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JBCH 16, 282 (P512837)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | JBCH 16, 282 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512837 |
| Museum no. | IM 203797 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze | 3 barig 5 ban2 barley |
| 2 | n ziz2 gur ba-na zi3 AN-ZA x | n gur of emmer, ... |
| 3 | [...] x-bi 1(asz) gur x [...] | ... 1 gur ... |
| 4 | [...] x-bi [...] | ... its ... |
| 5 | 3(barig) [n] ki x-[...] | 3 barig ... |
| 6 | [...] x x [...] 4(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15! | ... 4 sila3 fine flour |
| 7 | 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze# | 5 ban2 1 sila3 barley |
| 8 | 1(asz) n n 1/3(disz)? sila3 zi3 | 1 ... 1/3 sila3 flour |
| 9 | 4(barig) 4(ban2)? n n zi3 sig15 | 4 barig 4 ban2 ... fine flour |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) n n 2(disz)? 1/3(disz)? sila3 dabin | n 2 1/3 sila3 of dabin-flour, |
| 11 | ($ blank space $) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 | (total:) 4 barig 3 ban2 6 1/3 sila3 fine flour |
| 12 | zi-ga-am3!? | booked out |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2-ia3 3(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze | deficit: 3 ban2 6 2/3 sila3 barley, |
| 2 | la2-ia3 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 | deficit: 4 ban2 7 sila3 fine flour; |
| 3 | nig2-ka9-ak zi-za-num2 | account of Zizanum |
| 4 | iti szu-numun-na-ta | from month "Sowing," |
| 5 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-zal-sze3 | to month: "House-month-6," 12th day passed; |
| 6 | iti 2(disz) u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 2 months, 12 days |
| 7 | mu en {d}inanna unu#{ki#!}-ga masz2#!-[e i3-pa3] | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by means of extispicy was chosen. |
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