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SMM 12 (P273421)
Legal, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | SMM 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273421 |
| Museum no. | SMM A 88:3:1 |
| Collection | Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | [x] gu4 5(u) 5(disz) udu | x oxen, 55 sheep |
| 2 | 4(u) u8 5(disz) masz2 | 40 ewes, 5 billy goats, |
| 3 | ki na-ap-la-num2 mar-tu-sze3 | from Naplānum the Martu |
| 4 | giri3 ur-{d}utu aga3-us2 | via Ur-Utu, soldier |
| 5 | ARAD2-mu maszkim | ARADmu, responsible official; |
| 6 | 7(disz) gu4 3(disz) ab2 | 7 oxen, 3 cows, |
| 7 | 3(disz) udu 1(u) 1(disz) masz2 | 3 rams, 11 billy goats |
| 8 | ba-usz2 e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3 | slaughtered, to the sealed house |
| 9 | sza3 mu-kux(DU) nam-ra-ak ha-ar-szi{ki} | from the delivery of the booty of Ḫarši |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2 | 1 lamb for Enlil, |
| 11 | mu-kux(DU) zabar-dab5 | delivery of the zabardab |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}nanna!? | 1 lamb (for) Nanna |
| 2 | 1(disz) masz2 {d}inanna | 1 goat (for) Inanna |
| 3 | mu-kux(DU) en {d}inanna | delivery of Lord Inanna |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2 | 1 lamb for Enlil, |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2 | 1 lamb for Ninlil, |
| 6 | mu-kux(DU) szesz-da-da# sanga# | delivery of Šešdada, the temple administrator |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}na-na-a | 1 lamb (for) Nanaya, |
| 8 | mu-kux(DU) ensi2 szuruppak{ki} | delivery of the governor of Shuruppak |
| 9 | zabar-dab5 maszkim | Zabardab, responsible official; |
| 10 | 1(disz) ab2 6(disz) u8 6(disz) ud5 4(disz) masz2 | 1 cow, 6 ewes, 6 goats, 4 billy goats |
| 11 | szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim-sze3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-ma | for the šugid-allocation of the kitchen, 16th day |
| 12 | ki na-sa6-ta ba-zi | from Nasa booked out; |
| 13 | iti a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 14 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-bi | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed,’— the year after that, |
Sources & licences
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