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Vanderroost diss. p. 230, T 12 (P500117)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Vanderroost diss. p. 230, T 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500117 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 500117 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) ug3 lugal!-me-a ugula | 1 aš-c-(worker), 1 barig 4 (workers), porter: Lugalmea, foreman |
| 2 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ARAD2 dumu-ni | 1 barig 1 ban2 5 1 1/2 (disz) units (for) ARAD, his son |
| 3 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-mar#!-tu# | 1 aš 3 ban2 garment, Lugal-martu |
| 4 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szu-6(disz) | 1 aš 3 ban2: six-garments; |
| 5 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}kal-kal | 1 aš 3 ban2 garment for Ur-Kalkal |
| 6 | usz2 {d}szara2-me-a-tum2 | Dead: Šara-metum |
| 7 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szesz-[x] | 1 aš 3 ban2 textile for ... |
| 8 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}nisaba? | 1 aš 3 ban2 garment for Ur-Nisaba(?) |
| 9 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szesz-kal-la | 1 aš 3 ban2 textile (for) Šeszkalla, |
| 10 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 nam-lugal-ni-du10 | 1 (gur) 3 ban2 textile for Namlugal-nidu |
| 11 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-gu2-edin-na | 1 aš 3 ban2: Ur-gu-edina |
| 12 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur?-sukkal | 1 (gur) 3 ban2 textile for Ur-sukkal |
| 13 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | 1 (gur) 3 ban2 textile (for) Girini-isa, |
| 14 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-nesag-e | 1 aš 3 ban2 textile for Lugal-nesage, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | dumu nin-ur2-ra-ni | son of Nin-urani, |
| 2 | usz2 lu2-bala-saga | Dead: Lu-bala-saga |
| 3 | 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 dingir-su-ra-bi2 | 1 (gur) 4 ban2 textile for Dingir-surabi |
| 4 | 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}dumu-zi-da | 1 aš 4 ban2 garment for Ur-Dumuzida |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) x x | 1 , |
| 6 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ab-ba-gi-na dumu sza-at-i3-li2 | 1 aš 3 ban2 textile for Abbagina, son of Šat-ilī, |
| 7 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-lugal dumu um-mi-da-ba-ad | 1 aš 3 ban2 garment: Ur-lugal, son of Ummida-bad; |
| 8 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 inim-{d}szara2 dumu im-ti-dam | 1 (gur) 3 ban2 textile for Inim-Šara, son of Imtidam |
| 9 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-me-lam2 dumu um-mi-esz18-dar | 1 (gur) 3 ban2 textile for Lugal-melam, son of Ummi-Ištar |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ri-is,-dingir | 1 aš 3 ban2: Riṣ-ilī, |
| 2 | zah3-ta gur-ra | returned from the fugitive |
| 3 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}da#-ni dumu ur-am3-ma engar | 1 aš 3 ban2 textile for Ur-Dani, son of Ur-ama, the plowman |
| 4 | ki lugal-ku3-zu nu-banda3-gu4-ta | from Lugal-kuzu, the oxen manager; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(asz@c) gurusz ugula 1(barig) 4(disz) | total: 1 male laborer, foreman: 1 barig 4 |
| 2 | szunigin# 2(disz) gurusz#? 4(ban2)# tug2-ta | total: 2 male workers, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) each |
| 3 | szunigin# 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz# 3(ban2) tug2-ta | total: 17 male laborers, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 4 | szunigin 1(disz) dumu-nita 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) | total: 1 son, 15 litres (of barley) 1 1/2(disz) units |
| 5 | ug3#-IL2#-me# | the porters |
| 6 | ugula lugal-me-a | foreman: Lugalmea; |
| 7 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 8 | mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | year: “The silver of the throne of Enlil was fashioned. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-me-a | our king |
| 2 | ugula nam-1(u)# | foreman: Nam-10 |
| 3 | ARAD2 {d}nin-ur4-[ra] | servant of Nin-ura. |
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