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Period	Language	Provenance	Object	CDLI
Ur III	Sumerian	Irisaĝrig	Tablet	P453366
Date	Dates Referenced		Measurements	Seal
AS09 - 02 - 30?				N

Owner	Museum No.	Accession No.	Excavation No.
Artemis Gallery (auction house), Louisville, CO, USA

Publication
Owen, D.I.	2016	Studies Milano, p. 351 no. 16	Edition (T)
–––	2013	Paul Fraser Collectibles.com 2013.03.04	Auction (P)
–––	2013	Artemis Gallery 2013.03.01	Auction
Owen, D.I.	2013	BDTNS 193412	Resource (P)
–––	2021	ePSD P453366	Resource (T)
–––	–––	CDLI P453366	Resource

Author of Transliteration
Transliteration of text	2013	Molina, M. ( BDTNS )
Revision of text	2016	Owen, D.I. ( Studies Milano, p. 351 no. 16 )
Revision of text	2020	Pottorf, A. ( BDTNS )

Remarks

Tablet auctioned at Artemis Gallery-Antiquities Saleroom. This auction house does not currently provide any kind of information on the tablet on its website. Pictures were sent by David I. Owen (2013.08.11). The information below comes from www.paulfrasercollectibles.com (2013.03.04):
«Sumerian cuneiform tablet brings $10,500 to Antiquities Saleroom.
An ancient Sumerian tablet written in cuneiform script was translated prior to the sale.
Paul Fraser Collectibles, Monday 4 March 2013.
Newsletter Antiquities Saleroom has sold an ancient Sumerian tablet inscribed with cuneiform script as part of its March 1 auction in Colorado.
Sumerian cuneiform tablet.
Cuneiform script is one of the world's earliest forms of writing.
The tablet, which had been translated prior to the sale, sold for $10,500, sitting comfortably within its $8,000-12,000 valuation.
Cuneiform script is perhaps the earliest known form of writing, having emerged in the late 4th millennium BC in modern day Iraq.
The tablet at auction is helpfully inscribed with its date and, although the month is damaged and unreadable, we can tell that it was inscribed in the 4th year of King Amar-Suen of Ur, or 2042 BC.
Translated by leading authority Renee Kovacs, the tablet is an account of personnel and administrators involved in agriculture. An audit of the conscripted workers, it reads in part:
"Lugal-igihush, cattle scribe: Lu-Abu, his son, not assigned, assigned by the cattle scribe. Irdada, archivist, recorder Shu-ili, his son, (grain) grinders servers of the god Nagar."
This list continues over five columns on both the obverse and the reverse of the tablet. While the obverse is clean and completely readable, the reverse is encrusted with dirt, providing the new buyer with a task that may reveal further insights into this ancient culture.
Also starring in the same auction was a magnificent Chinese lohan sculpture, which sold for $9,000 to achieve a 200% increase on its $3,000 high estimate. Lohan sculptures, which depict an enlightened Buddhist figure, are an incredibly popular collecting field, with a jade example selling at Bonhams in November 2012 for $479,540.
Paul Fraser Collectibles continues to bring you the latest news on collecting. For more, sign up to our free weekly newsletter.»
[M. Molina]
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i 1	AŠc Lugal-igi-huš dub-sar gu₄-10
2	AŠ Lu₂-^dAb-u₂ dumu-ni
3	nu-dab₅-me (dab₅ over erased banda₃^?)
4	------------
5	dub-sar gu₄-10 i₃-dab₅
6	AŠc Arad₂-Da-da
	(erased line)
7	GA₂-dub-ba sag-du₅^! (=GIN₂)
8	DIŠ Šu-i₃-li₂ dumu-ni
9	kinkin₂ giri₃-se₃-ga ^dPAP.NAGAR-ta
10	AŠc Šu-^dEn-lil₂ nu-banda₃ gu₄
11	AŠ Ma-ma-ILLAT-su₂ šeš-a-ni
12	nu-^⌈dab₅^⌉-me
13	nu-banda₃ gu₄ i₃-dab₅
14	AŠc I-din-^dTišpak
15	DIŠ Šu-^dIštaran dumu-ni
16	AŠc Ku-ku
17	AŠc Šu-Ir₃-ra
18	DIŠ Da-da-ni
19	dumu-ni-me
20	zah₃ Puzur₄-šu^?-bi dumu En-um-i₃-li₂
21	arad₂-me
22	I-di₃-^dTišpak i₃-dab₅
23	šu Arad₂-e-bi^?
ii 1	AŠc Da-ad-da engar
2	AŠ Ur-^dNin-isin₂
3	DIŠ ^dIŠKUR-ba-ni
4	dumu-ni-me
5	zah₃ ^dIŠKUR-ILLAT dumu En-um-i₃-li₂
6	arad₂-me
7	AŠc Puzur₄-Keš₃^ki
8	si₁₂-a ^giškiri₆ Za-an-za-num₂ dumu A-ma-DU₁₀
9	^giškiri₆ Ma-at-i₃-li₂ dumu-ni
10	nu-dab₅-me
11	Da-ad-da engar i₃-dab₅
12	AŠc Ur-^dDumu-zi šeš Mu-mu-e
13	dumu-AŠ Šu-^dNisaba
14	DIŠ La-qi₃-pu-um
15	dumu-ni-me
16	nu-dab₅^!-me (=LAGAB×BAD)
17	zah₃ I-din-E₂-a
18	zah₃ ^dAš₃-gi₅-ba-ni
19	AŠc Ep-qu₂-ša dumu En-um-i₃-li₂
20	AŠc Nu-ra-a
21	AŠc Su-lu-lu dumu-ni
22	arad₂-me
23	Ur-^dDumu-zi engar i₃-dab₅
iii 1	AŠc Šu-Ku-bu-um
2	AŠc Za-na-na
3	AŠc Šu-Ir₃-ra
4	AŠ Ep-qu₂-ša
5	dumu-AŠ A-da-lal₃
6	dumu-ni-me
7	uš₂ Nu-ur₂-i₃-li₂
8	nu-dab₅-me
9	zah₃ arad₂ Šu-Ir₃-ra dumu A-pi-li₂-a
10	Šu-Ku-bu-um engar i₃-dab₅
11	zah₃ Ur-^dDumu-zi engar dumu Nu-ur₂-i₃-li₂ ba-uš₂
12	AŠc Puzur₄-^dAš₃-gi₅ dumu Im-ta₂-lik
13	AŠc Šar-ru-um-^dI₇
14	AŠc A₂-li₂-id
15	dumu Šu-ba-ar^ki-me
16	arad₂-me
17	ki Nu-ur₂-i₃-li₂ engar-ta
18	Ur-^dDumu-zi engar i₃-dab₅
19	------------
20	Šu-^dEn-lil₂ nu-banda₃ gu₄ i₃-dab₅
21	AŠc E-lu-lu-e nu-banda₃ gu₄
22	dumu-AŠ Šu-^dNin-šubur
23	DIŠ Ur-^giškiri₆
24	DIŠ Šu-Eš₁₈-tar₂
iv 1	dumu-ni-me
2	AŠ Šu-^dDUMU.ZI šeš-a-ni
3	nu-dab₅-me
4	nu-banda₃ gu₄ i₃-dab₅
5	AŠc Ur-^dGeštin-an-na engar
6	AŠc Ur-^dŠul-pa-e₃
7	AŠ Tu-ra-am-i₃-li₂
8	dumu-AŠ A-da-lal₃
9	dumu-AŠ^? La-al-ku-ta
10	dumu-ni-me
11	zah₃ Puzur₄-Eš₁₈-tar₂
12	arad₂-me
13	AŠc Lu-lu
14	DIŠ MUL^?-ur-sag
15	DIŠ U₂-tul₂-Ma-ma
16	dumu-ni-me
17	DIŠ Puzur₄-Keš₃^ki
18	dumu Ad-mu-um-me
19	zah₃ Dan-šar-ru-um šeš I-tur₂-DINGIR
20	nu-dab₅-me
21	AŠc ARAD₂-aš₂-ra-ni dumu Ga-ni
22	DIŠ Ga-ni dumu-ni
23	Ur-^dGeštin-an-na engar i₃-dab₅
24	AŠc E₂-ki engar
25	AŠc En^?-u₂-a
v 1	AŠ Ur-^dŠul-pa-e₃
2	dumu-AŠ Ur-^dEn-lil₂^?
3	DIŠ Šu-^dNin-šubur
4	DIŠ ^dŠul-gi-i₃-li₂
5	DIŠ Dingir-sukkal
6	DIŠ ^dAmar-^dSuen-ba-ni
7	dumu-ni-me
8	AŠc Ur-^dNanše^? (=UNUG)
9	DIŠ Ur-^dŠul-gi
10	zah₃ I-din-E₂-a
11	arad₂-me
12	E₂-ki engar i₃-dab₅
13	AŠc Nu-ur₂-i₃-li₂ engar^? EN×MAŠ-kak dumu E-la-nu-(ug^?-/id^?)
14	AŠ I₃-li₂-me-ti arad₂-da-ni
15	ki Šu-na-gar₃ PA (x)
16	nu-banda₃ Puzur₄-ku^?-/bi^?
17	AŠc Šu-Ga-ga
18	AŠc Puzur₄-^dAš₃-gi₅
19	AŠ MI-^dAš₃-gi₅ x
20	dumu-AŠ A-bu-šu-ni
21	DIŠ A-pi-li₂-a
22	DIŠ ^dAmar-^dSuen-(ba-ni)
23	dumu-ni-me
24	arad₂-me
25	AŠc Zu-zu
26	AŠ Šu-Me-me
r. i 1	DIŠ^? U-la^?-lum
2	dumu-ni-me
3	^⌈guruš^⌉-me
4	ki ^⌈x x^⌉-i₃-li₂ engar-ta
5	Nu-ur₂-i₃-li₂ engar i₃-dab₅
6	AŠc ^⌈Kur-bi-la-ak^⌉ / ^⌈x x x^⌉-i₃^?-li₂
7	^⌈x^⌉ ^⌈Lugal^?^⌉-[nig₂^?]-lagar-e
8	šu^? ^⌈Ur^?^⌉-^dSuen
9	DIŠ ^⌈Arad₂^?^⌉-^dSuen
10	^⌈dumu-ni^⌉-me
11	AŠc ^⌈x^⌉-a-LUM
12	zah₃ guruš ^giškiri₆
13	^⌈dumu^⌉ Lugal-šeš-^⌈me^?^⌉
14	arad₂-me
15	^⌈x^⌉ ^dEn-lil₂-la₂
16	^⌈Kur-bi-la^⌉-ak engar i₃-dab₅
17	^⌈x^⌉ ^⌈arad₂^⌉ Ab-ba engar
18	zah₃ E₂-a-he₂-gal₂
19	AŠc Puzur₄-^dA(š₇-gi₄)
20	AŠc Šu-^dNin-x-(x)
21	AŠc Puzur₄-a-bi
22	AŠc Ad-mu-um
23	dumu Zu-NI-a-me
24	arad₂-me
25	Ab-ba engar i₃-dab₅
r. ii 1	[...]
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2	[...]
3	^⌈x x^⌉ ki ^⌈x^⌉ [...]
4	AŠc Ur-^dDumu-zi dumu-ni
5	------------
6	DIŠ [...]-ha-ma-ti
7	dumu-ni-me
8	^⌈zah₃^?^⌉ A-da-lal₃ / šeš-a-ni
9	arad₂-me
10	^⌈x x x^⌉ ^⌈IM^⌉
11	dumu^? ^⌈x x x^⌉ geme₂-/kar-ke₃^ke₄
12	DIŠ En-um-i₃-li₂ dumu-ni
13	AŠc Puzur₄-^dLi₉-/^⌈si₄^⌉ nu-^⌈dab₅^⌉ šeš-a-ni
14	--- A-ha-ti
15	^⌈x x x^⌉
16	nu-dab₅-me
17	------------
r. iii 1	------------
2	šu-nigin₂ AŠc [...]-^⌈x^⌉
3	šu-nigin₂ dumu nita₂
4	nu-dab₅-me
5	[...] i₃-dab₅
6	(ki^?) Ur-mes-^⌈ta^?^⌉
7	šu-nigin₂ AŠc dumu nita₂
8	šu-nigin₂ [...]
9	šu-nigin₂ [...]
10	šu-nigin₂ [...]
11	šu-nigin₂ šeš-tab-ba
12	šu-nigin₂ dumu-AŠ dumu nita₂
13	šu-nigin₂ 2 dumu nita₂
14	nu-dab₅-me
15	nu-banda₃ gu₄ i₃-dab₅
16	šu-nigin₂ 1(AŠc) engar
17	šu-nigin₂ 1(AŠ) ^⌈šeš-tab^?-ba^?^⌉
18	EN×[MAŠ]-kak-me
19	šu-nigin₂ 1(AŠ) engar
20	šu-nigin₂ 1(AŠ) dumu nita₂
21	šu-nigin₂ dumu-AŠ dumu nita₂
22	nu-dab₅-me
23	šu-nigin₂ 5(AŠc) engar
24	šu-nigin₂ 3(AŠ) dumu-AŠ arad₂
25	šu-nigin₂ dumu-x-AŠ dumu nita₂
26	šu-nigin₂ 6(DIŠ) dumu nita₂
27	šu-nigin₂ 1(DIŠ) guruš šu-gi₄
r. iv 1	^⌈arad₂-me^⌉
2	^⌈engar^⌉-me
3	^⌈šu-nigin₂^⌉ ^⌈x^⌉ guruš
4	šu-nigin₂ 1^?(AŠ) dumu nita₂
5	šu-nigin₂ dumu-AŠ dumu nita₂
6	šu-nigin₂ 6(DIŠ) dumu ^⌈nita₂^?^⌉
7	^⌈nu^⌉-dab₅-me
8	šu-nigin₂ 20(c) guruš
9	šu-nigin₂ 1(AŠ) dumu nita₂
10	šu-nigin₂ dumu-AŠ dumu nita₂
11	šu-nigin₂ 6(DIŠ) dumu nita₂
12	šu-nigin₂ 1(DIŠ) guruš šu-gi₄
13	^⌈arad₂-me^⌉
14	ša₃-gu₄-me
15	šu-nigin₂ 1(AŠc) nagar
16	šu-nigin₂ 1(AŠ) ^⌈dumu nita₂^⌉
17	nu-dab₅-^⌈me^⌉
18	šu-nigin₂ 2(AŠc) ^⌈guruš^⌉
19	šu-nigin₂ 1(DIŠ) dumu nita₂
20	A-^⌈x (x)^⌉^ki-^⌈me^⌉
21	^⌈arad₂^⌉-me
22	šu-nigin₂ 12^? guruš ^⌈zah₃^⌉
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r. v	============
1	gurum₂ ak dib-ba (=IGI.EREN₂)
2	giri₃-se₃-ga gu₄-apin 10 [x]
3	Lugal-igi-huš / dub-sar gu₄-kam
4	Ur-mes ensi₂
5	giri₃ ^dŠara₂-kam dub-/sar
6	^⌈u₃^⌉ ^⌈Ur-^dEn-gal-/du-du^⌉ ^⌈šakkan₆^⌉
7	iti šu-^⌈gar-(gal)^⌉ u₄ 30^? ba-^⌈ra-zal^⌉
8	mu en ^dNanna ^⌈Kar^⌉-/zi-da ba-hun