SLT 016 [OB Nippur Ura]

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tu₇ zaḫan₂(U.GA)1

soup made with the zahan plant

o i 2'2'

tu₇ zaḫan₂(U.GA) x

soup made with the zahan plant (...)

o i 3'3'

tu₇ zaḫan₂(U.GA) mušen

soup made with the zahan plant and bird meat

o i 4'4'

tu₇ lu-lu-bu-um

Lullubean soup

o i 5'5'

tu₇ šu-kam!(ḪI-)ma

soup for (daily) need

o i 6'6'

tu₇ šag₄-ga

soup of the heart

o i 7'7'

tu₇ MI2

black soup

o i 8'8'

tu₇ mušen

soup made with birds

o i 9'9'

[...] ḪI

(...)

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[kaš]ulušin₃

emmer beer

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kašulušin₃

emmer beer

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kašulušin₃ maḫ

premium emmer beer

o ii 6'6'

kaš ud tab-ba

beer exposed to a lot of sunlight

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kaš ud sal-[la]

beer exposed to a little sunlight

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kaš [...]

(...) beer

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[...] x ?

(...)

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[sa]-ḫi-in

yeast

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aŋarin₄

beer mash/dough

o iii 4'4'

bappir₂

dough and herbs used for making beer

o iii 5'5'

bappir₂ SI-A

(...) dough and herbs used for making beer

o iii 6'6'

bappir duru₅

soaked dough and herbs used for making beer

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bappir₂ sag₁₀

good quality

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[duḫ] ḫa-ḫa-la

filtered bran

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duḫ ḫa!-ḫa-la!(TUG₂) du₈

(...) filtered bran

o iv 3'3'

zid₂-kum3

whole grain flour

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zid₂ gu₂-nida4

fine emmer flour

o iv 5'5'

zid₂-sig₁₅5

coarse flour

o iv 6'6'

zid₂-gu6

fine flour

o iv 7'7'

zid₂-gu sag₁₀

good quality fine flour

o iv 8'8'

zid₂-gu ŋen

ordinary quality fine flour

o iv 9'9'

zid₂-gu us₂

second quality fine flour

o iv 10'10'

dabin7

barley flour

o iv 11'11'

zid₂-milla8

poor quality flour

o iv 12'12'

[zid₂] še sa-a

flour made from roasted barley

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[zid₂]-dub-dub-bu9

flour used for ritual purposes

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[...]-gi

(...)

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ninda-i₃-de₂-a sag₁₀

good quality pastry

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ninda-i₃-de₂-a ŋen

ordinary quality pastry

o v 3'3'

ninda-i₃-de₂-a i₃-ŋeš

pastry made with oil

o v 4'4'

ninda-i₃-de₂-a i₃-nun

pastry made with ghee

o v 5'5'

ninda-i₃-de₂-a i₃ šaḫ₂

pastry made with pig lard

o v 6'6'

ninda-i₃-de₂-a i₃ udu!(DIB)

pastry made with sheep tallow

o v 7'7'

ninda-i₃-de₂-a lal₃

pastry made with honey/syrup

o v 8'8'

ninda-i₃-de₂-a babbar

white pastry

o v 9'9'

ninda-i₃-de₂-a kukku₅

black pastry

o v 10'10'

ninda-i₃-de₂-a su₄-a

brown pastry

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ninda-i₃-de₂-a teš₂-a sig₁₀-[...]

pastry with combined contents

o v 12'12'

ninda [...]

(...)

o v 13'13'

ninda [...]

(...)

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ninda x [...]

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[ninda ki]-sig₁₀-[ga]

bread for a funerary ritual

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[ninda] ki d[...]

bread for a ki (...) ceremony

r i 44

ninda igi an-[na]

bread for an igi An ceremony

r i 55

ninda še-ŋeš-[i₃]

bread made with sesame seeds

r i 66

ninda ŋešbun

bread for a banquet

r i 77

ninda ḫi-ib-sa₂?

type of pastry

r i 88

ninda pa-an-du-nu-[um]

pandunum bread

r i 99

ninda pa-na-ni-kum

pannigu bread

r i 1010

ninda šu-kam-ma

bread for (daily) need

r i 1111

ninda RU

(...) bread

r i 1212

ninda RU zu₂-lum-ma

(...) bread made with dates

r i 1313

ninda še gibil!(NE)

bread made with ripe grain

r i 1414

ninda še sumun

bread made with old grain

r i 1515

[ninda] še-muš₅

bread made with muš barley

r i 1616

[ninda] ḫarub?-ba

bread made with carobs

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ninda ŋarza

bread for a ŋarza rite

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ninda gi-izi--ta10

cake made with honey

r ii 55

ninda kurum₆

bread for a ration

r ii 66

ninda nindaba

bread for a nidba offering

r ii 77

ninda niŋ₂-gu-la

tabulated bread

r ii 88

ninda taḫ-ḫu-um11

substitute bread

r ii 99

ninda nu-eš₃

bread for the nu' official

r ii 1010

ninda šu tak₄-a

bread for a gift

r ii 1111

ninda zi-il-kum

boiled bread

r ii 1212

[...]-TE?

(...)

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ši-[...][šim]

aromatic

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ši-im[šim]

aromatic

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ši-imšim

aromatic

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mu-lu-ugŠIM

aromatic substance

r iii 66

nu-ugŠIM

aromatic substance

r iii 77

šim ḫi-ib

(...) aromatic

r iii 88

šim ḫi-a

various aromatics

r iii 99

šim li

juniper resin

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šim še-li12

resin from juniper seeds

r iii 1111

šim gi dug₃-ga13

resin of the good reed

r iii 1212

šim-gam-gam14

resin of the gurum tree

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šim-gam-gam-ma

resin of the gurum tree

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šim ar-ga-nu-um

conifer resin

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šim dam-ši-[lum]

resin of the damšilum plant

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[še in-nu]-ḫa

innuha barley

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[še kud]-da

harvested grain

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[še nu-kud]-da

grain that is not harvested

r iv 77

[še us₂]-sa15

treaded grain

r iv 88

[še nu]-us₂-sa

grain that is not treaded

r iv 99

[še nir]-ra

winnowed grain

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[še nu-nir]-ra

grain that is not winnowed

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ḫašḫur!(MA) ba-za

dwarf apple

r v 55

ḫašḫur!(MA) kur-di-lum

apple of the kurdillum plant

r v 66

ḫašḫur!(MA) dam-ši-lum

apple of the damšilum plant

r v 77

mun

salt

r v 88

mun-gazi?

produce

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[u₄-ḫi]-in kukku₅

fresh black dates

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[u₄-ḫi]-in su₄-a

fresh brown dates

r vi 55

[u₄-ḫi]-in sig₇-sig₇

fresh green dates

r vi 66

[u₄-ḫi-in] TU?-te dug₄-ga

fresh dates (...) in the evening

r vi 77

u₄-ḫi-in sig₇-sig₇

fresh green dates

r vi 88

[u₄-ḫi]-in al-šeŋ₆-[ŋa₂]

fresh cooked dates

r vi 99

u₄-ḫi-in bar tam

selected fresh dates

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u₄-ḫi-in x x

(...) fresh dates

1See Civil OrNS 52: 238. This term occurs several times in the Nuska temple ledger CBS 8550+ (see Sigrist JCS 29: 169f.)

2The soup tu₇ MI occurs several times in the Nuska temple ledger CBS 8550+ (see Sigrist JCS 29: 169f.). The reading gig₂/kukku₅ vs. ji₆ is not certain. Sigrist JCS 29: 176 translates as "la soupe noire."

3See Milano RlA 26, Sallaberger MHEM 3: 67.

4See Milano RlA 8: 26, Cavigneaux and al-Rawi ZA 85: 171, 178 and n. 8

5See Milano RlA 8: 26-27, Powell BSA 1: 54. Brunke PhD (various) does not elect to vocalize KAL.

6See Milano RlA 8: 26.

7See Milano RlA 25.

8See Milano RlA 26, who vocalizes IŠ as kukkuš. Akk kukkušu

9See Milano RlA 8: 27. Note as well contexts where the zid₂ dub-dub-(bu) is apparently to be eaten (see Brunke PhD 175).

10See Lugalbanda 53 (one source gi-zi-eš-ta), Lugalbanda Hurrim 293, 298, Diri 5: 160. Related to gi-NE, "Brennstoff" (see Brunke PhD 179)? Akkadian kamanum

11Does this reflect ninda u₃/u₄/i₃-tuh-hu-um (meaning unclear)? See Brunke PhD 144f. Akkadian tahhum AHw "Ersatzmann" Ur III references to dah-hu under duh[bran] all belong here

12See Snell YNER 8: 233, Nesbitt and Postgate RlA 9: 635.

13See Snell YNER 8: 219.

14See Snell YNER 8: 233-234.

15See Civil FI 95.