HSS 68, 259 (P407157)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | HSS 68, 259 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407157 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.10.124 |
| 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] udu niga [...] | n sheep, grain-fed, |
| 2' | {d}nin-[...] | For Nin- |
| 3' | [n udu] niga 1(disz) sila4 | n sheep, grain-fed, 1 lamb |
| 4' | [{d}]nin-had | For Ninhad |
| 5' | [n] udu niga 1(disz) sila4 | n sheep, grain-fed, 1 lamb |
| 6' | [ka2] ge6-par4 | gate of the Ŋipar |
| 7' | [n udu] niga 1(disz) sila4 | n sheep, grain-fed, 1 lamb |
| 8' | ka# i7 ku3-ga | from the mouth of the holy canal |
| 9' | [n] udu niga 1(disz) sila4 | n sheep, grain-fed, 1 lamb |
| 10' | kun# i7 ku3-ga | tail of the holy canal |
| 11' | [n] sila4# An | n lambs for An |
| 12' | [n] sila4# {d}urasz | n lambs for Uraš |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 1(disz) gu4 niga 2(disz) [...] | 1 grain-fed ox, 2 |
| 2' | 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-[...] | 1 lamb for En- |
| 3' | 1(disz) udu an | 1 sheep of An, |
| 4' | sza3 eridu[{ki}] | in Eridu |
| 5' | 1(disz) gu4 niga 2(disz) udu niga [...] | 1 ox, grain-fed, 2 sheep, grain[fed, ...] |
| 6' | 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-[...] | 1 lamb (for) Nin- |
| 7' | 1(disz) gu4 niga 2(disz) udu niga [...] | 1 ox, grain-fed, 2 sheep, grain[fed, ...] |
| 8' | 1(disz) sila4 AN [...] | 1 lamb, ... |
| 9' | 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu [...] | 1 sheep, barley-fed, 1 sheep |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 2(disz) [...] | 1 grain-fed ox, 2 |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila4 [...] | 1 lamb |
| 4 | 1(disz) udu NI-da-[...] | 1 sheep: NI-da- |
| 5 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 2(disz) udu niga [...] | 1 ox, grain-fed, 2 sheep, grain[fed, ...] |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}nanna | 1 lamb (for) Nanna |
| 7 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 2(disz) udu niga [...] | 1 ox, grain-fed, 2 sheep, grain[fed, ...] |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-[...] | 1 lamb (for) Nin- |
| 9 | sza3 uri5[{ki}] | in Ur |
| 10 | szunigin 5(disz) gu4(disz) niga [...] | total: 5 oxen, grain-fed |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [sza3 ...]{ki} | in ... |
| 2 | [szunigin n] gu4 niga 6(disz) udu niga | total: n oxen, grain-fed, 6 sheep, grains-fed |
| 3 | [szunigin] 5(disz) udu 3(disz) sila4 | total: 5 sheep, 3 lambs |
| 4 | [sza3] uri5{ki} | in Ur |
| 5 | [n] 1(disz) gu4 niga | n 1 grain-fed ox |
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