NABU 2018/041 1 (P427678)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | NABU 2018/041 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P427678 |
| Museum no. | USCRBSC 1 |
| Collection | Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, University of South Carolina Libraries, Columbia, South Carolina, 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 Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 1 ban2 of fine beer, |
| obverse 2 | 4 ban2 5 sila3 of regular beer, |
| obverse 3 | the 29th day; |
| obverse 4 | 1 ban2 5 sila3 of fine beer, |
| obverse 5 | 4ban2? 5 sila3 of regular beer, |
| obverse 6 | the 30th day; |
| reverse 1 | 1 jug of fine dida-beer ..., |
| reverse 2 | Šulgi-ilī, |
| reverse 3 | from Ur-mes, |
| reverse 4 | under seal of the governor; |
| reverse 5 | month: “Dumuzi;” |
| reverse 6 | year: “the Martu Wall was erected.” |
| seal 1 col 1 1 | Šu-Suen, |
| seal 1 col 1 2 | strong king, |
| seal 1 col 1 3 | king of Ur, |
| seal 1 col 1 4 | king of heaven with its four corners: |
| seal 1 col 2 1 | Ayakalla, |
| seal 1 col 2 2 | governor |
| seal 1 col 2 3 | of Umma, |
| seal 1 col 2 4 | your servant. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) kasz saga | |
| 2 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du | |
| 3 | u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam | |
| 4 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | |
| 5 | 4(ban2)#? 5(disz) sila3 kasz du | |
| 6 | [u4] 3(u)-kam | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) dug dida# x saga | |
| 2 | {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 | |
| 3 | ki ur-mes-ta | |
| 4 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | |
| 5 | iti {d}dumu#-zi | |
| 6 | mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen | |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-a-kal-la | |
| 2 | ensi2 | |
| 3 | umma{ki} | |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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