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Ur III receipts are the most numerous documents from the Ur III period, and quite possibly from the entire ancient Near East. All Ur III receipts were summarized in accounts (in either the ' | Ur III receipts are the most numerous documents from the Ur III period, and quite possibly from the entire ancient Near East. All Ur III receipts were summarized in accounts (in either the ' | ||
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+ | === Simple Receipts === | ||
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In its most simple form an Ur III receipts contained only the following elements:\\ | In its most simple form an Ur III receipts contained only the following elements:\\ | ||
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- | The name of the delivering agent would be framed by ki ...-ta, and the name of the recipient followed by the composite verb szu ti, usually in the simple form szu ba-ti ('he received' | + | The name of the delivering agent would be framed by ki ...-ta, and the name of the recipient followed by the composite verb šu ti, usually in the simple form šu ba-ti ('he received' |
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Sample text:\\ | Sample text:\\ | ||
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obverse \\ | obverse \\ | ||
- | 1. 1(disz) udu kur-ra ba-usz2 \\ | + | 1. 1(diš) udu kur-ra ba-uš< |
- | //1 foreign | + | //1 sheep of the mountain (= non-indigenous), dead,//\\ |
2. ki ur-ru-ta \\ | 2. ki ur-ru-ta \\ | ||
//from Urru//\\ | //from Urru//\\ | ||
- | 3. a-kal-la | + | 3. a-kal-la |
// | // | ||
4. iti nesag \\ | 4. iti nesag \\ | ||
- | //Month: " | + | //Month: " |
reverse \\ | reverse \\ | ||
(seal impression) \\ | (seal impression) \\ | ||
- | 1. mu {d}szul-gi lugal-e | + | 1. mu <sup>d</ |
//Year: " | //Year: " | ||
seal \\ | seal \\ | ||
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2. dub-sar \\ | 2. dub-sar \\ | ||
// | // | ||
- | 3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} | + | 3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} |
//child of Ur-Nigar, chief cattle administrator.// | //child of Ur-Nigar, chief cattle administrator.// | ||
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+ | In very many instances of course much more detail concerning the transaction was given, very frequent too, more than one item was transferred. The resulting receipts were correspondingly more complex.\\ | ||
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+ | Sample text:\\ | ||
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+ | obverse \\ | ||
+ | 1. 2(diš) < | ||
+ | //2 mats, cover for boats,//\\ | ||
+ | 2. ki a-gu-ta \\ | ||
+ | //From Agu//\\ | ||
+ | 3. ma2 siskur< | ||
+ | //(For) the boat of offerings for Uruk//\\ | ||
+ | 4. lugal-e-ba-an-sa< | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | 5. šu ba-ti\\ | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | reverse \\ | ||
+ | 1. ša< | ||
+ | //within the bala-period.// | ||
+ | (seal impression) | ||
+ | 2. mu a-ra< | ||
+ | //Year: " | ||
+ | seal\\ | ||
+ | 1. lu< | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | 2. dub-sar \\ | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | 3. dumu ur-e< | ||
+ | //child of Ur-E' | ||
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+ | === Receipts mentioning a Conveyor (giri3) === | ||
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+ | Some Ur III receipts mentions a ' | ||
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+ | Sample text:\\ | ||
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+ | obverse \\ | ||
+ | 1. 2(aš) gu2 3(u) ma-na siki GI\\ | ||
+ | //Two gu and 30 mana of yellow wool //\\ | ||
+ | 2. [na< | ||
+ | //according to the 1 gu 2 mana stone.//\\ | ||
+ | 3. [bar udu] mu-ku< | ||
+ | //Fleece of ‘delivered’ sheep. //\\ | ||
+ | 4. mu-ku< | ||
+ | //mu-ku delivery. //\\ | ||
+ | 5. lu< | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | reverse \\ | ||
+ | 1. šu ba-ti\\ | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | 2. giri< | ||
+ | //Conveyor: Nur-Suen. //\\ | ||
+ | 3. u< | ||
+ | //On the 28th day. //\\ | ||
+ | 4. iti a< | ||
+ | //Month: “New Year”. //\\ | ||
+ | 5. mu us< | ||
+ | //Year following: “Šu-Suen king of Ur built the Amorite wall (called) Muriq-tidnim”.// | ||
+ | seal\\ | ||
+ | column 1 \\ | ||
+ | 1. < | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | 2. lugal kal-ga \\ | ||
+ | //Strong king//\\ | ||
+ | 3. lugal uri< | ||
+ | //king of Ur//\\ | ||
+ | 4. lugal an ub-da limmu< | ||
+ | //king of the the four quarters// | ||
+ | column 2 \\ | ||
+ | 1. nu-ur< | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | 2. dub-sar \\ | ||
+ | // | ||
+ | 3. dumu [i-di< | ||
+ | //son of Idi(n)-Erra// | ||
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+ | ===Receipt duplicates=== | ||
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+ | Some 800 primary documents from the Ur III period include the technincal term gaba-ri (kišib3(-ba)), | ||
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