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HSS 68, 002 (P406766)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | HSS 68, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406766 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.03.002 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | [n] gu4# niga [...] | n grain-fed ox(s), |
| 2 | [n] gu4 niga [x] | n oxen, grain-fed, x |
| 3 | uzu a bala siskur2 gu#-[la] | meat, water bala, great offering |
| 4 | 1(disz) gu4 niga a-tu5-a | 1 ox, grain-fed, atua, |
| 5 | {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga | For Nintinuga |
| 6 | lugal kux(KWU636)-ra a2-ge6-ba-a | the king who entered, during the night |
| 7 | u4 1(disz)-kam | 1st day, |
| 8 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}en-lil2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, 4th grade, for Enlil; |
| 9 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}nin-lil2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, 4th grade, for Ninlil; |
| 10 | uzu a bala siskur2 gu-la | meat of the bala-offering, the great offering |
| 11 | giri3 puzur4-esz18-dar sagi | via Puzur-Ištar, cupbearer; |
| 12 | a2-ge6-ba-a u4 4(disz)-kam | the Black Headed People, the 4th day |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [n gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam] us2# {d}gu-za | n oxen, grain-fed, 4th grade, for Guza |
| 2' | [n gu4 niga 4(disz)]-kam# us2 hur-sag-ga-lam-ma | n oxen, grain-fed, 4th grade, of Hursag-galama |
| 3' | [sza3 e2] {d}en-lil2-la2 | in the temple of Enlil |
| 4' | [... gu4] niga 4(disz)-kam us2 1(disz) gu4 niga | ... 4 oxen, barley-fed, of the first grade, 1 grain-fed |
| 5' | [n] gu4 u2 {d}nin-lil2 | n oxen, grass-fed, for Ninlil |
| 6' | 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}nin-hur-sag | 1 ox, grain-fed, for Ninhursag |
| 7' | 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}inanna | 1 ox, grain-fed, for Inanna, |
| 8' | 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga | 1 ox, grain-fed, for Nintinuga |
| 9' | esz3-esz3 e2-u4-[7(disz)] | esh-esz, E-uday-7 |
| 10' | lugal kux(KWU636)-ra u4 5(disz)-kam | the king entered on the 5th day. |
| 11' | 1(disz) gu4 niga e2-muhaldim mu kas4-ke4-ne-sze3 | 1 ox, grain-fed, for the kitchen, in place of the runners |
| 12' | {d}nanna-kam sukkal maszkim | To Nanna-kam, the minister, responsible official |
| 13' | a2-ge6-ba-a u4 8(disz)-kam | the black-headed people, 8th day, |
| 14' | 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}en-lil2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, for Enlil, |
| 15' | 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}nin-lil2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, for Ninlil, |
| 16' | uzu a bala siskur2 gu-la | meat of the bala-offering, the great offering |
| 17' | lugal kux(KWU636)-ra a2-ge6-ba-a | the king who entered, during the night |
| 18' | u4 9(disz)-kam | 9th day, |
| 19' | [ki {d}szul]-gi-i3-li2-ta ba-zi | from Šulgi-ilī booked out |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen | Šū-Suen, |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | [ur-{d}szul-pa-e3] | Ur-Šulpa'e |
| 2 | dub-[sar] | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{d}[ha-ia3] | son of Ur-Ḫaya |
| 4 | ARAD2-[zu] | your servant |
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