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CUSAS 16, 291 (P416199)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 16, 291 |
|---|---|
| ID | P416199 |
| Museum no. | CULC 204 |
| Collection | Columbia University Library, New York, New York, 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' | mu# [ha-ar-szi]{ki} u3 ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Harshi and Kimaš were destroyed. |
| 2' | 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) gu4 | 122 oxen, |
| 3' | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) ab2 | 102 cows, |
| 4' | iti masz-da3-gu7 | month: “Gazelle-feast, |
| 5' | 1(u) 3(disz) gu4 | 13 oxen |
| 6' | iti ses-da-gu7 | month: “Piglet-feast,’ |
| 7' | 1(u) 1(disz) gu4 | 11 oxen |
| 8' | 1(disz) ab2 | 1 cow, |
| 9' | iti u5-bi2-gu7 | month: “Ubi-gū7, |
| 10' | 3(disz) gu4 | 3 oxen, |
| 11' | iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “ki-siki of Ninazu,’ |
| 12' | 1(u) 8(disz) gu4 | 18 oxen, |
| 13' | 2(disz) ab2 | 2 cows, |
| 14' | iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “Festival-of-Ninazu,’ |
| 15' | 8(disz) gu4 | 8 oxen, |
| 16' | 2(disz) ab2 | 2 cows, |
| 17' | iti a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 18' | 7(disz) gu4 | 7 oxen, |
| 19' | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 20' | 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) gu4 | 185 oxen, |
| 21' | 3(u) 8(disz) ab2 | 38 cows, |
| 22' | iti szu-esz5-sza | month “Šu’ešaša, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | mu-kux(DU) lugal | delivery of the king |
| 2' | 7(disz) gu4 | 7 oxen, |
| 3' | 6(disz) ab2 | 6 cows, |
| 4' | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 5' | ki zabar-dab5-ta | from Zabardab |
| 6' | iti masz-da3-gu7 | month: “Gazelle-feast, |
| 7' | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 8' | 1(disz) ab2 | 1 cow, |
| 9' | ki s,e-lu-usz-{d}da-gan-ta | from Ṣelluš-Dagan |
| 10' | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 11' | ki ur-{d}suen dumu u3-sa6-a-ta | from Ur-Suen, son of Usa |
| 12' | iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “ki-siki of Ninazu,’ |
| 13' | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 14' | 1(disz) ab2 | 1 cow, |
| 15' | ki lu2-uru11{ki}-ta | from Lu-Uru |
| 16' | iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “Festival-of-Ninazu,’ |
| 17' | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 8(disz) | (total:) 18 |
| 18' | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| 19' | 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 | 15 bulls, |
| 20' | 1(disz) ab2 | 1 cow, |
| 21' | ki al-la-[...] | Where Alla- |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | 5(disz) [...] | 5 ... |
| 2' | iti ezem-[mah?] | month: “Festival-of-Maḫ;’ |
| 3' | ki ur-{d}[...-ta] | from Ur- |
| 4' | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 5' | ki szar-ru-um-[...-ta] | from Sargon- |
| 6' | iti ezem-an-[na] | month: "Festival of An," |
| 7' | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 1(u) [n ...] | (total:) 90+ ... |
| 8' | mu ha-ar#-[szi{ki} u3] ki-masz{ki} ba#-[hul] | year: “Ḫarši and Kimash were destroyed. |
| 9' | 4(u) [...] | 40 ... |
| 10' | ki al-la# [...-ta] | from Alla ... |
| 11' | iti ses-da-[gu7] | month: “Piglet-feast,’ |
| 12' | 1(gesz2) [...] | 60 ... |
| 13' | 3(u) 5(disz) [...] | 35 ... |
| 14' | ki zabar#-[dab5-ta] | from Zabardab |
| 15' | 3(disz) [...] | 3 ... |
| 16' | ki dingir-a-[...-ta] | from Dingir-a- |
| 17' | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 18' | ki ur-{d}EN-[...-ta] | from Ur-Bel- |
| 19' | iti u5-bi2-[gu7] | month: “ubi-feast, |
| 20' | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) [...] | 9 ... |
| 21' | 1(disz) ab2# | 1 cow |
| 22' | ki lu2#-[...-ta] | from Lu-... |
| 23' | iti# [...] | month ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 5(disz) [...] | 5 ... |
| 3 | iti ezem-[an-na] | month: "Festival of An," |
| 4 | 6(disz) [...] | 6 ... |
| 5 | iti ezem-me-ki#-[gal2] | month: “Festival-of-Mekigal, |
| 6 | kiszib3 puzur4#-[...] | under seal of Puzur- |
| 7 | 3(u) 2(disz) [...] | 32 ..., |
| 8 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) [...] | 9 ... |
| 9 | kiszib3 ar-szi-[ah] ensi2 babila#[{ki}] | under seal of Arši-aḫ, governor of Babylon |
| 10 | 2(u) 2(disz) [...] | 22 ..., |
| 11 | 4(disz) [...] | 4 ... |
| 12 | kiszib3 ka5-a-[...] mu ensi2-[sze3] | under seal of Ka-a-..., year: "The governor." |
| 13 | a-ra2 1(disz)-[kam] | for the first time |
| 14 | 1(disz) gu4 hal-hal [...] | 1 ox, ..., |
| 15 | mu kal-{d}szul-gi# [...] | year: “Kal-Šulgi |
| 16 | 1(disz) gu4 {d}x-[...] | 1 ox (for) |
| 17 | giri3 ka5#-[a ...] | via Ka’a |
| 18 | a-ra2 [...] | For how long ...? |
| 19 | 3(disz) [...] | 3 ... |
| 20 | giri3# [...] | via ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gu4 kiszib3 ab-ba | 1 ox, under seal of Abba |
| 2 | 1(disz) gu4 [...]-du10# sukkal | 1 ox, ...-du, the messenger |
| 3 | 3(disz) gu4# x-da#-ga | 3 oxen, ...daga |
| 4 | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 5 | kiszib3 zu-li-li | under seal of Zulili |
| 6 | 2(disz) gu4 kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3 | 2 oxen, its sealed tablets: 2 |
| 7 | kiszib3 er3-ra-ba-ni | under seal of Erra-bani; |
| 8 | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 9 | kiszib3 szu-ma-ma | under seal of Šumama |
| 10 | 4(disz) gu4 kiszib3 {d}szul-gi-iri-mu | 4 oxen, under seal of Šulgi-irimu |
| 11 | lu2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur szabra an-na | the man of Lu-Ninšubur, chief household administrator of An |
| 12 | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 13 | kiszib3 i-ti-su | under seal of Itisu |
| 14 | 2(disz) gu4 | 2 oxen, |
| 15 | kiszib3 a-bu-um-dingir | under seal of Abum-ili |
| 16 | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 17 | kiszib3 szu-ku-bu-um | under seal of Šukubum |
| 18 | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 19 | kiszib3 ur-{d}suen dumu u3-sa6-a | under seal of Ur-Suen, son of Usa |
| 20 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 21 | iti ses-da-gu7 | month: “Piglet-feast,’ |
| 22 | 1(u) 1(disz) gu4 | 11 oxen |
| 23 | 2(disz) ab2 | 2 cows, |
| 24 | kiszib3 bi#-x-[...] | under seal of Bi- |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | ($ blank space $) 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) | (total:) 420, |
| 2 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
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