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Provenance |
Object |
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Ur III
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Sumerian
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Umma Region |
Tablet |
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Date |
Dates Referenced |
Measurements |
Seal |
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AS08 - 08 - 29 |
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35×34
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Owner |
Museum No. |
Accession No. |
Excavation No. |
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eBay Inc. (auction house), San Jose, CA, USA
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Author of Transliteration
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| Transliteration of text | 2015 | Arrojería, J. ( BDTNS ) | | Revision of text | 2022 | Molina, M. ( BDTNS ) |
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Remarks
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http://www.ebay.com
«A Sumerian clay cuneiform tablet, from the town of Umma, in the far south of Sumer, where it was the custom of scribes to roll their cylinder seals over such documents after they had been written. In this case the first line is nearly obliterated, and cannot be read in full, and the second line is obscure, but the following lines make clear that the document refers to passing items around in the government bureaucracy. Quite remarkable to think this example of bureaucratic red tape is over 4000 years old!!
Translation by: Professor W. G. Lambert: 2 … from Ur-Shulpa'e, seal of Lu-gina. In the duty month, 29th day, 8th month, year: the high-priestess of Eridu was installed.».»
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1
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[...] ⌈x x x⌉
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2
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Ki-ri-ib-ul-me
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3
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ki Ur-dŠul-pa-e3
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r. 1
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kišib Lu2-ge-na
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2
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ša3 bala-a u4 30 la2 1-kam
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3
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⌈iti⌉ e2-iti-6
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4
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mu en Eriduki (ba-hun)
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Seal
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Seal illegible
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