CDLJ 2012/1 §4.40 (P416437)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

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Transliteration

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz)#? udu# niga# 4(disz)#-kam#? us2#
 en: 2(?) sheep, barley-fed, of 4th grade,
2. 2(disz)#? udu# niga# {d#}inanna#
 en: 2(?) sheep, barley-fed, for Inanna,
3. sza3#? x x x lugal#?-ki#?-x
 en: in ...;
4. n masz2? x [...]
 en: n bucks(?) ...,
5. [x] UD x lugal#? x
 en: ...
6. sza3# uri5#{ki#}-ma#
 en: in Ur;
7. 2(disz) udu niga# 3(disz) [...]
 en: 2 sheep, barley-fed, 3 ...,
8. 2(disz) udu# niga# {d#}en#-ki#
 en: 2 sheep, barley-fed, for Enki,
9. 1(disz) udu# niga# dub-la-mah#
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, at Dublamaḫ,
10. sza3 eridu{ki}-ga
 en: in Eridu,
reverse
1. a-tu ra2#-gaba maszkim#
 en: Atu, rider, responsible official;
2. 2(disz) udu# niga# {d#}inanna# unu#{ki#}
 en: 2 sheep, barley-fed, for Inanna of Uruk,
3. a-hu!-ni sagi maszkim#
 en: Aḫuni, cupbearer, responsible official;
4. iti u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ba#-zal#
 en: of the month, day 9 elapsed,
5. ki na-lu5-ta ba#-zi#
 en: from Nalu(‘s account) booked out,
6. sza3# uri5#{ki#}-ma#
 en: in Ur;
  blank space
7. iti ezem-an-na
 en: month: “Festival of An,”
8. mu en {d}nanna# kar-zi-da ba-hun
 en: year: “The high-priestess of Nanna in Karzida was hired.”
seal 1
1. {d#}amar#-{d#}suen#
 en: Amar-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 four quarters:
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-Ḫaya,
8. ARAD2-zu
 en: your servant.
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