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AuOr 35, 104-113 10 (P499548)

Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationAuOr 35, 104-113 10
IDP499548
Museum no.R1765/1
CollectionBrighton Museum and Art Gallery, Brighton, UK
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotUmma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Coordinates31.6669, 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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1[n ma-na siki la2-ia3 zu2-si?][n] minas of wool, deficit, (measured) by the knot(?)
2[mu en-kar-zi]-da# ba-hunyear: "Enkarzida was installed."
3[n] ma#-na siki la2-ia3 zu2-sin minas of wool, deficit, tanned
4[mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugalyear: “Šū-Suen is king.
5[n] udun sheep
6[n ma]-na siki udu# la2-ia3n minas of wool, deficit
7[n] ma#-na siki la2-ia3 zu2-sin minas of wool, deficit, tanned
8[mu] ma2# {d}en-kiYear: the boat of Enki
9[n] udun sheep
10[n] ma#-na siki udu la2-ia3n minas of wool, deficit
11[n] ma#-na siki la2-ia3 zu2-sin minas of wool, deficit, tanned
12[mu] si-ma-num2{ki}Year: Simānum
13[n?] 5(disz)#? ma-na siki la2-ia3 zu2-sin+5? minas of wool, deficit, (measured) by the knot
14mu# bad3 mar-tuYear: Amorite wall
15[n] ma-na siki la2-ia3 zu2-sin minas of wool, deficit, tanned
16mu# us2-sa bad3 mar-tuyear following: “The Amorite wall’
17[szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(disz) udu]total: 63 sheep
18[szunigin 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki]total: 3 talents 35 1/2 minas of wool
19[sza3-bi-ta]from there
obverse col 2
1[...]
2[...] x x
3szunigin 5(u) 4(disz) udutotal: 54 sheep
4szunigin 5(asz) gu2 3(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na sikitotal: 5 talents 35 2/3 mana wool,
5zi-ga-am3booked out,
6la2-ia3 9(disz) ududeficit: 9 sheep
7diri 2(asz) gu2 1(u) gin2 sikisurplus: 2 talents 10 shekels of wool
8lu2-kal-la na-gadaLukalla, the herdsman
91(asz) gu2 2(u) 9(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki la2-ia3 zu2-si1 talent 29 minas 10 shekels of wool, deficit of the zusi,
10mu en kar-zi-da ba-hunyear: “The en-priestess of Karzida was installed.‭
115(disz) udu5 sheep,
121(u)# ma-na siki udu la2-ia310 minas of sheep wool, deficit
131(asz) gu2 9(disz) ma-na siki la2-ia3 zu2-si1 talent 9 minas of wool, deficit of the zusi-flour,
14mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugalyear: “Šū-Suen is king.{d}
152(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu#20 less 1 sheep
163(u)# 7(disz) ma#-na# [siki udu la2-ia3]37 minas of wool, sheep, deficit
172(u)# [n? ma-na siki la2-ia3 zu2-si]20? minas of wool, deficit, knotted
18'[szunigin n udu]total: n sheep
19'[szunigin ... siki]total: ... wool
20'[sza3-bi-ta]from there
21'[n ma-na siki udu la2-ia3]n minas of wool, deficit
obverse col 3
1[n ma-na siki la2-ia3] zu2-sin minas of wool, deficit, tanned
2mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugalyear: “Šū-Suen is king.{d}
37(disz) udu7 sheep,
41(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki udu la2-ia314 mana wool of sheep, deficit;
56(disz) ma-na siki la2-ia3 zu2-si6 minas of wool, deficit, shorn wool,
6mu ma2 {d}en-kiyear: “The boat of Enki’s
72(disz) udu2 sheep,
82(disz) ma-na siki udu la2-ia32 minas of sheep wool, deficit
9mu si-ma-num2{ki}Year: Simānum.
10szunigin# 9(disz) udutotal: 9 sheep
11szunigin# 1(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki#total: 1 talent 50 minas 10 shekels wool
12sza3-bi#-[ta]from there
135(disz) gin2# [ku3]5 shekels silver
14siki-bi# 1(asz)# [gu2]its wool: 1 talent
15x [...]
19'[szunigin n udu]total: n sheep
20'[szunigin ... siki]total: ... wool
21'[zi-ga-am3]booked out
22'[la2-ia3 n udu]deficit: n sheep
23'[la2-ia3? ... siki]deficit(?) of wool
24'[... na-gada]... the herdsman
obverse col 4
12(u)#? [ma-na siki udu la2-ia3]20 minas of sheep wool, deficit
24(u) ma#-na# siki# udu# la2#-ia3#40 minas of wool, deficit
3mu bad3 mar-tu#Year: Amorite wall
4szunigin 5(u) 4(disz) udutotal: 54 sheep
5szunigin 3(asz) gu2 5(u) 5/6(disz) ma-na sikitotal: 3 talents 50 5/6 mana wool,
6sza3-bi-tatherefrom:
71(u) gin2 ku310 shekels silver
8siki-bi 2(asz) gu2its wool: 2 talents;
94(u) 9(disz)# 1/3(disz) ma-na siki# udu# [la2-ia3]49 1/3 mana wool of sheep deficit
10mu# en# [kar-zi-da ba-hun]year: "The en-priestess of Karzida was installed."
11'[szunigin n udu]total: n sheep
12'[szunigin ... siki]total: ... wool
13'[zi-ga-am3]booked out
14'[la2-ia3? n udu]deficit: n sheep
15'[la2-ia3? ... siki]deficit(?) of wool
16'[... na-gada]... the herdsman
reverse col 1
1'[szunigin n masz2]total: n billy goats
2'[szunigin ... i3-nun]total: ... butter oil
3'[szunigin ... ga-UD@g]total: ... cheese
4szunigin# [... siki-ud5]total: ... goat hair
5'[sza3-bi-ta]from there
6'2(asz) [gu2 ... siki-ud5]2 talents ... nanny goats
7'kiszib3 x-[...] x [...]under seal of ...
8'4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2# [ku3]4 1/3 shekels silver
9'masz2-bi# [1(u) 3(disz)]its interest: 13
10'igi-6(disz)-gal2# [ku3]1/6 (shekel) silver
11'i3-nun-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz)# sila3its butter oil: 1 2/3 sila3
12'mu en kar-zi-da ba-hunyear: “The en-priestess of Karzida was installed.‭
13'x x x
reverse col 2
1'[szunigin n masz2]total: n billy goats
2'[szunigin ... i3-nun]total: ... butter oil
3'[szunigin ... ga-UD@g]total: ... cheese
4'[szunigin ... siki-ud5]total: ... goat hair
5'[zi-ga-am3]booked out
6'[la2-ia3 n masz2]deficit: n goats
7'[la2-ia3-am3]deficit
8'diri# 2(ban2)# [... n] gin2 i3#-[nun]surplus: 2 ban2 ... n shekels butter oil
9'5(asz) gu2 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma#-[na] siki-ud55 talents 5 1/2 minas of wool
10'diri-ga-am3surpassing
11'{d}szara2-kam na-gadaŠarakam, the herdsman,
12'1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun1 ban2 7 1/3 sila3 butter oil,
13'2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g2 ban2 6 sila3 kashk cheese,
14'2(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki-ud5#28 mana wool for nanny goats
15'mu en kar-zi-da ba-hunyear: “The en-priestess of Karzida was installed.‭
16'3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 i3-nun3 ban2 8 sila3 butter oil,
17'5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g5 ban2 7 sila3 kašk cheese,
18'5(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki-ud550 less 1 mina of goat hair,
19'4(disz) masz24 billy goats
20'mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal#year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d}
21'x x x x [x x]
reverse col 3
1'[szunigin n masz2]total: n billy goats
2'[szunigin ... i3-nun]total: ... butter oil
2'[szunigin ... ga-UD@g]total: ... cheese
3'[szunigin ... siki-ud5]total: ... goat hair
4'[sza3-bi-ta]from there
5'[n ga-szex(SIG7)-a gur]n gur of emmer
6'i3-[nun-bi ...]its butter oil ...
7'ga-UD@g-bi# [...]Its milk ...
8'sa2-du11 {d}amar-{d}suen#regular offerings of Amar-Suena
9'mu en kar-zi-da ba-hunyear: “The en-priestess of Karzida was installed.‭
10'2(u) sze ku3 i3-nun-bi 1(disz) sila3 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin220 grains of silver, its butter oil: 1 sila3 6 2/3 shekels;
11'4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku34 2/3 shekels silver,
12'masz2-bi 1(u) 4(disz)its interest: 14
9'1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun#1 ban2 4 1/2 sila3 butter oil
10'5(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki#-ud556 mana wool for nanny goats
11'kiszib3 kas4under seal of Kas;
12'1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ga-szex(SIG7)-a gur1 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 emmer,
13'i3-nun-bi 2(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3its butter oil: 2 ban2 less 1/2 sila3
14'ga-UD@g#-bi 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3# 1(u) 5(disz) gin2its milk: 2 ban2 9 sila3 15 shekels
15'sa2-du11# {d}amar-{d}suenregular offerings of Amar-Suena
16'mu# {d}szu-{d}suen lugalyear: “Šū-Suen is king.{d}
17'1(u)#? ma#-na siki-ud510 mana wool for nanny goats
18'[kiszib3] lu2#-{d}nagar#-[pa-e3]under seal of Lu-Nagarpa'e
19'[...]
reverse col 4
1'sa2#-du11# [{d}amar-{d}suen]regular offerings of Amar-Suena
2'mu bad3 [mar-tu]year: "The Amorite wall."
3'1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun#1 ban2 2 sila3 butter oil
4'kiszib3 kas4under seal of Kas;
5'4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki-ud548 1/2 mana wool for nanny goats
6'kiszib3 lu2-kal-launder seal of Lukalla
7'1(asz) 1(barig) ga-szex(SIG7)-a gur1 gur 1 barig emmer,
8'i3-nun-bi 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3its butter oil: 1 ban2 8 sila3
9'ga-UD@g-bi 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3its milk: 2 ban2 7 sila3
10'sa2-du11 {d}amar-{d}suenregular offerings of Amar-Suena,
11'mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tuyear following: “The Amorite wall.
12'szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) masz2total: 14 billy goats
13'szunigin 3(barig) 7(disz) sila3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 i3-nuntotal: 3 barig 7 sila3 1 2/3 shekels butter oil
14'szunigin 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@gtotal: 2 barig 4 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 kašk cheese
15'szunigin 5(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na siki-ud5total: 5 talents 40 mana wool,
16'zi-ga-am3booked out,
17'la2-ia3 5(u) 1(disz) masz2deficit: 51 billy goats,
18'6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 i3-nun6 1/3 sila3 3 2/3 shekels butter oil,
19'1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g1 barig 4 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 kašk cheese
20'la2-ia3-am3deficit.
21'diri# [n] 5(u)# 3(disz)#? 2/3(disz)#? [ma-na ... siki-ud5]surplus: n + 53 2/3 minas wool,
reverse col 5
1[diri-ga-am3]it is far more than
2[... na-gada]... the herdsman
3[nig2]-ka9#-ak i3 sikiaccounts of oil and wool
4sipa#-de3-nethe shepherds
5kas4messenger
6mu# 6(disz)-kam6th year
7mu# en {d}nanna kar#-zi-da ba-hun-tayear: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed.‭
8mu# us2-sa {d}szu-[{d}]suen# lugal uri5#{ki#}-ma-ke4 bad3 [mar]-tu# mu-ri-[iq]-ti#-id-ni-[im] mu#-du3#-[sze3]year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim erected.

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