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MRAH O.4983 (P452968)
Legal, ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | MRAH O.4983 |
|---|---|
| ID | P452968 |
| Museum no. | MRAH O.4983 |
| Collection | Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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 | 1(asz@c) e2 ka2? | 1 house, gate(?) |
| 2 | sag-bi 8(disz@t) kusz3 | its top 8 cubits; |
| 3 | us2-bi 1(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) | its length 1 1/2 (rods), |
| 4 | 2(asz@c) ig gesz sal-la | 2 door(s), bolted |
| 5 | e2 ur-{d}en-ki | the temple of Ur-Enki |
| 6 | ku3-dim2-kam | It is a gold |
| 7 | ti-nig2-u@c | Tiniĝ |
| 8 | nu-banda3 | overseer |
| 9 | ba-de6 | were carried off. |
| 10 | e2-igi-kesz3-sze3 | to the Eigikeš |
| 11 | IB! | IB(?) |
| 12 | ki lugal-am3 | it is the royal place |
| 13 | ti-nig2-u@c | Tiniĝ |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nu-banda3 | overseer |
| 2 | ur-{d}en-ki-ra | for Ur-Enki; |
| 3 | i3-na-szi-gar | he placed. |
| 4 | u4 ensix(|GAR.PA.TE.SI|) | when the governor |
| 5 | gu2-tuku | |
| 6 | ki lugal-la | from the king |
| 7 | am6-ma-du3-da-a | that he had built |
| 8 | ur-{d}en-ki-ke4 | Ur-Enki, |
| 9 | e2 abba2-na | the house of his father |
| 10 | szu-na a-ba-gi4-gi4 | may he return to his hand. |
| 11 | inim-ma an-gal2 | the word of Angal |
| 12 | ensi2-ke4#? ki#-be2# | the ruler |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | ba#?-[...] | ...(?) |
| 2 | HAR? x [...] {d}asz8#?-[gi4?] | ... Ašgi |
| 3 | ensi2# | governor |
| 4 | adab{ki}-ke4 | of Adab, |
| 5 | di-be2 | to speak |
| 6 | si bi2-sa2 | he placed correctly. |
| 7 | ur-{d}en-ki-ra | for Ur-Enki; |
| 8 | e2 abba2-na | the house of his father |
| 9 | szu-na mu-ni-gi4 | he returned to his hand. |
| 10 | lugal iri-na | king of his city |
| 11 | sag-gir2-gal2 | a type of insect |
| 12 | maszkim-bi | its enforcer |
| 13 | 2(asz@c) gir2 szu-i@t-ne | 2 blades of šu-itne, |
| 14 | 1(asz@c) e2? ti ZUM? ku3 du11-ge | 1: the house of ..., silver ... |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] iri | ... city |
| 3 | [ba]-de6# | carried off. |
| 4 | lugal-pirig-ra | Lugal-piriĝa |
| 5 | giszgal-si-bi | Its chariot |
| 6 | 1(asz@c) ku3-szu | 1 (piece of) silver |
| 7 | ba-de6 | were carried off. |
| 8 | e2-mah-si | Emaḫsi |
| 9 | gal-nimgir | Great-nimgir |
| 10 | 1(asz@c) zabar-uruda | 1 copper ... |
| 11 | ba-de6 | were carried off. |
| 12 | e2-musz | Emuš |
| 13 | nimgir-sila | Nimgir-sila |
| 14 | sze 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 | barley, 1/2 shekel silver, |
| 15 | ba-de6 | were carried off. |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | KA-bi-IG#?-[x?] | KA-bi-IG-x(?) |
| 2 | szud3-ra2 | the prayer |
| 3 | szesz lugal-iri-na | brother of Lugal-irina |
| 4 | sag-gir2-gal2 | a type of insect |
| 5 | kar-du3 | of Kardu; |
| 6 | nu-banda3 | overseer |
| 7 | ur-ur | |
| 8 | szu-ku6 | fisherman |
| 9 | lugal-KU | Lugal-KU |
| 10 | iszib {d}x-ra2-DISZ? | išib priest of ...-raDIŠ(?) |
| 11 | su?-su?-a | Susua |
| 12 | tug2-du8 | turban |
| 13 | ur-{d}en-ki | Ur-Enki |
| 14 | na-ri | |
| 15 | sag-TAR | |
| 16 | szusz3 | cattle manager |
| 17 | u4-u4 | day |
| obverse col 6 | ||
| 1 | szesz# e2#?-[...] | The brother of the temple |
| 2 | ur#-{d}nin#?-pirig#? | Ur-Ninpirig |
| 3 | sanga {d}inanna | temple administrator of Inanna |
| 4 | lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-me | their witnesses |
| 5 | u4-ba | At that time |
| 6 | 1(asz@c) u4#?-um-lam#? | 1: U’umlam |
| 7 | 7(asz@c) tu-dub? ku3-sig17 | 7 tudub-bowls of gold, |
| 8 | esz3 sag | the first shrine |
| 9 | 1(asz@c) gur8-gur8 gibil ku3-sig17 | 1 new gold gurgur, |
| 10 | ki-la2-bi | its weight |
| 11 | 1(asz@c) 1(u@c) ma-na gin2 | 1 10 minas shekels |
| 12 | 1(asz@c) sila3 sal? sze da x ku3#-sig17# | 1 sila3 of barley beside ... of gold |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ki-la2-bi | its weight |
| 2 | 1/2(disz@c) ma-na | 1/2 mana |
| 3 | ar3-du2 {d}asz8-gi4-ra | ... of Ašgira |
| 4 | ur-{d}en-ki | Ur-Enki |
| 5 | ku3-dim2 | the silversmith |
| 6 | mu-na-DU | he built for him. |
| 7 | bar-ba | outside |
| 8 | ensi2-ke4 | the ruler |
| 9 | nam ku3-dim2 | the fate of the silversmith |
| 10 | a2-mi2 i3-na-szum2 | his wages he shall pay. |
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