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HSS 68, 001 (P406765)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | HSS 68, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406765 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.03.001 |
| Collection | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 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' | 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu giri3 a-hu-wa-qar | 9 sheep via Ahu-waqar, |
| 2' | ki-bi gi4-a-ta | from the restored place |
| 3' | uri5#{ki}-ta | from Ur |
| 4' | [4(u)] 5(disz) udu ki ensi2 asz2-nun-na{ki}-ta | 45 sheep from the governor of Ešnunna |
| 5' | [n] 3(disz) sila4 u4 2(disz)-kam | n 3 lambs, 2nd day |
| 6' | [n] sila4# u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | n lambs on the 18th day |
| 7' | [giri3] ab-ba-kal-la | via Abbakala |
| 8' | [4(disz)] udu giri3 u4-lam-ma | 4 sheep, via Ulama |
| 9' | mu#-kux(DU) lugal-ta | at the delivery of the king |
| 10' | [n] masz2# ki ur-tur-ta | n billy goats from Urtur |
| 11' | [n] sila4 ki szu-esz18-dar-ta | n lambs from Shu-Ištar |
| 12' | [n] nig2-ka9 unu{ki}-ga | n of the accounts of Uruk |
| 13' | [x]-zi-ta | ...zita |
| 14' | [n] udu# sza3 nig2-ka9 unu{ki} | n sheep in the account of Uruk |
| 15' | [x nu]-ur-ta | x pomegranates |
| 16' | [...]-ta | from |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 8(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) | (total:) 157. |
| 2' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3' | 4(u) 4(disz) udu u4 1(disz)-kam | 44 rams for 1 day, |
| 4' | 2(u) la2 1(disz) udu u4 2(disz)-kam | 19 sheep on the 2nd day, |
| 5' | 4(u) 2(disz) udu u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam | 42 sheep on the 16th day, |
| 6' | 2(u) 1(disz) udu u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | 21 sheep on the 17th day, |
| 7' | 1(u) 3(disz) udu u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | 13 sheep on the 18th day, |
| 8' | 2(u) 3(disz) udu u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam | 23 sheep on the 19th day, |
| 9' | 4(disz) sila4 bala asz2-nun-na{ki} | 4 lambs, bala of Ešnunna |
| 10' | 4(disz) sila4 bala babilim{ki} | 4 lambs for the bala of Babylon |
| 11' | 2(disz) sila4 bala ensi2 nu-tuku | 2 lambs, bala of the governor without number, |
| 12' | {d}inanna szu-a-gi-na | For Inanna, Šu’agina |
| 13' | 4(disz)#? sila4 mu ME-nigar{gar}-ta-sze3 | 4 lambs for ME-nigar |
| 14' | giri3# nu-ur2-{d}utu | via Nur-šamaš |
| 15' | 3(gesz2) [n] | 290+ |
| 16' | zi-ga [...] | booked out |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) udu u4 [n-kam] | 10 sheep on the nth day |
| 2 | 4(disz) udu u4 [n-kam] | 4 sheep on the nth day |
| 3 | 3(u) udu u4 2(u) [n]-kam | 30 sheep on the 20th day |
| 4 | 4(u) 4(disz) | 44, |
| 5 | zi-ga lugal | booked out of the royal account |
| 6 | 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 a-ki-ma | 1 billy goat under seal of Akima |
| 7 | 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 a-hu-ni | 1 billy goat under seal of Ahuni |
| 8 | 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 puzur4-esz18-dar | 1 billy goat under seal of Puzur-Ištar, |
| 9 | 2(disz) masz2 kiszib3 la-qi2-ip | 2 billy goats, under seal of Laqip; |
| 10 | 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 lugal-me-lam2 | 1 billy goat under seal of Lugal-melam, |
| 11 | 5(disz) masz2 la2-ia3 kiszib3 a-hu-wa-qar | 5 billy goats, deficit, under seal of Ahu-waqar; |
| 12 | 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 pi5-sza-ah-dingir | 1 billy goat under seal of Pišah-ilī, |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(disz) | (total:) 12. |
| 14 | sza3 kiszib3-ba | under seal |
| 15 | 1(disz) masz2 di-ku5-i3-li2 | 1 kid of Iku-ilī, |
| 16 | 1(disz) masz2 suhusz-ki-in | 1 billy goat, suckling |
| 17 | 3(disz) masz2 sza3 5(disz) {d}nanna-ma-ba | 3 billy goats in the 5th year of Nanna-maba, |
| 18 | 1(disz) masz2 la-te-ni-<<NI>>-isz | 1 goat (named) La-teniš |
| 19 | 6(disz) | (total:) 6. |
| 20 | kin-gi4-am3# | is a messenger |
| 21 | 4(disz) udu ur-{d}szul-[...] | 4 sheep for Ur-Šul- |
| 22 | 1(disz) masz2 ur-AN-[...] | 1 billy goat: Ur-AN- |
| 23 | 1(disz) masz2 lu2-AN-[...] | 1 billy goat: Lu-AN- |
| 24 | 1(disz) masz2 giri3-[...] | 1 billy goat |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | 14(disz) | (total:) 14. |
| 4 | [...] szu ti-ga2-dam | ... is to be returned. |
| 5 | [1(disz)] udu szu-ku-bu-um muhaldim | 1 sheep, Šukubum, the cook |
| 6 | [1(disz)] udu a2-da-da | 1 sheep, Adada |
| 7 | [1(disz)] udu ur-szu muhaldim | 1 sheep: Uršu, the cook |
| 8 | [1(disz)] udu giri3 ur-{d}dumu-zi | 1 sheep via Ur-Dumuzi |
| 9 | 4(disz) | (total:) 4. |
| 10 | [u4]-lam-ma i3-dab5 | in the future he will take |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu uri5{ki}-sze3 | 102 sheep for Ur, |
| 12 | a-hu-ni i3-dab5 | Ahuni accepted; |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 4(disz) udu hu-nu-nu-ur i3-dab5 | 64 rams, Hununur accepted; |
| 14 | 2(u) 4(disz) udu ma2-a gub-ba | 24 rams stationed on the barge, |
| 15 | za-zi i3-dab5 | Zazi accepted; |
| 16 | 1(disz) masz2 sza3 7(disz) a-la-mu i3-dab5 | 1 billy goat in the 7th year, Alamu accepted; |
| 17 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) | (total:) 165 (lines). |
| 18 | a-gu3-a ba-a-ga2-ar | he screamed. |
| 19 | szunigin 7(gesz2) 5(disz) | total: 765, |
| 20 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 21 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) udu la2-ia3-am3 | 102 sheep, deficit, |
| 22 | [nig2]-ka9 ur-mes | account of Ur-mes |
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