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DIA 78.064 (P461534)

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

Designation	DIA 78.064
ID	P461534
Museum no.	DIA 78.064
Collection	Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, 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

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Line	English
obverse 1	2 oxen, grain-fed, top grade,
obverse 2	4 oxen, grain-fed,
obverse 3	“Temples” (ceremony), House-of-Day-7;
obverse 4	the month, day 5 passed;
obverse 5	2 oxen, grain-fed, Inanna,
obverse 6	the month, day 12 passed;
obverse 7	2 oxen, grain-fed, top grade,
obverse 8	9 oxen, grain-fed,
obverse 9	“Temples” (ceremony), House-of-Day-15;
obverse 10	the month, day 13 passed;
obverse 11	in Nippur;
obverse 12	2 oxen, grain-fed, Inanna,
obverse 13	the month, day 14 passed;
obverse 14	2 oxen, grain-fed, Inanna,
obverse 15	the month, day 15 passed;
obverse 16	2 oxen, grain-fed, Inanna,
obverse 17	the month, day 15 passed;
obverse 18	4 oxen, grain-fed, “Festival Boat-of-Heaven,”
obverse 19	the zabardab (official) was enforcer;
reverse 1	the month, day 23 passed;
reverse 2	in Uruk;
reverse 4	1 ox, grain-fed, Annunītum,
reverse 5	1 ox, grain-fed, Ulmašitum,
reverse 6	Nanše-GIRgal was enforcer;
reverse 7	the month, day 30 passed;
reverse 8	in Ur;
reverse 9	(total:) 32 (oxen);
reverse 10	total: 4 oxen, grain-fed, top grade,
reverse 11	total: 28 oxen, grain-fed,
reverse 12	..., bala (tax) of Namzitara, governorn of Kutha,
reverse 13	did Beli-zu accept;
reverse 14	from (the account of) Aḫuni
reverse 15	booked out;
reverse 16	month “Akītu”
reverse 17	year: “Amar-Suen is king.”

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	[2(disz) gu4] niga sag-gu4
2	[4(disz)] gu4 niga
3	esz3#-esz3 e2-u4-7(disz)
4	[iti] u4 5(disz) ba-zal
5	2(disz) gu4 niga {d}inanna
6	iti u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-zal
7	2(disz) gu4 niga sag-gu4
8	1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu4 niga
9	esz3-esz3 e2-u4-1(u) 5(disz)
10	iti u4 1(u) 3(disz) ba-zal
11	sza3 nibru{ki}
12	2(disz) gu4 niga {d}inanna
13	iti u4 1(u) 4(disz) ba-zal
14	2(disz) gu4 niga {d}inanna
15	iti u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal
16	2(disz) gu4 niga {d}inanna
17	iti u4 1(u) 7(disz) ba-zal
18	4(disz) gu4 niga ezem-ma2-an-na
19	zabar-dab5 maszkim
reverse
1	iti u4 2(u) 3(disz) ba-zal
2	sza3 unu{ki}-ga
3	1(disz) gu4 niga {d}nin-hur-sag nu-banda3
4	1(disz) gu4 niga an-nu-ni-tum
5	1(disz) gu4 niga {d}ul-ma-szi-tum
6	{d}nansze-GIR2@g-gal maszkim
7	iti u4 3(u) ba-zal
8	sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
9	($ blank space $) 3(u) 2(disz)
10	szunigin 4(disz) gu4 niga sag-gu4
11	szunigin 2(u) 8(disz) gu4 niga
12	szu-la2-a bala nam-zi-tar-ra ensi2 gu2-du8-a{ki}
13	be#-li2-a-zu i3-dab5
14	ki# a-hu-ni-ta
15	ba#-zi
16	iti# a2-ki-ti
17	[mu {d}]amar#-{d}suen lugal

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