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JCSSS 5, 003 (P499723)
Administrative, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | JCSSS 5, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499723 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, |
| 2 | un-da-ga sanga si-ma-num2{ki} | Undaga, temple administrator of Simanum |
| 3 | 1(u) 4(asz)# gur masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta | 14 gur goat, 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each |
| 4 | [ki] ARAD2#-mu-ta | from ARAD-mu |
| 5 | [n] 3(asz) [n?] 3(ban2)# gur sze lu2 u2-gu de2-a | n gur 3? n? 3 ban2 barley for the man who took it |
| 6 | ki a2#-zi-da-x | from Azida- |
| 7 | dumu ur-mes-ta | son of Ur-mes |
| 8 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra nig2-da#-ga#-ni# | 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, interest-bearing, for Nigdagani |
| 9 | edin-[e]-ki#-ag2# | of the E-ki-ag |
| 10 | 2(asz) gur masz2# 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta | 2 gur goat, 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each |
| 11 | [n] gur#? [x] ru? AB | n gur ... |
| 12 | [n] 1(u) 5(asz) [n] 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur | n 15 gur n 1 barig 3 ban2 |
| 13 | szu-kab-ta# | from Šu-kabta |
| 14 | 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 27 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 15 | lu2-{d}da-mu | Lu-Damu |
| 16 | sze ur5-ra {d}nin-urta# | barley rations of Ninurta |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 96 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 |
| 2 | SAG-SZE-e? | (for) SAG-ŠE |
| 3 | [n] 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur# x [...] | ... 4 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 |
| 4 | [...] x [... n] 5(ban2)# sze gur# | ... ... 5 ban2 of barley |
| 5 | sze# [ugula? e2? {d?}nin?]-urta#? | barley foreman(?) of the temple of Ninurta |
| 6 | u3 sze# ARAD2-mu | and the barley of my servant |
| 7 | edin-e#-ki-ag2 | of the E-ki-ag |
| 8 | szu ba-ti# | received |
| 9 | mu en {d}inanna-unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna-unug was chosen by extispicy. |
Sources & licences
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