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BPOA 05, 112-113 (P405455)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 05, 112-113 |
|---|---|
| ID | P405455 |
| Museum no. | EMC 01 |
| Collection | Margolis, E., New York, New York, 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)
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 | 1(disz) udu niga saga us2 | 1 sheep, grain-fed, fine, 2nd quality, |
| 2 | 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 sheep, barley-fed, of 3rd grade |
| 3 | 2(disz) udu niga | 2 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 4 | 1(disz) masz2-gal szimaszgi niga | 1 full-grown billy goat, Šimaškian, grain-fed |
| 5 | {d}en-lil2 | Enlil, |
| 6 | 1(disz) udu niga {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 | 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Guza of Enlil; |
| 7 | 1(disz) udu niga hur-sag-ga-lam-ma | 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Hursaŋgalama |
| 8 | sza3# e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 | in the temple of Enlil |
| 9 | 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 sheep, barley-fed, of 3rd grade |
| 10 | 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 sheep, barley-fed, of 4th grade |
| 11 | 2(disz) udu [niga] | 2 sheep, grain-fed |
| 12 | 1(disz) masz2-gal szimaszgi# [niga] | 1 full-grown billy goat, Šimaškian, grain-fed |
| 13 | {d}nin-[lil2] | For Ninlil |
| 14 | 1(disz) udu niga {d}en#-[lil2] | 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Enlil |
| 15 | sza3# e2 {d}nin-lil2#-[la2] | in the temple of Ninlil |
| 16 | lugal# kux(KWU636)-[ra] | the king entering |
| 17 | [1(disz)?] gu4# niga 4(disz)-kam us2 [...] | 1? ox, grain-fed, 4th grade |
| 18 | mu# kas4-e-ne#-[sze3] | for the runners |
| 19 | 1(disz)#? gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1? ox, grain-fed, 4th grade |
| 20 | 5(disz) udu niga | 5 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 21 | la-ma-za-tum e2-gi4-a a2-pi-la-sza | Lamazatum, the bride, her sister, |
| 22 | u4 ka-zal-lu{ki}-sze3 i3-gen-na-a | when he went to Kazallu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ARAD2-mu maszkim | ARADmu, responsible official; |
| 2 | sza3 nibru{ki} | in Nippur |
| 3 | 1(disz) udu niga {d}szakkan2 | 1 sheep, grain-fed, for Šakkan; |
| 4 | kas3-pu-sza sagi maszkim | Kaspūša, cupbearer, responsible official; |
| 5 | a2-ge6-ba-a | during the night |
| 6 | 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 sheep, barley-fed, of 4th grade |
| 7 | 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga {d}ga-an-sur-ra | 1 female kid, barley-fed, for Gansurra |
| 8 | {d}suen-a-bu-szu sagi maszkim | Sîn-abūšu, cupbearer, responsible official |
| 9 | 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-e2-gal-a2-munus | 1 sheep, grain-fed, for Ninegala-munus |
| 10 | {d}szu-{d}suen-la-ma-ha-ar sagi maszkim | Šu-Suen-lāmaḫar, cupbearer, responsible official |
| 11 | 3(disz) udu niga mu-[...]-x-gi#?-[...-sze3] | 3 sheep, barley-fed, for |
| 12 | {d}en-lil2-la2# ra2-gaba maszkim | Enlila, courier, responsible official |
| 13 | 2(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa mu szagina-e-ne-sze3 | 2 sheep, grain-fed, oxen-driver, for the governors; |
| 14 | ARAD2-mu maszkim | ARADmu, responsible official; |
| 15 | e2-muhaldim-sze3 | to the kitchen; |
| 16 | sza3 e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan | in the house of Puzriš-Dagan |
| 17 | a2-u4-te-na | A’utena |
| 18 | iti u4 1(u) 6(disz) ba-zal | the month, day 16 passed; |
| 19 | ki na-lu5-ta ba-zi | from Nalu booked out; |
| 20 | sza3 nibru{ki} | in Nippur |
| 21 | giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dub-sar | via Lu-Ninšubur, the scribe; |
| 22 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 23 | [mu] us2#-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5#[{ki}]-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu [mu]-ri#-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) gu4 2(u) 7(disz) udu | 2 oxen, 27 sheep |
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