TCL 02, 5499 (P131589)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 02, 5499 |
|---|---|
| ID | P131589 |
| Museum no. | AO 05499 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) |
| Coordinates | 32.0591, 45.2922 |
English translation
By Englund, Robert K. (en); Lafont, Bertrand (fr) · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | 4 mature cows, |
| obverse col 1 2 | 1 heifer calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 1 3 | 1 bull calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 1 4 | their butter oil: 2 ban2, |
| obverse col 1 5 | their (kašk) cheese: 3 ban2, |
| obverse col 1 6 | year: “The household Puzriš-Dagan was erected;” |
| obverse col 1 7 | 4 mature cows, |
| obverse col 1 8 | 1 heifer, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 1 9 | 1 heifer calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 1 10 | 1 bull, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 1 11 | 1 bull calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 1 12 | their butter oil: 2 ban2, |
| obverse col 1 13 | their (kašk) cheese: 3 ban2, |
| obverse col 1 14 | year after: “The household Puzriš-Dagan was erected;” |
| obverse col 1 15 | 4 mature cows, |
| obverse col 1 16 | 1 heifer, 2 years (old), |
| obverse col 1 17 | 1 heifer, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 1 18 | 1 heifer calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 1 19 | 1 bull, 2 years (old), |
| obverse col 1 20 | 1 bull, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 1 21 | 1 bull calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 1 22 | their butter oil: 2 ban2, |
| obverse col 1 23 | their (kašk) cheese: 3 ban2, |
| obverse col 1 24 | year after: “The household Puzriš-Dagan was erected,” year after that; |
| obverse col 2 1 | 4 mature cows, |
| obverse col 2 2 | 1 heifer, 3 years (old), |
| obverse col 2 3 | 1 heifer, 2 years (old), |
| obverse col 2 4 | 1 heifer, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 2 5 | 1 heifer calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 2 6 | 1 bull, 3 years (old), |
| obverse col 2 7 | 1 bull, 2 years (old), |
| obverse col 2 8 | 1 bull, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 2 9 | 1 bull calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 2 10 | their butter oil: 2 ban2, |
| obverse col 2 11 | their (kašk) cheese: 3 ban2, |
| obverse col 2 12 | year: “Šašru was destroyed;” |
| obverse col 2 13 | 5 mature cows, |
| obverse col 2 14 | 1 heifer, 3 years (old), |
| obverse col 2 15 | 1 heifer, 2 years (old), |
| obverse col 2 16 | 1 heifer, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 2 17 | 1 heifer calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 2 18 | 1 mature bull, |
| obverse col 2 19 | 1 bull, 3 years (old), |
| obverse col 2 20 | 1 bull, 2 years (old), |
| obverse col 2 21 | 1 bull, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 2 22 | 1 bull calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 2 23 | their butter oil: 2 ban2, |
| obverse col 2 24 | their (kašk) cheese: 3 ban2, |
| obverse col 2 25 | year: “The lord of Nanna was chosen via extispacy;” |
| obverse col 2 26 | 6 mature cows, |
| obverse col 3 1 | 1 heifer, 3 years (old), |
| obverse col 3 2 | 1 heifer, 2 years (old), |
| obverse col 3 3 | 1 heifer, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 3 4 | 1 heifer calf, suckling |
| obverse col 3 5 | 2 mature bulls, |
| obverse col 3 6 | 1 bull, 3 years (old), |
| obverse col 3 7 | 1 bull, 2 years (old), |
| obverse col 3 8 | 1 bull, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 3 9 | 2 bull calves, suckling, |
| obverse col 3 10 | their butter oil: 2 ban2 5 sila3, |
| obverse col 3 11 | their (kašk) cheese: 3 ban2 7 1/2 sila3, |
| obverse col 3 12 | year: “Simurum and Lulubu were destroyed for the 9th time;” |
| obverse col 3 13 | 7 mature cows, |
| obverse col 3 14 | 1 heifer, 3 years (old), |
| obverse col 3 15 | 1 heifer, 2 years (old), |
| obverse col 3 16 | 1 heifer, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 3 17 | 2 heifer calves, suckling |
| obverse col 3 18 | 3 mature bulls, |
| obverse col 3 19 | 1 bull, 3 years (old), |
| obverse col 3 20 | 1 bull, 2 years (old), |
| obverse col 3 21 | 2 bulls, 1 year (old), |
| obverse col 3 22 | 1 bull calf, suckling, |
| obverse col 3 23 | their butter oil: 3 ban2, |
| obverse col 3 24 | their (kašk) cheese: 4 ban2 5 sila3, |
| obverse col 3 25 | year: “Urbilum was destroyed;” |
| reverse col 1 1 | 8 mature cows, |
| reverse col 1 2 | 1 heifer, 3 years (old), |
| reverse col 1 3 | 1 heifer, 2 years (old), |
| reverse col 1 4 | 2 heifer, 1 year (old), |
| reverse col 1 5 | 1 heifer calf, suckling |
| reverse col 1 6 | 4 mature bulls, |
| reverse col 1 7 | 1 bull, 3 years (old), |
| reverse col 1 8 | 2 bulls, 2 years (old), |
| reverse col 1 9 | 1 bull, 1 year (old), |
| reverse col 1 10 | 2 bull calves, suckling, |
| reverse col 1 11 | their butter oil: 3 ban2 5 sila3, |
| reverse col 1 12 | their (kašk) cheese: 4 ban2 7 1/2 sila3, |
| reverse col 1 13 | year: “Kimaš and Hurti were destroyed;” |
| reverse col 1 14 | 9 mature cows, |
| reverse col 1 15 | 1 heifer, 3 years (old), |
| reverse col 1 16 | 2 heifers, 2 years (old), |
| reverse col 1 17 | 1 heifer, 1 year (old), |
| reverse col 1 18 | 2 heifer calves, suckling |
| reverse col 1 19 | 5 mature bulls, |
| reverse col 1 20 | 2 bulls, 3 years (old), |
| reverse col 1 21 | 1 bull, 2 years (old), |
| reverse col 1 22 | 2 bulls, 1 year (old), |
| reverse col 1 23 | 2 bull calves, suckling, |
| reverse col 1 24 | their butter oil: 4 ban2, |
| reverse col 1 25 | their (kašk) cheese: 1 barig, |
| reverse col 1 26 | year after: “Kimaš and Hurti were destroyed;” |
| reverse col 2 1 | 10 mature cows, |
| reverse col 2 2 | 2 heifers, 3 years (old), |
| reverse col 2 3 | 1 heifer, 2 years (old), |
| reverse col 2 4 | 2 heifers, 1 year (old), |
| reverse col 2 5 | 3 heifer calves, suckling |
| reverse col 2 6 | 7 mature bulls, |
| reverse col 2 7 | 1 bull, 3 years (old), |
| reverse col 2 8 | 2 bulls, 2 years (old), |
| reverse col 2 9 | 2 bulls, 1 year (old), |
| reverse col 2 10 | 2 bulls calves, suckling, |
| reverse col 2 11 | their butter oil: 4 ban2 5 sila3, |
| reverse col 2 12 | their (kašk) cheese: 1 barig 7 1/2 sila3, |
| reverse col 2 13 | year: “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed;” |
| reverse col 3 1 | total: 18 diverse cows, |
| reverse col 3 2 | total: 14 diverse bulls, |
| reverse col 3 3 | total: 4 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 butter oil, |
| reverse col 3 4 | total: 1 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 (kašk) cheese; |
| reverse col 3 5 | the silver (equivalent) of their oil: 1/3 mana 7 1/2 shekels, |
| reverse col 3 6 | the silver (equivalent) of their cheese: 2 2/3 shekels 15 grains; |
| reverse col 3 7 | account |
| reverse col 3 8 | of Idu’a, son of Isu-arik, household manager of Ištaran. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [4(disz) ab2-mah2] | |
| 2 | [1(disz) ab2 amar ga] | |
| 3 | [1(disz) gu4 amar ga] | |
| 4 | [i3-nun-bi] 2(ban2) | |
| 5 | [ga-ar3-bi] 3(ban2) | |
| 6 | mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | |
| 7 | 4(disz) ab2-mah2 | |
| 8 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) | |
| 9 | 1(disz) ab2 amar ga | |
| 10 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) | |
| 11 | 1(disz) gu4 amar ga | |
| 12 | i3-nun-bi 2(ban2) | |
| 13 | ga-ar3-bi 3(ban2) | |
| 14 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | |
| 15 | 4(disz) ab2-mah2 | |
| 16 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) | |
| 17 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) | |
| 18 | 1(disz) ab2!(GU4) amar ga | |
| 19 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) | |
| 20 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) | |
| 21 | 1(disz) gu4 amar ga | |
| 22 | i3-nun-bi 2(ban2) | |
| 23 | ga-ar3-bi 3(ban2) | |
| 24 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [4(disz)] ab2-mah2 | |
| 2 | [1(disz)] ab2 mu 3(disz) | |
| 3 | [1(disz)] ab2 mu 2(disz) | |
| 4 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) | |
| 5 | 1(disz) ab2 amar ga | |
| 6 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) | |
| 7 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) | |
| 8 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) | |
| 9 | 1(disz) gu4 amar ga | |
| 10 | i3-nun-bi 2(ban2) | |
| 11 | ga-ar3-bi 3(ban2) | |
| 12 | mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul | |
| 13 | 5(disz) ab2-mah2 | |
| 14 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz) | |
| 15 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) | |
| 16 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) | |
| 17 | 1(disz) ab2 amar ga | |
| 18 | 1(disz) gu4-gal | |
| 19 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) | |
| 20 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) | |
| 21 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) | |
| 22 | 1(disz) gu4 amar ga | |
| 23 | i3-nun-bi 2(ban2) | |
| 24 | ga-ar3-bi 3(ban2) | |
| 25 | mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3 | |
| 26 | 6(disz) ab2-mah2 | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz) | |
| 2 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) | |
| 3 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) | |
| 4 | 1(disz) ab2 amar ga | |
| 5 | 2(disz) gu4-gal | |
| 6 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) | |
| 7 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) | |
| 8 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) | |
| 9 | 2(disz) gu4 amar ga | |
| 10 | i3-nun-bi 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | |
| 11 | ga-ar3-bi 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | |
| 12 | mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} u3 lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u)# la2# 1(disz)#-kam-asz ba-hul | |
| 13 | 7(disz) ab2-mah2 | |
| 14 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz) | |
| 15 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) | |
| 16 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) | |
| 17 | 2(disz) ab2 amar ga | |
| 18 | 3(disz) gu4-gal | |
| 19 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) | |
| 20 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) | |
| 21 | 2(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) | |
| 22 | 1(disz) gu4 amar ga | |
| 23 | i3-nun-bi 3(ban2) | |
| 24 | ga-ar3-bi 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | |
| 25 | mu ur#-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) ab2-mah2 | |
| 2 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz) | |
| 3 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) | |
| 4 | 2(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) | |
| 5 | 1(disz) ab2 amar ga | |
| 6 | 4(disz) gu4-gal | |
| 7 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) | |
| 8 | 2(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) | |
| 9 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) | |
| 10 | 2(disz) gu4 amar ga | |
| 11 | i3-nun-bi 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | |
| 12 | ga-ar3-bi 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | |
| 13 | mu ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul | |
| 14 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) ab2-mah2 | |
| 15 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz) | |
| 16 | 2(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) | |
| 17 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) | |
| 18 | 2(disz) ab2 amar ga | |
| 19 | 5(disz) gu4-gal | |
| 20 | 2(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) | |
| 21 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) | |
| 22 | 2(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) | |
| 23 | 2(disz) gu4 amar ga | |
| 24 | i3-nun-bi 4(ban2) | |
| 25 | ga-ar3-bi 1(barig) | |
| 26 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) ab2-mah2 | |
| 2 | 2(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz) | |
| 3 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) | |
| 4 | 2(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) | |
| 5 | 3(disz) ab2 amar ga | |
| 6 | 7(disz) gu4-gal | |
| 7 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) | |
| 8 | 2(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) | |
| 9 | 2(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) | |
| 10 | 2(disz) gu4 amar ga | |
| 11 | i3-nun-bi 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | |
| 12 | ga-ar3-bi 1(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | |
| 13 | mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) ab2 hi-a | |
| 2 | szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 hi-a | |
| 3 | szunigin 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun | |
| 4 | szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2)! 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gur | |
| 5 | ku3 i3-ba 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 | |
| 6 | ku3 ga-ba 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze | |
| 7 | nig2-ka9-ak | |
| 8 | i-du-a dumu i-su2-a-ri2-ik sanga {d}isztaran | |
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