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Sumer 54, 030 01 (P499312)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Sumer 54, 030 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499312 |
| Museum no. | IM 141862 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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 | 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze-numun mur-gu4 gur | 41 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 seed barley for oxen, |
| 2 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal amar | 2 barig 3 ban2, fodder of calves; |
| 3 | ki gu-du-du-ta | from Gududu |
| 4 | szunigin 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) | total: 42 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 barley, 2 gur 3 barig1 ban2 |
| 5 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 6 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 1/2(disz)-ta | 1 bur3 1 eše3 3 1/2 iku surface area at 10 1/2 each, |
| 7 | 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta | 14 bur3 1 1/2 iku surface area at 10 less 1 each |
| 8 | 4(bur3) 1(esze3)#? 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1/2(disz)-ta | 4 bur3 1 eše3 1/2 iku surface area at 10 less 1/2 each |
| 9 | 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta | 4 bur3 2 eše3 1 iku surface area at 10 less 1 each |
| 10 | 1(esze3) GAN2 8(disz) 1/2(disz)-ta | 1 eše3 surface area at 8 1/2 each, |
| 11 | 1(bur3) GAN2 8(disz)-ta | 1 bur3 surface area at 8 each, |
| 12 | 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta | 4 iku field, bala, at 10 less 1 each; |
| 13 | sze-numun-bi 2(u) 6(asz) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 gur | its seed grain: 26 gur 5 ban2 3 5/6 sila3 8 2/3 shekels |
| 14 | mur-gu4-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 gur | its oxen: 17 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 6 sila3 8 1/3 shekels; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) amar gu4 1(barig) 3(ban2) | 1 bull calves, 1 barig 3 ban2 |
| 2 | 1(disz) amar ansze 1(barig) | 1 donkey calf, 1 barig |
| 3 | sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) | its barley: 2 barig 3 ban2; |
| 4 | im gurum2 gu4 apin | tablet of inspection of plow oxen |
| 5 | szunigin 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 sze gur | total: 42 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 8 5/6 sila3 5 5/6 shekels barley, |
| 6 | zi-[ga-am3] | booked out |
| 7 | szunigin 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 [sze gur] | total: 9 5/6 sila3 5 5/6 shekels barley |
| 8 | nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4 | accounts of seed barley for oxen |
| 9 | i-szar-ru-um nu-banda3-gu4 | Išarrum, manager of oxen |
| 10 | mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simurrum was destroyed. |
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