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Fs Vargyas 289 04 (P499918)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Vargyas 289 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499918 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 499918 |
| Collection | Hideo Mihira, Chiba, Japan |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) masz2 gaba | 1 billy goat, chest |
| 2 | dingir-ra ka e2-a-sze3 gaba-ri | To the god, to the mouth of the house, a copy |
| 3 | 1(disz) udu gir-ru-um sze 1(disz) sila3 | 1 girrum-sheep, barley: 1 sila3 |
| 4 | 2(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1(disz) sila3-<ta> | 2 emegi-sheep, barley: 1 sila3 each |
| 5 | 1(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1/2(disz) sila3 | 1 sheep of Sumerian grain: 1/2 sila3 |
| 6 | 1(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2 gaba | 1 sheep, grass-fed, 1 billy goat, chest |
| 7 | {gesz}banszur# u4-te-na-sze3 | to the table of distant days |
| 8 | 1(disz) udu# eme#-gi sze 1(disz) sila3 | 1 emegi-sheep, grain: 1 sila3 |
| 9 | nig2-ki-zah3#?-sze3 | to Nig-ki-zaḫ |
| 10 | iti-ta u4 1(u) 3(disz) ba-ra-zal | from the month, day 13 passed; |
| 11 | 2(disz) udu gir-ru-um sze 1(disz) sila3-ta | 2 girrum-sheep, barley at 1 sila3 each |
| 12 | 2(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1(disz) sila3-ta | 2 emegi-sheep, barley at 1 sila3 each, |
| 13 | 1(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1/2(disz) sila3 | 1 sheep of Sumerian grain: 1/2 sila3 |
| 14 | 2(disz) masz2 gaba | 2 billy goats, chest, |
| 15 | {gesz}banszur <a2> gu2 [zi-ga-sze3] | to the table on the right side |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1(disz) sila3 | 1 emegi-sheep, grain: 1 sila3 |
| 2 | ur3-ra {d}utu e2? 3(u) | at the base of Utu, the temple(?) 30 |
| 3 | 1(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1/2(disz) sila3 | 1 sheep of Sumerian grain: 1/2 sila3 |
| 4 | ka e2-a-sze3 sila e3 | to the mouth of the house, the street brought out, |
| 5 | 2(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1/2(disz) sila3 | 2 emegi-sheep, grain: 1/2 sila3 |
| 6 | ru!-ba-ti-a igi-du8 | Rubatia, gatekeeper |
| 7 | 1(disz) eme-gi sze 1/2(disz) sila3 | 1 emegi grain, 1/2 sila3 |
| 8 | {gesz}banszur e2 u4-te-na | the table of the house of the storm |
| 9 | iti-ta u4 1(u) 4(disz) ba-ra-zal | from month, day 14 passed; |
| 10 | 2(u) | 20, |
| 11 | zi-ga didli | a multi-faceted levy |
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