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CTPSM 1, 021 (P499296)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CTPSM 1, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499296 |
| Museum no. | GMII 1432 |
| 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)
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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 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 121 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | si-i3-tum mu puzur4-{d}da-gan ba-[du3] | sītum year: “Puzriš-Dagan was erected. |
| 3 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 4 | 2/3(disz) sza la2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) ku3-babbar | 2/3 of less 2/3 (shekels) silver |
| 5 | sze-bi 4(u) la2 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur | its barley: 40 gur less 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 6 | ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu inim-ma-an-ta | from Lu-Ningirsu son of Inimman |
| 7 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 8 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 9 | mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| 10 | 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 7 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 11 | kiszib3 ab-ba-kal-la gu-za-<la2?> | under seal of Abbakala, the throne bearer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dumu ur-{d}nin-pirig | son of Ur-Ninpirig, |
| 2 | giri3 ur-tur dumu lugal-ur-sag | via Urtur, son of Lugal-ursag; |
| 3 | 2(u) 3(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 23 gur 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 4 | kiszib3 ur-tur dumu lugal-ur-sag | under seal of Urtur, son of Lugal-ursag; |
| 5 | mu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu inim-ma-an-sze3 | year: “Lu-Ningirsu, son of Inimān, |
| 6 | 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 45 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 |
| 7 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su ra2-gab | under seal of Ur-Baba, son of Lu-Ningirsu, the courier; |
| 8 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) gur | total: 105 gur 4 barig |
| 9 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 10 | la2-ia3 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 35 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 11 | nig2-ka9-ak ur-dun dumu ur-{d}suen | account of Ur-dun, son of Ursuen |
| 12 | mu e2 puzur4-[isz]-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | year: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected. |
| 13 | giri3 ba-zi x [...] | via Bazi |
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