Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 209-231 §2.2 (P481017)
Administrative, ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 209-231 §2.2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481017 |
| Museum no. | BM 140672 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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 | 3(iku) la2 1/4(iku) GAN2 uszurx(|LAL2xTUG2|)-du10 gal-nagar | 3 less 1/4 iku field area: Ušurdu, chief carpenter; |
| 2 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) masz unu3 | 4 1/2 iku, goats of the cowherd, |
| 3 | 1(esze3) sze 1(iku) 1/4(iku) mah ur-sag iszib | 1 eše3 barley, 1 1/4 iku, great, hero of the išib-priest, |
| 4 | 1(bur3) 3(iku) ki-lugal musz3-me | 1 bur3 3 iku: Ki-lugal, mušme |
| 5 | 5(iku) kur-da | 5 iku |
| 6 | 3(iku) 1/4(iku) ur-{d}nuska(|PA.NAM2|) | 3 1/4 iku, Ur-Nuska; |
| 7 | 3(iku) 1/2(iku) ur-tesz2 [x?] | 3 1/2 iku, Urteš |
| 8 | 4(iku) la2 1/4(iku) AD-NE e2-[gal] | 4 less 1/4 iku, AD-NE, palace; |
| 9 | 2(iku) 1/4(iku) e2-ur2 | 2 1/4 iku, the ur-house; |
| 10 | 3(iku) la2 1/4(iku) ku5 us2 e2-lugal-bi-zu | 3 less 1/4 iku, length: E-lugal-bizu |
| 11 | 2(esze3) 3(iku) ensi2 nibru | 2 eše3 3 iku, governor of Nippur; |
| 12 | 3(iku) amar-{d}suen | 3 iku Amar-Suen |
| 13 | 2(iku) ku5 us2 da-du | 2 iku, the length, of Dadu; |
| 14 | [n(iku)] ku5 us2 e2-zi zadimx(|MUG+DISZ|) | n iku, length, of Ezi, the smith |
| 15 | [n(iku)] 3(asz)+ba usz# | n iku 3 ba dead animals |
| 16 | n(iku)# [...] | n iku ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | e2-du szusz3 | house of cattle herdsman |
| 2 | 1(iku) 1/4(iku) 3(asz)+ba ur-dam | 1 1/4 iku 3 ba, Urdam; |
| 3 | 1(iku) 1/4(iku) amar-ig-gal | 1 1/4 iku, Amar-iggal |
| 4 | 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ku5 us2 lugal-ki sanga | 2 1/2 iku, length, for Lugalki, the temple administrator; |
| 5 | 1(iku) ku5 us2 mes-u4-ba | 1 iku, length, of Mes-uba; |
| 6 | 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ur2-mud nagar | 1 1/2 iku, Ur-mud, the carpenter; |
| 7 | 1(bur3) 3(iku) ki-lugal musz3-me | 1 bur3 3 iku: Ki-lugal, mušme |
| 8 | 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 2(asz)+ba gesz-sza3 | 1 1/2 iku 2 ba, harrowing; |
| 9 | 1(iku) ku5 us2 szu-ni-an | 1 iku, length: Šunī-an; |
| 10 | 3(iku) sze 1(iku) mah sag-zi iszib | 3 ikû barley, 1 ikku₂ (for) Sagzi, the shephard; |
| 11 | 4(iku) ur-{d}amuszx(|AxSUD@90|) | 4 iku, Ur-Amuš |
| 12 | 1(esze3) 1(iku) sze 1(iku) mah e2-kur szusz3 | 1 eše, 1 iku, barley, (and) 1 ..., for the Ekur, cattle herder; |
| 13 | 3(iku) 1/2(iku) lugal-ildu3 | 3 1/2 iku, Lugal-ildu; |
| 14 | 1(iku) 1/4(iku) 2(asz)+ba en-na-ne2-mud [x] | 1 1/4 iku 2 ba, En-nane-mud |
| 15 | 2(esze3) x [...] | 2 eše3 ... |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ku5 us2 e2-kur szusz3 | 1 1/2 iku, length, of the Ekur, cattle pen; |
| 2 | 4(iku) la2 1/4(iku) szu-ni-an | 4 less 1/4 iku, Šuniana; |
| 3 | 4(iku) la2 1/4(iku) ur-e2-zi | 4 less 1/4 iku, Ur-Ezi; |
| 4 | 2(iku) lugal-nig2 | 2 iku, Lugal-nig |
| 5 | 5(iku) zabala6-ki-du10 gala | 5 iku, Zabalakidu, the gala-priest; |
| 6 | 2(iku) munus-an-da | 2 iku, Munus-anda |
| 7 | 3(iku) ur-sag iszib | 3 iku, hero of the Išib; |
| 8 | 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 ig-gal-la | 1 1/2 iku field area: Iggalla; |
| 9 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) ki-lugal gal-nagar | 4 1/2 iku, Ki-lugal, the gal-nagar; |
| 10 | 2(esze3) la2 1(iku) 1/4(iku) igi-su4 nu-banda3 | 2 eše3 less 1 1/4 iku, igisu, the overseer; |
| 11 | 1(iku) 1/2(iku) e2-kur szusz3 | 1 1/2 iku, Ekur, cattle manager; |
| 12 | 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) 2(asz)+ba bara2-ga-ni-du10 | 3/4 iku, 2 ba: Baraganidu |
| 13 | 2(iku) 1/2(iku) e2-kur szusz3 | 2 1/2 iku, Ekur, cattle manager; |
| 14 | 2(iku) 1/2(iku) sig4-da | 2 1/2 iku bricks, |
| 15 | 2(esze3) 4(iku) sze 1(iku) mah utu-mu-kusz2 sanga# | 2 eše3 4 iku barley, 1 uku great, Utumukush, the temple administrator |
| 16 | 1(bur3) la2 1/4(iku)# [...] | 1 bur3 less 1/4 iku |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 3(iku) la2 1/4(iku) sze 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki lugal-kar-si lu2 esz2-gid2 | 3 less 1/4 iku of barley, 1/2 (iku), from Lugal-karsi, the man of the ešgid, |
| 2 | 2(iku) la2 1/4(iku) sze 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki amar-{d}ezina3(TIR) | 2 1/2 iku of barley, 1/2 <iku> of grain, with Amar-Ezina |
| 3 | 1(iku) 1/4(iku) lugal-ezem ugula | 1 1/4 iku, Lugal-ezem, foreman; |
| 4 | 3(iku) la2 1/4(iku) lugal-ezem ugula | 3 less 1/4 iku, Lugal-ezem, foreman; |
| 5 | 5(iku) la2 1/4(iku) uszurx(|LAL2xTUG2|)-du10 | 5 less 1/4 iku, ušurdu, |
| 6 | 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) 3(asz)+ba mesz-e2 dub-sar-mah | 3/4 iku 3 ba Meš-e, chief scribe; |
| 7 | 2(iku) 1/2(iku) bara2-ga-ni | 2 1/2 iku, Baragani; |
| 8 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) il2 nam-UB | 4 1/2 iku |
| 9 | 5(iku) lugal-a2 | 5 iku, Lugal-a, |
| 10 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) e2-kur szusz3 | 1 eše3 3 iku E-kur, cattle pen; |
| 11 | 4(iku) ur-{d}en-lil2 | 4 iku, Ur-Enlil; |
| 12 | 1(esze3) e2-mah-da | 1 eše3, Emahda |
| 13 | 1(iku) sze 3(iku) 1/2(iku) mah ad4(|GAM.GAM|) | 1 iku of barley, 3 1/2 Iku of fine flour, |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) ki-lugal gal-nagar | 1 eše3 3 1/2 iku, Ki-lugal, the gal-nagar; |
| 2 | 3(iku) 1/4(iku) e2-ni-sze3 | 3 1/4 iku for Eniše, |
| 3 | 1(esze3) 2(iku) la2 1/4(iku) sza3-TAR | 1 eše3 2 1/4 iku |
| 4 | 1(iku) 1/4(iku) lugal-he2 | 1 1/4 iku, Lugalḫe |
| 5 | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) ur-e2-zi | 4 1/2 iku, Ur-Ezi; |
| 6 | 2(iku) 1/2(iku) DUR2-DUR2-a? | 2 1/2 iku |
| 7 | 2(iku) 1/4(iku) ur-sag-zi | 2 1/4 iku, Ur-sagizi; |
| 8 | 1(esze3) 4(iku) tir-ku3 gaeszx(KASKAL) | 1 eše3 4 iku, tirku3 cheese, |
| 9 | 3(iku) ur-dingir-en-ne2-zu | 3 iku, Ur-dingir-enezu |
| 10 | 3(iku) 1/2(iku) e2-lugal-bi-zu | 3 1/2 iku E-lugal-bizu |
| 11 | 2(iku) 1/4(iku) ma-da-ag2 | 2 1/4 iku, Madag; |
| 12 | 3(iku) la2 1/4(iku) lugal-KA | 3 less 1/4 iku, Lugal-KA; |
| 13 | 1(esze3) la2 1/4(iku) ur-utu inim-zi | 1 eše3 less 1/4 iku, Urutu, Inimzi, |
| 14 | 1(bur3) la2 1/2(iku) e2-kur szusz3 | 1 bur3 less 1/2 iku, Ekur, cattle manager; |
| obverse col 6 | ||
| 1 | 2(iku) sze 1/2(iku) mah ur-{d}nin-ildu3 ur-sag | 2 ikû barley, 1/2 icu, great, Ur-Ninildu, the hero |
| 2 | 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ku5 us2 e2-kur szusz3 | 1 1/2 iku, length, of the Ekur, cattle pen; |
| 3 | 2(iku) e2-ha-lu-ub2 | 2 iku (for) Ehalub |
| 4 | 1(iku) szesz-pa5 | 1 iku, Šeš-pa |
| 5 | 4(iku) e2-ha-lu-ub2 | 4 iku Eḫalub |
| 6 | 2(iku) 2(asz)+ba di-utu nu-kiri6 | 2 iku 2 ba, the dyke overseer of the orchard; |
| 7 | 1(bur3) sze 4(iku) mah {d}ki-nu2-zi sa12-du5 | 1 bur3 barley, 4 iku, supreme, Kinuzi, surveyor; |
| 8 | 3(iku) mah ur-sag | 3 iku, supreme, hero |
| 9 | 1(iku) 2(asz)+ba ga-ni-sze3 | 1 iku 2 ba, for Gani; |
| 10 | 2(iku) 2(asz)+ba e2-[...] | 2 iku 2 ba E- |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 1(iku) la2 1/4(iku) 2(asz)+ba uszurx(|LAL2xTUG2|)-du10 gal-nagar | 1 less 1/4 iku 2 akalu, Ušurdu, the galnagar |
| 2' | 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 2(asz)+ba ur-{d}en-lil2 e2-mah | 1 1/2 iku 2 ba: Ur-Enlil of the Emah; |
| 3' | 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) ki-lugal musz3-me | 7 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku, the royal site, measured; |
| 4' | 2(iku) 1/4(iku) nin-pa3 | 2 1/4 iku, Nin-pa; |
| 5' | 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ku5 us2 me-an-ne2 | 2 1/2 iku, length: Me-ane; |
| 6' | 3(iku) ku5 us2 ur-{d}nin-ildu3 | 3 iku, length: Ur-Ninildu; |
| 7' | 3(iku) 1/2(iku) nigar gu:sur | 3 1/2 iku, nigar, gusur; |
| 8' | 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) ama-ur4-mud! | 1 bur3 3 1/2 iku Ama-urmud |
| 9' | 1(esze3) 3(iku) sze 3(iku) mah e2-kur szusz3 | 1 eše3 3 iku barley, 3 ..., Ekur, cattle pen; |
| 10' | 2(iku) u4-bi-kalam | 2 iku, Ubi-kalam |
| 11' | 4(iku) akkil2 | 4 iku of akil-plant, |
| 12' | 1(esze3) ur-szubur | 1 eše3: Ur-szubur, |
| 13' | 1(esze3) 4(iku) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | 1 eše3 4 iku: Ur-Enlila; |
| 14' | 3(iku) il2 munu4-mu2 | 3 iku of malt, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 1(esze3) 2(iku) e2-kur szusz3 | 1 eše3 2 iku E-kur, cattle pen; |
| 2' | 2(iku) mu-ni-ni | 2 iku, Munini; |
| 3' | 1(esze3) 2(iku)? mes-e2 dub-sar-mah | 1 eše3 2 iku Mes-e2, the chief scribe, |
| 4' | 5(iku) ur-{d}TAG e2-mud | 5 iku (for) Ur-TAG of the Emud |
| 5' | 1(iku) 1/2(iku) amar-ig-gal | 1 1/2 iku, Amar-iggal; |
| 6' | 2(iku) 1/2(iku) inim-zi-da | 2 1/2 iku, Inim-zida; |
| 7' | 5(iku) du6-a sukkal | 5 iku, Duga, the messenger; |
| 8' | 1(esze3) 2(iku) tir-ku3 gaeszx(KASKAL) | 1 eše3 2 iku, tirku3 cheese, |
| 9' | 2(iku) il2 nu-banda3 | 2 iku, Il, the overseer; |
| 10' | 1(iku) 1/2(iku) gala gurusz | 1 1/2 iku, the gala-priest of the male laborers; |
| 11' | 3(iku) lugal-ildu3 | 3 iku Lugal-ildu |
| 12' | 3(iku) mu-ni-ni | 3 iku, Munini; |
| 13' | 3(iku) sal-la | 3 iku, salla |
| 14' | 3(iku) amar-ezem | 3 iku, Amar-ezem; |
| 15' | 3(iku) tir-ku3 | 3 iku |
| 16' | um-mi-a | my mother |
| 17' | 1(esze3) a-zu-zu ab-ba-iri | 1 eše3: Azuzu, the elder, |
| 18' | 4(iku) 1/4(iku) gesz-sza3 | 4 1/4 iku, harrowing, |
| 19' | 4(iku) 1/2(iku) sig4-nam | 4 1/2 iku bricks |
| 20' | 3(iku) lugal-ki sanga | 3 iku, Lugalki, the temple administrator; |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x | |
| 2' | [n sze] 1(iku) mah# lugal-a2 sanga2(LAK175) | n barley, 1 iku, great, Lugal-a, the temple administrator |
| 3' | 3(iku) sze ama#-bara2-si lu2 esz2-gid2# | 3 iku of barley for Ama-barasi, the man of the ešgid-chariot |
| 4' | 1(esze3) 1(iku) a-[zu-zu] | 1 eše3 1 iku Azuzu |
| 5' | 1(iku) lugal-ki sanga | 1 iku, Lugalki, the temple administrator; |
| 6' | 1(iku) sze 1(esze3) mah amar-e2 | 1 iku grain, 1 eše3 big, calf, |
| 7' | 4(iku) sze 3(iku) 1/2(iku) mah ur-szubur# | 4 iku of barley, 3 1/2 Iku of supreme grain, Ur-šubur |
| 8' | 2(iku) sze 1(iku) mah tir-ku3 gaeszx(KASKAL) | 2 ikû barley, 1 ikšu₃ (for) the supreme tirku₃.Gaesh, |
| 9' | 2(iku) sze 3(iku) mah ur-szubur | 2 ikû barley, 3 ikšūmu-high: Ur-szubur; |
| 10' | 1(iku) ur-szubur | 1 iku, Ur-šubur |
| 11' | 2(iku) sze 1(iku) mah szubur | 2 ikû barley, 1 mḫātu: the šubur-officer; |
| 12' | 1(iku) igi-su4 nu-banda3 | 1 iku, Igisu, the overseer; |
| 13' | 5(iku) sze 1(iku) mah utu-mu-kusz2 | 5 iku of barley, 1 uku of great utumukuš |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | a-sza3# [gid2-da] | a long field |
| 2 | sze babbar u4 4(disz@t)? | white barley, 4(?) days |
| 3 | kar-na4 | a type of stone |
| 4 | ama-bara2-si gu:sur | Ama-barasi, the gusur, |
| 5 | lugal-za3-ge-si ensi2 | Lugal-zagesi, the governor, |
| 6 | 7(|BADxDISZ@t|) | 7 (gur) |
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