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Publication
Primary publication:	CDLJ 2012/1 §4.44
Author:	Ouyang Xiaoli & Brookman, William R.
Publication date:	2012
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Citation:
Author remarks:	Withdrawal of livestock for festivals and deities
Published collation:
CDLI no.:	P416430
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz0029r215
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Source of original electronic files
Catalogue:	20110310 cdliadmin_ouyang
Transliteration:	Ouyang Xiaoli; Brookman, William R.
Translation:	Ouyang Xiaoli; Brookman, William R.
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Collection Information
Owner:	Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Museum no.:	E59419
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Genre:	Administrative
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Language:	Sumerian

Physical Information
Object type:	tablet
Material:	clay
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Measurements (mm):	63 x 43 x 19
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Provenience:
Provenience:	Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology:
Period:	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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Date of Origin:	Šū-Suen.03.11d.29 (intercalated)
Dates referenced:	Šū-Suen.03.11d.29 (intercalated)
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Tablet

obverse
1. [n] gu4 u2 7(disz) udu u2
#tr.en: n ox(en), grass-fed, 7 sheep, grass-fed,
2. ki puzur4-i3-li2
#tr.en: with Puzur-ilī;
3. 1(disz) gu4 u2 5(disz) udu u2
#tr.en: 1 ox, grass-fed, 5 sheep, grass-fed,
4. ki nimgir-inim-gi-na
#tr.en: with Nimgir-inimgina;
5. 1(disz) gu4 u2 5(disz) udu u2
#tr.en: 1 ox, grass-fed, 5 sheep, grass-fed,
6. ki ga-ba-tal
#tr.en: with Gab-atal;
7. 1(disz) gu4 u2 5(disz) udu u2
#tr.en: 1 ox, grass-fed, 5 sheep, grass-fed,
8. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: with Ur-Baba;
9. 5(disz)# udu u2 ki lu2-sa6-ga
#tr.en: 5 sheep, grass-fed, with Lu-saga;
10. ugula# lugal-ku3#-zu
#tr.en: foreman: Lugal-kuzu;
11. 1(disz) gu4 u2 5(disz) udu u2
#tr.en: 1 ox, grass-fed, 5 sheep, grass-fed,
12. ugula# nam-ha-ni
#tr.en: foreman: Namḫani;
13. [...] udu# u2 ki# i-zu-zu
#tr.en: n sheep, grass-fed, with Izuzu,

reverse
1. [ugula ta2-hi]-isz-a-tal
#tr.en: foreman: Taḫiš-atal;
2. [... gu4] u2 1(u) udu u2
#tr.en: n ox(en), grass-fed, 10 sheep, grass-fed,
3. [ki sza3]-ku3-ge szabra
#tr.en: with Šakuge, the household manager;
4. [... gu4] u2 siskur2 guru7
#tr.en: n ox(en), grass-fed, siskur-offering for the granary,
5. [ki] lu2-{d}nanna
#tr.en: with Lu-Nanna;
6. [... gu4] u2 siskur2 {d}nisaba
#tr.en: n ox(en), grass-fed, siskur-offering for Nisaba,
7. [ki] e2-a-ba-ni
#tr.en: with Ea-bani;
8. [... nig2]-dab5# ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
#tr.en: ... taken, month “Festival of Šu-Suen,”
9. [sza3] na-gab2-tum
#tr.en: in the Fattening House,
10. ARAD2#-mu maszkim
#tr.en: ARAD-mu, responsible official;
11. [u4] 2(u) 9(disz)-kam ki du11-ga-ta ba-zi
#tr.en: the 29th day, booked out from Duga(’s account),
12. giri3# hu-la-al dub-sar
#tr.en: via Ḫulal, the scribe;
13. [iti] diri ezem-me-ki-gal2 us2-sa
#tr.en: extra month following: “Mekigal Festival,”
14. [mu] si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
#tr.en: year: “Simanum was destroyed.”

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