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BPOA 06, 0173 (P390783)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 0173 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390783 |
| Museum no. | YBC 13709 |
| Collection | 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 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 diri 3(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a | 11 extra lambs, 3 ewes, not born, |
| 2 | 3(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu masz2 hi-a | 3 nanny goats without kids, 66 rams with kids, |
| 3 | gub-ba u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | stationed, 24th day; |
| 4 | 1(u) udu [...] masz2 gesz-du3 giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 10 sheep, ... goats, grooms, via Ur-Baba |
| 5 | 2(disz) udu [...] giri3 ur-zigum-ma | 2 sheep, via Urzigum, |
| 6 | 1(u) 3(disz) udu masz2 giri3 ur-mes | 13 rams, billy goats via Ur-mes, |
| 7 | ki sa3-si2-ta | from Sasi |
| 8 | 7(disz) u8 kin-gi4-a giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 7 ewes, messengers, via Ur-Baba; |
| 9 | 1(u) sila4 kin-gi4-a giri3 ur-mes | 10 lambs, messengers, via Ur-mes; |
| 10 | 1(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a 1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a 2(disz) sila4 | 1 ewe with no lamb, 1 goat with no kid, 2 lambs, |
| 11 | giri3 i-din-er3-ra ki dingir-dan-ta | via Iddin-Erra, from Dingir-dan |
| 12 | 3(disz) masz2 gesz-du3 ki za-ab-ra-am-ta | 3 billy goats from Zabaram, |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila4 ki a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7-ta | 2 lambs from Aba-Enlilgin |
| 14 | 2(disz) u8 ki {d}nanna-ma-ba-ta | 2 ewes from Nanna-maba, |
| 15 | 1(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 1(disz) sila4 ki ur-nig2 dub-sar-ta | 1 sheep, 2 billy goats, 1 lamb from Ur-nig, the scribe; |
| 16 | 1(u) masz2 gesz-du3 ki lugal-ezem-ta | 10 billy goats from Lugal-ezem, |
| 17 | 1(disz) udu ki ARAD2-{d}nanna muhaldim-ta | 1 sheep from Warad-Nanna the cook, |
| 18 | 1(disz) sila4 ki hal-li2 dub-sar-ta | 1 lamb from Halli, the scribe |
| 19 | 1(disz) ud5 ki {d}szu-{d}suen-du10-ub-ma-<ti>-is2-su2-ta | 1 nanny from Šu-Suen-dubba-tissu, |
| 20 | 4(disz) sila4 diri 2(disz) sila4 sza3 e2-gal-ta | 4 extra lambs, 2 lambs from the palace |
| 21 | sza3-bi-ta 2(gesz2) 5(u) [...] | therefrom: 190 ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) udu 1(disz) u8 [...] | 2 sheep, 1 ewe |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila4 gul-pa-e3 | 2 lambs for gulpa’e |
| 3 | a-tu sagi maszkim | Atu, cupbearer, responsible official; |
| 4 | 4(disz) sila4 diri 2(disz) sila4 siskur2-[sze3] | 4 extra lambs, 2 lambs for the offering |
| 5 | zi-ga bala-a | booked out of the bala |
| 6 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) ba-usz2 e2-muhaldim | 9 slaughtered, kitchen; |
| 7 | 1(u) 3(disz) sila4 diri kin-gi4-a 2(disz) masz2 [...] | 13 extra lambs, dispatched, 2 billy goats |
| 8 | [...] i3-dab5 | ... accepted |
| 9 | 1(disz) masz2 [...] sila4# sila4# [...] gu7-gu7# | 1 billy goat ... lamb, lamb ... ate |
| 10 | sila4 diri lu2-{d}utu | extra lamb for Lu-Utu |
| 11 | sila4 diri ur-{d}iszkur | extra lamb for Ur-Adad, |
| 12 | 2(u) masz2 giri3 i-ri-ib sa3-si2 i3-dab5 | 20 billy goats, via Irīb, Sasi accepted; |
| 13 | 2(disz) masz2 in-ta-e3-a giri3 lu2-sa6-ga | 2 billy goats, Inta'ea, via Lu-saga, |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 nam-zi-tar-ra | 1 lamb, 1 billy goat under seal of Namzitara, |
| 15 | masz2 lu2-{d}szakkan giri3 i-[...] | the kid of Lu-Šakkan via I- |
| 16 | 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra | 1 billy goat under seal of Lu-dingira |
| 17 | 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 lu2-{d}nanna maszkim | 2 sheep, 1 billy goat: Lu-Nanna, responsible official; |
| 18 | 1(disz) masz2 ur-{d}da-mu | 1 goat: Ur-Damu; |
| 19 | 1(gesz2) 4(disz) | (total:) 64. |
| 20 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 21 | 1(u) 5(disz) sila4 diri 3(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a 4(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a | 15 extra lambs, 3 ewes without lamb, 4 billy goats without kids, |
| 22 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) udu masz2 hi-a | 91 sheep, billy goats, |
| 23 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) gub-ba-am3 | 93 stationed, |
| 24 | iti a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | 25th day, |
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