AUCT 3, 253 & 254 (P104470)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

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Transliteration

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gu4 niga 2(u) udu
 en: 2 oxen, grain-fed, 20 rams,
2. ku3-{d}szara2 ensi2 i-szim-{d}szul-gi
 en: (from) Ku-Šara, governor of Išim-Šulgi;
3. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) udu
 en: 1 ox, grain-fed, 10 rams,
4. {d}nisaba-an-dul3 szabra
 en: (from) Nisaba-andul, chief household administrator;
5. szu la2-a
 en: ...,
6. kiszib3 nu-tuku
 en: unsealed,
reverse
1. inim {d}szara2-kam-ta
 en: by order of Šarakam,
2. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta ba-zi
 en: from (the account of) Abba-saga booked out,
3. kiszib3 lu2-bi-ne
 en: under seal of Lu-bine;
4. {d}szara2-kam-e
 en: by Šarakam
5. tum3-dam
 en: to be transported;
6. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
 en: month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,”
7. mu en {d}nanna ba-hun
 en: year: “The lord of Nanna was installed.”
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) gu4 niga 2(u) udu ku3-{d}szara2 ensi2 i-szim-{d}szul-gi{ki}
 en: 2 oxen, grain-fed, 20 rams, (from) Ku-Šara, governor of Išim-Šulgi;
2. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) udu {d}nisaba-an-dul3 szabra
 en: 1 ox, grain-fed, 10 rams, (from) Nisaba-andul, chief household administrator;
3. szu la2-a
 en: ...,
4. kiszib3# nu#-tuku
 en: unsealed,
  blank space
  seal impression
5. [inim {d}szara2-kam]-ta#
 en: by order of Šarakam,
6. [ki ab-ba-sa6-ga]-ta [ba]-zi#
 en: from (the account of) Abba-saga booked out,
reverse
1. kiszib3# lu2-bi-ne
 en: under seal of Lu-bine;
2. {d#}szara2-kam-e
 en: by Šarakam
3. tum3#-dam
 en: to be transported;
  blank space
  seal impression
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
 en: month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,”
5. mu en {d}nanna ba-hun
 en: year: “The lord of Nanna was installed.”
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir-ra
 en: Lu-dingira,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga
 en: son of Ur-saga.