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CDLJ 2012/1 §4.07 (P416438)

Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationCDLJ 2012/1 §4.07
IDP416438
Museum no.E59427
CollectionPeabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotPuzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Coordinates32.0591, 45.2922

English translation

By Ouyang Xiaoli; Brookman, William R. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 12 oxen, barley-fed, 6 sheep, barley-fed, “following oxen,”
obverse 211 sheep, 1 lamb,
obverse 31 kid, 2 gazelle fawns,
obverse 4of the governor in Umma, delivery for the Akitu in the (month) “Harvest” ...;
obverse 52 bucks, 1 lamb,
obverse 6of Nigar-kidu
obverse 7n sheep, barley-fed, 1 lamb,
reverse 1of the governor of Apiak;
reverse 5month: “Gazelle feast,”
reverse 6year after: “Urbilum was destroyed;”
left 1nth day.

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
12(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
21(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4
31(disz) masz2 2(disz) amar masz-da3
4ensi2 umma{ki} mu-kux(DU)# a2-ki-ti sze-sag11-ku5-ka [...]
52(disz) masz2-gal 1(disz) sila4
6nigar{gar}-ki-du10
7[n] udu niga 1(disz) sila4
reverse
1ensi2# [a-pi2-ak{ki}]
2[...] x [...]
3[...]
4[...]
5[iti masz-da3]-gu7
6[mu] us2#-sa ur-bi2#-lum{ki} ba-hul
left
1u4 [n-kam]

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