CDLB 2014/001 1 (P459208)
Business / Contracts, ED IIIa, Shuruppak · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE
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| Designation | CDLB 2014/001 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P459208 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 459208 |
| Collection | anonymous, Sweden |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIa · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Shuruppak (mod. Fara) |
| Coordinates | 31.7772, 45.5113 |
English translation
By Andersson, Jakob · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | 40 mana copper, |
| obverse col 1 2 | price of a field; |
| obverse col 1 3 | 3 iku its field, |
| obverse col 1 4 | 60 mana copper, |
| obverse col 1 5 | additional payment; |
| obverse col 1 6 | 20 mana copper, |
| obverse col 2 1 | gift; |
| obverse col 2 2 | 1 aktum-garment, |
| obverse col 2 3 | 1 mana wool, |
| obverse col 2 4 | Amar-AB-GAL(?): |
| obverse col 2 5 | the seller; |
| obverse col 2 6 | 10 lidga (measures of) barley, |
| obverse col 2 7 | price of a field, |
| obverse col 2 8 | 2 iku its field, |
| obverse col 2 9 | 10 lidga (measures of) barley, |
| obverse col 3 1 | additional payment; |
| obverse col 3 2 | 10 lidga (measures of) barley, |
| obverse col 3 3 | gift; |
| obverse col 3 4 | 2 aktum-garments, |
| obverse col 3 5 | 2 mana of wool, |
| obverse col 3 6 | 1 ban2 barley bread, |
| obverse col 3 7 | 60 breads, |
| obverse col 3 8 | 10 PAP (measures) soup, |
| obverse col 3 9 | 10 PAP (measures) dried fish, |
| obverse col 3 10 | 1 sila3 oil: |
| obverse col 3 11 | Lugal-muziduga(?): |
| obverse col 4 1 | the seller; |
| obverse col 4 2 | 4 lidga measures of barley, |
| obverse col 4 3 | the price of a field, |
| obverse col 4 4 | 1 iku its field, |
| obverse col 4 5 | 3 lidga (measures) 2 barig barley, |
| obverse col 4 6 | additional payment; |
| obverse col 4 7 | 2 lidga (measures) barley, |
| obverse col 4 8 | gift; |
| obverse col 5 1 | 1 fine nigla-garment, |
| obverse col 5 2 | 1 outer garment, |
| obverse col 5 3 | 1 sila3 oil, |
| obverse col 5 4 | Lugalezem: |
| obverse col 5 5 | the seller; |
| obverse col 5 6 | Amar-NE-DAG: |
| obverse col 5 7 | the herder; |
| reverse col 1 1 | Il-igi, |
| reverse col 1 2 | Abzu-zuzu, |
| reverse col 1 3 | Inim-utu-zi, |
| reverse col 1 4 | Utu-ursag, |
| reverse col 1 5 | Ama-barasi, (the witnesses); |
| reverse col 3 1 | “RITI,” |
| reverse col 3 2 | the shepherd: |
| reverse col 3 3 | buyer of the fields; |
| reverse col 3 4 | (in the district of) E-Šubur; |
| reverse col 3 5 | bala (official): |
| reverse col 3 6 | Inim-suda-zi. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(u@c) uruda ma-na | |
| 2 | sa10 GAN2 | |
| 3 | 3(iku@c) GAN2-bi | |
| 4 | 1(gesz2@c) uruda ma-na | |
| 5 | nig2-diri | |
| 6 | 2(u@c) uruda ma-na# | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nig2-ba | |
| 2 | 1(asz@c) tug2 aktum2 | |
| 3 | 2(asz@c) siki ma-na | |
| 4 | amar-AB-GAL? | |
| 5 | lu2 sa10 gu7 | |
| 6 | 1(u@c) sze lid2-ga | |
| 7 | sa10 GAN2 | |
| 8 | 2(iku) GAN2-bi | |
| 9 | 1(u@c) sze# lid2-ga# | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | nig2-diri | |
| 2 | 1(u@c) sze lid2-ga | |
| 3 | nig2-ba | |
| 4 | 2(asz@c) tug2 aktum2 | |
| 5 | 2(asz@c) siki ma-na | |
| 6 | 1(ban2@c) sze ninda | |
| 7 | 1(gesz2@c) ninda | |
| 8 | 1(u@c) PAP tu7 | |
| 9 | 1(u@c) PAP edakuax(|GA2x(HA.A)|) | |
| 10 | 1(asz@c) i3 sila3 | |
| 11 | lugal#-mu10-[zi?]-du11-[ga?] | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | lu2 sa10 gu7 | |
| 2 | 4(asz@c) sze lid2-ga | |
| 3 | sa10 GAN2 | |
| 4 | 1(iku@c) GAN2-bi | |
| 5 | 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze lid2-ga | |
| 6 | nig2-diri | |
| 7 | 2(asz@c) sze lid2-ga | |
| 8 | nig2-ba | |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz@c) nig2-la2 sag | |
| 2 | 1(asz@c) bar-dul5 | |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) i3 sila3 | |
| 4 | lugal-ezem | |
| 5 | sa10 gu7 | |
| 6 | 1(asz@c) amar-{d}NE-DAG | |
| 7 | GAB2 | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz@c) il-igi | |
| 2 | 1(asz@c) abzu-zu-zu | |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) inim-utu-zi | |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) utu-ur-sag | |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) ama-bara2!(DARA4)-si | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | RI-TI | |
| 2 | sipa | |
| 3 | lu2 GAN2 sa10 | |
| 4 | e2-{d}szubur | |
| 5 | bala | |
| 6 | inim-{d}sud3-da-zi | |
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