Oppenheim Nachlass no. 13 (P331989)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Oppenheim Nachlass no. 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | P331989 |
| Museum no. | BBS — |
| Collection | Bethany Biblical Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, 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 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila4 ba-a-a | 1 lamb of Ba'a, |
| 2 | 1(disz) masz2 mu-ur2-di3-gaba | 1 billy goat of Ūr-digaba, |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila4 ku3-ga-a | 1 lamb, Kugaya |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila4 ur-mes | 1 lamb (for) Ur-mes |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila4 ta2-hi-sze-en | 1 lamb, Tahišen, |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila4 szu-{d}szul-gi | 1 lamb for Šu-Šulgi, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila4 ha-la-a | 1 lamb of Halāya, |
| 8 | 1(disz) masz2 tu-ra-am-i3-li2 | 1 billy goat: Turam-ili; |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila4 szu-i3-li2 | 1 lamb for Šu-ilī, |
| 10 | 1(disz) masz2 lu2-sza-lim | 1 billy goat, Lu-šalim, |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila4 bi2-za-nu-um | 1 lamb (for) Bizanum |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila4 szu-i3-li2 min | 1 lamb, Šu-ili, ditto, |
| 13 | nu-banda3-me | are the overseers. |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila4 ig-mu-lum | 1 lamb of Igmulum, |
| 15 | 1(disz) sila4 nu-ur2-esz18-dar | 1 lamb of Nūr-Ištar, |
| 16 | 1(disz) sila4 ur-sa6-ga sukkal | 1 lamb, Ur-saga, the messenger, |
| 17 | 1(disz) sila4 a-da-gal-szum | 1 lamb (for) Adagalšum |
| 18 | 1(disz) sila4 ha-ab-ru-sze-er | 1 lamb of Habrušer, |
| 19 | 1(disz) sila4 esz18-dar-dingir-szu | 1 lamb (for) Ishtar-dingiršu |
| 20 | 1(disz) sila4 da-da | 1 lamb for Dada, |
| 21 | 1(disz) sila4 lu2-{d}nanna | 1 lamb for Lu-Nanna, |
| 22 | 1(disz) sila4 a-hu-a | 1 lamb, Ahua |
| 23 | 1(disz) sila4 lu2-{d}nin-szubur | 1 lamb for Lu-Ninšubur, |
| 24 | 1(disz) sila4 ama-zi-mu | 1 lamb of Ama-zimu, |
| 25 | 1(disz) sila4 du-du | 1 lamb, Dudu |
| 26 | 1(disz) sila4 u2-u2-mu | 1 lamb, U-umu, |
| 27 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)? udu 1(disz) sila4 | 1 grain-fed ox, 10 less 1 sheep, 1 lamb |
| 28 | wu-bu-ru gala-mah | Wuburu, the chief gala-priest |
| 29 | 1(disz) sila4 i-szar-pa2-dan | 1 lamb for Išar-padan, |
| 30 | 1(disz) sila4 ur-e2-an-na | 1 lamb (for) Ur-Eanna |
| 31 | 1(disz) sila4 nu-ur2-esz18-dar | 1 lamb of Nūr-Ištar, |
| 32 | 1(disz) sila4 lu2-{d}nanna ugula-gesz2-da | 1 lamb (for) Lu-Nanna, foreman of teams |
| 33 | 1(disz) sila4 lu2-{d}nin-szubur | 1 lamb for Lu-Ninšubur, |
| 34 | 1(disz) sila4 szu-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 lamb (for) Šu-Baba |
| 35 | 4(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4 en-ur2-ku3-ge | 4 sheep, grain-fed, 1 lamb: En-ur-kuge |
| 36 | 1(disz) sila4 [...]-{d}nin-gal | 1 lamb of ...-Ningal, |
| 37 | 1(u) 1(disz) udu 2(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz@t)? u8 3(u) 4(disz) masz2 | 11 rams, 190 less 1 ewes, 34 billy goats |
| 38 | 1(disz) masz2 en-zi 1(disz)# masz2 [...] | 1 billy goat: Enzi; 1 billY goat: ...; |
| 39 | 3(gesz2) 4(disz) ud5 {munus}asz2-gar3 szu 6(disz) | 184 nanny goats, female kids, hand of 6 |
| 40 | hu-li-bar lu2 du8-du8-li2{ki} | Ḫulibar, the man of Duduli |
| 41 | 1(disz) sila4 en {d}inanna | 1 lamb for the lord of Inanna, |
| 42 | u4 3(u) 1(disz)-kam mu-kux(DU) ab-ba-sa6-ga i3-dab5 | 31st day, delivery, Abbasaga accepted; |
| 43 | iti ezem-mah | month: “Festival-of-Maḫ,’ |
| 44 | mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašru was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gu4 7(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu | 1 ox, 768 sheep |
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