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CTPSM 1, 153 (P500290)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CTPSM 1, 153 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500290 |
| Museum no. | GMII 1009 |
| 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 | 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz [...] | 4 ban2 less 1 sila3 beer |
| 2 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) gin2 szu-{d}szul-gi# | 2 ban2 5 shekels for Šu-Šulgi |
| 3 | 2(ban2) dingir-ra-mu ra2-gaba | 20 litres (of barley for) Dingir-ramu, the courier |
| 4 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) gin2 ma2-KU | 1 ban2 2 shekels: Ma-KU; |
| 5 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-{d}nanna lu2 lugal-ma2-gur8!-re | 1 ban2 2 shekels: Ku-Nanna, the man of Lugal-magure; |
| 6 | giri3 du11-ga-ni-zi | via Duganizi |
| 7 | 4(disz) sila3 lu2 lugal-ma2-gur8!-re | 4 sila3 for Lugal-magure |
| 8 | giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 i3-ra2-ra2 | via Lu-Baba he shall ride; |
| 9 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 szu-da-da | 4 sila3 2 shekels šudada |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 gu3-de2-a | 8 sila3 2 shekels of Gudea, |
| 2 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i-szar-la-e | 4 sila3 2 shekels ... |
| 3 | 4(disz) sila3 lu2-giri17-zal | 4 sila3: Lu-girizal, |
| 4 | 6(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 lu2-{d}nanna | 6 sila3 2 shekels: Lu-Nanna; |
| 5 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 la-da-du3-x | 4 sila3 2 shekels ... |
| 6 | 4(disz) sila3 lu2-gi-na | 4 sila3: Lu-gina; |
| 7 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 en-u2-mi-i3-li2 | 4 sila3 2 shekels: Enumi-ili; |
| 8 | 2(ban2) ninda aga3-us2 sukkal-mah-bi 2(u) | 2 ban2 bread, the soldier, the chief minister: 20 |
| 9 | giri3 hu-wa-wa giri3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | via Huwawa; via Ur-Šulpa’e; |
| 10 | 4(disz)# sila3 4(disz) gin2 lu2-U2-x-[...] | 4 sila3 4 shekels: Lu-U-... |
| 11 | 4(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 tab-be-[li2] | 4 sila3 4 shekels: Tabbeli |
| 12 | [...] x LUM [...] ra la2 [...] | ... ... less ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-kam | 2nd day, |
| 2 | iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-<mu2> | month: “Oxen-bearing-their-female’s |
| 3 | 3(barig) 1(ban2) kasz ninda | 3 barig 1 ban2 bread, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su | Lu-Ningirsu |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu nig2-{d}ba-ba6 | son of Nig-Baba, |
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