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CTPSM 1, 043 (P500227)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CTPSM 1, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500227 |
| Museum no. | GMII 1436 |
| Collection | Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 | 5(disz) gin2 sa10 [...] ku3 | 5 shekels ... silver, |
| 2 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) [sila3 sze gur] lugal# | 4 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 barley, royal (measure) |
| 3 | sze sumun# [...] | Old barley |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(barig) [x ... gur] | 12 barig ... gur |
| 5 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 [...] | 3 1/2 shekels |
| 6 | mu si-mu#-[ru-um]{ki} | Year: Simurrum |
| 7 | 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(asz) [... gur] | 7 gur 2 barig 3 ... |
| 8 | 5(disz) gin2 [...] | 5 shekels |
| 9 | mu ur-bi2-lum#[{ki}] | Year: Urbilum |
| 10 | 3(gesz2)# 4(asz)# 4(barig) 5(ban2) [... gur] | 184 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 |
| 11 | 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 igi [x-gal2 x] sze# ku3 | 1/2 mana 1 shekel ... grain silver |
| 12 | mu ki-masz{ki} | year: “Kimaš. |
| 13 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) [n ...] gur | total: 220 ... gur |
| 14 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sza [...] x | total: 2/3 of ... |
| 15 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur# | 184 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 6 sila3 |
| 2 | giri3 ur-{d}nin-<gesz>-zi-da | via Ur-Ningešzida |
| 3 | 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 giri3 u2-u2 | 3 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3, via U’u; |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | 12 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 1/2 sila3 |
| 5 | giri3 ma-an-szum2 [dumu] | via Manšum, son |
| 6 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 7 | 2/3(disz) sza 3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3#-babbar | 2/3 of 3 1/6 shekels silver |
| 8 | nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti | Received by Niĝrum. |
| 9 | 2(asz) 4(barig) ugu2 ku5-da-mu ba-a-gar | 2 (gur) 4 barig, debit of Kudamu, deposited |
| 10 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 122 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 8 1/2 sila3 |
| 11 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sza 3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3 | total: 2/3 of 3 1/6 shekels silver; |
| 12 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 13 | la2-ia3 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 4 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 2 1/3 sila3 |
| 14 | la2-ia3 2(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 5(disz) sze [ku3] | Deficit: 2 1/3 shekels 15 grains silver |
| 15 | nig2-ka9-ak la2-ia3 e3-a | accounts receivable |
| 16 | ur-mes gu-za-la2 sza3 gir2-su{ki} | Ur-mes, the throne bearer in Girsu |
| 17 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
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