The Reconstruction Of The Archives Of Abba-kalla, Thecattle And Flock Official Of The Tribute Animal Center Of Ur-â…¢ Dynasty(As 3 V/24- IS 2 X )

In reign of the second term king ?ulgi of Ur III dynasty(2093 BC-2046 BC), the dynasty reached its peak. In order to meet the increasing demand, a large animal tribute center named é-Puzrish-Dagan was built by the king ?ulgi at his 39 th year’s dominance(2056 BC) near the holy city Nippur, this animal tribute center located at Drehem site in modern Iraq.é-Puzri?-Dagan, which was near to the Nippur and Tummal, was convenient for provide festival celebration and religious sacrifices required a lot of sacrifices, at the same time can also provided consumption of livestock for nobles, officials and foreign diplomats and soldiers. It serves a vital purpose in the of national economic management system in Ur III dynasty.This paper reconstructs the documents of Abba-kalla, arrange the text according to the time sequence, and presented in three languages: Sumerians, English and Chinese. From the archive we learn that the career of Abba-kalla lasted from ? 45 ii/00 to IS 2 x/00, The duty of Abba-kalla concerns two aspects: the period of ?ulgi. Amar-Sin and Su-Sin, Abba-kalla was mainly responsible for the cattle and sheep to took over the work, receipt and withdrawn, as scribe, Abba-kalla mainly perform checking accounts; in the period of Ibbi-Sin, Abba-kalla mainly responsible for copy receipt.Through the reconstruction of the archive of Abba-kalla, we generally understand the job dutiesbasic work of Abba-kalla, the structure and the operation mode of the tribute Animal Center, and provided primeval and trustworthy documentary testimony for the research of the tribute Animal Center and the politics, economics of Ur III dynasty. It also provides reliable document for studying the elementary social form of Sumerian country.