ASJ 09, 270 78 (P102354)
Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USAMuseum Number
X.3.128Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga saga x
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, fine quality,
2. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2#
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, 3rd grade,
3. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga saga# x
en: 1 billy goat, full-grown, grain-fed, fine quality,
4. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga 3(disz)-kam us2#
en: 1 billy goat, full-grown, grain-fed, 3rd grade,
5. 1(disz) udu [niga]
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed,
6. {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2
en: for Enlil and Ninlil;
7. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}nanna
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, 4th grade, for Nanna;
8. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-urta
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, for Ninurta;
9. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nusku
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, for Nusku;
10. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, for Nin-ti’uga;
11. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-szubur
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, for Nin-šubur;
12. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-hur-sag
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, oforf Nin-ḫursag;
13. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa {d}en-ki
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, “following the ox,” for Enki;
14. a2 ge6-ba-a
en: midnight (offering);
15. 1(disz) udu niga saga
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, fine quality,
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 5(disz) x [...] inim-zu-ha-ra-[kal ra2-gaba]
en: 5 ... for Inim-zuḫara-kal
blank space
2'. 5(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa hu-un-hur-ti lu2 hu-ur5-ti{ki}
en: 5 sheep, grain-fed, “following the ox,” of Ḫun-Ḫurti the man of Ḫurti;
3'. giri3 {d}nanna-kam sukkal
en: via Nanna-kam, messenger;
4'. ARAD2-mu maszkim
en: ARADmu was enforcer;
5'. ($ blank space $) 1(u)
en: (subtotal:) 10;
6'. nig2-ba lugal
en: royal gift;
7'. a2 u4-te-na iti u4 2(u) 6(disz) ba-zal
en: evening (offerings); of the month the 26th day has passed;
8'. ki nu-ur2-{d}iszkur-ta ba-zi
en: from Nur-Iškur(’s account) booked out,
9'. giri3 zu-u2-zu szar2-ra-ab-du#
en: via Zuzu, the šarabdu-official;
10'. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi#
en: month: “Festival of Šulgi,”
11'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5#[{ki}]-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li#[{ki} mu-hul]
en: year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the lands of Zabšali destroyed;”
left
1. 4(u) 7(disz) udu
en: (total:) 47 sheep.
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen#
en: Šu-Suen,
2. nita# kal-ga#
en: strong man,
3. x-x-x
en: ...
rest broken
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga saga x
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, fine quality,
2. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2#
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, 3rd grade,
3. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga saga# x
en: 1 billy goat, full-grown, grain-fed, fine quality,
4. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga 3(disz)-kam us2#
en: 1 billy goat, full-grown, grain-fed, 3rd grade,
5. 1(disz) udu [niga]
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed,
6. {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2
en: for Enlil and Ninlil;
7. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}nanna
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, 4th grade, for Nanna;
8. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-urta
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, for Ninurta;
9. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nusku
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, for Nusku;
10. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, for Nin-ti’uga;
11. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-szubur
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, for Nin-šubur;
12. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-hur-sag
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, oforf Nin-ḫursag;
13. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa {d}en-ki
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, “following the ox,” for Enki;
14. a2 ge6-ba-a
en: midnight (offering);
15. 1(disz) udu niga saga
en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, fine quality,
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 5(disz) x [...] inim-zu-ha-ra-[kal ra2-gaba]
en: 5 ... for Inim-zuḫara-kal
blank space
2'. 5(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa hu-un-hur-ti lu2 hu-ur5-ti{ki}
en: 5 sheep, grain-fed, “following the ox,” of Ḫun-Ḫurti the man of Ḫurti;
3'. giri3 {d}nanna-kam sukkal
en: via Nanna-kam, messenger;
4'. ARAD2-mu maszkim
en: ARADmu was enforcer;
5'. ($ blank space $) 1(u)
en: (subtotal:) 10;
6'. nig2-ba lugal
en: royal gift;
7'. a2 u4-te-na iti u4 2(u) 6(disz) ba-zal
en: evening (offerings); of the month the 26th day has passed;
8'. ki nu-ur2-{d}iszkur-ta ba-zi
en: from Nur-Iškur(’s account) booked out,
9'. giri3 zu-u2-zu szar2-ra-ab-du#
en: via Zuzu, the šarabdu-official;
10'. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi#
en: month: “Festival of Šulgi,”
11'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5#[{ki}]-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li#[{ki} mu-hul]
en: year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the lands of Zabšali destroyed;”
left
1. 4(u) 7(disz) udu
en: (total:) 47 sheep.
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen#
en: Šu-Suen,
2. nita# kal-ga#
en: strong man,
3. x-x-x
en: ...
rest broken
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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
This annotation was changed automatically to match a new
version of the transliteration, but has not yet been
reviewed since.
#new_text=P102354
# ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC
1 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
2 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
3 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
4 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
5 x _(_)[_] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
6 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
7 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
8 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
9 3(disz)-kam 3(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _
10 us2 us[follow] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
11 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
12 masz2-gal maszgal[billy_goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
13 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
14 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
15 x _(_)[_] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
16 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
17 masz2-gal maszgal[billy_goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
18 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
19 3(disz)-kam 3(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _
20 us2 us[follow] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
21 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
22 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
23 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
24 {d}en-lil2 Enlil[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
25 {d}nin-lil2 Ninlil[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
26 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
27 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
28 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
29 4(disz)-kam 4(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _
30 us2 us[follow] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
31 {d}nanna Nanna[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
32 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
33 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
34 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
35 {d}nin-urta Ninurta[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
36 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
37 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
38 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
39 {d}nusku Nusku[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
40 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
41 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
42 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
43 {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga Ninti'uga[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
44 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
45 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
46 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
47 {d}nin-szubur Ninszubur[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
48 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
49 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
50 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
51 {d}nin-hur-sag Ninhursagak[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
52 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
53 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
54 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
55 gu4-e-us2-sa gude'usa[lowest_quality] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _
56 {d}en-ki Enki[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
57 a2 a[time] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
58 ge6-ba-a giba'a[midnight] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
59 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
60 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
61 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
62 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
63 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
64 x _[_] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
65 ... _[_] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
66 inim-zu-ha-ra-kal Inimzuharakal[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
67 ra2-gaba _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
68 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
69 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
70 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
71 gu4-e-us2-sa gude'usa[lowest_quality] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs,Abs _ _ _ _
72 hu-un-hur-ti Hunhurti[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
73 lu2 lu[person] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
74 hu-ur5-ti{ki} Hurti[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _
75 lu2 lu[person] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
76 {d}nanna-kam Nannakam[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
77 sukkal sukkal[secretary] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _
78 ARAD2-mu Aradmu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
79 maszkim maszkim[administrator] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
80 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
81 nig2-ba nigba[gift] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
82 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _
83 a2 a[time] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
84 u4-te-na udtena[evening] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _
85 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abl _ _ _ _
86 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
87 2(u) 2(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
88 6(disz) 6(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abs _ _ _ _
89 ba-zal zal[pass] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
90 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
91 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur-ta Nuriszkur[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _
92 ba-zi zig[expend] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
93 giri3 giri[foot] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
94 zu-u2-zu Zuzu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
95 szar2-ra-ab-du szarrabdu[administrator] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _
96 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
97 ezem-{d}szul-gi Ezemszulgir[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _
98 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
99 {d}szu-{d}suen Szusuen[1] PROPN RN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
100 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
101 uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 Urim[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Erg _ _ _ _
102 ma-da mada[land] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
103 za-ab-sza-li{ki} Zabszali[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _
104 mu-hul n] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
105 4(u) 4(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
106 7(disz) 7(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _
107 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
108 {d}szu-{d}suen Szusuen[1] PROPN RN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
109 nita nita[male] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _
110 kal-ga kalag[strong] VERB V _ _ _ _ _
111 x-x-x _[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 270 78
[Snell1987Emory] Snell, Daniel C. 1987. “The Ur III Tablets in the Emory University Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 203–75.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: X.3.128
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.08.26
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| 2023-07-20 at 13:50:39 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | Lafont, Bertrand | approved |
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| 2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Annotation | McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan | Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2015-06-12 at 09:52:37 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-15 at 18:52:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-07-05 at 18:52:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Aupperle, Eric | CDLI | approved |
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| 2013-07-19 at 16:10:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:19:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:05:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 09:44:24 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:15:17 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (029155) (029155)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 09, 270 78 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102354.
ASJ 09, 270 78 artifact entry (No. P102354). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102354
ASJ 09, 270 78 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102354 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
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