Cuneiform Collection – SMM 2
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| Museum #: | SMM 14/19 (14/2) | Period: | Ur III Dynasty |
| Publ. #: | SET 143 | Date: | Amar-Suen, year 5; ca. 21st century BCE |
| Acquired from: | C. Ames, 1915 | Provenience: | Umma (Jokha), Iraq Sumer-Southern Mesopotamia |
| Measurements: | H 48, W 39, Th 19 mm | Culture: | Sumerian |
| Description: | Cuneiform tablet; account of small cattle | Language: | Sumerian |
| Transliteration: | Translation: |
|---|---|
| 1. 1 udu Lú-kal-la | 1. One sheep, Lukalla |
| 2. 1 udu Ur-dŠára | 2. One sheep, Ur-Shara |
| 3. 1 udu Ur-giš | 3. One sheep, Ur-gish |
4. 1 udu  u-un-ša6-mu |
4. One sheep, Hunshamu |
| 5. 1 udu Ur-ru | 5. One sheep, Urru |
| 6. 1 udu Nì-du10-ga-mu | 6. One sheep, Nidugamu |
| 7. 1 udu | 7. One sheep, |
| 8. 1 ùz lo. e. (blank) |
8. one goat, |
| rev. 9. udu didli tir-íd-gal- la-ta | 9. individual sheep from the Forest of the Great Canal |
| 10. 1 udu Lugal-á-zi- da gudu4 | 10. One sheep, Lugal-azida, the anointing-priest |
| 11. 1 udu Ur-TAR.LU tir (blank line) |
11. One sheep, Ur-TAR.LU, the forester |
| 12. šu-nigin 9 udu bar-su-ga | 12. Total: 9 sheep, fleece plucked |
| 13. šu-nigin 1 ùz | 13. Total: 1 goat |
| 14. udu ú dab5-ba | 14. Grazing sheep, captured |
| 15. mu En-unu6-gal dInnin ba-  un |
15. Year Enunugal(anna) was installed (as en-priest of) Inanna (of Uruk) |
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