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SEL 19, 001-004 (P427626)
Business / Contracts, ED IIIa, Shuruppak · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE
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| Designation | SEL 19, 001-004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P427626 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 427626 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIa · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Shuruppak (mod. Fara) |
| Coordinates | 31.7772, 45.5113 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 6(asz@c) 2/3(disz@c) uruda ma-na | 6 2/3 mana copper, |
| 2 | sa10 e2 | purchase of the house |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) 2/3(disz@c) e2-bi sar | 1 2/3 (volume-)sar |
| 4 | 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1/3(disz@c) uruda ma-na | 12 1/3 mana copper, |
| 5 | nig2-diri | |
| 6 | 4(asz@c) uruda ma-na | 4 mana copper, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | e2 du3 | built house |
| 2 | 2(ban2@c) sze ninda | 2 ban2 barley, bread |
| 3 | 2(u@c) gug2 | 20 gug2 |
| 4 | 3(asz@c) kur2 tu7 | 3 kur-measures of soup |
| 5 | 3(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABx(HA.A)|) | 3 kur₂: Edakua |
| 6 | 1(asz@c) i3 sila3 | 1 sila3 oil |
| 7 | ur-{d}iszkur | Ur-Addu |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | e2-sahar-ta | from the Esahar |
| 2 | su6-mu2 | |
| 3 | lu2 sa10 gu7 | a person buying food |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) me-gal2 tug2 | 1 megal garment |
| 5 | 2(ban2@c) sze ninda | 2 ban2 barley, bread |
| 6 | 2(u@c)# [gug2] | 20 gur |
| 7 | [2(asz@c) tu7] | 2 soups |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABx(HA.A)|) | 2 kur₂: Edakua |
| 2 | su6-mu2 | |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) lugal-ezem | 1 Lugal-ezem |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) lam-ma | Lamma |
| 5 | 1(asz@c)# [...] | 1 ... |
| 6 | [(...)] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | maszkim-bi | its enforcer |
| 2' | 1(asz@c) edin-si | 1: Edin-si |
| 3' | 1(asz@c) ki-ni#-mu-zu | Kinimuzu |
| 4' | 1(asz@c) e2-szu12-bi-du10 | 1 Ešubidu |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 1(asz@c)# x-[x] | 1 ... |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) ur-{d}kin-nir | Ur-Kinnir |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) szesz#-pa3 | 1 Šeš-pa |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) me-an-du10 | 1: Manndu |
| 6 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 7 | lu2-ki-inim | the witnesses |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz@c) siki ma-[na] | 1 mina of wool |
| 2 | 5(asz@c) ninda | 5 ninda |
| 3 | 5(asz@c) gug2 | 5 gug2 |
| 4 | 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7 | 2 kur-measures of soup |
| 5 | 2(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABx(HA.A)|) | 2 kur₂: Edakua |
| 6 | nam-mah | the greatness |
| 7 | um-mi-a | my mother |
| 8 | lu2 e2# esz2 gar | the man who the temple of the shrine established |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | inim-utu-zi | Inim-utu-zi |
| 2 | sipa | shepherd |
| 3 | lu2 e2# sa10 | the seller of the house |
| 4 | bala | bala |
| 5 | inim-ni-zi | Inim-nizi, |
| 6 | kin-nir | |
Sources & licences
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