TIMA 1, 055 (P491567)
Administrative, Old Akkadian, Umma · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | TIMA 1, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P491567 |
| Museum no. | IM 226152 |
| 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(asz@c) ma-na la2 1(u@c) gin2 ku3-babbar2 | 1 mina less 10 shekels of silver |
| 2 | ur-{d}ildux(NAGAR) | Ur-Illil |
| 3 | [...]-x-na unu3 | ... the cowherd |
| 4 | [n] gin2# gala | n shekels, the gala-priest |
| 5 | dumu szesz-kur-ra-ke4 | son of the brother |
| 6 | 1(u@c) gin2 amar-ku6 unu3 | 10 shekels: amar-fish, cowherd; |
| 7 | 1(u@c) gin2 gu4#-[...]-na | 10 shekels: ... oxen |
| 8 | dam# ur#-[...] | wife of Ur- |
| 9 | 6(asz@c) gin2 amar-su4 | 6 shekels: Amar-su |
| 10 | dub-sar ma-ba | the scribe of Maka |
| 11 | 1(u@c) ma-na igi 3(disz@t)-gal2 | 10 minas, 3rd grade, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lugal-esz3-me | Lugal-ešme, |
| 2 | 1(u@c) gin2 amar-{d}x | 10 shekels: Amar-; |
| 3 | 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) gin2 [...] | 13 shekels |
| 4 | lugal-iti-da | Lugal-itida |
| 5 | 5(asz@c) gin2 lu2-{d}szara2# | 5 shekels: Lu-Šara |
| 6 | 2(asz@c)? [...]-x [igi]-3(disz)-gal2# | 2 1/3 (shekels) |
| 7 | da#-da dumu [...]-x | Dada, son of ... |
| 8 | 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) gin2 x [...] | 13 shekels |
| 9 | i3-li2-ku3-mah# | Ili-kugmaḫ |
| 10 | 1(u@c)# 5(asz@c) gin2 ur-{d}isztaran unu3 | 15 shekels: Ur-Ištaran, cowherd |
| 11 | 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) gin2 [...] | 13 shekels |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | da-da dumu sipa-ne | Dada, son of the shepherds |
| 2 | 3(asz@c) gin2 lugal-la2 | 3 shekels, royal (measure) |
| 3 | n 1(asz@c) gin2 sza3-sukkal dumu nam-zi-da | n shekels, the vizier, son of Namzida; |
| 4 | 7(asz@c) gin2 ur-du-du | 7 shekels: Ur-dudu |
| 5 | [n] gin2# e2# sze gur | n shekels, the house of barley |
| 6 | n gin2 lul-gu-ak | n shekels: Lulguak; |
| 7 | [n] gin2# sukkal-mes | n shekels, the messengers |
| 8 | [n] gin2# lugal#-ARAD2-[...] | n shekels: Lugal-aRAD- |
| 9 | 3(asz@c) gin2 szu#-x-szu# | 3 shekels ... |
| 10 | 1(asz@c) gin2 al-la-ku | 1 shekel: Allakku; |
| 11 | [n] 3(asz@c) gin2 {d}en-lil2 | n 3 shekels: Enlil |
| 12 | 1(u@c)# gin2# [...] | 10 shekels |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) sze# [gur] sag#-gal2#-si-sa2# | 36 gur of barley, (measured) by the saggalsisa standard |
| 2 | 1(u@c) nigar? szusz3 | 10 fat-tailed sheep |
| 3 | 1(u@c) 8(asz@c) gin2 igi 3(disz@t)-gal2 | 18 1/3 shekels |
| 4 | 3(u@c) 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur sag-gal2-si-sa2# | 37 gur 2 barig barley according to the saggalsisa standard |
| 5 | ur#-kal | Urkal |
| 6 | szunigin 4(asz@c) 2(disz@c)# x ku3-babbar2 2/3(disz@c) gin2 | total: 4 2 2/3 shekels silver |
| 7 | szunigin 3(u@c) 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze <gur> sag-gal2 si-sa2 | total: 37 gur 2 barig barley, <good> capital, |
| 8 | ARAD-e2 | ARAD-e, |
| 9 | me-nerah lukur | Me-nerah, the nadītu |
| 10 | szunigin 1(u@c) 7(asz@c) gin2 | total: 17 shekels |
| 11 | igi# 3(disz@t)-gal2# | 3rd grade |
| 12 | szunigin 3(u@c) 5(asz@c)# | total: 35 |
| 13 | sze# gur sag-gal2# [si-sa2] | barley rations, capital, regular |
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