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CTPSM 1, 156 (P500293)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CTPSM 1, 156 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500293 |
| Museum no. | GMII 1420 |
| 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(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 liters of beer, 4 litres of bread, 2 shekels of oil, |
| 2 | lugal-tug2-mah mangaga-sze3 DU | to Lugal-tugmaḫ of Manga ... |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 4 shekels oil, |
| 4 | 2(disz) dug dida 2(ban2) dabin | 2 jugs of wort, 2 ban2 of dabin-flour, |
| 5 | lugal-{d}utu u3 nagar | Lugal-Utu and the carpenter |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(u) gin2 i3 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread, 10 shekels oil, |
| 7 | er3-re-eb lu2 {gesz}[tukul]-gu-<la> | The ereb priestess, the one with a weapon |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 shekels of oil, |
| 9 | i-szar-{d}szul-gi [...] | Išar-Šulgi |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 shekels of oil, |
| 11 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 12 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, 1 shekel oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-bu-ni | his father |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 3 | 1(u) gin2 i3 | 10 shekels oil, |
| 4 | aga3-us2 sukkal-mah | soldier, chief minister |
| 5 | ku6-sag-sze3 gen-na | went to the first fish. |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, 2 shekels oil, |
| 7 | ur-nigar{gar} mar-tu | Ur-nigar, Amorite |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, 2 shekels oil, |
| 9 | gu3-de2-a mar-tu | Gudea, Amorite |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda aga3-us2 sukkal-mah | 3 sila3 bread for the soldier, chief minister; |
| 11 | zi-ga u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | booked out, 22nd day; |
| 12 | iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-<mu2> | month: “Oxen-bearing-their-female’s |
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