MA. Thesis 23 (P512020)
Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | MA. Thesis 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512020 |
| Museum no. | IM 203825 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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 | 1(gesz2@c) ninda 6(asz@c) sag ninda | 60 loaves of bread, 6 heads of loaves |
| 2 | 1/2(disz@c) kasz sze 1(barig@c) dug | 1/2 (jar of) beer, 1 barig of barley |
| 3 | 1/2(disz@c) kasz sze 3(ban2@c) dug | 1/2 (jar of) beer, 3 ban2 of barley, |
| 4 | la-ra-ab lu2-tukul | “Let me flee the enemy!’ |
| 5 | 3(u@c) ninda 3(asz@c) sag-ninda | 30 breads, 3 head-breads, |
| 6 | 1/2(disz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) dug mi-su4-a | 1/2 (jar of) beer at 1 barig per jug |
| 7 | 3(u@c) ninda 3(asz@c) sag-ninda | 30 breads, 3 head-breads, |
| 8 | 1/2(disz@c) kasz# 1(barig@c) dug {d}utu-nig2 | 1/2 (jar of) beer at 1 barig per jug |
| 9 | 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) sag-ninda | 15 loaves of bread, 2 heads; |
| 10 | 1(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) <dug> ur-zu | 1 ban2 of beer, 1 barig of urzu-beer |
| 11 | 2(asz@c) a-da-ba nar ninda 3(disz@t)-ta | 2: Adaba, the singer, 3 loaves each; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 6(asz@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) dug | 6 jugs of beer at 3 ban2, |
| 2 | erin2 a-ba-mu-ni-gi4-gi4 | I will return the troops to you. |
| 3 | szunigin 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda 5(u) du8 | total: 165 loaves of bread at 50 bundles each |
| 4 | 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) ninda 3(u) du8 2(asz@c) ninda-szu | 16 ninda 30 sucklings, 2 his bread |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz sze 1(barig@c) dug | 1 1/2 gur 1 ban2 barley-beer, 1 barig pot |
| 6 | 6(asz@c) kasz sze 3(ban2@c) dug | 6 jars of barley-beer, 3 ban2 per jar |
| 7 | 3(ban2@c) 4(disz@t) sila3 zi3 a-ga-de3{ki} | 3 ban2 4 sila3 flour of Agade |
| 8 | 1(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) 5(disz@t) sila3 sze kasz gur sag-gal2 | 1 gur 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley, beer, capital, |
| 9 | 1(u)? 1(disz@t) itix(|UD@sxTIL|) 1(u) 2(disz@t) u4 | 11th month, 12th day; |
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