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LoC 037 (P272559)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | LoC 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272559 |
| Museum no. | LoC 037 |
| Collection | Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) |
| Coordinates | 32.0591, 45.2922 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [n] sila3 dabin gur | n sila3 of dabin flour |
| 2 | [n] nig2-ga-ga dub | n items of the tablet |
| 3 | 2(ban2) zi3-gu sa | 2 ban2 of coarse flour, |
| 4 | 8(disz) sila3 zi3-gazx(KUM) saga | 8 sila3 fine flour, |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 zi3 li2-iq-tum | 2 sila3 flour of Liqtum |
| 6 | 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra 6(disz) sila3 ar-za-na | 1 ban2 of nig-arra, 6 sila3 of arzana, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 gu2-tur-tur | 2 sila3 guturtur |
| 8 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ga mur 1(u) 3(disz) saga | 1 1/3 sila3 mur-cheese, 13 fine, |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 dabin sa | 1 sila3 of coarse flour, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze bala nig2-ar3-ra zi3-gu | barley bala, nigŋara flour |
| 2 | ar-za-na u3 szim | Arzana and aromatics, |
| 3 | 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 a-an? | 1 ban2 1 1/2 sila3 of alum |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 za3-gu2-la2 | 3 sila3 sig-flour, carnelian, |
| 5 | szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 zi3 hi-a | total: 1 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 1 5/6 sila3 fine flour |
| 6 | szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 gazx(KUM) | total: 1 ban2 2 sila3 crushed flour |
| 7 | szunigin 3(disz) sila3 zi3 kal | total: 3 sila3 fine flour |
| 8 | szunigin 2(disz) sila3 gu2-tur-tur | total: 2 sila3 guturtur |
| 9 | sa2-du11 u4 2(u)-kam | regular offerings, 20th day; |
| 10 | zi#-ga ki# za?-an-ni-ta | booked out from Zāni |
| 11 | iti# ses#-da-gu7 | month: “Piglet-feast, |
| 12 | [mu us2]-sa# {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal] uri5#{ki}-ma [bad3] mar-tu mu-du3 mu us2-sa-a-bi | year after: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall erected;’s year after that, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-nigar{gar} | Ur-nigar |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu al-la-dingir-ra | son of Alla-dingira |
Sources & licences
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