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CTPSM 1, 196 (P500334)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CTPSM 1, 196 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500334 |
| Museum no. | GMII 1379 |
| 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) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | a-bu-ru-um sukkal | Abum, the vizier |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 5 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | dingir-ga2 sukkal | my god, the messenger, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | puzur4-{d}utu sukkal | Puzur-Utu, vizier |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 11 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 12 | szu-{d}nin#-szubur# sukkal | Šū-Ninszubur, the messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 [ninda] | 3 sila3 of beer, 3 qû of bread |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | e-su-ri2-i3-li2 ra-gaba | Esuri-ili, the courier, |
| 4 | 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) ninda lugal | 3 ban2 5 sila3 beer, 3 ban2, royal bread, |
| 5 | 1/3(disz) sza sila3 i3-gesz | 1/3 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 6 | NIM gi-sza{ki} szu ba-ti | the highlands of Giša received; |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | giri3 bu3-ka-na-a sukkal | via Bukana, the messenger; |
| 9 | an-sza-an{ki}-ta du | from Anšan |
| 10 | u3 nibru{ki}-ta gen-na | and from Nippur came, |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
Sources & licences
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