SBen 20 (P472771)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | SBen 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | P472771 |
| Museum no. | SBen 20 |
| Collection | anonymous, Victoria, Australia |
| 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 | 1(szar2) 2(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi | 720 bundles of reed |
| 2 | gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 3(disz) sa-ta | total: 13 bundles each, |
| 3 | 4(disz) {gesz}dal | 4 beams |
| 4 | ga2-nun kar-ra-ta | from the storehouse of the quay |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma2-a ga2-ra | to the barge brought, |
| 2 | ki a-kal-la-ta | from Akalla |
| 3 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | under seal of Ur-Šulpa’e |
| 4 | mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3 | year: “Great-Stele was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 2 | dumu ur-{d}isztaran | son of Ur-Ištaran, |
| 3 | lu2 udu niga | a man of grain-fed sheep |
Sources & licences
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