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HSS 68, 005 (P406770)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | HSS 68, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406770 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.03.007 |
| 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)
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 | 5(disz) kir11 1(u) 2(disz) ud5 | 5 female lambs, 12 nanny goats, |
| 2 | 6(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 2(disz) masz2 | 6 female kids, 2 goats, |
| 3 | e2-du6-la nig2-gur11 na-bi2-i3-li2#-szu# | the school, the property of Nabi-ilišu |
| 4 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) kir11 3(disz) udu | 198 female lambs, 3 sheep |
| 5 | mu udu e2-gal-ka u2 |KAxX|-a sar-ra-sze3 | to the year: “Sheep of the palace for the ša’a-plant, |
| 6 | lu2 ma-al-ku{ki}-ke4-ne in-su-ge-esz2 | the people of Malku stood by him. |
| 7 | 8(disz) u8 1(disz) udu | 8 ewes, 1 sheep |
| 8 | 1(disz) ud5 1(disz) masz2 | 1 nanny goat, 1 billy goat |
| 9 | [...] za-ri2-qum ugula gesz2-ka | ... Zāriqum, the foreman of harrows. |
| 10 | [x] u8 1(disz) udu | x ewes, 1 sheep |
| 11 | 6(disz) ud5 2(disz) masz2 | 6 goats, 2 billy goats |
| 12 | e2-du6-la nig2-gur11 dan-num2-a-ka3-de3{ki} ha-za-num2 | the school, the property of Dannum-a-kade, the mayor |
| 13 | mu dumu ga-na-a-na-zu udu e2-gal ba-an-zuh-a | year: “The son of Gananazu, the sheep of the palace were cut off. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] szu-ir-ha-an [...] | ... šurirhan |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | szunigin 2(u) la2 1(disz) [x] | total: 19 ... |
| 5' | szunigin 8(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 | total: 8 female kids |
| 6' | szunigin 5(disz) masz2 | total: 5 billy goats, |
| 7' | 4(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) | (total:) 141. |
| 8' | szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu hi-a | total: 190 less 1 sheep, |
| 9' | szunigin 3(u) 2(disz) masz2 hi-a | total: 32 billy goats, |
| 10' | e2-du6-la u3 ziz2-da | the Edula and the emmer |
| 11' | mu-kux(DU) na-sa6 i3-dab5 | delivery of Nasa accepted; |
| 12' | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 13' | mu en {d}nanna masz2-e [i3-pa3] | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
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