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Sauren 001 (P518296)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Sauren 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P518296 |
| Museum no. | Sauren 001 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dabin la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-ak | 3 ban2 6 sila3 barley flour, deficit of the account |
| 2 | 7(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur ki ka-guru7-ta | 7 gur 4 ban2 2 sila3 barley from the silo-granary, |
| 3 | 4(barig) 2(ban2) dabin ki ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra-ta | 4 barig 2 ban2 of dabin flour from Ku-Ninura, |
| 5 | szunigin 8(asz) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 8 gur 3 ban2 8 sila3 barley |
| 6 | ku3-bi 9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 7(disz) sze | its silver: 9 1/3 shekels 27 grains; |
| 7 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 8 | 4(barig) 9(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A | 4 barig 9 sila3 EA bitumen, |
| 9 | ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze | its silver: 2 shekels 6 grains; |
| 10 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 naga-si-e3 gur | 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3 nagasi’e-flour, |
| 11 | ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 | its silver: 1/3 (shekel) |
| 12 | 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 5(disz) ma-na im-babbar2 | 4 talents 55 mana white gypsum, |
| 13 | ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 | its silver: 1/3 (shekel) |
| 14 | 8(disz) sila3 szum2 za-ha-din saga had2 | 8 sila3 onions, fine emmer, |
| 15 | 5(szar2) pa muszen | 5 car birds |
| 16 | ku3-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gin2 | its silver: 10 less 1 shekels |
| 17 | 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na esir2-had2 | 35 minas of bitumen, |
| 18 | ku3-bi 1(u) sze | its silver: 10 grains; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ugu2 ab-ba-gi-na ba-a-gar | on top of the Abbagina he placed |
| 2 | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz)? gin2 igi#-[n]-gal2# ku3-babbar | total: 12(?) shekels igingal silver |
| 3 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 4 | diri 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(disz) sze ku3 | surplus: 2 1/2 shekels 1 grain silver; |
| 5 | nig2-ka9-ak nig2-sa10-ma | accounts of purchases |
| 6 | sza3 uri5{ki}-ma | in Ur |
| 7 | giri3 ab-ba-gi-na | via Abbagina |
| 9 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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