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JCS 28, 241 10 (P500453)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 28, 241 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500453 |
| Museum no. | Penn — |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 1 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 butter oil, |
| 2 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 | 1 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| 3 | 1(asz) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | 1 gur 1 ban2 9 1/2 sila3 dates, |
| 4 | 2/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi-tum! | 2/3 sila3 of zibitum grain |
| 5 | sa2-du11 u3 nig2-dab5 iti-da | regular offerings and nigdab offerings of the month |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 5 sila3 butter oil, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 | 5 sila3 of kashk cheese, |
| 8 | 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-[lum] | 3 ban2 5 sila3 dates |
| 9 | sa2-du11 u3 [nig2-ezem-ma] | regular offerings and a festival |
| 10 | 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 [i3-gesz] | 15 shekels of oil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {kusz#}[a2-la2] | a leather bag |
| 2 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3#-[nun] | 1/2 sila3 butter oil |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum# | 5 sila3 dates |
| 4 | nig2-dab5 e2? lu-{d}x [...] | nigdab(-offering) of the temple of Lu- |
| 5 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-[nun] | 1 barig 2 ban2 1 1/2 sila3 butter oil |
| 6 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-[ar3] | 1 barig 2 ban2 1 1/2 sila3 kashk cheese |
| 7 | 1(asz) 5(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 1 (gur) 5 ban2 9 1/2 sila3 dates, |
| 8 | 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz | 15 shekels of oil, |
| 9 | 2/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi-tum | 2/3 sila3 of zibitum grain, |
| 10 | sa2-du11 nig2-dab5 iti-da u3 nig2-ezem-ma | regular offerings, niŋdab offerings of the month and festivals, |
| 11 | ga2-nun-mah {d}nin-gal-ta | from the great storehouse of Ningal |
| 12 | ku3-{d}lugal-banda3{da} | Ku-Lugalbanda |
| 13 | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 14 | iti kin-{d}inanna | month: “Palace-of-Inanna,’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu iri{ki} ka-i7-da ba-an-hul | year: “The city was destroyed in the canal. |
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