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LAOS 1, 02 (P481046)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | LAOS 1, 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481046 |
| Museum no. | SIL 001 |
| Collection | Leipziger Altorientalischen Institut, Leipzig, Germany |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) dub-sar GAN2#-tusz# | 11 scribes, sat out in the field |
| 2 | 4(asz) szesz-tab-ba GAN2-tusz | 4 Šeštaba field, |
| 3 | 6(disz) dumu-nita2 | 6 male children, |
| 4 | dub-sar-me | the scribes |
| 5 | 8(asz@c) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) GAN2-tusz | 8 male laborers, 1/2 labor, sat out in the field |
| 6 | 3(asz) dumu-nita2 | 3: male children; |
| 7 | 3(disz) dumu-nita2 | 3 male kids, |
| 8 | erin2-me | our troops |
| 9 | 1(asz@c) ug3 gurusz GAN2-tusz | 1 aš-c-(worker), porter, male laborers, residing in the field |
| 10 | 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ug3 gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 9 workers, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 |
| 11 | 1(asz@c) ug3 gurusz 1(barig) | 1 aš-c-(worker), porter: 1 barig |
| 12 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2# 2(ban2) | 1 male child, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 13 | 5(disz) dumu-nita2# 1(ban2) 5(disz)# | 5 male children, 1 ban2 5 |
| 14 | sze-dab5-me | are seized. |
| 15 | 1(disz) usz2 gurusz | 1 uš, male laborers, |
| 16 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2 | 1 male child |
| 17 | muhaldim-me | the cooks |
| 18 | 1(asz@c) ug3 gurusz 1(barig) 4(ban2) | 1 aš-c-(worker), porter: male laborers; 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 19 | 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ug3 gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 15 male laborers, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 |
| 20 | 1(asz) dumu-nita2 2(ban2) | 1 male child, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 21 | bahar3-me | We are potters |
| 22 | 8(asz@c) ug3 gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 8 male laborers, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 |
| 23 | 1(asz@c) ug3 gurusz 1(barig) | 1 aš-c-(worker), porter: 1 barig |
| 24 | 1(asz) gurusz# 3(ban2) | 1 male worker, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 4(disz) dumu-nita2# [2(ban2)?] | 4 male children, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 3 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2) | 1 male child, 1 ban2 (= 10 sila3) |
| 4 | 1(disz) szu gurusz | 1 hand, male laborers, |
| 5 | ma2-lah5-me | are boatmen. |
| 6 | 3(asz@c) ug3 gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 3 male laborers, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 |
| 7 | 1(asz) dumu-nita2 2(ban2) | 1 male child, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 8 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 1 male child, 15 litres (of barley) |
| 9 | 2(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2) | 2 male children, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 10 | kuruszda-me | our fattener |
| 11 | 1(asz@c) ug3 gurusz 1(barig) | 1 aš-c-(worker), porter: 1 barig |
| 12 | 1(asz@c) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 1 male laborer, 1/2 workday, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 |
| 13 | 1(asz) dumu-nita2 2(ban2) | 1 male child, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 14 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 1 male child, 15 litres (of barley) |
| 15 | ad-kup4-me | they are builders. |
| 16 | 2(u@c) ug3 gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 20 male laborers, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 |
| 17 | 2(asz@c) ug3 gurusz 1(barig) | 2 aš-c-(workers), porters: 1 barig |
| 18 | 1(u) 2(asz) dumu-nita2 2(ban2) | 12 male kids, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 19 | 6(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 6 male children, 1 ban2 5 |
| 20 | 1(disz) szu ug3 gurusz | 1 hand for the people, lads, |
| 21 | ma2-gid2-me | boat captains |
| 22 | 1(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 ugula kikken2 | 1 aš-c-(worker), porter, field, foreman of millers; |
| 23 | 1(asz) ug3 GAN2 szesz-tab-ba | 1 aš-(worker), porter: Šesztaba; |
| 24 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2 | 1 male child |
| 25 | 1(asz@c) ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) zi3-IL2 | 1: porter; 1 barig 1 ban2 5: IL-flour; |
| 26 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 1 male child, 15 litres (of barley) |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 2(ban2) | 36 female workers, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 2 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 1 male child, 15 litres (of barley) |
| 3 | 3(disz) dumu-munus 1(ban2) | 3 daughters, 1 ban2 (= 10 sila3) |
| 4 | geme2 kikken2-me | female millers, |
| 5 | 3(asz@c) GAN2 gurusz lunga3 | 3 aš-c-(workers), ‘field’: male brewers, |
| 6 | 3(disz) dumu-nita2 | 3 male kids, |
| 7 | 5(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 gurusz lunga3 | 5 people, field, foreman of brewers; |
| 8 | 2(disz) dumu-nita2 | 2 male kids, |
| 9 | 1(disz) usz2 gurusz | 1 uš, male laborers, |
| 10 | lunga3-me | our brewers |
| 11 | 1(asz@c) GAN2# gurusz munu4-mu2 | 1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: male laborers, malts |
| 12 | 1(asz@c) GAN2 gurusz a2# 1/2(disz)# | 1 aš-c-(worker), field, male laborers, 1/2 labor |
| 13 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2# | 1 male child |
| 14 | erin2-[me] | our troops |
| 15 | 6(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 gurusz munu4-mu2 | 6 people of the field, young men, malt-beer; |
| 16 | 3(disz) dumu-nita2# | 3 male kids |
| 17 | 1(disz) szu gurusz | 1 hand, male laborers, |
| 18 | 1(asz) ab-IL2 | 1: Ab-IL; |
| 19 | munu4#-mu2-me | |
| 20 | 4(asz@c) GAN2 gurusz a2# 1/2(disz) | 4 aš-c-(workers), field, male laborers, 1/2 labor |
| 21 | 6(asz@c) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 6 male laborers, 1/2 workday, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 |
| 22 | 3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ug3# gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 30 less 1 workers, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 |
| 23 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2 | 1 male child |
| 24 | kasz-a gub-ba-me | are stationed in beer |
| 25 | 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2) e2-lunga3 | 23 female workers, 3 ban2, brewery; |
| 26 | 3(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2) | 3 male kids, 1 ban2 (= 10 sila3) |
| 27 | 1(disz) dumu-munus 1(ban2) | 1 daughter, 1 ban2 (= 10 sila3) |
| 28 | 3(disz) usz2 geme2# [...] | 3 UŠ2: female ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | giri3-se3-ga e2-lunga3-me | we are the personnel of the brewery |
| 2 | 3(u) 3(asz) sze gur | 33 gur barley, |
| 3 | sze-ba iti 1(disz)-kam | barley rations: 1 month; |
| 4 | iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3 | for 12 months |
| 5 | sze-bi 6(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) gur | its barley: 636 gur |
| 6 | giri3-se3-ga lugal-me | the royal footstool |
| 7 | ugula lu2-dingir-ra | foreman: Lu-dingira; |
| 8 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal | year: “Amar-Suen is king. |
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