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CTPSM 1, 168 (P500305)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CTPSM 1, 168 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500305 |
| Museum no. | GMII 0323 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila₃ beer, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | mar-tu-kur-ba | Martukurba |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 5 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | szu-{d}suen lu2 kas4 | Šū-Suen, the messenger, |
| 7 | e2 ki-tusz-lu2-sze3 gen-na | I went to the house of residence. |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 9 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 10 | sze-li-lu5# sukkal | Šelilu, the messenger |
| 11 | szuszin#{ki#}-sze3# gen-na | went to Susa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | sza-<ru>-um-i3-li2 | Ša-rum-ilī |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 5 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | ad-da-mu nigin-de3!? gen-na | My father, go around in a circle(?) |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 8 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | zi-zi-ik lu2 kas4 | “To kill a man’s |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 11 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 12 | {d#}szul-gi-i3-li2 | Šulgi-ilī |
| 13 | zi-ga u4 6(disz)-kam | booked out, 6th day; |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
Sources & licences
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