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WVDOG 143, 017 (P497446)
Administrative, ED IIIa, Shuruppak · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE
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| Designation | WVDOG 143, 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P497446 |
| Museum no. | Ist Š 0716 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIa · c. 2600 BCE–2500 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Shuruppak (mod. Fara) |
| Coordinates | 31.7772, 45.5113 |
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 | 2(asz@c) ansze | 2 donkeys, |
| 2 | szesz-tur | Šeštur |
| 3 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 4 | 4(asz@c) dingir-nu-me | 4 Dingir-nume; |
| 5 | IB-dingir | Ibni-ilum |
| 6 | 4(asz@c) dumu-nun-szita | 4, Dumununšita; |
| 7 | ba-ba | Baba |
| 8 | 4(asz@c) szubur | 4: Šubur; |
| 9 | lugal-mes-lam | Lugal-meslam |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(asz@c) amar-tur | 4, Amar-tur; |
| 2 | 4(asz@c) lum-ma | 4, Lumma; |
| 3 | 4(asz@c)# LAK343# | 4 LAK343 |
| 4 | 4(asz@c) lu2-pa3# | 4: Lu-pa |
| 5 | KA-ni#-zi | KA-nizi |
| 6 | u2-dul4# | a kind of ornament |
| 7 | 1(asz@c) KA-utu-zi | 1: KA-utu-zi |
| 8 | maszkim# | responsible official |
| 9 | 1(asz@c) ar3-du2#-{d}sud3 | 1: Ardu-Sud |
| 10 | balax(LAK020) | bala (service) |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 3(asz@c) {d}sud3-dingir-sag | 3: Sud-ilisag; |
| 2 | ugula | foreman |
| 3 | 2(asz@c) e2-{+an}anzux(MI){muszen} | 2 Anzu birds |
| 4 | ugula | foreman |
| 5 | 4(asz@c) szesz-ni | 4, Šešni; |
| 6 | munus-en#-kalam# | of Munus-enkalam |
| 7 | 1(asz@c) szubur | 1 Šubur |
| 8 | KA-utu-zi | KA-utu-zi |
| 9 | 2(asz@c) MI | 2 females |
| 10 | 2(asz@c) nin-ur-sag | 2: Nin-ursag |
| 11 | sukkal | minister |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 4(asz@c) lugal-i3-nun | 4, Lugal-inun; |
| 2 | 2(asz@c) dumu-nun-szita | 2: Dumununšita |
| 3 | lunga3# | brewer |
| 4 | 2(asz@c) ur#?-gu2-la2 | 2: Ur-gula |
| 5 | 2(asz@c) gesz#?-du3 | 2: gešdu(?) |
| 6 | amar-szuba3 | Amar-šuba |
| 7 | 2(asz@c) ZA7-U2-U2 x | 2 ZA₇-U-U |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [2(asz@c) x]-x-x | 2: ...; |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | [x x] | |
| 2 | 2(asz@c) lugal-menx(|GA2.EN|) | 2: Lugal-men; |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) a-[nun]-{d}sud3#-da | 1: Anun-Suda |
| 4 | nimgir | herald |
| 5 | 2(asz@c) DUR2-BI-da | 2 DUR-BI-da |
| 6 | kisal | courtyard |
| 7 | 1(asz@c) nig2-hu-bu7#{bu} | 1: Nighubu |
| 8 | sukkal# esz2 | vizier of the shrine |
| 9 | 2(asz@c) | 2 (gur) |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ar3-du2-{d}sud3 | Ardu-Sud |
| 2 | maszkim#-gi4 | guardian |
| 3 | AN-U2-MA# | |
| 4 | 4(asz@c) ar3#-du2-{d}sud3# | 4: Ardu-Sud |
| 5 | dam-gar3 | merchant |
| 6 | 2(asz@c) {d}buranunax(|KIB@g.NUN|)#-[ur?-sag?] | 2: Buranuna-ursag |
| 7 | gudu4 | gudu priest |
| 8 | 1(asz@c) ka-tar-zi | 1 Katarzi |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [x] szubur#? | x, the šubur(?) |
| 2 | [x]-x | |
| 3 | SAG#-LAK239#? | SAG-LAK239(?) |
| 4 | 2(asz@c)# ur#-e2#-[gal?] | 2: Ur-egal |
| 5 | 2(asz@c)# szul | 2: youth |
| 6 | 3(asz@c) ti-ti | 3 Tīti |
| 7 | e2-ur2#?-ni# | E-ur-ni |
| 8 | 2(asz@c) szesz-gesztin | 2 jars of wine |
| 9 | amar-szuba | Amar-šuba |
| 10 | 2(asz@c) ti-mud | 2 Timud, |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | 2(asz@c)# ur#?-ma-ma | 2: Ur-Mama |
| 4 | lu2-lum-ma | Lulumma |
| 5 | 2(asz@c)# [...] | 2 ... |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | 2(asz@c)# [...] | 2 ... |
| 8 | [n?] e2-hur#?-sag | n(?) Ehursag |
| 9 | 2(asz@c) u2-tuku | 2 Utuku |
| 10 | 4(asz@c) a2-nu-kusz2 | 4 axes, |
| 11 | dub-sar | scribe |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz@c) ar3-du3-{d}x | 2: Ardu-; |
| 2 | kiri6 {d}tu | orchard of Tu |
| 3 | 2(asz@c)#? e2-szu#-AK#? | 2 Ešu-AK(?) |
| 4 | 3(asz@c) {gesz}gesztu-la-bi#? | 3 (pieces of) tula wood |
| 5 | IB | ..., |
| 6 | 2(asz@c) nin#-[x]-x-sag#? | 2: Nin-x-sag |
| 7 | 2(asz@c)# x-x | 2: ...; |
| 8 | 1(asz@c) {d#}sud3#-ur#-sag# | 1: Sud-ursag |
| 9 | a-NI | A-NI |
| reverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz@c) dingir-nu-me | 2: Dingir-nume; |
| 2 | lugal-ki-<gal>-la | Lugalkigala |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3 | 1: Ardu-Sud; |
| 4 | nar aszgab | musician, leatherworker |
| 5 | an-sze3-gu2 | to the horizon |
| 6 | 4(u@c) la2 4(asz@c) ansze#-apin | 40 less 4 plough-horses |
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