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Anonymous 497972 unpublished unassigned ? (P497972)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Anonymous 497972 unpublished unassigned ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P497972 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 497972 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 8(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 185 workdays, male laborers, |
| 2 | a-da gub-ba a-sza3 GAN2-mah | adjacent to the field GAN-maḫ, |
| 3 | giri3 lugal-ku3-ga-ni | via Lugal-kugani; |
| 4 | 8(gesz2) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 126 workdays, male laborers, |
| 5 | sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a | barley rations |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 60 workdays, male laborers, |
| 7 | a-da gub-ba | with the water stationed |
| 8 | gaba# a-sza3 iszib-e-ne | adjacent to the fields of the Išib-officials |
| 9 | [n] 4(u)# 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n+42 male laborer workdays |
| 10 | [...] x-ta | ... from |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ga2-nun du6-ku3-sig17-[x] | the storehouse of the Holy Mound |
| 2 | {gesz}ma-nu ma2#-a gar u3 gid2?-da? | a manu-boat moored and punted |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 115 workdays, male laborers, |
| 4 | ki-su7-ra a-sza3 gibil-ta | from the Kisu, the new field |
| 5 | guru7 a-pi4-sal4-sze3 sze zi-ga | to the silo Apisal barley booked out, |
| 6 | ugula lu2-{d}da-mu | foreman: Lu-Damu; |
| 7 | kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e | under seal of Lugal-nig-lagare; |
| 8 | mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-[si-NE-e] | Lugal-si-NE-e |
| 2 | dub-[sar] | scribe |
| 3 | [dumu lugal-sa6-ga] | son of Lugal-saga |
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