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JCSSS 5, 084 (P499804)
Administrative, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | JCSSS 5, 084 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499804 |
| 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)
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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(disz) szabra 2(asz)# sze gur | 1 household manager, 2 gur of barley |
| 2 | 2(disz) nu-banda3 1(asz) gur-ta | 2 overseers, 1 gur each, |
| 3 | 1(u) gurusz engar# 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta | 10 male laborers, plowmen, 2 barig 3 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each |
| 4 | 3(u)# gurusz# sza3#-gu4# 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | 30 male laborers, oxen-drivers: 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 15 sila3) each |
| 5 | sze#-bi 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 16 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 6 | nu-banda3 lugal-me-me3-a | the overseer Lugal-memea |
| 7 | 1(disz) nu-banda3 1(asz) gur | 1 overseer, 1 gur |
| 8 | 5(disz) gurusz-engar 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta | 5 male laborers, 2 barig 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 9 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta# | 15 male laborers, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 15 sila3) each |
| 10 | sze-bi 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur# | its barley: 7 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 11 | [nu]-banda3# ur-{d#}[x]-x-[...] | the overseer: Ur- |
| 12 | 1(disz) nu#-[banda3] 1(asz) gur | 1 captain, 1 gur |
| 13 | 4(disz) gurusz engar [2(barig)] 3(ban2)-ta | 4 male laborers, farmers, 2 barig 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | 15 male laborers, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 15 sila3) each |
| 2 | sze-bi 6(asz)# 3(barig) 4(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3 gur | its barley: 6 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 3 | nu#-banda3# [lugal]-a2#-zi-da | the overseer: Lugal-azida |
| 4 | 1(disz) nu#-banda3# 1(asz)# [gur] | 1 overseer, 1 gur |
| 5 | 3(disz) gurusz-engar 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta# | 3 male laborers, 2 barig 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 6 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3#-ta | 15 male laborers, 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 15 sila3) each |
| 7 | sze-bi 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 6 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 8 | nu-banda3# puzur4-e2-a | the overseer Puzur-Ea |
| 9 | szunigin# 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 36 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley |
| 10 | sze# ur5#-ra engar# sza3-gu4-ka | barley rations of the oxen-farmer |
| 11 | ki ugula e2 {d#}nin#-urta-ta | from the foreman of the temple of Ninurta |
| 12 | ARAD2#?-mu#? [szu] ba#-ti | ARADmu received |
| 13 | [mu {d}i]-bi2#-{d}suen lugal# | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king. |
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