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TIMA 1, 047 (P491559)
Administrative, Old Akkadian, Umma · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | TIMA 1, 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P491559 |
| Museum no. | IM 226737 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 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(gesz2@c) udu niga 3(disz) sila3 1(disz)!-ta | 60 sheep, grain-fed, 3 sila3 at 1 each |
| 2 | 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) udu niga 2(disz) sila3-ta | 90 grain-fed sheep, 2 sila3 (= 20 sila3) each |
| 3 | szunigin 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2-si-sa2 | total: 45 gur barley, capital, |
| 4 | 1(disz) iti-sze3 zal-de3!(KA) | for one month passed, |
| 5 | ugula e2-nam | foreman of Enam; |
| 6 | 1(gesz2@c) udu niga 3(disz) sila3-ta | 60 sheep, grain-fed, at 3 sila3 each |
| 7 | 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) udu niga 2(disz) sila3-ta | 60 grain-fed sheep, 2 sila3 (= 20 sila3) each |
| 8 | szunigin 4(u@c) 3(asz@c) sze gur | total: 43 gur barley |
| 9 | szesz-kur-ra | Šeškura |
| 10 | [n] 2(u@c) udu niga 3(disz) sila3#-ta | n 20 sheep, grain-fed, at 3 sila3 each |
| 11 | [n] 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) udu niga 2(disz) sila3-ta | n 20 less 2 sheep, grain-fed, 2 sila3 (= 20 sila3) each |
| 12 | [n] 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze gur | n gur 12 gur barley |
| 13 | [...] ur-tul2 | ... Urtul |
| 14 | [...] sila3# | ... sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [n] 2(u@c) [udu niga n sila3]-ta# | 20 grain-fed sheep, n sila3 each |
| 3 | szunigin 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [sze] gur | total: 12 gur 1 barig barley |
| 4 | ugula da-da | foreman: Dada; |
| 5 | 4(u@c) udu niga 2(disz) sila3-ta | 40 grain-fed sheep, 2 sila3 each |
| 6 | szunigin 1(u@c) sze gur | total: 10 gur of barley |
| 7 | ugula ne-sag | foreman: Nesag; |
| 8 | 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) masz2-bar du8-ul | 44 full-grown billy goats, |
| 9 | szunigin 8(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur | total: 8 gur 1 barig barley |
| 10 | ugula inim-ku3 dumu da-da | foreman: Inimku, son of Dada; |
| 11 | szunigin szunigin 6(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze gur sag-gal2-si-sa2 | total: total: 6 gur 3 barig barley (measured by) the capital (measure) |
| 12 | 1(disz) iti-sze3 zal-de3 | for one month passed, |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(disz@t) mu 5(disz@t) iti | 12 years, 5 months |
Sources & licences
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