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Object |
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Ur III
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Sumerian
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Umma |
Tablet |
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Dates Referenced |
Measurements |
Seal |
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38×30
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Owner |
Museum No. |
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Excavation No. |
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Ancient Resource / Gabriel Vandervort (gallery), Montrose, CA, USA
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Freemark 2 (dispersed)
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Author of Transliteration
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| Transliteration of text | 2014 | Molina, M. ( BDTNS ) |
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Remarks
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Pictures and information sent by Pekka Erelt via D.I. Owen, 2014.07.13:
«Small collection now on sale. It has an interesting provenance including a letter from the University of Michigan, dated April 29, 1952, from George G. Cameron, Chairman, Department of Near Eastern Studies.
[Letter:]
"Cuneiform Documents in the possession of E.C. Freemark, Elmore, Ohio. The tablets were all rebaked and translated by Albrecht Goetze of Yale University.
Sumerian, Ur Dynasty, from Drehem. c. 2121 BC.
Record concerning the receipt of men, sheep and goats. "633 men, sheep (and) goats". From Naram-ili / Ur-nigin-gar. Rev.: received / Month 1 / Year Shulgi. 48.
With full hand-written transcription and translation from 1913. Measures 36x35x17 mm (1 3/8" x 1 5/16" x 1/2"). Freemark reference #1 with his numbered tag inked on edge.
Sumerian, Ur Dynasty, about 2140 BC.
Record concerning the receipt of […?]. (of) the garden of Shulgi-insina / From Sharakam / (as) delivery / [Ku]lia [re]ceived. Reverse: [lost]. Measures 38x30mm (1 1/2" x 1 3/16").
Freemark reference #2 with his numbered tag inked on edge.
Sumerian, Ur Dynasty, about 2118 BC.
Record of animals expended for sacrifices. "1 female donkey, grain fed, 1 male goat (for) Enlil, 1 female donkey […..], 1 […..] calf (for) Ninlel, in […..]. Reverse: At royal expense, 26th day, were expended by Duggali. Through Dada, the sar-ra-ab-du, and Dugga, the oeconomus. Month 9, year Bur-Sin 5. Measures 45x38x17 mm (1 3/4" x 1 3/8" x 3/8" thick).
Freemark reference #3 with his numbered tag inked on edge.
Sumerian, Ur Dynasty, probably from Drehem, about 2120 BC.
Record concerning outgoing animals. Date illegible. Measures 40x35x15 mm (1 9/16" x 1 5/16" x 1/2"). Surfaces mostly worn but cuneiform text visible.
Freemark reference #4 with his numbered tag inked on edge.
This one does not come with an entry in the itemized letter/list but came from the same group.
Sumerian, Ur Dynasty, from Drehem. c. 2117 BC.
Record concerning sheep. "1 gukkal sheep, 1 alum sheep, on the 25th day from Abba-shagga. Reverse: Uta-misaram took over, Month 3, year Bur-Sin 6.
Measures 29x29x13mm (1 1/8" x 1 1/8" x 1/2").
Freemark reference #5 with his numbered tag inked on edge.
Sumerian, Ur Dynasty, from Umma, 2111 BC.
Provisions for messengers (Shu-Ishtar, Gi-nu-lum, x […..] and Ur-Sin). Month 7, the 4th day, Year Shu-Sin 3, from Umma. Measures 24x21x8 mm (7/8" x 13/16" x 5/16").
Freemark reference #6 with his numbered tag inked on edge.
Old Babylonian, 1954 BC (Larsa). Record concerning delivery of barley. No month, Year Abi-sare 6. Old Babylonian. Cf. No. 13. Deep-cut cuneiform inscription. Measures 43x32x13 mm (1 3/4" x 1 1/4" x 1/2").
Freemark reference #15 with his numbered tag inked on edge."
Best wishes,
Pekka».»
[M. Molina]
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[x] zi2-na
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[giš]kiri6 dŠul-gi-/Isin2si.ki-x
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[ki] dŠara2-kam-ta
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[mu]-kux (=DU)
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5
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[x]-NI-a
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6
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[šu] ba-ti
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r.
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[...] (rev. lost)
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