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JCS 10, 028 05 (P111899)

Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationJCS 10, 028 05
IDP111899
Museum no.X.3.055
CollectionMichael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotPuzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Coordinates32.0591, 45.2922

English translation

By Aupperle, Eric · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 11 sheep, grain-fed, 4th grade,
obverse 22 sheep, grain-fed
obverse 310 sheep, grain-fed, “following the ox,”
obverse 4for the kitchen on account of the messengers,
obverse 5ARADmu was enforcer;
obverse 61 sheep, grain-fed, the king with knife killed:
obverse 7its meat did Ula, his child, receive;
obverse 8Šu-Suen-ilī, the barber, was enforcer;
obverse 914 sheep,
obverse 10booked out of the king(’s account);
obverse 115 sheep, grain-fed, (for) Dada the castrate, when to Girsu he went;
obverse 122 sheep, grain-fed, “following the ox,”
obverse 133 sheep, grass-fed(?),
obverse 14(for) Šulgira-kam son (of) ...;
reverse 15 sheep, grain-fed, for Banana, man of Marhaši,
reverse 2to Uruk going, on a barge stationed;
reverse 31 ox, grain-fed,
reverse 45 sheep, grain-fed
reverse 5of Ipḫuḫa, man of Simanum,
reverse 6tablet-lead, into the city having entered;
reverse 7ARADmu was enforcer;
reverse 81 ox, 20 sheep,
reverse 9gifts of the king, midnight (offerings),
reverse 10in Puzris-Dagan,
reverse 1125th day;
reverse 12from Šulgi-ilī(’s account) booked out;
reverse 13via Nanna-maba, šatam-official, and Šu-Suen-idi-ili-mālik the šarabdu-official;
reverse 14month: “Piglet-feast,”
reverse 15year: “Ibbi-Suen is king;”
left 1(total:) 1 ox, 34 sheep.

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
11(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
22(disz) udu niga
31(u) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
4e2-muhaldim mu kas4-ke4-ne-sze3
5ARAD2-mu maszkim
61(disz) udu niga lugal-e gir2-ta in-gaz
7uzu-bi u2-la dumu-ni szu# ba-an-ti
8{d}szu-{d}suen-dingir szu-i maszkim
91(u) 4(disz) [udu]
10zi-ga lugal
115(disz) udu niga da-da gala# u4 gir2-su{ki}-sze3 i3-gen-na#-[a]
122(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-[sa]
133(disz) udu u2#?
14{d}szul-gi-ra-kam dumu [...]
reverse
15(disz) udu niga ba-na-na [lu2] mar-ha-szi[{ki}]
2unu{ki}-sze3 du-ni ma2-a ba-[a-gub]
31(disz) gu4 [niga]
45(disz) udu niga#
5ip-hu-ha lu2 si-ma-num2[{ki}]
6dub-sag iri-a kux(KWU636)-ra-[ni]
7ARAD2-mu maszkim
81(disz) gu4 2(u) [udu]
9nig2-ba lugal a2-ge6-ba-a
10sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
11u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
12ki {d}szul-gi-i3-li2-ta ba-zi
13giri3 {d}nanna-ma-ba sza3-tam u3 {d}szu-{d}suen-i-di3-i3-li2-ma-lik szar2-ra#-ab-du
14iti ses-da-gu7
15mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
left
11(disz) gu4 3(u) 4(disz) udu

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