disz) me 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) sila4 dili-ur4 | |
| 4' | ($ blank space $) 2(disz) li 1(disz) me 4(disz) u8-udu | |
| 5' | ($ blank space $) siki-bi 1(gesz2) [1(u)] 7(asz) gu2 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na | |
| 6' | ($ blank space $) diri 6(asz) gu2 5(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na | |
| 7' | ($ blank space $) 5(u) 5(disz) kir11 bar-gal2 | |
| 8' | ($ blank space $) 5(u) 5(disz) sila4 bar-gal2 | |
| 9' | szunigin 2(disz) li 2(disz) me 1(u) 4(disz) u8-udu | |
| 10' | la2-ia3 1(disz) me 1(u) 3(disz) u8-udu | |
| 11' | na-gada ip-qu2-{d}iszkur u3 {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim | |
| 12' | iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 3(u)-kam | |
| 13' | mu {gesz}tukul-mah an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-ga-ta i3-si-in{ki} uru{ki} nam-lugal-la sipa zi {d}ri-im-{d}suen mu-un-dab5-ba-a | |
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