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HSS 68, 008 (P406773)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | HSS 68, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406773 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.03.010 |
| 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 | 3(u) gu4 niga 3(disz) lulim nita2 | 30 oxen, grain-fed, 3 male lambs, |
| 2 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) lulim munus | 9 lulim women, |
| 3 | 6(disz) udu 5(disz) masz2 | 6 sheep, 5 billy goats, |
| 4 | 7(disz) {ansze}kunga2 nita2 | 7 male kungas, |
| 5 | 3(disz) {ansze}kunga2 munus | 3 female k-equids, |
| 6 | ur-{d}suen | Ur-Suen |
| 7 | 2(u) gu4 3(u) udu | 20 oxen, 30 sheep |
| 8 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) masz2 | 70 goats, |
| 9 | s,i-lu-usz-{d}da-gan | Ṣilluš-Dagan |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila4 szesz-da-da sanga | 2 lambs for Šešdada, the temple administrator; |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila4 lu2-bala-sa6-ga | 1 lamb for Lu-balasaga, |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila4 a2-ti-mu | 1 lamb of Atimu, |
| 13 | 1(disz) masz2 te-te | 1 billy goat |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) masz2 SI-A-a nu-banda3 | 1 billy goat, SI-Aya, the overseer, |
| 2 | 1(disz) masz2 puzur4-{d}en-lil2-la2 | 1 kid of Puzur-Enlila, |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila4 ensi2 gir2-su{ki} | 1 lamb, governor of Girsu, |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) amar masz-da3 | 1 lamb, 1 gazelle, |
| 5 | ensi2 nibru{ki} | governor of Nippur |
| 6 | [1(disz)] amar masz-da3 en {d}inanna | 1 calf, gazelle of the lord of Inanna |
| 7 | [1(disz)] sila4 ur-nigar{gar} | 1 lamb, Ur-nigar |
| 8 | 1(disz) masz2 ur-mu | 1 billy goat, Urmu, |
| 9 | 1(disz) masz2 mu-ur2-tin-ga-ba | 1 billy goat of Urtinaga, |
| 10 | 4(disz) udu a-lum niga 2(disz) sila4 | 4 late-born sheep, grain-fed, 2 lambs |
| 11 | szar-ru-um-i3-li2 | Šarrum-ili |
| 12 | 2(disz) amar GIR am e2-a-i3-li2 | 2 calfs, wild bulls of Ea-ilī, |
| 13 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 14 | iti a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 15 | mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 5(disz)-kam | 5th day. |
Sources & licences
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