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HSS 68, 493 (P407458)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | HSS 68, 493 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407458 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.10.461 |
| 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 | 1 sila4 ARAD2-mu | 1 lamb of ARADmu, |
| 2 | 1(disz) dara3 nita2 ga | 1 dara3 male suckling, |
| 3 | 1(disz) dara3 munus ga | 1 suckling female donkey, |
| 4 | nir-i3-da-gal2 | Niridagal, |
| 5 | 1(disz) masz-da3 nita2 1(disz) masz-da3 munus | 1 male gazelle, 1 female gazelle |
| 6 | szesz-sa6-ga | Šeš-saga |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}utu-ba-ni | 1 lamb (for) Utu-bani |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila4 lugal-a2-zi-da# | 1 lamb, Lugal-azida |
| 9 | 2(disz) udu a-lum niga 3(disz)-kam us2 1(disz) sila4# | 2 late-born sheep, barley-fed, of 3rd grade, 1 lamb |
| 10 | da-da ensi2 | Dada, the governor |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) amar masz-da3 munus | 1 lamb, 1 gazelle, female gazelle |
| 12 | lu2-kal-ga | Lukalga |
| 13 | 1(disz) sila4 lu2-{d}nanna | 1 lamb for Lu-Nanna, |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila4 a-da-gal | 1 lamb of Adagal, |
| 15 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 4(disz) | (total:) 14 |
| 16 | mu-kux(DU) lugal | delivery of the king |
| 17 | szunigin 2(disz) udu a-lum niga 3(disz)-kam [us2] | total: 2 late-born sheep, barley-fed, of 3rd grade |
| 18 | szunigin 7(disz) [sila4] | total: 7 lambs |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(disz) dara3 [nita2 ga] | total: 1 suckling male donkey |
| 2 | szunigin 1(disz) dara3 [munus ga] | total: 1 suckling female goat |
| 3 | szunigin 1(disz) masz-da3 [nita2] | total: 1 male gazelle |
| 4 | szunigin 1(disz) masz-da3 [munus] | total: 1 female gazelle |
| 5 | szunigin 1(disz) amar masz-da3 [munus] | total: 1 female gazelle calf |
| 6 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 4(disz) | (total:) 14 |
| 7 | sza3-bi-[ta] | from there |
| 8 | 1(disz) [sila4] | 1 lamb |
| 9 | ($ blank space $) 1(disz) | (total:) 1 |
| 10 | ur-ku3-nun-na i3-[dab5] | Ur-kugnuna accepted |
| 11 | 1(disz) dara3 munus ga | 1 suckling female donkey, |
| 12 | i-ku-un-pi4-{d}en-lil2 | Ikūn-pî-Enlil |
| 13 | 2(disz) udu a-lum niga 3(disz)-kam us2 | 2 late-born sheep, barley-fed, of 3rd grade, |
| 14 | udu-bi be-li2-i3-li2 ki-ba [ga2]-ga2 | Its sheep belongs to Beli-ilī there. |
| 15 | 6(disz) sila4 | 6 lambs, |
| 16 | 1(disz) dara3 nita2 ga | 1 dara3 male suckling, |
| 17 | 1(disz) masz-da3 nita2 1(disz) masz-da3 munus | 1 male gazelle, 1 female gazelle |
| 18 | 1(disz) amar masz-da3 munus | 1 calf, gazelle, woman, |
| 19 | ME-{d}isztaran | ME-Ištaran, |
| 20 | nig2-dab5 e2-u4 1(u) 5(disz)-ka-ni | the nigdab-offering of the 15th day, |
| 21 | sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-ta | from the delivery |
| 22 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 3(disz) | (total:) 13 |
| 23 | zi-ga lugal | booked out of the royal account |
| 24 | [ki-bi gi4]-a in-ta-e3-a | has returned to its place, |
| 25 | iti [masz]-da3-gu7 | month: "Gazelle feast," |
| 26 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-[ni]-im mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th day, |
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