CDLB 2015/005 §2.5 (P480381)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CDLB 2015/005 §2.5 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480381 |
| Museum no. | Knox 5 (73-21-?) |
| Collection | Knox College, Galesburg, IL, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
English translation
By Liu Changyu; Nielsen, John P. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 2 male laborers for 1 day |
| obverse 2 | grass carried, |
| obverse 3 | sadura ditch of auda (field), |
| obverse 4 | foreman: ARADĝu; |
| obverse 5 | under seal of Ur-mes, the canal inspector; |
| reverse 1 | year: “Šašrum was destroyed.” |
| seal 1 1 | Ur-mes, |
| seal 1 2 | son of Nabalu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3# | |
| 2 | u2 il2-la? x | |
| 3 | e sa-dur2-ra a-u2-da | |
| 4 | ugula ARAD2-mu | |
| 5 | kiszib3 ur-mes a-igi#-du8# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul# | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur#-[mes] | |
| 2 | dumu [na]-ba-[lu5] | |
Sources & licences
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