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NABU 2015/032 (P480977)
Literary, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | NABU 2015/032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480977 |
| Museum no. | ABC — |
| Collection | Association Bible & Civilisations, Jerusalem |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [1(disz)] masz2 | 1 kid |
| 2 | 2(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar | 2 shekels of silver |
| 3 | a#-bu-szu! | his father |
| 4 | 2(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar | 2 shekels of silver |
| 5 | dumu#-munus ensi2 | daughter of the governor |
| 6 | 2(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar | 2 shekels of silver |
| 7 | lu2-du10-ga | Lu-duga, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 2 shekels of silver |
| 9 | lu2-gi-na ka-guru7 | Lu-gina, the silo manager |
| 10 | ki mu-zu-uk-sze3! | to the place of Uzuk |
| 11 | 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 2 shekels of silver |
| 12 | dam ur-mes dam-gar3 | wife of Ur-mes, the merchant |
| 13 | 1(disz) {uruda}<ha>-zi-in zabar | 1 bronze axe, |
| 14 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na | its weight: 1 1/3 mana |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ku3#-bi# 1(disz) gin2 igi# 3(disz)-gal2 | its silver: 1 1/3 shekels |
| 2 | 1(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar | 1 1/3 shekels silver, |
| 3 | en-sze3 | as long as |
| 4 | 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 1 shekel of silver |
| 5 | siki-kur 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | wool, 1 shekel of silver |
| 6 | nin-gi-na | Ningina |
| 7 | igi-6(disz)-gal2 i3-du10 sa10 | 1/6 (shekel): Idu, bought; |
| 8 | igi-3(disz)-gal2 szim sa10 | 1/3 (shekel) of aromatics for buying, |
| 9 | ur-{d}dumu-zi-da | Ur-Dumuzida |
| 10 | 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 5 shekels of silver |
| 11 | lugal-e-ba-sa6 | Lugal-ebasa |
| 12 | 9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 9 shekels of silver |
| 13 | lu2-saga | Lu-saga, |
| 14 | 7(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3 | 7 1/3 shekels silver, |
| 15 | dam lugal-ku3-ga#-ni | wife of Lugal-kugani |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 5 shekels of silver |
| 2 | lu2 kin-gi4 lugal | the royal messenger, |
| 3 | 5(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 | 5 1/3 shekels |
| 4 | lu2-{d}szul-gi dumu da-da-ga | Lu-Šulgi, son of Dadaga |
| 5 | 5(disz) gin2 ku3 szu-ri-pa2 e2 {d}szara2-sze3 | 5 shekels of silver for the šuripa-allocation of the house of Šara |
| 6 | 1(u) gin2 ku3 i3-bi2-za-bi | 10 shekels of silver are its “interest-bearing'. |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) 1(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3#-babbar# | 1 mina 2 1/6 shekels silver |
| 8 | 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz# | 3 ban2 5 sila3 sesame oil |
| 9 | ab-ba-gi-na | Abbagina |
| 10 | 4(ban2) i3-gesz | 4 ban2 of sesame oil |
| 11 | igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3 ku6 sa10 | 1/4 (shekel) of silver for buying fish |
| 12 | lu2 ur4#-sza3-ki-du10 | the man of Ur-šakidu |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 ban2 5 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 2 | ur-e2-mah | Ur-Emaḫ |
| 3 | 3(ban2) i3-gesz | 3 ban2 of sesame oil |
| 4 | nin-gi-na | Ningina |
| 5 | 1(ban2) i3-gesz | 1 ban2 of sesame oil |
| 6 | he2-ma-du | may he build. |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 5 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 8 | igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar | 1/3 (shekel) silver |
| 9 | dingir-palil2 | Dingir-palil |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) 1(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze | (total:) 1 mina 2 2/3 shekels 15 grains |
| 11 | ($ blank space $) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3 | (total:) 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 oil |
| 12 | ($ blank space $) 1(disz) masz2 | 1 billy goat |
| 13 | ki# {d}szara2-a-kam-ta | from Šarakam |
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