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Studia Orontica 6, p. 57 TH02-T0290a (P497601)
Administrative, Early Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | Studia Orontica 6, p. 57 TH02-T0290a |
|---|---|
| ID | P497601 |
| Museum no. | NMSD — |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Mari (mod. Tell Hariri) |
| Coordinates | 34.5504, 40.8887 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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' | [x] x [x] x | |
| 2' | szu#? ma-wa-[ri2] | Hand of Mawari |
| 3' | _2(u)# 4(disz) {gesz}apin_ szu _sze#-[numun] 1(barig) 4(ban2)_ isz _1(disz) GAN kur_ | 24 plows; seed barley, 1 barig 4 ban2 ... 1 GAN |
| 4' | _1(asz) a-gar3 5(asz) gur sze-numun_ szu _1(gesz2) GAN2 kur 3(ban2)-ta 1(disz) GAN2_ | 1 agrr, 5 gur seed grain, 60 kurru 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each, 1 qa |
| 5 | _2(u) 4(disz) dumu-nita2_ szu _6(disz) sila3#-ta#_ za-ar-u2-tum# | 24 male children, 6 sila3 each, zarutum |
| 6 | _2(u) 4(disz) dumu-nita2_ szu _6(disz) [sila3-ta]_ szu kir-ba-ni u2 ma-i# | 24 sons of 6 sila each, of Kirbani and Ma’i |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz#_ 2(u) 4(disz) u2-ka3-ku-tum _1(disz) sila3 ninda# 2(disz)# sila3# kasz-ta_ | 2 ban2 4 sila3 bread, 4 ban2 8 sila 3 beer, 24 ukakutum-beer, 1 sila2 bread, 2 sila3, beer each |
| 2 | _[n] gur_ tal-qi2-tum# | n gur, the talqītum-payment; |
| 3 | szu# _sze-numun_ | Hand of Seed |
| 4 | _1(disz)# me-at 1(u) tur-usz_ szu# _6(disz) sila3-ta_ x pa2-tu-i#-in4 u2 [...] | 100 (shekels of) small barley, 6 sila3 each ... ... |
| 5 | [x x] x [x] x _ninda#?_ | ... bread? |
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