ASJ 08, 068 (P102223)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ASJ 08, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P102223 |
| Museum no. | CMAA 001-C0002 |
| Collection | California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 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 Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
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| obverse col 1 1 | 11 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 1 2 | from the storage facility of the royal household, to the storage facility of the quay reed transported; |
| obverse col 1 3 | 22 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 1 4 | from the storage facility of Gabakara to the bank of the river Tigris reed transported; |
| obverse col 1 5 | 10 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 1 6 | from the Umani household to the mill grain transported; |
| obverse col 1 7 | 3 1/3 sar earth, |
| obverse col 1 8 | per male laborer (day): 10 shekels, |
| obverse col 1 9 | the waterway Gurušgindu dredged, |
| obverse col 1 10 | 3 5/6 sar 4 shekels earth, |
| obverse col 1 11 | per male laborer (day) 10 shekels, |
| obverse col 1 12 | the bank at Gešgula constructed filled in; |
| obverse col 1 13 | 10 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 1 14 | from the mouth of the waterway oar-blades(?) of barge removed; |
| obverse col 1 15 | 11 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 1 16 | reed transported, onto a barge convoy bound; |
| obverse col 1 17 | 10 less 2 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 1 18 | from Umma to the mouth of the waterway fish barge punted; |
| obverse col 1 19 | 10 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 1 20 | at the reservoir of Dubla’utu stationed; |
| obverse col 2 1 | 20 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 2 | from the Endudu to the quay reed transported; |
| obverse col 2 3 | 31 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 4 | reed transported, onto a barge convoy bound and roped in the storage facility of the royal household; |
| obverse col 2 5 | 13 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 6 | from Umma to the quay flour barge punted and barge transferred; |
| obverse col 2 7 | 12 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 8 | from the dike of the royal household to the storage facility of the bank of the river Tigris reed transported; |
| obverse col 2 9 | 1 1/3 sar of earth, |
| obverse col 2 10 | per male laborer (day): 10 shekels, |
| obverse col 2 11 | dike(s) of the field Ugurtur and the field Lamaḫ filled; |
| obverse col 2 12 | 15 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 13 | from the mill of Ur-Suen to the quay flour transported; |
| obverse col 2 14 | 10 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 15 | at the Dubla’utu for the reservoir of the Endudu beams made; |
| obverse col 2 16 | 18 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 17 | from Umma to the quay meal transported; |
| obverse col 2 18 | 8 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 19 | at the mouth of the waterway Enurigal reservoir restored; |
| obverse col 2 20 | 10 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 21 | from wateway Dula empty barge punted, rushes cut, ropes plaited, to barge (convoy) bound; |
| obverse col 2 22 | 10 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 23 | to Nagsu barge punted, barge unloaded, and to the quay barge floated (back); |
| obverse col 3 1 | 10 male laborers for 10 less 1 days, |
| obverse col 3 2 | at the mouth of the waterway rushes cut, |
| obverse col 3 3 | for 1 day onto a barge convoy bound, |
| obverse col 3 4 | to Umma barge floated and at the mill barge unloaded; |
| obverse col 3 5 | 10 less 1 male laborers for 2 days |
| obverse col 3 6 | at Gabakara ... plaited, reed from the storage facility removed, onto a barge convoy bound; |
| obverse col 3 7 | for 13 days from the quay to alongside Kasaḫar barge punted, barge unloaded and to Umma empty barge returned; |
| obverse col 3 8 | 5 male laborers for n days |
| obverse col 3 9 | at the storage facility of the Gabae... ... plaited, onto a barge convoy bound; |
| obverse col 3 10 | for 2 days to Nagsu barge punted, barge unloaded, and to the quay barge floated; |
| obverse col 3 11 | 7 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 3 12 | from Umma to Me’enkar barge punted, |
| obverse col 3 13 | for 1 day grain transferred, grain onto a barge loaded, |
| obverse col 3 14 | for 10 days from Me’enkar to Nippur barge punted, barge unloaded, silos with clay sealed, and barge returned; |
| obverse col 3 15 | 13 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 3 16 | at the storage facility of the Gabakara onto a barge convoy (reed) bound; |
| obverse col 3 17 | for 13 days to the quay of ... barge punted(?), |
| reverse col 1 1 | barge unloaded and barge returned; |
| reverse col 1 2 | 8 male laborers for n days, |
| reverse col 1 3 | at the storage facility of Aba reed onto a barge bound; |
| reverse col 1 4 | for 4 days from the storage facility of Aba to Nagsu barge punted, barge unloaded and storage facility built; |
| reverse col 1 5 | 5 male laborers for 2 days, |
| reverse col 1 6 | from Umma to royal waterway barge punted, barge floated; |
| reverse col 1 7 | for 1 day grain transferred, grain onto a barge loaded, |
| reverse col 1 8 | for 2 days from the royal waterway to the mouth of the waterway barge punted; |
| reverse col 1 9 | for 1 day at the mouth of the waterway barge transferred |
| reverse col 1 10 | and to Umma barge punted; |
| reverse col 1 11 | for 1 day at the old mill grain unloaded; |
| reverse col 1 12 | 5 male laborers for 2 days |
| reverse col 1 13 | from Umma to Kamsala barge punted, barge floated; |
| reverse col 1 14 | for 10 days from Kamsala to Nippur barge punted, barge unloaded, |
| reverse col 2 1 | silos with clay sealed and to Umma barge returned; |
| reverse col 3 1 | that which is extra, having no seal, inspected, from the basket of Ur-Šara, the overseer, |
| reverse col 3 2 | foreman: Ayakala; |
| reverse col 3 3 | year: “Šū-Suen West Wall built.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | ga2-nun e2 lugal-ta ga2-nun kar-ra-sze3 gi ga6-ga2 | |
| 3 | 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 4 | ga2-nun gaba-kar-ra-ta gu2 i7 idigna-sze3 gi ga6-ga2 | |
| 5 | 1(u) gurusz# u4# 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 6 | e2 u3-ma-ni-ta e2-kikken-sze3 sze ga6-ga2 | |
| 7 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar | |
| 8 | gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta | |
| 9 | i7 gurusz-gin7-du szu-luh ak | |
| 10 | 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sar 4(disz) gin2 sahar | |
| 11 | gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta | |
| 12 | gu2 gesz-gu-la{ki} ak ba-a-si | |
| 13 | 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 14 | ka i7-da-ta dili2#? ma2 e3-a | |
| 15 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 16 | gi ga6-ga2 ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2 | |
| 17 | 1(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 18 | umma{ki}-ta ka i7-da-sze3 ma2-ku6 gid2-da | |
| 19 | 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 20 | kun#-zi-da dub-la2-{d}utu gub-ba | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | en-du8-du-ta kar-sze3 gi ga6-ga2 | |
| 3 | 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 4 | gi ga6-ga2 ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2 u3 dur-ra ga2-nun e2 lugal | |
| 5 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 6 | umma{ki}-ta kar-sze3 ma2 zi3-da gid2-da u3 ma2 bala ak | |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 8 | e e2 lugal-ta <<ga2>> ga2-nun gu2 i7 idigna-sze3 gi ga6-ga2 | |
| 9 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar | |
| 10 | gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta | |
| 11 | e a-sza3 ugur2-tur a-sza3 la2-mah ba-a-si | |
| 12 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 13 | e2-kikken ur-{d}suen-ta kar-sze3 zi3 ga6-ga2 | |
| 14 | 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 15 | dub-la2-{d}utu kab2-ku5 en-du8-du ad ak | |
| 16 | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 17 | umma{ki}-ta kar-sze3 zi3-sig15 ga6-ga2 | |
| 18 | 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 19 | ka i7 en-uri3-gal kun-zi-da gi4-a | |
| 20 | 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 21 | i7 dulx(|URxA|)-la-ta ma2 su3 gid2-da {u2}gug4 zex(SIG7)-a dur sur-ra ma2-a kesz2-ra2 | |
| 22 | 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3# | |
| 23 | nag-su{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-[da] ma2 ba-al-[la] u3 kar-sze3 ma2 diri-ga | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) gurusz u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | ka i7-da {u2}gug4 zex(SIG7)-a | |
| 3 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2 | |
| 4 | umma{ki}-sze3 ma2 diri-ga u3 e2-kikken-sze3 ma2 ba-al-la | |
| 5 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 | |
| 6 | gaba-kar-ra gil sur-ra gi ga2-nun-ta e3-a ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2 | |
| 7 | u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3 kar-ta a2 ka-sahar-ra-ta ma2 gid2-da ma2 ba-al-la u3 umma{ki}-sze3 ma2 su3 gur-ra | |
| 8 | 5(disz) gurusz u4# [n-sze3] | |
| 9 | ga2-nun gaba-e2-[...] gil sur-ra ma2-la2-a kesz2#-ra2# | |
| 10 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 nag-su{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da ma2 ba-al-la u3 kar-sze3 ma2 diri-ga | |
| 11 | 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 12 | umma{ki#}-ta me-en-kar2-sze3 ma2 gid2-da | |
| 13 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a sze ma2-a si-ga | |
| 14 | u4 1(u)-sze3 me-en-kar2-ta nibru{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da ma2 ba-al-la guru7-a im ur3-ra u3 ma2 gur-ra | |
| 15 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 16 | ga2-nun gaba-kar-ra ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2 | |
| 17 | u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3 kar [... ma2 gid2-da?] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ma2 ba-al-[la u3] ma2 gur-[ra] | |
| 2 | 8(disz) gurusz u4 [n-sze3] | |
| 3 | ga2-nun {gesz}ab-[ba gi] ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2# | |
| 4 | u4 4(disz)-sze3 ga2-nun {gesz}ab-ba-ta nag-su{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da ma2 ba-al-la u3 ga2-nun du3-a | |
| 5 | 5(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 | |
| 6 | umma{ki}-ta i7 lugal-sze3 ma2 gid2-da ma2 diri-ga | |
| 7 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a sze ma2-a si-ga | |
| 8 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 i7 lugal-ta ka i7-da-<sze3> ma2 gid2-da | |
| 9 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 ka i7-da-ka ma2 bala ak | |
| 10 | u3 umma{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da | |
| 11 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 e2-kikken sumun-sze3 sze ba-al-la | |
| 12 | 5(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 | |
| 13 | umma{ki}-ta kam-sal4-la{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da ma2 diri-ga | |
| 14 | u4 1(u)-sze3 kam-sal4-la{ki}-ta nibru{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da ma2 ba-al-la | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | guru7-a im ur3-ra u3 umma-sze3 ma2 gur-ra | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | bar-ta gal2-la kiszib3 nu-tuku gurum2 sza3 pisan ur-{d}szara2 nu-banda3-ta | |
| 2 | ugula a-a-kal-la | |
| 3 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 | |
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