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OrNS 81, 280-281 01 (P467612)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | OrNS 81, 280-281 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P467612 |
| Museum no. | MHC 01 |
| Collection | Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | ||
| 1 | 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) sze gur lugal | 567 gur of barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | ur-nigar{gar}-ke4 | Ur-nigar, |
| 3 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 4 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 91 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 5 | za-lu5-lu5 | |
| 6 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 7 | 7(gesz2) 5(u) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 7(geš₂) 5(u) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 8 | i3-dub guru7 sza3 a-sza3-ga-ka | the depot of the silo in the field |
| 9 | lu2-banda3{da} i3-dab5 | Lu-banda accepted; |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 97 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 11 | i3-dub sza3 a-sza3-ga-ka | the depot in the field |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ukken-ne2 i3-dab5 | the assembly accepted; |
| 2 | 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal | 47 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 3 | sa2-du11 {d}szara2 anzu2{muszen}-babbar2 | regular offerings of Šara, the White Thunderbird |
| 4 | ur-{d}szara2 i3-dab5 | Ur-Šara accepted; |
| 5 | 8(asz) sze gur lugal | 8 gur barley, royal (measure), |
| 6 | x [...] a2-zi-da dub-sar | ... Azida, the scribe. |
| 7 | 5(u) 4(asz) sze gur [lugal] | 54 royal gur of barley |
| 8 | {d}en-lil2-la2-bi2-du11 | Enlil-libidu |
| 9 | 4(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz)? sila3 sze gur lugal | 147 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 10 | [...] x-{d}iszkur szu ba-ti | ...-Addu received |
| 11 | [n] 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) [n sila3 sze] gur lugal | 133 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 n sila3 barley, royal (measure) |
| 12 | [ki x]-ki-du10-ta | from ...-kidu |
| 13 | [ARAD2?]-mu dub-sar | ARADmu, the scribe |
| 14 | [szu] ba-ti | received |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4#-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3# | year following: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected. |
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