Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S000055
Primary Publication: Sigrist, Marcel; Young, Gordon D.; Owen, David I. (1984) MVN 13, 881 & 882
Collection: Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: FLP 0280
Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet & envelope
Material: clay
Date: Šulgi.43.11.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
en: 2 shekels of silver,
2. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
en: its barley 2 gur 2 barig;
ca. 720 liters
3. buru14# ama-bi gi4#-gi4 su3-su3-da#
en: the harvest will remit this debt, should (it) be inundated;
4. ba-a-mu
en: Ba’amu
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
en: by the royal name has sworn;
2. ki {d}nanna-i3-gi-ta
en: from Nanna-igi
3. ba-a-mu
en: did Ba’amu
4. szu ba-ti
en: receive;
5. iti me-gi8-gal2
en: month “Mekigal,”
6. [mu en] {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3
en: year: “The en priestess of Nanna by omens was chosen.”
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
en: 2 shekels of silver,
2. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
en: its barley 2 gur 2 barig;
blank space
3. buru14 ama-bi gi4-gi4 su3-su3-da
en: the harvest will remit this debt, should (it) be inundated;
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3#
en: by the royal name he has sworn;
2. ki {d}nanna-i3-gi-ta
en: from Nanna-igi
blank space
seal impression
3. ba-a-mu# szu ba-ti
en: did Ba’amu receive;
4. iti# me#-gi8#-gal2#
en: month “Mekigal,”
5. mu [en {d}]nanna# [masz2-e] i3-pa3
en: year: “The en priestess of Nanna by omens was chosen.”
seal 1
1. ba-a-mu
en: did Ba’amu,
2. dumu gu3-de2-a
en: son of Gude’a.
