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CMNH 30498-49bis ? (P514378)

Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

Designation	CMNH 30498-49bis ?
ID	P514378
Museum no.	CMNH 30498-49bis ?
Collection	Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Language	Sumerian
Period	Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
Genre	Administrative
Find spot	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Coordinates	31.6669, 45.8861

English translation

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Line	English
obverse 1	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels garlic,
obverse 2	3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
obverse 3	to Ur-Ninlil;
obverse 4	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels garlic,
obverse 5	3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
obverse 6	to Adaya;
obverse 7	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels garlic,
obverse 8	3 shekels oil, 2 shek\1els of alkali,
obverse 9	1 pot sweet wort, 1 ban2 semolina,
obverse 10	2/3 sila3 sesame seed oil,
obverse 11	to Šu-Ištar;
obverse 12	5 sila3 beer, 1ban2 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels garlic,
obverse 13	3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
obverse 14	to Dašupulšu(?);
reverse 1	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels of garlic,
reverse 2	3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
reverse 3	to Nuḫilum;
reverse 4	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels garlic,
reverse 5	3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
reverse 6	to Itizu;
reverse 7	5 sila3 beer, 6 sila3 bread, 5 shekels garlic,
reverse 8	3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
reverse 9	to Duga;
reverse 10	3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels garlic,
reverse 11	3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
reverse 12	to ...;
reverse 13	total: 3 ban2 8 sila3 beer, 4 ban2 6 sila3 bread, 2 sila3 garlic,
reverse 14	total: 1 pot sweet wort, 1 ban2 semolina;
reverse 15	total: 2/3 sila3 4 shekels oil, 16 shekels akali;
left 1	14th day,
left 2	month “Sowing.”

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3	ur-{d}nin-lil2
4	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6	a-da-a
7	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9	1(disz) dug dida 1(u) dabin
10	2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
11	szu-esz18-dar
12	5(disz) sila3 kasz [1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3] ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
13	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14	da-szu-pu3-ul-szu
reverse
1	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3	nu-hi-lum
4	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6	i-ti-zu
7	5(disz) sila3 kasz 6(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9	du11-ga
10	3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12	x x x
13	szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 <szum2>
14	szunigin 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) dabin
15	szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
left
1	u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
2	iti szu-numun

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