WCMA 20.1.08 (P424375)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | WCMA 20.1.08 |
|---|---|
| ID | P424375 |
| Museum no. | WCMA 20.1.08 |
| Collection | Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, 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 |
English translation
By Freedman, Sally M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 2 barley-fed sheep (for) Inanna of Uruk, |
| obverse 2 | via Lugalimah, cupbearer; |
| obverse 3 | 1 barley-fed sheep, a milk-fed lamb |
| obverse 4 | (for) Ištaran, |
| obverse 5 | from Nuhi-ilum, the deputy; |
| obverse 6 | 1 milk-fed lamb (for) Nanna, |
| obverse 7 | from Erranada, the deputy; |
| obverse 8 | an offering in the palace; |
| obverse 9 | 1 barley-fed large-goat, from Ili-Dagan, |
| obverse 10 | man of Ebla; |
| obverse 11 | 1 barley-fed large-goat, |
| reverse 1 | 1 barley-fed large-goat, |
| reverse 2 | from ..., man of Uršu |
| reverse 3 | 1 large barley-fed goat, Nagizu, messenger from Ar-... |
| reverse 4 | via Lugalinimgina (and) |
| reverse 5 | ARAD-mu, overseer of the messengers; |
| reverse 6 | ff the month, 14 days have passed, |
| reverse 7 | booked out of (the account of) Ahuni, |
| reverse 8 | month: “Eating piglets,” |
| reverse 9 | year: “Amar-Suen became king.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) udu niga {d}inanna unu{ki} | |
| 2 | giri3 lugal-i3-mah sagi | |
| 3 | 1(disz) udu sze 1(disz) sila4 ga | |
| 4 | {d}isztaran | |
| 5 | nu-hi-dingir-um maszkim | |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila4 ga {d}nanna | |
| 7 | er3-ra-na-da maszkim | |
| 8 | siskur2 sza3 e2-gal | |
| 9 | 1(disz) masz2-gal niga i3-li2-da-gan | |
| 10 | lu2 eb-la{ki} | |
| 11 | 1(disz) masz2-gal niga | |
| 12 | x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) masz2-gal niga | |
| 2 | bu-du-ur2 lu2 ur-szu | |
| 3 | 1(disz) masz2-gal niga na-gi4-zu lu2 kin-gi4-a sza3 ar-[...] | |
| 4 | giri3 lugal-inim-gi?-na | |
| 5 | ARAD2-mu ugula kas4 | |
| 6 | iti u4 1(u) 4(disz) ba-zal | |
| 7 | ki a-hu-ni-ta ba-zi | |
| 8 | iti ses-da-gu7 | |
| 9 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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