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Robertson diss. p. 288, UM 29-15-868 (P499443)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Robertson diss. p. 288, UM 29-15-868 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499443 |
| Museum no. | UM 29-15-868 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | [1(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 3(barig)] sze gur | 169 gur 3 barig barley |
| 2 | a2 6(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 | labor of 58 hirelings, |
| 3 | lu2-sze-bala u3 lu2-sze-tum2-a | a fugitive or a refugee |
| 4 | giri3 {d}suen-ma-gir sukkal | via Sîn-magir, the messenger; |
| 5 | [7(asz) 1(barig) sze] gur a2 3(u) 6(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 | 7 gur 1 barig barley, labor of 36 hirelings |
| 6 | [lu2] 1(disz)-e 1(barig)-ta | one man at 1 barig each |
| 7 | [lu2-sze]-bala u3 lu2-sze-tum2-a | a fugitive or a refugee |
| 8 | a-sza3 [ama5?]-ni-sze3 | to the field of his mother |
| 9 | giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 | via Ur-Baba; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [iti szu]-numun#-a u4 3(disz)-kam | The month of Dumuzi, the day 3 |
| 2 | [mu zar]-bi2-lum{ki} mu#-du3-a | year: “Zarbilum was erected.{d} |
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