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PTS 0002 (P459238)
Business / Contracts, ED IIIa · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE
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| Designation | PTS 0002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P459238 |
| Museum no. | PTS 0002 |
| Collection | Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIa · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 2(asz@c) gug2# | 2 gug2 |
| 3 | 1(u@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxDISZ|) | 10 kur2 soup |
| 4 | 1(u@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABx(HA.A)|)# | 10 kur-measures of edakua flour |
| 5 | 2(asz@c) i3 sila3 | 2 sila3 oil |
| 6 | GAN2?-ga? | field(?) |
| 7 | sa10# GAN2#-bi# | its purchase price |
| 8 | x x sa10#-x | ... for sale |
| 9 | [x] x | |
| 10 | 2(asz@c) GAN2# | 2 iku field |
| 11 | 2(asz@c)# [...] | 2 ... |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 4(asz@c)#? [sze] lid2#-ga# | 4 lidga barley |
| 2 | 1(asz@c)#? siki# ma-na | 1? mina of wool |
| 3 | tug2 | textile |
| 4 | 2(ban2) sze ninda | 2 ban2 barley, bread |
| 5 | 2(u@c) gug2 | 20 gug2 |
| 6 | 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7 | 2 kur-measures of soup |
| 7 | 2(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABx(HA.A)|) | 2 kur₂: Edakua |
| 8 | 2(barig@c) i3 sila3 | 2 barig sila3 oil |
| 9 | x gu2 x x | ... neck ... |
| 10 | NE-x | ...; |
| 11 | lu2# sa10#? gu7#? | the man who bought (it) |
| 12 | lu2# x [(...)] | ... man |
| 13 | [...] | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | n [x] x x | ...; |
| 2 | 4(asz@c) siki# ma-na | 4 mana wool |
| 3 | du-du | |
| 4 | szesz lu2 | brother of a man |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) ur-esz3 | 1 Ur-eš, |
| 6 | dub-sar esz3 | scribe of the shrine |
| 7 | 1(asz@c) za-ka | 1: Zaka; |
| 8 | sagi | cupbearer |
| 9 | 1(asz@c) lu2-banda3{da} | 1: Lu-banda |
| 10 | dumu ur-ku | son of Urku |
| 11 | x x (x) | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | x x x | |
| 2 | dumu#? [x] ka? x | son of |
| 3 | nagar!? | the carpenter(?) |
| 4 | inim-ma-ni | his word |
| 5 | nig2-du8-du8# | (a kind of container) |
| 6 | lu2 ki-inim-me | the one who the incantation |
| 7 | 2(asz@c) ku3 gin2 sa10 GAN2#? | 2 shekels of silver, the purchase price of a field |
| 8 | 3(barig@c) sze# [(x)] | 3 barig barley |
| 9 | 1(gesz2@c)#? 2(u@c) gug2# | 60(?) gur |
| 10 | 1(u@c) kur2# tu7# | 10 kur2 soup |
| 11 | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | 2(barig@c)# sze# [(x)] | 2 barig barley |
| 4 | 2(u@c)#? gug2# | 20(?) gug2 |
| 5 | 4(asz@c) kur2 tu7 | 4 kur-measures of soup |
| 6 | 4(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABx(HA.A)|)# | 4 kur-measures of edakua-flour |
| 7 | ur-{d}lamma#? | Ur-Lamma(?) |
| 8 | szabra# | chief household administrator |
| 9 | 1(u@c) siki ma-na | 10 minas of wool |
| 10 | 1(asz@c) x x | 1 , |
| 11 | KA#? x | ...; |
| 12 | x (x) x | |
| 13 | x (x) x | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 1(asz@c)#? [(x) x] | 1 ..., |
| 3 | x [x x] | |
| 4 | tun3? x [x] | ... tun(?) |
| 5 | 2(barig@c) sze# | 2 barig barley |
| 6 | 1(u@c)#? x (x) x | 10(?) |
| 7 | x x (x) GAR | ... is present. |
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