NABU 2018/041 2 (P427679)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | NABU 2018/041 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P427679 |
| Museum no. | USCRBSC 2 |
| Collection | Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, University of South Carolina Libraries, Columbia, South Carolina, 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 Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 25 rams, 1 billy goat, |
| obverse 2 | foreman: Aḫuni, cattle manager; |
| obverse 3 | 2 rams, |
| obverse 4 | herders of Uruk; |
| obverse 5 | 6 rams, foreman: Namḫani, cattle manager; |
| obverse 6 | 10 less 1 rams, |
| obverse 7 | 3 billy goats, |
| obverse 8 | foreman: Ur-nigar, cattle manager; |
| obverse 9 | 3 rams, |
| obverse 10 | 1 billy goat, |
| reverse 1 | foreman: Ipḫur, cattle manager; |
| reverse 2 | 7 rams, 1 billy goat, |
| reverse 3 | foreman: Šu-Ea, cattle manager; |
| reverse 4 | 1 ram, shepherd of Umma; |
| reverse 5 | 1 billy goat, foreman: Imid-Ištar, cattle manager; |
| reverse 6 | 1 billy goat, foreman: Ur-Baba, cattle manager; |
| reverse 7 | Total: 53 rams, 8 billy goats, |
| reverse 8 | as mašdare’a(-offering) of the shepherds, |
| reverse 9 | delivery by Nasa taken over; |
| reverse 10 | month: “Festival-of-An,” |
| reverse 11 | year: “Ḫarši and Kimaš were destroyed.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 | |
| 2 | ugula a-hu-ni szusz3 | |
| 3 | 2(disz) udu | |
| 4 | sipa unu{ki}-ga-me | |
| 5 | 6(disz) udu ugula nam-ha-ni szusz3 | |
| 6 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu | |
| 7 | 3(disz) masz2 | |
| 8 | ugula ur-nigar{gar} szusz3 | |
| 9 | 3(disz) udu | |
| 10 | 1(disz) masz2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ugula ip-hur szusz3 | |
| 2 | 7(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2# | |
| 3 | ugula szu-e2-a szusz3 | |
| 4 | 1(disz) udu sipa umma{ki} | |
| 5 | 1(disz) masz2 ugula i-mi-id-esz18-dar szusz3 | |
| 6 | 1(disz) masz2 ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 szusz3 | |
| 7 | szunigin 5(u) 3(disz) udu 8(disz) masz2 | |
| 8 | masz2-da-re-a sipa-ke4-ne | |
| 9 | mu-kux(DU) na-sa6 i3-dab5 | |
| 10 | iti ezem-an-na | |
| 11 | mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 ki-masz{ki} ba-hul# | |
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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