New York Times no. 1 (P512821)
Administrative, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | New York Times no. 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512821 |
| Museum no. | Green 1 |
| Collection | private: Green, Oklahoma City, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i' | ||
| 1 | a-ša₃ na-al-ba-num₂ | field Nahal-bānum |
| 2 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 3 | x x u₄ 4(diš) | ... 4th day |
| 4 | [n] 4(iku) GAN₂ a-ša₃ ⸢e⸣-da-num₂ | n 4 iku field, field Edanum |
| 5 | 1(eše₃) n GAN₂ a-ša₃ x-x-x-i₃-li₂ | 1 eše n gin2 field, field ...-ili |
| 6 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 7 | x-{d}en-lil₂ | x-Enlil, |
| 8 | 1(bur₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ e-da-num₂-gu-la | 1 bur3 field area: Edanumgula |
| 9 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 10 | [x]-hu-a | ...hua |
| 11 | [x] GAN₂ a-ša₃ e-da-num₂-gu-la | x hectares of field Edanumgula |
| 12 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 13 | ⸢šar⸣-ru-um-i₃-li₂ | Šarrum-ilī |
| 14 | x {d}iškur-illat | of Adad-tillati, |
| 15 | 1(bur₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ x x x | 1 bur3 field area |
| o ii' | ||
| 1 | 1(bur₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ e-da-num₂-gu-la | 1 bur3 field area: Edanumgula |
| 2 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 3 | i-ti-{d}AB | Iti-AB |
| 4 | 4(bur₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ e-da-num₂-gu-la | 4 bur3 field area: Edanumgula |
| 5 | 3(ban₂) GAN₂ a-ša₃ GAN₂-pa-⸢e₃⸣ | 3 ban2 field area: GAN-pa-e23 |
| 6 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 7 | ur-{d}šuba₃ | Ur-Svuba, |
| 8 | 4(bur₃) 3(iku) GAN₂ a-ša₃ e-da-num₂-gu-la | 4 bur3 3 iku field area: Edanumgula |
| 9 | 4(bur₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ GAN₂-pa-e₃ | 4 bur3 field area: GAN-pa’e |
| 10 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 11 | šar-ru-x | Šarru |
| 12 | 1(bur₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ e-da-num₂-gu-la | 1 bur3 field area: Edanumgula |
| 13 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 14 | x x-ma-ma | ..., |
| 15 | [...] | |
| o iii' | ||
| 1 | e-la-ag-nu-id | Elagnudid |
| 2 | 1(bur₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ e-da-num₂-gu-la | 1 bur3 field area: Edanumgula |
| 3 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 4 | ⸢gi⸣-šum | a female lamb |
| 5 | 1(bur₃) 1(eše₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ x-[...] | 1 bur3 1 eše3 field area |
| 6 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 7 | bu-ša-am | |
| 8 | 1(bur₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ x x | 1 bur3 field area |
| 9 | a-ša₃ iri-na-x | field Ina- |
| 10 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 11 | i-ti-{d}iškur | Iti-Addu |
| 12 | 2(bur₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ e-da-[num₂] | 2 bur3 field area: Edanum |
| 13 | 1(diš) šuku erin₂ | 1 mana wool for the worktroops |
| 14 | bi-za-num₂ | Bizazanum |
| 15 | 1(bur₃) a-ša₃ ma-da [...] | 1 bur3 field of the land |
| 16 | x x x [...] | |
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