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JCS 20, 040 5 (P500500)
Administrative, Early Old Babylonian, Isin · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 20, 040 5 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500500 |
| Museum no. | Sissa 05 |
| Collection | Sissa, Mantua, Italy |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Isin (mod. Bahriyat) |
| Coordinates | 31.8852, 45.2688 |
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 | 8(disz) dug 3(ban2) ge6 dab-dab? | 8 jugs 3 ban2 of dark beer |
| 2 | 3(disz) dug 3(ban2) 2(disz) dug sza3 e2 | 3 pots 3 ban2 2 pots inside the house, |
| 3 | 3(disz) dug siskur2-ra 1(disz) dug 4(ban2) | 3 siskur-vessels, 1 jug 4 ban2 |
| 4 | 1(disz) dug ma-an-hara4 | 1 pot: Manhara; |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 bur-zi | 1 sila3 of burzi, |
| 6 | ma2-a gar-ra sza3 unu{ki}-ga | barge moored, in Uruk |
| 7 | giri3 masz-tur sagi | via Maštur, cupbearer; |
| 8 | 4(disz) dug sza3 e2 3(disz) dug 4(ban2) | 4 pots, inside the house; 3 pots 4 ban2; |
| 9 | 3(disz) dug siskur2-ra 1(disz) sila3 bur-zi | 3 jugs of siskur-beer, 1 sila3 of burzi, |
| 10 | 1(disz) dug SIG7-bala 1(disz) dug ma-<an>-hara4 | 1 SIG-bala-vessel, 1 mash-tub, |
| 11 | 1(disz) dug sza3 e2 2(disz) dug 3(disz) us2 gun3?-sze3 | 1 jug, inside of the house, 2 (jugs) 3 pots, speckled (?), |
| 12 | ma2 dingir-szu-{d}isz-bi-er3-ra | barge of Ilu-šu-Iszbi-Erra, |
| 13 | giri3 en-ga#-an-dim2#? | via En-gandim |
| 14 | 3(u) sila3 bur-zi i-te-il3-{d}isz-bi-er3-ra | 30 sila3 of burzi, I’teil-Išbi-Erra, |
| 15 | [n] dug 3(ban2) 8(disz) dug# [...] | n pots 3 ban2 8 pots |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 [bur-zi ...] | 2 sila3 of burzi-flour |
| 2 | 2(disz) dug [...] | 2 jugs |
| 3 | siskur2 ki {d}utu-hu#-x-x | offering with Utuḫu |
| 4 | e2 {d}nin-isin2{+si}-na | the temple of Nininsina |
| 5 | 3(disz) dug 3(ban2) 3(disz) dug a-tu5-a tur-tur | 3 pots 3 ban2 3 small atu₅-vessels, |
| 6 | nig2-gu3-de2-sze3 sza3 e2 nagar | to Niggude, in the house of the carpenter |
| 7 | 1(disz) dug 3(ban2) bu-ku-szum | 1 jug 3 ban2, Bukušum, |
| 8 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 9 | iti du6-ku3 gar? | month: “Dukūtu-garment, |
| 10 | mu us2-sa nin-dingir lugal-er2#-ra | year following: “Nin-dingir Lugal-Erra. |
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