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BPOA 07, 2856 (P303644)

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

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Designation	BPOA 07, 2856
ID	P303644
Museum no.	NCBT 01599
Collection	Newell Collections of Babylonian Tablets, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, 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)

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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 col 1
1	2(disz) sila4 ga e2-kuruszda-ta	2 suckling lambs from the Ekurušda
2	2(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	2 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
3	du6-ur2-sze3	to the Duʾur;
4	2(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) udu	2 oxen, grain-fed, 6 sheep
5	1(disz) sila4 ga 1(disz) masz2 ga	1 suckling lamb, 1 billy goat,
6	e2-kuruszda-ta	from the Ekurušda
7	2(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	2 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
8	e2 {d}nanna-sze3	to the temple of Nanna
9	1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 ga e2-kuruszda-ta	1 sheep, 1 lamb, milk from the Ekurušda,
10	1(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	1 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
11	dub-la2-mah	Dubla-maḫ
12	1(disz) sila4 ga {gesz}gu-za bara2 {d}nanna	1 suckling lamb on the throne of Nanna,
13	1(disz) masz2 PA	1 billy goat, PA,
14	1(disz) masz2 ma2 kar-da ru-gu2-da-bi	1 billy goat of the quay, its herdsman
15	sza3 ga-esz{ki}	in Gaš
16	2(disz) sila4 ga e2-kuruszda-ta	2 suckling lambs from the Ekurušda
17	2(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	2 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
18	{d}nanna	For Nanna
19	a2 ge6-ba-a	at nighttime times
20	1(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz) udu	1 ox, grain-fed, 3 sheep
21	1(disz) sila4 ga 1(disz) masz2 ga	1 suckling lamb, 1 billy goat,
22	e2-kuruszda-ta	from the Ekurušda
23	2(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	2 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
24	{d}nanna	For Nanna
obverse col 2
1	1(disz) sila4 x {d}nanna x	1 lamb for Nanna ,
2	1(disz) masz2 ma2 {d}nanna	1 billy goat for Nanna
3	1(disz) udu balag	1 balag-sheep,
4	a2 u4-te-na	labor of daytime
5	sza3 a2-ki-ti	in Akitu;
6	1(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz) udu	1 ox, grain-fed, 3 sheep
7	2(disz) sila4 ga e2-kuruszda-ta	2 suckling lambs from the Ekurušda
8	2(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	2 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
9	{d}nanna	For Nanna
10	1(disz) masz2 siskur2 a-sza3-ga	1 billy goat, offering of the field
11	1(disz) masz2 {d}utu	1 goat for Utu,
12	2(disz) udu 2(disz) sila4	2 sheep, 2 lambs,
13	esz3-gi4-am3 e2 geszba2{ba} liru3-ma	It is an ešgi, a house of the barge that has been plundered
14	1(disz) sila4 ma2 {d}nanna	1 lamb for the boat of Nanna,
15	ma2 a2-ki-ti-ta da#-bi	The barge from the akītu canal to the side
16	sza3 a2-ki-ti	in Akitu;
17	2(disz) sila4 ga e2-kuruszda-ta	2 suckling lambs from the Ekurušda
18	2(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	2 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
19	du6-ur2-sze3	to the Duʾur;
20	2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz) udu	2 oxen, grain-fed, 4 sheep
21	2(disz) masz2 2(disz) sila4 ga	2 billy goats, 2 male lambs, suckling
22	e2-kuruszda-ta	from the Ekurušda
23	2(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	2 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
24	e2 {d}nanna-sze3	to the temple of Nanna
reverse col 1
1	1(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	1 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
2	dub-la2-mah	Dubla-maḫ
3	1(disz) sila4 ga {gesz}gu-za bara2 {d}nanna	1 suckling lamb on the throne of Nanna,
4	1(disz) masz2 {d}szul-gi	1 goat for Šulgi,
5	1(disz) sila4 ga siskur2 {gesz}kiri6	1 suckling lamb, siskur-offering in the orchard
6	giri3 sipa-si-in sagi	via Sipa-sin, cupbearer;
7	a2 ge6-ba-a	at nighttime times
8	4(disz) sila4 ga gesztin-da ku4?-ra	4 lambs brought with milk and wine,
9	giri3 masz-tur sagi	via Maštur, cupbearer;
10	sza3 ga-esz{ki}	in Gaš
11	u4 2(disz)-kam	2nd day,
12	2(disz) sila4 ga e2-kuruszda-ta	2 suckling lambs from the Ekurušda
13	2(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	2 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
14	du6-ur2-sze3	to the Duʾur;
15	3(disz) masz2 2(disz) sila4 ga	3 billy goats, 2 male lambs, suckling
16	e2-kuruszda-ta	from the Ekurušda
17	4(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	4 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
18	e2 {d}nanna-sze3	to the temple of Nanna
19	1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 ga e2-kuruszda-ta	1 sheep, 1 lamb, milk from the Ekurušda,
20	1(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	1 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
21	dub-la2-mah	Dubla-maḫ
22	7(disz) ud5 7(disz) masz2	7 goats, 7 billy goats
23	e2-kuruszda-ta	from the Ekurušda
24	1(disz) udu niga ki na-lu5-ta	1 sheep, grain-fed, from Nalu
25	nesag ha-la dingir-re-ne	first fruits of the share of the gods,
reverse col 2
1	a2 ge6-ba-a	at nighttime times
2	u4 3(disz)-kam	3rd day,
3	szunigin 8(disz) gu4 niga	total: 8 grain-fed oxen,
4	szunigin 3(u) 2(disz) udu	total: 32 sheep
5	szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) masz2	total: 17 billy goats,
6	szunigin 3(u) sila4 ga	total: 30 suckling lambs,
7	szunigin 2(disz) masz2 ga	total: 2 billy goats, milk
8	e2-kuruszda-ta	from the Ekurušda
9	2(u) 4(disz) udu niga	24 sheep, grain-fed,
10	ki na-lu5-ta	from Nalu
11	zi-ga esz3-esz3 lugal	booked out of Ešeš, the king
12	sza3 ga-esz{ki}	in Gaš
13	iti sze-sag11-ku5	month "Harvest,"
14	mu us2-sa {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2	year following: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned;’

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