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CTPSM 1, 004 (P499279)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CTPSM 1, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499279 |
| Museum no. | GMII 0711 |
| Collection | Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 | 9(gesz2) 5(asz)# 4(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal# 1(gesz2) 2(disz) sila3-ta | 95 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 barley, royal (measure) at 12 sila3. |
| 2 | sza3#-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 8(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 185 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 |
| 4 | nin-a-na | his mistress |
| 5 | 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 KA kiszib3 al-la dumu me-sa6 | 7 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 3 1/2 sila3 flour under seal of Alla, son of Mesa |
| 6 | szunigin 9(gesz2) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 62 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 3 1/2 sila3 |
| 7 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 8 | la2-ia3 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 3 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 3 1/2 sila3 |
| 9 | sze? x x AN [x x] x | barley ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 184 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | [x] ur-{d}[...] | Ur- |
| 4 | mu si-mu-ur4-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simurum was destroyed. |
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