Halton diss. no. 62 (P514381)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Halton diss. no. 62 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514381 |
| Museum no. | CMNH 04874-08 |
| 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
By Owen, David I. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 2 boats of 40 gur at 1 ban2 (rent per day); |
| obverse 2 | its skippers piloting for 32 days, |
| obverse 3 | its barley: 2 gur 4 ban2 |
| obverse 4 | boat with barley loading in Nippur; |
| obverse 5 | 2 boats of 30 gur at 5 sila3 (rent per day), |
| obverse 6 | for 15 days, its barley: 2 barig 3 ban2, |
| obverse 7 | boat with barley, to the tower(?); |
| obverse 8 | 2 boats of 60 gur at 1 ban2 6 sila3 (rent per day), |
| obverse 9 | its skippers piloting |
| reverse 1 | for 25 days, new barley, |
| reverse 2 | its barley: 2 gur 3 barig 2 ban2; |
| reverse 3 | toward Ur with charcoal was set; |
| reverse 4 | via Aḫūni, the royal messenger; |
| reverse 5 | 1 boat of 40 gur at 1 ban2 2 sila3 (rent per day), |
| reverse 6 | its skippers piloting |
| reverse 7 | for 15 days, its barley: 3 barig; |
| reverse 8 | toward Ur, fish, vegetables, oil and dates were set. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz)# ma2 4(u) gur 1(ban2)-ta | |
| 2 | ma2-lah5-bi i3-ib2-u3# u4 3(u) 2(disz)-sze3 | |
| 3 | sze-bi 2(asz) 4(ban2) gur | |
| 4 | ma2 sze si-ig sza3 nibru{ki?} | |
| 5 | 2(disz) ma2 3(u) gur 5(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 6 | u4# 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) | |
| 7 | ma2# sze an-za-gar3?-sze3 | |
| 8 | 2(disz)? ma2 1(gesz2) gur 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 9 | [ma2]-lah5-bi i3-ib2-u3 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u4] 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3 sze gibil | |
| 2 | [sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig)] 2(ban2) gur | |
| 3 | uri5{ki}-sze3 {gesz}u2-bil2 ba-a-gar | |
| 4 | giri3 a-hu-ni lu2 [kin]-gi4-a lugal | |
| 5 | 1(disz) ma2 4(u) gur 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 6 | ma2-lah5-bi i3-ib2-u3 | |
| 7 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 3(barig) | |
| 8 | uri5{ki}-sze3 ku6 sar i3# zu2-lum ba-a-gar | |
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