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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© Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) amar gu4 ga
en: 1 suckling bull calf,
2. 1(disz) u8 ge6 sza-ru-um-mi-um
en: 1 ewe, black Šarumiyum,
3. 1(disz) masz2-gal szimaszgi2{ki}
en: 1 buck, Šimaškian,
4. 1(disz) sila4 szimaszgi2#{ki}
en: 1 male lamb, Šimaškian,
5. 1(disz) kir11 szimaszgi2{ki}
en: 1 female lamb, Šimaškian,
6. 1(disz) sila4
en: 1 male lamb,
reverse
1. 1(disz) kir11
en: 1 female lamb,
2. ba-usz2 u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
en: slaughtered, the 29th day,
3. ki lu2-dingir-ra#-ta
en: from Lu-dingira
4. ur-nigar{gar}
en: Ur-nigar
5. szu# ba#-ti#
en: received;
6. iti# ezem#-{d#}nin#-a#-zu
en: month: “Ninazu festival,”
7. mu ki#-masz#{ki#} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki#} ba-hul
en: year: “Kimaš and Ḫurti were destroyed.”