Orient 55, 160 no. 6 (P424381)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Orient 55, 160 no. 6 |
|---|---|
| ID | P424381 |
| Museum no. | WCMA 20.1.14 |
| Collection | Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
English translation
By Freedman, Sally M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 16 laborers for 2 days |
| obverse 2 | from Umma to Dugeši an empty boat towed, |
| obverse 3 | for 2 days barley threshing and in the boat loaded, |
| obverse 4 | for 1 day to the Salla canal boat towed, |
| reverse 1 | for 3 days grain unloaded, grain transferred, and silo plastering; |
| reverse 2 | foreman: Ur-Šakkan, |
| reverse 3 | sealed document of Ur-Šara; |
| reverse 4 | year: “The lord of Ga’eš was installed.” |
| seal 1 1 | Ur-Šara, |
| seal 1 2 | scribe, |
| seal 1 3 | son of Šeškalla. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | umma{ki}-ta du6-gesz-i3-ka-sze3 ma2 su3 gid2-da | |
| 3 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze gesz e3-a u3 ma2-a si-ga | |
| 4 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 i7 sal4-la{ki}-asz ma2 gid2-da | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 3(disz)-sze3 sze ba-al-la sze bala-a u3 guru7-a im-ur3-ra | |
| 2 | ugula ur-{d}szakkan | |
| 3 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 | |
| 4 | mu# en# ga-esz#{ki#} ba#-hun | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}szara2 | |
| 2 | dub-sar | |
| 3 | dumu szesz-kal-la | |
Sources & licences
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