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Fs Meyer 247 (P500658)
Administrative, Early Old Babylonian, Isin · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Meyer 247 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500658 |
| Museum no. | VT 1992.2 |
| Collection | Collection BIBLE+ORIENT, University of Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 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)
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 | 3(disz) {gesz}gu-za nita sumun | 3 thrones, old males, |
| 2 | 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za ma2-gan | 2 thrones of Magan |
| 3 | sze-gin2-bi 1(u) gin2 | its barley: 10 shekels; |
| 4 | zi3-gu-bi 1/3(disz) sila3 | its flour: 1/3 sila3; |
| 5 | tak2-szi-ru-um-sze3 ku3-{d}inanna | to Takširum Ku-Inanna |
| 6 | kin# nagar-kam | work of the carpenter |
| 7 | kusz gu4 u2-hab2-bi 2/3(disz) <sila3> | leather for oxen and sheep, its wool: 2/3 (sila3) |
| 8 | ka-du3-bi ku3-{d}inanna | Its ritual: Ku-Inanna |
| 9 | kin aszgab-kam | work of a leatherworker |
| 10 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za szunigin us2 sumun | 1 throne, total, old length, |
| 11 | 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za us2 sumun | 2 old thrones |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | 1(disz) {gesz}szu2!-a du10-us2 | 1 šu’a-tool, good quality |
| 2' | sze-gin2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 | its barley: 1/2 mana 5 shekels; |
| 3' | zi3-gu-bi 2/3(disz) sila3 | its flour: 2/3 sila3; |
| 4' | tak2-szi-ru-um-bi-sze3 | to Takširum |
| 5' | ba-an-gar kin-nagar-kam | It is the setting of the work-assignment. |
| 6' | {gesz}gu-za hi-a-bi | its throne of joy |
| 7' | e2 sa-ma-mu-um-ta | from the house of Samamum |
| 8' | giri3 be-li2-pa2-lih3 dub-sar | via Belī-pālih, the scribe; |
| 9' | ki {d}isz-bi-er3-ra-zi-kalam-ma-ta | from Išbi-Erra-zikalama |
| 10' | ba-zi | Bazi, |
| 11' | iti kin-{d}inanna u4 2(disz)-kam | The month of Elūnum, the day 2 |
| 12' | mu {d}szu-i3-li2-szu lugal-e | year: “Šu-ilīzu the king |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(disz)-kam | 1st day, |
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