Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Laurent Hebenstreit collection, Paris
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© Laurent Hebenstreit collection, Paris
Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gu4 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)# udu#
en: 3 oxen, 255 sheep,
2. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-[kam]
en: on the 21st day.
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu#
en: 90 sheep,
4. szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim-sze3
en: šugid-offerings for the kitchen,
5. mu szagina nu-banda3
en: on account of the generals, the captains,
6. u3 ugula-gesz2-da kaskal-ta
en: and the “commanders of 60”, who have
7. er-ra-ne-sze3
en: returned from campaign.
reverse
1. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 ba#-usz2#
en: 1 young gazelle slaughtered
2. e2-kiszib3#-ba#-sze3#
en: for the storehouse (house of sealed things),
3. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam#
en: on the 22nd day.
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4. ki du11-ga-[ta] ba#-zi#
en: Booked out from (the account of) Duga,
5. iti ezem-{d}szul#-gi#
en: Month “Šulgi festival”,
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
en: Year: “Šu-Suen was king”.
seal 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
en: Šu-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
en: Strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
en: King of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
en: King of the four corners,
5. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
en: Ur-Šulpa'e,
6. dub-sar
en: scribe,
7. dumu ur-{d}ha-ia3
en: son of Ur-Haya,
8. ARAD2-zu
en: is your slave.