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JCSSS 5, 106 (P499826)
Administrative, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | JCSSS 5, 106 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499826 |
| 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' | gu4# bir3# 1(disz)# pa3#-da# | red ox, 1 chosen |
| 2' | gu4 <bir3> 3(disz) ur-{d}da-mu dumu szu-ni#-an#-nam | ox or bull, 3 (mana wool for) Ur-Damu, son of Shu-ni-annam |
| 3' | gu4 bir3 1(disz) ur-tum#-al# | red ox, 1 Urtumal |
| 4' | gu4 bir3 1(disz) bu-u2-gu3-mu | oxen, felted, 1 būgu-mean, |
| 5' | szunigin gu4 bir3 6(disz)# gu4 e3# | total: red oxen, 6 camels |
| 6' | engar lu2#-gesz#-ba#-re# | farmer of Lu-gešbar |
| 7' | gu4 bir3# 7(disz)# i3-za#-num2 x x | red ox, 7 izazanum ... |
| 8' | gu4 bir3 1(disz) i-ri-ib# | red ox or bull, 1 irib |
| 9' | szunigin gu4 bir3 8(disz)-kam gu4 hun#-ga2# | total: oxen, felted, 8th grade, hirelings |
| 10' | ki ARAD2-mu#-ta# | from ARAD-mu |
| 11' | gu4 bir3 3(disz) i-ri#-ib# | 3 bir-oxen, he will eat |
| 12' | gu4 bir3 1(disz) ur#-{d}nisaba# | red ox, 1 Ur-Nisaba |
| 13' | szunigin gu4 bir3 4(disz)-kam gu4 e3 | total: oxen, felted, 4th grade, bull coming out; |
| 14' | engar lu2-{d}nin-szubur | farmer: Lu-Ninšubur |
| 15' | gu4 bir3 5(disz) szu-ni-an#-nam# | oxen, felted, 5 Šuniannam |
| 16' | gu4 bir3 7(disz) i3-za-num2# | horned ox, 7 - Izazanum |
| 17' | szunigin# gu4 bir3 1(u) 2(disz)#-kam# gu4 hun-ga2# | total: oxen, felted, 12 ... |
| 18' | ki# ARAD2#-mu-ta | from ARAD-mu |
| 19' | gu4# bir3# 1(disz) x lu2#?-{d}szu-zi-dingir | red ox, 1 ..., Lu-Šuzi-ili |
| 20' | lugal#?-nir?-gal2 | Lugal-nirgal |
| 21' | [...]-da#?-um? | ...-da’um(?) |
| 22' | [szunigin ...] gu4# e3 | total: ... coming out oxen |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] ARAD2#?-ta | ... from the servant(?) |
| 2 | [...] pa3-da | ... chosen |
| 3 | [...] szu#-ni#-an-nam | Give me ... |
| 4 | [...] x ba#-a-a | ... ..., |
| 5 | [...] szunigin# gu4# bir3# 1(u) 4(disz)-kam gu4 hun-ga2 | ... total: oxen, felted, 14th grade, hired |
| 6 | ki ARAD2-mu-ta | from ARAD-mu |
| 7 | gu4# bir3 2(disz) an-du-lul | oxen, felted, 2: Andu-lulu |
| 8 | gu4 bir3 2(disz) ab-ba lu2 gir-gi4-lu{ki} | oxen, felted, 2 cows, men of Girgilu |
| 9 | szunigin gu4 bir3 4(disz) gu4 e3 | total: oxen, felted, 4 bulls, come out; |
| 10 | engar# ur#-dun | farmer of Urdun |
| 11 | gu4# bir3# 2(disz) e#-bi-e-e2-a | 2 oxen, felted, Ebiea |
| 12 | gu4 hun-ga2 ki ARAD2#-mu-ta | hired ox from ARADmu |
| 13 | engar lugal-nir-gal2 | farmer: Lugal-nirgal |
| 14 | gu4 bir3# 3(disz) i3-za-num2 | oxen, felted, 3 Izakunum |
| 15 | gu4 bir3 5(disz)# szu-ni-an-nam | 5 oxen, felted, Šunianam |
| 16 | szunigin gu4 bir3 8(disz)-kam gu4 hun-ga2 | total: oxen, felted, 8th grade, hirelings; |
| 17 | ki# ARAD2#-mu#-ta engar na#-silim# | from ARAD-mu, the plowman of Nasilim |
| 18 | gu4# bir3 1(disz) x ba-a-a | oxen, felted, 1 ..., ba'a |
| 19 | [gu4] bir3# 2(disz) ur-{d}nisaba | oxen, felted, 2 Ur-Nisaba |
| 20 | [gu4] bir3 8(disz) lugal-inim-gi-na | red ox, 8 Lugal-inim-gina |
| 21 | [gu4] bir3 1(u) 3(disz) i3-za-num2 | oxen, felted, 13 izazanum |
| 22 | [gu4] bir3 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) szu-ni-an-nam | oxen, felted, 10 less 1 shuni-annam |
| 23 | szunigin# gu4 bir3 3(u)# 3(disz)#-kam gu4 hun-ga2 | total: oxen, felted, 33rd grade |
| 24 | x [...] | |
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