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JCS 54, 007, 52 (P332256)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 54, 007, 52 |
|---|---|
| ID | P332256 |
| Museum no. | Ist PD 0912 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Puzriš-Dagan |
| Coordinates | 32.0591, 45.2922 |
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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' | x-a | ...; |
| 2' | x-sa | ..., |
| 3' | [...]-kam | It is of |
| 4' | [...] {d}nin-lil2 | ... Ninlil |
| 5' | x-gu2-na | x-guna |
| 6' | {na4#}nir7 babbar 2(disz) ku3#-sig17 gar-ra-bi | Its white nir stone and 2 gold stones |
| 7' | [...] {na4#}nir7 gid2-da babbar#! ku3-sig17 gar-ra-bi | ... its long-lasting nir stone, white (and) gold(?) |
| 8' | 1(asz) gu2 {na4}nir7 babbar# 2(disz)#-ta#-bi# | 1 talent white nir7 stone, its 2nd |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 1/3(disz){sza} | 1/3 (workman): |
| 2' | sza3# ga-esz5{ki} | in Ga'eš |
| 3' | x | |
| 4' | 2(disz) har ku3-sig17 husz-a | 2 ring(s) of red gold |
| 5' | ki-la2-bi 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 | its weight: 14 shekels; |
| 6' | 1(disz) gu-szu-na | 1 Gušuna |
| 7' | 4(disz) {na4}nir7 igi-bi | 4 nir7 stones, its front |
| 8' | 3(disz) za-bir {na4}du8-szi-a-bi | 3 (pieces of) lapis lazuli |
| 9' | 1(u) za-bir ku3-sig17-bi | 10 (pieces of) carnelian, whose gold |
| 10' | {d}nin-ku3-nun-na | For Ninkununa |
| 11' | 2(disz) har ku3-sig17 si-sa2 | 2 rings of gold, squared; |
| 12' | ki-la2-bi 1(u) gin2 | its weight: 10 shekels; |
| 13' | 1(disz) gu-gu2 | 1 Gugu, |
| 14' | 7(disz) u4-sakar sa-am-sa-tum ku3-sig17 si-sa2-bi | 7 sakar-offerings of samsatu-gold, whose appearance is gold, |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] zabar#-dab5 | ... zabardab |
| 2 | 2(disz)? gu2 1(disz) | 2 talents, 1 |
| 3 | 1(disz) gesz-bu10 {na4}nir7 babbar 2(disz) ku3-sig17 gar-ra-bi | 1 gešbu-wood, white nir7-stone, its 2 garra-golds |
| 4 | 2(u) 8(disz) za-bir ku3-sig17 husz-a gal-bi | 28 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, whose big red gold |
| 5 | 2(disz) za-bir 3(disz)-ta gu2-la2-a ku3-sig17 husz-a gal-bi | 2 (pieces of) zabir-stone, 3 each, gula-gold, its reddish gold, |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) sze | their weight: 1/2 mana 3 5/6 shekels less 10 grains; |
| 7 | 2(u) 8(disz) za-bir {na4}gug-gal-bi | 28 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, its guggal stone |
| 8 | ba-ab-dah | |
| 9 | 4(disz) sze ku3-sig17 husz-a | 4 barleycorns red gold, |
| 10 | 4(asz) gu2 2(disz) e2-gal-ta e3-a | 4 talents, 2 out of the Egal, brought out; |
| 11 | ba-a-KID | Ba’a-KID |
| 12 | {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga | Inanna of Uruk |
| 13 | 2(u) | 20, |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) har ku3-sig17 husz-a | 2 ring(s) of red gold |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz){sza} | its weight: 1/3 (shekel) |
| 3 | u4 e2 {d}nanna-ke4 ninda bi2-gu7-a | when the temple of Nanna ate bread, |
| 4 | nu-ur2-{d}utu ra2-gaba maszkim | Nur-Utu, the courier, responsible official |
| 5 | 1(disz) szu-gur ku3-sig17 husz-a | 1 gur of red gold, |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) gin2 | its weight: 1 shekel |
| 7 | mu-kux(DU) ur-{d}nin-gubalag nar | delivery of Ur-Ningubalag, the musician; |
| 8 | 1(disz) szu-gur ku3-sig17 husz-a | 1 gur of red gold, |
| 9 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) gin2 | its weight: 1 shekel |
| 10 | mu-kux(DU) szesz-kal-la szagina | delivery of Šeškalla, the general; |
| 11 | ri-ba-ga-da maszkim | Riba-gada, responsible official; |
| 12 | a-bi2-si2-im-ti | Abi-simti |
| 13 | 1(disz) kiszib3 {na4}za-gin3 mu-sar ku3-sig17 gar-ra | 1 seal of lapis lazuli, inscribed with gold; |
| 14 | unu{ki}-sze3 | to Uruk |
| 15 | ku8-ba-tum lukur lugal-ke4 | Kubatum, the nadītu of the king, |
| 16 | in#-na#-ba# | he gave. |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | ki-la2-bi 3(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 la2 8(disz) sze | its weight: 3 1/3 shekels less 8 grains; |
| 2 | 8(disz) za-bir {na4}gug pu2-bi | 8 (pieces of) carnelian, its well |
| 3 | hu-ba-mer-si-ni ensi2 hu-ur-ti{ki} | Huba-mer-sini, governor of Hurti |
| 4 | u4 hu-ur-ti{ki}-ta | when from Hurti |
| 5 | i3-im-gen-na-a | came, |
| 6 | ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal-mah maszkim | Warad-Nanna, chief minister, responsible official |
| 7 | 1(disz) szu-gur kam-kam-ma-tum ku3-sig17 husz-a | 1 šukur-garment, kamkammatum, red gold, |
| 8 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) gin2 | its weight: 1 shekel |
| 9 | nig2 u4-sakar-ra-kam | It is a gift of the eponymy of |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) maszkim | the responsible official; |
| 11 | ku-ba-tum lukur lugal | Kubatum, nadītu of the king, |
| 12 | 1(disz) szu-gur kam-kam-ma-tum ku3-sig17 husz-a | 1 šukur-garment, kamkammatum, red gold, |
| 13 | ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 | its weight: 1/2 shekel; |
| 14 | nig2-x-kam | ...-gift |
| obverse col 6 | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) {na4}nir7 gid2#-da babbar 2(disz)-ta ku3-sig17 gar-ra-bi | 2 nir7 stones, long, white, 2 (pieces of) gold, its set(?) |
| 2 | 4(disz) tu-dur {na4}nir7 babbar 2(disz)-ta ku3-sig17 gar-ra-bi | 4 tudur-bowls of white nir7-stone, 2 (pieces of) gold, its set(?) |
| 3 | 5(u) 4(disz) za-bir ku3-sig17 husz-a-bi | 54 (pieces of) lapis lazuli, whose red gold |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 3(disz) sze | its weight: 3 1/2 shekels less 3 grains; |
| 5 | 5(u) 8(disz) za-bir {na4}gug-bi | 58 (pieces of) carnelian, its gug stone |
| 6 | 1(disz) za-gaba gu2 5(disz) | 1 male zagaba lamb, 5 (years) |
| 7 | 3(disz) tu-dur {na4}nir7 babbar 2(disz)-ta ku3-sig17 gar-ra-bi | 3 tudur-bowls of white nir7-stone, 2 (pieces of) gold, its set(?) |
| 8 | 1(disz) tu-dur {na4}nir7 babbar 2(disz) ka a2-min-na-bi na4 ib2-kin? ku3-sig17 gar-ra-bi | 1 tudur-stone, white nir7-stone; 2 mouths, its ditto; stone ibkin-stone and gold; |
| obverse col 7 | ||
| 1 | ki-la2-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 9(disz)? sze | its weight: 4 1/2 shekels 9 grains; |
| 2 | 1(u) za-bir {na4}du8-szi-a-bi | 10 (pieces of) zabir-stone, its dush-stone |
| 3 | 2(u) tu-dur {na4}nir7 babbar 2(disz)-ta-bi | 20 tudur stones, white nir stone, its 2nd |
| 4 | 2(u) za-bir {na4}gug-bi | 20 (pieces of) carnelian, its carnelian |
| 5 | ku8-ba-tum lukur lugal-ke4 | Kubatum, the nadītu of the king, |
| 6 | in-na-ba | he bought. |
| 7 | 2(disz) na-bi2-hu-um 2(disz)-ta ku3-sig17 husz-a | 2 (mana wool for) Nabihum, 2 (pieces of) red gold |
| 8 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) gin2 5(disz) sze | its weight: 1 shekel 5 grains; |
| 9 | mu-kux(DU) szar-ru-um-i3-li2 ra2-gaba-na | delivery of Sharrum-ilī, the courier |
| 10 | 1(disz) {zabar}ub3 ku3#:sig17 szar2-da dur2 ka-ba {na4#}za#-gin3# se3-ga 1(disz) {na4}nir7#-[szi-tum{um}] | 1 piece of šarda-gold, the base of the mouth, lapis lazuli, sega, and 1 nirsitum-stone |
| 11 | ki#-la2#-bi# 1/3(disz){sza#} [...] | Its weight: 1/3 (mana) |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | mu-x | ..., |
| 2' | lugal-x | Lugal- |
| 3' | 1(disz) szu-gur ku3-sig17# | 1 gold šugur |
| 4' | ki-la2-bi# [...] | Its weight ... |
| 5' | {d}szu-{d}suen# [...] | Šu-Suen |
| 6' | 1(disz) a-ma-[la] | 1: Amala |
| 7' | mu-kux(DU) [...] | delivery |
| 8' | 1(disz) me-AN-[...] | 1 Me-AN- |
| 9' | mu-kux(DU) ARAD2-{d}[nanna sukkal]-mah | delivery of Warad-Nanna, chief minister |
| 10' | lukur ARAD2-{d}nanna [sukkal]-mah#!? | nadītu: Warad-Nanna, chief minister |
| 11' | e2-duru5-sze3# | to the Duru temple |
| 12' | 2(disz) szu-gur ku3-sig17 husz-a | 2 gur of red gold, |
| 13' | ki-la2-bi 2(disz) gin2 | its weight: 2 shekels; |
| 14' | mu-kux(DU) lugal-ma2-gur8-re sukkal | delivery of Lugal-magure, the messenger; |
| 15' | me-{d}szul-gi dam-a-ni | Me-Šulgi, his wife |
| 16' | x-a | ...; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 1(disz) za-gaba gu2 5(disz) | 1 male zagaba lamb, 5 (years) |
| 2' | 4(disz) tu-dur {na4}nir7 babbar 2(disz)-ta ku3-sig17 gar-ra-bi | 4 tudur-bowls of white nir7-stone, 2 (pieces of) gold, its set(?) |
| 3' | 1(disz) tu-dur {na4}nir7 babbar 2(disz) gaba-a ku3-sig17 gar-ra-bi | 1 tudur-stone, white nir stone, 2 (pieces of) gaba’a, whose setting is made of gold, |
| 4' | 3(gesz2) 4(disz) x ku3-sig17-bi | 184 ... its gold |
| 5' | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) za-bir {na4}gug-bi | 133 (pieces of) carnelian, its gug stone |
| 6' | 2(disz) si-gar ku3-babbar-bi | 2 bolts, its silver: |
| 7' | geme2-{d}nanna lukur lugal-ra | for Geme-Nanna, nadītu of the king, |
| 8' | a-bi2-si2-im-ti-e | Abi-simtī, |
| 9' | in#-na#-ba# | he gave. |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...] ku3-sig17 si-sa2-bi | ... its gold is perfect |
| 2' | 1(u) 8(disz) za-bir ku3-sig17 si-sa2-bi | 18 (pieces of) zabir-stone, whose shining gold |
| 3' | 1(disz) za-bir lum-du8 ku3-sig17 si-sa2-bi | 1 (piece of) lapis lazuli, whose gold is perfectly plated, |
| 4' | 1(disz) lum-du8 ku3-sig17 si-sa2-bi | 1 (piece of) lumdu8-stone, whose shining gold |
| 5' | ki-la2-bi 3(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze | its weight: 3 shekels 24 grains; |
| 6' | 8(disz) za-bir {na4}gug-bi | 8 (pieces of) carnelian, |
| 7' | lu2-{d}amar-{d}suen-ka iszib {d}nin-szubur nibru{ki} | Lu-Amar-Suen išib of Ninšubur of Nippur. |
| 8' | ($ blank space $) maszkim | the responsible official; |
| 9' | 1(disz) za-gaba gu2 5(disz) | 1 male zagaba lamb, 5 (years) |
| 10' | 5(disz) gesz-bu10 {na4}nir7 ku3#-sig17# gar-ra-bi | 5 (pieces of) gešbu-wood, nir7-stone, and gold that were set |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1' | [...]-zi-kalam-ma | ...-zikalama |
| 2' | 1(disz) szu-gur ku3-sig17 husz-a | 1 gur of red gold, |
| 3' | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) gin2 | its weight: 1 shekel |
| 4' | mu-kux(DU) ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal-mah | delivery of Warad-Nanna, chief minister; |
| 5' | sza3 e2-duru5-sze3 | into the Eduru |
| 6' | u4 lugal mu e2-a-na kasz in-nag-ga2-a | When the king, when he drinks beer in his house, |
| 7' | ($ blank space $) maszkim | the responsible official; |
| 8' | 1(disz) szu-gur ku3-sig17 husz-a | 1 gur of red gold, |
| 9' | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) gin2 | its weight: 1 shekel |
| 10' | mu-kux(DU) s,e-lu-usz-{d}da-gan | delivery of Ṣelluš-Dagan |
| 11' | lugal mu-ni-zi | the king raised. |
| 12' | ri-ba-ga-da maszkim | Riba-gada, responsible official; |
| 13' | szunigin 4(disz) sze ku3-[babbar] | total: 4 grains of silver |
| 14' | szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) x | total: 16 , |
| reverse col 5 | ||
| 1' | [szunigin ...]-husz#-a#-gal | total: ...-hušagal |
| 2' | szunigin 2(disz) za-ir-nam-tum# ku3-sig17 husz-a a-bi 4(disz) {na4}du8-szi-a se3-ga gal | total: 2 za-ir-namtum-stones, reddish gold, its father 4 dusȟū stones, large |
| 3' | szunigin ki-la2-bi | total, its weight |
| 4' | szunigin 4(disz) har ku3-sig17 HI-da | total: 4 gold rings HI-da |
| 5' | szunigin 2(disz) hi-ri-a-tum 3(disz)-ta ku3-sig17 HI-da | total: 2 ḫirītum-vessels of 3 (pieces of) gold HIda |
| 6' | szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) za-sza3-NIG2 na4 ku3-sig17 HI-da | total: 133 za-ša-NIG stones of gold HI-da, |
| 7' | szunigin 1(disz) gal-sze u3-suh5 ku3-sig17 HI-da | total: 1 large barley-heap with gold ... |
| 8' | szunigin 1(disz) {zabar}ub3 ku3-sig17 HI-da dur2 ka-ba {na4}za-gin3 se3-ga 1(disz) {na4}nir7 szi-tum{um} | total: 1 piece of gold HI-da, the base of the mouth of lapis lazuli, sequined, 1 šitammu-stone |
| 9' | szunigin ki-la2-bi 2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 | total, its weight: 2 ma-na 7 1/3 shekels |
| 10' | szunigin 5/6(disz) gin2 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-sig17 si-sa2 | total: 5/6 shekel, 6 1/2 grains of gold, squared; |
| 11' | [szunigin] x ku3-sig17 si-sa2 | total: x good quality gold |
| 12' | [szunigin ...] ku3-sig17-[...] | total: ... gold |
| reverse col 6 | ||
| 1' | szunigin# 1(u) | total: 10 |
| 2' | szunigin 2(disz) lum-du8 ku3-sig17 | total: 2 (pieces of) lumdu8-stone, gold; |
| 3' | szunigin 1(disz) ku-din ku3-sig17 {na4#}gug se3-ga | total: 1 kudin-vessel of gold and carnelian sega |
| 4' | szunigin 1(disz) ba-ti-um tu-ru-ha-um ku3-sig17 {na4}gug za-gin3 se3-ga | total: 1 Batium, Turuḫum, gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli |
| 5' | szunigin ki-la2-bi [...] | total, its weight ... |
| 6' | szunigin 1(disz) gir2 banszur dingir mu10-us2-bi {na4}za-gin3 ku3-sig17 gar-ra | total: 1 gir-tablet of the gods, its base of lapis lazuli and gold, |
| 7' | szunigin 1(disz) kam-kam-ma-tum ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 gar-ra 1(u) gin2 | total: 1 kamkammatum-vessel of silver, plated with gold, 10 shekels |
| 8' | szunigin 1(u) si-gar ku3-babbar | total: 10 bolts of silver |
| 9' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(disz) {na4}du8-szi-a | total: 62 (pieces of) dušia stone |
| 10' | szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) za-bir {na4}du8-szi-a | total: 13 zabir-stones of Dušia, |
| 11' | szunigin 3(u) zi-ri2-um {na4}du8-szi-a | total: 30 zīrīum stones of Dušia, |
| 12' | [szunigin] 3(disz) x {na4}nir7 | total: 3 nir7 stones |
| 13' | [szunigin] {na4#}nir7 babbar 3(disz) | total: white nir7 stone, 3 |
| reverse col 7 | ||
| 1' | [... {na4}du8]-szi-[a ...] {na4#}gug | ... dušia stone ... carnelian |
| 2' | [...] {na4}gug | ... carnelian |
| 3' | [...] za-bir {na4}gug-gal | ... of lapis lazuli |
| 4' | 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) za-bir {na4}gug | 216 carnelian slabs, |
| 5' | [... {na4}]gug | carnelian |
| 6' | [...] gub-ba-TUR | ... stationed |
| 7' | [...] {na4}gug-pu2 | ... carnelian |
| 8' | [...] {na4#}za-gin3 mu [... ku3]-sig17 gar-ra | ... lapis lazuli |
| 9' | [...] dur3 {na4}za-gin3 | ... lapis lazuli ... |
| 10' | x | |
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