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Halton diss. no. 64 (P514382)

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

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DesignationHalton diss. no. 64
IDP514382
Museum no.CMNH 30498-21
CollectionCarnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotUmma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Coordinates31.6669, 45.8861

English translation

By Owen, David I. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse col 1 3with Aši’an...,
obverse col 1 43 Abbamu,
obverse col 1 5overseer: Agudu,
obverse col 1 6did the man of Marḫaši accept;
obverse col 1 75 forresters, 1 overseer,
obverse col 1 8to Ur,
obverse col 1 9overseer: Ur-Šara;
obverse col 1 111 female laborer, Ur-nigar,
obverse col 1 12did Akalla accept,
obverse col 1 13overseer: Errib;
obverse col 1 151 Ur-Gu’edena
obverse col 1 16to the storehouse,
obverse col 1 17overseer: Ea-lubi;
obverse col 1 181 Ur-Utu, son of the chief household administrator,
obverse col 1 191 Akalla,
obverse col 2 31 ...,
obverse col 2 51 Lugal-...,
obverse col 2 61 Lugal-...,
obverse col 2 71 Lugal-šunirre,
obverse col 2 81 Lugirizal,
obverse col 2 91 Gigi, parter?,
obverse col 2 10they are fishermen, overseer: Ur-Suen;
obverse col 2 11river stationed,
obverse col 2 12overseer: Lukalla;
obverse col 2 132 Lugal-ušur,
obverse col 2 141 Agalnutuku,
obverse col 2 15did Lugal-ušur accept;
obverse col 2 161 Urszatalu, the scribe of beer ...,
reverse col 1 11 Lu-Šara, son of Dazigi,
reverse col 1 31 Lugal-niglagare, brewer of Gula
reverse col 1 41 Nimgirdine, the priest,
reverse col 1 5did Lu-turtur accept;
reverse col 1 61 Duduam and Lu-ba...,
reverse col 1 7Biduga received (him);
reverse col 1 81 overseer Lugirizal,
reverse col 1 92 overseers Ea-lubi,
reverse col 1 10... stationed;
reverse col 1 111 Ur-Mami ,
reverse col 1 12to the waterskin storehouse (?),
reverse col 1 13overseer Lu-...,
reverse col 1 141 Ur-silaluḫ ...,
reverse col 1 151 Atu ...,
reverse col 1 161 Ur-...,
reverse col 1 17ugula Šu-...,
reverse col 1 18E-...;
reverse col 2 15 male laborers, overseer: Lugal-mumag,
reverse col 2 21 Namḫani
reverse col 2 31 Lu-Šara
reverse col 2 4overseer Magurre;
reverse col 2 53 workmen, overseer Ea-lubi;
reverse col 2 62 e’uzga stationed,
reverse col 2 71 ..., overseer Ea-lubi;
reverse col 2 8libation place , Ur-Šara;
reverse col 2 91 Lugal-magure, the door keeper,
reverse col 2 101 Anana, the fuller,
reverse col 2 11with Lukalla;
reverse col 2 122 male laborers, overseer: ARADmu,
reverse col 2 132 male laborers, overseer: Ea-lubi;
reverse col 2 152 sons of Lugalemaḫe, the carpenter,
reverse col 2 161 male laborer, Ḫada, enforcer, Apisal,
reverse col 2 171 male laborer, plowman of sesame(?);
reverse col 2 18for the matter, 28 days;
reverse col 2 19did Agu accept;
reverse col 2 201 female laborer, Ur-GIR3-DUN ...,
reverse col 2 211 female laborer, Šeškalla, overseer Magurre, ...
left col 1 1... fisherman, overseer Lugal-kugani;
left col 1 2n porters ...
left col 1 31 Ur-dun 1 Ur-saga, overseer: ...mu;
left col 2 1at the silo stationed (?);
left col 2 22 Egalesi,
left col 2 3silo of Ur;
left col 3 110, overseer ARADmu, the scribe
left col 3 2the sila3 measures, did Abba’u accept;
left col 3 31 Esagila,
left col 3 4reed porters, ...,
left col 3 5overseer: Lukani.

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1[n ...]
2[n ...]
3[ki] a-szi-an-x
43(disz) ab-ba-mu
5ugula a-gu-du
6lu2 mar-ha-szi i3-dab5
75(disz) lu2 tir 1(disz) ugula
8uri5{ki}-sze3
9ugula ur-{d}szara2
111(disz) geme2 ur-nigar{gar}
12a-kal-la i3-dab5
13ugula er3-ri-ib
151(disz) ur-gu2-de3-na
16ga2-nun-sze3
17ugula e2-a-lu-bi
181(disz) ur-{d}utu dumu szabra
191(disz) a-kal-la
obverse col 2
1[...]
2[...]
31(disz) [...]
4nu-[...]
51(disz) lugal-[...]
61(disz) lugal-[...]
71(disz) lugal-szu-nir-re#?
81(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
91(disz) gi-gi IL2?
10szu-ku6-me ugula ur-{d}suen#
11i7 ib2-tusz
12ugula lu2-kal-la
132(disz) lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)
141(disz) a2-gal2-nu-tuku
15lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|) i3-dab5
161(disz) ur4-sza3-ta-lu2 dub-sar kasz x
reverse col 1
11(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu da-zi-gi4
2szu-bar-ra
31(disz) lugal-nig2-lagar-e lunga {d}gu-la
41(disz) nimgir-di-de3 gudu4
5lu2-tur-tur i3-dab5
61(disz) du-du-am3 u3 lu2-ba-x
7ni2-du11-ga i3-dab5
81(disz) ugula lu2-giri17-zal
92(disz) ugula e2-a-lu2-bi
10ki-bi ib2-tusz
111(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi
12ga2-nun gesz-{kusz}ummux(|A.EDIN|)#-da?
13ugula lu2-{d}x-[...]
141(disz) ur-sila-luh x [...]
151(disz) a-tu [...]
161(disz) ur-[...]
17ugula szu#-[...]
18e2#-[...]
19[...]
reverse col 2
15(disz)? gurusz ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
21(disz) nam-ha-ni
31(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
4ugula ma2-gur8-re
53(disz) gurusz ugula e2-a-lu-bi
62(disz) e2-uz-ga ib2-tusz
71(disz) x-x ugula e2-a-lu-bi
8ki-a-nag ur-{d}szara2
91(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re i3-du8
101(disz) a2-na-na lu2 azlag2
11ki lu2-kal-la
122(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2-mu
132(disz) gurusz ugula e2-a-lu-bi
14u2-IL2 zi-zi
152(disz) dumu lugal-e2-mah-e nagar
161(disz) gurusz ha-da maszkim a-pi4-sal4{ki}
171(disz) gurusz engar gesz-i3
18ad-kup4-sze3 u4 3(u) la2 2(disz@t)-sze3
19a-gu i3-dab5
201(disz) geme2 ur-{d}GIR3-DUN dag ka KU
21[1(disz)] geme2# szesz-kal-la ugula ma2-gur8-re [...]-x-e-ni-x
22[...]
left col 1
1x szu-ku6 ugula lugal-ku3-ga-ni
2[n] il2 ur-sze3
31(disz) ur-dun 1(disz) ur-saga ugula x-mu
left col 2
1guru7 ib2-tusz?
22(disz) e2-gal-e-si
3guru7 uri5{ki}
left col 3
11(u) ugula ARAD2-mu dub-sar
2x-{d}ab-ba-u2 i3-dab5
31(disz) e2-sag-il2-la
4gi-il2 1(u)-a bi2 nigin2
5ugula lu2-ka-ni

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