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CTPSM 1, 249 (P500387)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CTPSM 1, 249 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500387 |
| Museum no. | GMII 0609 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | giri3# [...] sukkal# | via ..., the messenger |
| 2' | 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 | 60 litres (of barley) 1 barig (for) beer |
| 3' | 1(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 sila3 oil, |
| 4' | NIM za-ul{ki}-me | the east side of Za’ul |
| 5' | giri3 a-gu-a sukkal | via Agu’a, the messenger; |
| 6' | 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 | 60 litres (of barley) 1 barig (for) beer |
| 7' | 1(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 sila3 oil, |
| 8' | NIM ki-masz{ki}-me | ... of Kimaš |
| 9' | giri3 szu-i3-li2 aga3-us2 | via Šu-ilī, soldier |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | i3-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 [...] | its oil: 4 5/6 sila3 |
| 3' | kas4 didli-[me] | numerous runners |
| 4' | 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) zi3 1(disz)# sila3# [i3] | 3 ban2 beer, 3 ban2, flour, 1 sila3 oil |
| 5' | NIM szi-ma-asz-gi5-me# | ... Šimašgime |
| 6' | giri3 a-gu-a [sukkal] | via Agua, the messenger |
| 7' | szi-ma-asz#-gi5#-sze3 DU-[x] | ... to Šimašgi |
| 8' | 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3# [i3] | 60 litres of beer, 60 liters of flour and 1 sila3 of oil |
| 9' | NIM szi-ma-asz-gi5-[me] | they are Šimaškian. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) [zi3] | 60 litres of beer at 1 barig per litre of flour |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 [i3] | 1 sila3 oil |
| 3 | NIM mar-ha-szi{ki}-[me] | of Marḫaši |
| 4 | giri3 si-mu dumu nu-[banda3] | via Simu, son of the overseer |
| 5 | mar#-ha-szi{ki}-sze3 DU-[x] | to Marḫaši |
| 6 | 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3# | 60 litres of beer at 1 barig per litre of flour |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 [i3] | 1 sila3 oil |
| 8 | elam [gi]-sza{ki}-[me] | Elam and Giša |
| 9 | [...] nin [...] | ... lady ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz gur | 2 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 beer, |
| 2 | 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gur | 2 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 flour, |
| 3 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur | 1 gur 1 barig barley, |
| 4 | 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 1 ban2 3 sila3 4 shekels oil, |
| 5 | szunigin 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz# gur# | total: 13 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 beer |
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