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Anonymous 500218 unpublished unassigned (P500218)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Anonymous 500218 unpublished unassigned |
|---|---|
| ID | P500218 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 500218 |
| 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(gesz2) udu niga saga 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-ta | 60 sheep, grain-fed, fine, 1 1/2 sila3 barley each, |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 duh saga-ta | 1 sila3 4 shekels fine bran each, |
| 3 | 1(u) 5(disz) udu niga us2 1(disz) sila3 sze-ta | 15 grain-fed sheep, length 1 sila3 barley each, |
| 4 | sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | its barley: 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3; |
| 5 | duh saga-bi 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 | its fine bran: 1 barig 4 sila3 |
| 6 | u4 1(disz)-kam | 1st day, |
| 7 | u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3 | for 13 days |
| 8 | sze-bi 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 4 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 9 | duh-saga-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | its fine bran: 2 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) udu niga saga 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-ta | 60 sheep, grain-fed, fine, 1 1/2 sila3 barley each, |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila3 [4(disz) gin2] duh saga-ta | 1 sila3 4 shekels fine bran each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) udu niga us2 1(disz) sila3 sze-ta | 5 sheep, grain-fed, length, 1 sila3 barley each, |
| 2 | sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | its barley: 1 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3; |
| 3 | duh saga-bi 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 | its fine bran: 1 barig 4 sila3 |
| 4 | u4 1(disz)-kam | 1st day, |
| 5 | u4 1(u) 6(disz)-sze3 | for 16 days |
| 6 | sze-bi 5(asz) 2(ban2) sze gur | its barley: 5 gur 2 ban2 |
| 7 | duh-saga-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gur? | its fine bran: 3 gur 2 barig 4 sila3 |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) | (total:) |
| 9 | szunigin 9(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 9 gur 3 barig 5 sila3 barley, |
| 10 | [szunigin 6(asz)] 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 duh saga gur? | total: 6 gur 5 ban2 6 sila3 fine bran |
| 11 | [u4] 3(u)#? la2 1(disz@t)-kam | the 29th day |
| 12 | [iti min]-esz3 | the second month |
| 13 | [mu {d}i-bi2?]-{d}suen [lugal] | year: “Ibbi-Suen (is) king. |
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