Halton diss. no. 58 (P514380)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Halton diss. no. 58 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514380 |
| Museum no. | CMNH 06062-09 |
| 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 | 3 travel baskets, 60 (sila3) each; |
| obverse 2 | 7 sigda baskets, coated in bitumen; |
| obverse 3 | 1 reed container, coated in bitumen; |
| obverse 4 | 7 plow seeding baskets of the silo, coated in bitumen; |
| obverse 5 | 1 sieve for pea-flour; |
| obverse 6 | 1 sieve for groats; |
| obverse 7 | 30(?) gur-baskets ..., coated in bitumen; |
| obverse 8 | 3 travel baskets for oil and dates, coated in bitumen; |
| reverse 1 | 11 gur baskets of the flour porters, covered with bitumen; |
| reverse 2 | 5 travel baskets, 2 (sila3) each; |
| reverse 3 | 5 travel baskets, 1 (sila3) each; |
| reverse 4 | 7 ... ; |
| reverse 5 | 1 mat, its size: 1/3 sar ... |
| reverse 6 | to cover the prayer boat; |
| reverse 7 | 1 thin reed door mat |
| reverse 8 | its length: 4 cubits, its width: 2 cubits; |
| reverse 9 | for the bala; |
| reverse 10 | under seal of Lu-Ninšubur |
| reverse 11 | year: “The lord of Eridu was installed.” |
| seal 1 1 | Lu-Ninšubur |
| seal 1 2 | the scribe, |
| seal 1 3 | son of Šeškalla. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 2(disz) {gi}kaskal 1(gesz2)-ta | |
| 2 | 7(disz) {gi}si-ig-da esir2 su-ba | |
| 3 | 1(disz) {gi}u7-su7 esir2 su-ba | |
| 4 | 7(disz) {gi}ba-an-du8-du8 guru7 esir2 su-ba | |
| 5 | 1(disz) ma-an-sim zi3-gu | |
| 6 | 1(disz) ma-an-sim nig2-ar3-ra | |
| 7 | 3(u) n? {gi}gur sal4-la esir2 su-ba | |
| 8 | 3(disz) {gi}kaskal i3 zu2-lum esir2 su-ba | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(disz) {gi}gur zi3-il2 esir2 su-ba | |
| 2 | 5(disz) {gi}kaskal 2(disz)-ta | |
| 3 | 5(disz) {gi}kaskal 1(disz)-ta | |
| 4 | 7(disz) {gesz}epir2 x x | |
| 5 | 1(disz) {gi}kid ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) sar x gu-la | |
| 6 | ma2 siszkur2 ba-a-dulx(|URxA|) | |
| 7 | 1(disz) {gi}ig kid sal-la | |
| 8 | gid2-bi 4(disz) kusz3 dagal-bi 2(disz) | |
| 9 | bala-sze3 | |
| 10 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur | |
| 11 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}nin-szubur | |
| 2 | dub-sar | |
| 3 | dumu szesz-kal-la | |
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