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Ur III
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Sumerian
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GARšana (?) |
Tablet |
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Seal |
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SS02 - 06 - 00 |
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Owner |
Museum No. |
Accession No. |
Excavation No. |
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Artemission.com Antiquities (gallery), London, United Kingdom
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Author of Transliteration
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| Transliteration of text | 2015 | Arrojería, J. ( BDTNS ) | | Revision of text | 2017 | Molina, M. ( BDTNS ) | | Revision of text | 2017 | Arrojería, J. ( BDTNS ) |
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Remarks
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Information on sale retrieved from https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/translated-sumerian-cuneiform-clay-document-date
«A remarkable clay tablet with a total of 15 lines of Sumerian cuneiform on obverse and reverse, an administrative document which is dated and it translates: Month: festival of Ninazu, Year: the boat, the "ibex of the Apsu, of (the god) Enki was caulked, "that is the 5th month (our July/August) of the 2nd year of Shu-Sin, fourth king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. It concerns wages paid to two groups of workers digging fiels: the number of men specified in each case, also the amount they each dug per day, the daily wage, and the total of grain resulting, with grand total of grain paid out at the end.The official Ishar-beli was responsible for taking the grain from the officail graneries, and the scribe Baba passed it on to the men in question. Comes with full translation and dating by Professor W.G. Lambert of the Birmingham University, England.Each item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and is fully guaranteed. We have twenty five years experience in the field of antiquities and we aim to offer items which are both interesting and a sound investment for the buyer.Artemission is a member of the Antiquities Dealers Association of the UK and abides by the Association's code of conduct.»
[M. Molina]
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1
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2700 sar ⌈x⌉ al ⌈5 sar⌉-ta
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2
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a2 1 guruš 6 sila3-⌈ta⌉
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3
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guruš-bi 650-⌈am3⌉ (sic, expected 450)
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4
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še-bi ⌈9⌉.0.0 gu[r]
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5
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2400 sar GIŠ ⌈x (x)⌉ / AK [(x x)]
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6
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a2 1 guruš 6 sila3-⌈ta⌉
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7
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guruš-bi ⌈360⌉-am3
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r. 1
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⌈še⌉-bi 7.1.0 gur
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2
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šu-nigin2 16.1.0 še gur
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3
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⌈x x⌉ (line erased?)
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4
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a-ša3 kar-na4
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5
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ki I-šar-be-li2-ta
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6
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giri3 Ba-na-a dub-⌈sar?⌉
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7
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iti ezem-dNin-a-zu
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8
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mu ma2-dara3-abzu / dEn-ki ba-du8
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