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CTPSM 1, 026 (P499301)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CTPSM 1, 026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499301 |
| Museum no. | GMII 0318 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur lugal | 1 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 1 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 |
| 4 | su-ga mu-kux(DU) | Suga delivered. |
| 5 | ur-{d}nansze szesz | Ur-Nanše, brother |
| 6 | lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su sza13-dub-ba | Lu-Ningirsu, chief accountant |
| 7 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sza3-bi-ta | 1 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 each |
| 8 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 su-ga mu-kux(DU) | 1 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 of emmer, delivery; |
| 9 | a-ab-ba | the sea |
| 10 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sza3-bi-ta | 1 (gur) 1 barig each |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) su-ga mu-kux(DU) | 1 (gur) 1 barig ... delivery |
| 12 | al-la dumu lu2-uru11{ki} | Alla, son of Lu-Uru |
| 13 | giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}en-ki | via Ur-Baba, son of Ur-Enki; |
| 14 | 5(asz) 4(barig) 6(disz) sila3 gur | 5 gur 4 barig 6 sila3 |
| 15 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 16 | 5(asz) 4(barig) [6(disz)] sila3 gur | 5 gur 4 barig 6 sila3 |
| 17 | su-ga mu-kux(DU) | Suga delivered. |
| 18 | ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-du10-ga | Ur-Igalim, son of Lu-duga |
| 19 | sza3#-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 20 | 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gur | 38 gur 2 barig 3 sila3 |
| 21 | su-ga | |
| 22 | 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | 25 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 23 | nig2-ka9 si-i3-tum sze mu en {d}nanna | account of barley of the year: “The en-priestess of Nanna’s |
| 24 | [giri3] ur-{d}ba-ba6# [dumu] ur#-i7-edin-na | via Ur-Baba, son of Ur-Iddina |
| 25 | [...]-kal-la dumu [...] | ...-kalla, son of ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | giri3 gu3-de2-a | via Gudea |
| 2 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 122 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 3 1/2 sila3 |
| 3 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 4 | szunigin 4(u) 7(asz) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 47 gur 1 ban2 1 1/2 sila3 |
| 5 | su-ga mu-kux(DU) | Suga delivered. |
| 6 | szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 25 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 7 | nig2-ka9 si-i3-tum sze mu en {d}nanna | account of barley of the year: “The en-priestess of Nanna’s |
| 8 | ugu2-a ba-a-gar | he placed upon it. |
| 9 | mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} | year: “Simurrum Lulubu’ |
| 10 | la2-ia3 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | deficit: 5 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 11 | sze a-sza3 {d}nin-gir2-su-a2-zi-da-{d}nansze | barley of the field Ningirsu-azida-Nanše |
| 12 | la2-ia3 1(asz) 4(barig) gur la2-ia3 | deficit: 1 gur 4 barig deficit; |
| 13 | lu2-dingir-ra dumu ga-ni | Lu-dingira, son of Gani, |
| 14 | giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}en-ki | via Ur-Baba, son of Ur-Enki; |
| 15 | 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | 26 gur 1 barig 6 1/3 sila3 |
| 16 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 17 | 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | 26 gur 1 barig 6 1/3 sila3 |
| 18 | su-ga mu-kux(DU) | Suga delivered. |
| 19 | ur-sag-ub3{ki} | Ursag-Ub |
| 20 | 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 31 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 21 | sze-numun-ta gur-ra | from the seed barley returned, |
| 22 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 23 | 3(u) 1(asz) [1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz)] sila3 gur | 31 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 24 | szesz-[kal]-la dumu | Šeškalla, son |
| 25 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 26 | mu-kux(DU)# | delivery |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | szesz-[kal-la dumu] ur-{d}ba-[ba6] | Šeškalla, son of Ur-Baba |
| 2 | giri3 gu3-de2#-[a] | via Gudea |
| 3 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) [...] | 220 ... |
| 4 | 2(gesz2) [...] | 120 ... |
| 5 | su-ga# [mu-kux(DU)] | Suga received. |
| 6 | 5(asz) 3(barig) [4(ban2)] 4(disz) [sila3 gur] | 5 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 7 | szuku lugal-me3#? PA [x] | prebend of Lugal-me |
| 8 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 9 | dam ur-[...]{ki} |HA.A| [x] | wife of Ur- |
| 10 | a-sza3 u3-[...] | field ... |
| 11 | lu2-{d}ba-ba6 x [x] aga3-us2 ensi2# | Lu-Baba ..., soldier, governor |
| 12 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 13 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) [... gur] | total: 122 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 |
| 14 | zi-[ga] | booked out |
| 15 | na-ba-sa6 KA# [x] | Nasa ... |
| 16 | 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [x] x | 4 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 |
| 17 | 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) sze [x x] gi-zi ug3-[IL2] | 17 gur 4 barig barley ..., reed bundles for the porters |
| 18 | szunigin 2(u) 2(asz) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur# | total: 22 gur 5 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 |
| 19 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 20 | 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) [gur] | 17 gur 4 barig |
| 21 | erin2 a-e3-a [...] | The troops coming out ... |
| 22 | dab5!-ba | seized |
| 23 | giri3 du-[...] ba [...] | via Du... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) [n ... gur] | 114 gur 3 barig ... |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 4(u) [n ... gur] | 40 ... gur |
| 4 | a-ra2 [1(disz)-kam] | 1st time |
| 5 | 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 gur] | 8 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 6 | a-ra2 2(disz)-[kam] | 2nd time |
| 7 | 1(u) 3(asz) giri3#?-na# | 13 (gur) via |
| 8 | a-ra2 3(disz)-[kam] | 3 times |
| 9 | su-ga mu-[kux(DU)] | Suga, delivery |
| 10 | la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) [n] sila3 [gur] | deficit: 62 gur 1 barig n sila3 |
| 11 | giri3 nam-[...] | via Nam- |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) [n] 4(disz) sila3 gur | total: 122 gur n 4 sila3 |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur | 121 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 |
| 4 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) [n(disz)] sila3 | 81 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 n sila3 |
| 6 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 7 | szunigin [...] SZE3 [...] gur | total ... gur ... |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | nig2-ka9-[ak] si-i3-[tum] | account of Sîtum |
| 2 | lu2-[...] | Lu- |
| 3 | sze [...] | barley |
| 4 | sze mu si-mu-[ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} ...] | barley, year: “Simurum Lulubum |
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