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HSS 68, 254 (P407152)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | HSS 68, 254 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407152 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.10.117 |
| 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 | [n] gu4 niga | n grain-fed ox(s), |
| 2 | [n] ab2 mu 2(asz) niga | n cows, 2 years (old), grain-fed |
| 3 | [n] 8(disz) gu4 | n+8 oxen |
| 4 | 4(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) | 4 cows, 2 years (old) |
| 5 | 1(disz) dusu2 munus mu 2(asz) | 1 suckling female kid, 2 years (old) |
| 6 | 5(gesz2) 7(disz) udu niga | 57 grain-fed sheep |
| 7 | 4(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) udu | 184 sheep, |
| 8 | 3(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) sila4 | 131 lambs, |
| 9 | 2(u) 5(disz) u8 | 25 ewes, |
| 10 | 8(disz) kir11 | 8 female lambs, |
| 11 | 2(u) 6(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a | 26 nanny goats, without kids, |
| 12 | 1(u) 3(disz) ud5 | 13 nanny goats |
| 13 | 1(u) {munus}asz2-gar3 | 10 female kids |
| 14 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) masz2 | 126 billy goats, |
| 15 | bala-a zi-ga | booked out of the bala |
| 16 | 1(u) 1(disz) udu niga | 11 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 17 | mu mu-du-lum u3 uzu had2-sze3 | year: “Muddulum and thigh-cuts, |
| 18 | 1(u) sila4 | 10 lambs |
| 19 | gu-gu-tum-sze3 | to Gugutum |
| 20 | szunigin 5(u) gu4 niga | total: 50 grain-fed oxen |
| 21 | szunigin 3(u) 2(disz) gu4 | total: 32 oxen |
| 22 | szunigin 1(disz) dusu2 | total: 1 weaned kid |
| 23 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu niga | total: 198 grain-fed sheep |
| 24 | szunigin 9(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu | total: 198 sheep |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) masz2 | total: 195 billy goats |
| 2 | 2(gesz'u) 1(u) 4(disz) | (total:) 164. |
| 3 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 4 | 3(disz) gu4 niga | 3 oxen, grain-fed, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gu4 | 2 oxen, |
| 6 | 3(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) | 3 cows, 2 years (old) |
| 7 | 4(u) 3(disz) udu niga | 43 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 8 | 3(u) 4(disz) udu | 34 sheep, |
| 9 | 3(u) 7(disz) sila4 | 37 lambs, |
| 10 | 3(disz) kir11 | 3 female lambs, |
| 11 | 4(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 | 4 female kids |
| 12 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) masz2 | 20 less 1 billy goats |
| 13 | bala u4 4(disz) szabra {d}en-ki gu4 udu-bi ki in-ni-ta | bala of 4 oxen and sheep from Inni |
| 14 | 2(u) 5(disz) gu4 niga | 25 oxen, grain-fed, |
| 15 | 3(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga | 3 cows, 2 years (old), grain-fed, |
| 16 | 1(u) 7(disz) gu4 | 17 bulls, |
| 17 | 1(disz) dusu2 munus mu 2(asz) | 1 suckling female kid, 2 years (old) |
| 18 | 2(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) udu niga | 190 less 1 grain-fed sheep |
| 19 | 2(gesz2) 6(disz) udu | 126 sheep, |
| 20 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) sila4 | 197 lambs, |
| 21 | 1(u) 5(disz) u8 | 15 ewes, |
| 22 | 1(u) 6(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a | 16 nanny goats, without kids, |
| 23 | [...] masz2 | ... goat |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | bala u4 1(u) 6(disz) szabra {d}nanna | bala, 16th day, chief household administrator of Nanna |
| 2 | 5(disz) gu4 niga | 5 grain-fed oxen, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga | 1 cow, 2 years (old), grain-fed, |
| 4 | 3(disz) gu4 | 3 oxen, |
| 5 | 3(u) 2(disz) udu niga | 32 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 6 | 4(u) 4(disz) udu | 44 sheep, |
| 7 | 1(u) 8(disz) sila4 | 18 lambs, |
| 8 | 5(disz) u8 | 5 ewes, |
| 9 | 6(disz) ud5 | 6 nanny goats, |
| 10 | 1(u) 1(disz) masz2 | 11 gazelles, |
| 11 | bala u4 3(disz) szabra {d}nin-gal | bala, 3rd day, chief household administrator of Ningal |
| 12 | 4(disz) gu4 niga | 4 grain-fed oxen, |
| 13 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga | 1 cow, 2 years (old), grain-fed, |
| 14 | 2(disz) gu4 | 2 oxen, |
| 15 | 2(u) 7(disz) udu niga | 27 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 16 | 3(u) 3(disz) udu | 33 sheep, |
| 17 | 1(u) 8(disz) sila4 | 18 lambs, |
| 18 | 5(disz) u8 | 5 ewes, |
| 19 | 3(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a | 3 nanny goats, without kids, |
| 20 | 1(u) 1(disz) masz2 | 11 gazelles, |
| 21 | bala u4 2(disz) 1/2(disz) szabra an-na | bala, 2 1/2 days, chief household administrator of An, |
| 22 | 4(disz) gu4 niga | 4 grain-fed oxen, |
| 23 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga | 1 cow, 2 years (old), grain-fed, |
| 24 | 2(disz) gu4 | 2 oxen, |
| 25 | 2(u) 7(disz) udu niga | 27 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 26 | 3(u) 2 udu | 32 sheep, |
| 27 | 5(disz) sila4 | 5 lambs, |
| 28 | 3(disz) [n] kir11 | 3 female lambs |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a | 3 nanny goats, without kids, |
| 2 | [...] ud5 | ... goat |
| 3 | [...] masz2 | ... goat |
| 4 | [bala u4 x] szabra | bala day x, chief household administrator |
| 5 | [...] masz2 | ... goat |
| 6 | [bala u4 x] szabra {d}en-ki | bala day x, chief household administrator of Enki |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | u4 [...] | When ... |
| 2' | iti [...] | month , |
| 3' | mu [...] | year ... |
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