AnOr 01, 250 (P101241)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | AnOr 01, 250 |
|---|---|
| ID | P101241 |
| Museum no. | BNUS 063 |
| Collection | Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
English translation
By Reynolds, Kathryn R. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | 21 17.5/60 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 1 2 | for 12 months, |
| obverse col 1 3 | from month “Harvest” |
| obverse col 1 4 | to month “Dumuzi,” |
| obverse col 1 5 | its labor: 7665 days; |
| obverse col 1 6 | 5 female laborers for 30 days, its labor: 150 days: |
| obverse col 1 7 | female bara-kara-workers. |
| obverse col 1 8 | 3 2/3 female laborers for 33 days, its labor: 121.5 days, |
| obverse col 1 9 | from Akalla; |
| obverse col 1 10 | 30 female laborer days |
| obverse col 1 11 | from Ur-Numušda. |
| obverse col 1 12 | 890 female laborer days |
| obverse col 1 13 | from Nabasa. |
| obverse col 1 14 | Total: 8,856.5 female laborer days |
| obverse col 1 15 | are the debit. |
| obverse col 1 16 | Therefrom: |
| obverse col 2 1 | 10 gur 5 ban2 1 (sila3) rough flour, |
| obverse col 2 2 | 4 ban2 5 sila3 of eša, |
| obverse col 2 3 | 7 gur 1 ban2 of pea-flour, |
| obverse col 2 4 | 2 ban2 8 2/3 sila3 of baba-flour, |
| obverse col 2 5 | 5 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 7 sila3 of x pea-flour flour, |
| obverse col 2 6 | 15 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 of semolina, |
| obverse col 2 7 | 4 barig 2 ban2 2 sila3 of groats, |
| obverse col 2 8 | its labor: 1626 2/3 workdays: |
| obverse col 2 9 | from the barley account; |
| obverse col 2 10 | 425 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 11 | labor of flour-milling, rations for the governor; |
| obverse col 2 12 | 30 female laborer days, “beer-pouring” of the sukkalmaḫ; |
| obverse col 2 13 | 88 female laborer days, at the weir of Dubla-Utu; |
| obverse col 2 14 | 2030 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 15 | labor of weaving; |
| obverse col 2 16 | 8 sealed documents of Gududu. |
| obverse col 2 17 | 45 female laborer days, labor of flour-milling, of the Nagabtum; |
| obverse col 2 18 | 112 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 19 | from Umma to Nagsu šugan-pots of oil brought (?) and carried to the palace. |
| bottom 2 1 | (subtotal:) 4296 2/3 |
| reverse col 1 1 | 583 female laborer days, |
| reverse col 1 2 | from threshing floor of outer quay Dugub-temen to Umma ... . |
| reverse col 1 3 | 58 female laborer days, from Umma ... bread carried, |
| reverse col 1 4 | ... Ninurra; |
| reverse col 1 5 | at ... stationed; |
| reverse col 1 7 | n female laborer days, |
| reverse col 1 8 | ... ground; |
| reverse col 1 11' | ... for Enlil; |
| reverse col 1 13' | from ... |
| reverse col 1 17' | ... Kamari; |
| reverse col 1 18' | ...-ili, |
| reverse col 1 19' | Lu-Šulgira. |
| reverse col 1 20' | 198 female laborer days, |
| bottom 1 1 | (subtotal:) 3057; |
| bottom 1 col 2 1 | shocks gathered, the field Abagal-Enlil; |
| bottom 1 col 2 2 | sealed documents ... of Ur-Nungal x. |
| bottom 1 col 2 3 | Ø female laborer days, from field Šara to Emaš fodder-reed carried. |
| bottom 1 col 2 4 | sealed document of Adda. |
| bottom 1 col 2 5 | 21 female laborers for a period of n days, |
| bottom 1 col 2 6 | its labor: 21×n days; |
| bottom 1 col 2 7 | to the bala gone, stationed at the bala, and |
| bottom 1 col 2 8 | from the bala returned; |
| bottom 1 col 2 9' | total: 3600 ... |
| bottom 1 col 2 10' | booked out; |
| bottom 1 col 2 11' | the deficit: n; |
| bottom 1 col 2 13' | account of .... |
| bottom 1 col 2 14' | month of ... |
| bottom 1 col 2 15' | Year after: “Šū-Suen is king.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 1(disz) 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3 | |
| 3 | iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta | |
| 4 | iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3 | |
| 5 | a2-bi u4 2(szar2) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) | |
| 6 | [5(disz)] geme2# u4 3(u)-sze3 a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u) | |
| 7 | [geme2] bar#-ra-kar-ra | |
| 8 | [3(disz) 2/3(disz)] geme2# u4 3(u) 3(disz)-sze3 a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) | |
| 9 | [ki a]-kal-la-ta | |
| 10 | [3(u)] geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 11 | [ki] ur#-{d}nu-musz-da-ta | |
| 12 | [1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2)] 5(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 13 | [ki] na-ba-sa2-ta | |
| 14 | szunigin 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 15 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | |
| 16 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(ban2) 1(disz) zi3 sig15 gur | |
| 2 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esza | |
| 3 | 7(asz) 1(ban2) zi3-gu | |
| 4 | 2(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba sze x | |
| 5 | 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3-gu x gur | |
| 6 | 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur | |
| 7 | 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra# | |
| 8 | a2-bi u4 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) | |
| 9 | nig2-ka9 sze-ta | |
| 10 | 7(gesz2) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 11 | a2# zi3 ar3-a sa2-du11 ensi2# | |
| 12 | 3(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 kasz-de2-a# sukkal-mah | |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 [1(disz)-sze3] kun-zi#-da dub-la2-{d}[utu]-ka | |
| 14 | 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 15 | a2 tug2 tuku5-a | |
| 16 | kiszib3 8(disz) gu-du-du | |
| 17 | 4(u) 5(disz) geme2# u4 1(disz)-sze3 a2 zi3 ar3-a [sza3] na#-gab2-tum | |
| 18 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 19 | umma{ki}-ta nag-su{ki}-sze3 dug szu4-gan i3 e2-gal-sze3 tum3-ma ga6-ga2 | |
| bottom 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 9(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) geme2# [u4 1(disz)-sze3] | |
| 2 | ki-su7 kar-bar-ra# [du6-gub3]-temen-na-ta umma{ki}-sze3# x-[...] | |
| 3 | 5(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-ta x x x x ninda ga6-ga2 | |
| 4 | [...] {d}nin-ur4-ra | |
| 5 | [...]-x-LU gub-ba | |
| 6 | [...]-mu | |
| 7 | [n geme2 u4] 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 8 | [...] ar3-ra# | |
| 9 | [...] x [x] | |
| 10' | [...] ri#-ga | |
| 11' | [... {d}]en#-lil2-la2 x | |
| 12' | [...]-{gesz#}gigir | |
| 13' | [...]-ta# | |
| 14' | [...] | |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | [...] x [...] ba#?-ri?-ga | |
| 17' | [... ka]-ma#-ri2 | |
| 18' | [...]-i3-li2 | |
| 19' | [...] lu2#-{d}szul-gi-ra | |
| 20' | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)# geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| bottom 1 | ||
| 1 | 5(gesz'u) 5(u) 7(disz) | |
| bottom 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 a-ba-gal-{d}en-lil2-sze3 | |
| 2 | kiszib3 x ur-{d}nun-gal x | |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 {d}szara2-ta e2-masz-sze3 gi-zi ga6-ga2 | |
| 4 | kiszib3 ad-da | |
| 5 | 2(u) 1(disz) geme2 u4 [n(disz)-sze3 ...] | |
| 6 | a2-bi [u4 n] | |
| 7 | bala-[sze3 gen-na bala-a gub-ba u3] | |
| 8 | bala-[ta gur-ra] | |
| 9' | szunigin? 1(szar2)# [...] | |
| 10' | zi-[ga-am3] | |
| 11' | la2-ia3 [n] | |
| 12' | x-[...] | |
| 13' | nig2-ka9#-[ak ...] | |
| 14' | iti {d#}[dumu-zi] | |
| 15' | mu [us2-sa {d}szu]-{d}suen lugal# | |
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