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ASJ 09, 242 19 (P102296)

Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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Designation	ASJ 09, 242 19
ID	P102296
Museum no.	X.3.138
Collection	Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 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

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Line	English
obverse col 1 1	10 male laborers: plowman, his sons;
obverse col 1 2	6 porters: male laborers;
obverse col 1 3	4 male laborers: dumugi;
obverse col 1 4	for 13 months,
obverse col 1 5	its labor: 7800 male laborer workdays,
obverse col 1 6	from the month “Harvest”
obverse col 1 7	to the month “Extra;”
obverse col 1 8	24 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 less 1 sila3 barley
obverse col 1 9	wage: 6 sila3 each (day),
obverse col 1 10	its labor: 1216 2/3 days;
obverse col 1 11	7 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 4 sila3 barley,
obverse col 1 12	wage: for 5 sila3 each (day),
obverse col 1 13	its labor: 442 5/6 days;
obverse col 1 14	via Lugal-kuzu:
obverse col 1 15	2 gur 2 barig barley
obverse col 1 16	wage: 6 sila3 each (day).
obverse col 1 17	its labor: 120 days;
obverse col 1 18	via Ur-abzu, son of Lugal-ušur:
obverse col 1 19	9 gur barley,
obverse col 1 20	the wage: 6 sila3 each (day),
obverse col 1 21	its labor: 450 days;
obverse col 1 22	via Egal-esi
obverse col 1 23	from ARAD:
obverse col 1 24	30 sar work for barley rations,
obverse col 1 25	its labor: 3 days.
obverse col 1 26	total: 10,209 1/2 male laborer workdays
obverse col 2 1	are the debit;
obverse col 2 2	therefrom:
obverse col 2 3	360 male laborer workdays:
obverse col 2 4	barley harvested
obverse col 2 5	via Akalla;
obverse col 2 6	216 male laborer workdays:
obverse col 2 7	sheaves piled up, leveled
obverse col 2 8	via E2-gal-e-si,
obverse col 2 9	at the field Muru:
obverse col 2 10	404 male laborer workdays:
obverse col 2 11	barley harvested;
obverse col 2 12	240 male laborer workdays:
obverse col 2 13	sheaves piled up,
obverse col 2 14	400 male laborer workdays:
obverse col 2 15	at the threshing floor stationed
obverse col 2 16	via Da’agi,
obverse col 2 17	field of Amar-kiši:
obverse col 2 18	300 male laborer workdays:
obverse col 2 19	sheaves piled up, at the threshing floor stationed,
obverse col 2 20	via Ur-Nungal;
obverse col 2 21	480 male laborer workdays
obverse col 2 22	barley harvested, sheeves piled up, at the threshing floor stationed, field of Gudena,
obverse col 3 1	via Lugalkuzu,
obverse col 3 2	under seal of Egal-esi;
obverse col 3 3	of therefrom:
obverse col 3 4	2 bur3 3 iku field area: deep plowed, at 3/4 iku field area each (day); ... at 1 iku field area each; harrowing, twice, 4 1/2 iku field area each;
obverse col 3 5	its labor: 316 workdays;
obverse col 3 6	6 bur3 1 eše3 field area: deep plowed, at 3/4 iku field area each (day); harrowing, twice(?), at 4 1/2 iku field area each;
obverse col 3 7	its labor: 640 workdays;
obverse col 3 8	11 bur3 1 eše3 field area, harrowing, twice(?), at 4 1/2 iku field area each;
obverse col 3 9	labor of the worktroop: 272 workdays;
obverse col 3 10	15 bur3 2 eše3 3 1/2 iku field area, harrowing, once, at 4 1/2 iku field area each;
obverse col 3 11	labor of the worktroop: 190 1/3 workdays;
obverse col 3 12	labor of harrowing and deep plowing;
obverse col 3 13	31 bur3 1 eše3 3 1/2 iku field area ...,
obverse col 3 14	4 bur3 3 iku field area, prebend, ...
obverse col 3 15	ploughed: at 2 iku field area each, ...
obverse col 3 16	labor of worktroop: 963 2/3 workdays;
obverse col 3 17	labor of seeding;
obverse col 3 18	2035 sar ... hoeing at 5 sar each (day),
obverse col 3 19	its labor: 407 workdays;
obverse col 3 20	96 sar ... hoeing, at n sar each,
obverse col 4 1	its labor: n workdays;
reverse col 3 2'	its sealed documents: 2,
reverse col 3 3'	under seal of Lugal-kuzu, the messenger;
reverse col 3 4'	5 male laborers, “following the ox;”
reverse col 3 5'	5 male laborers at the field residing;
reverse col 3 6'	for 4 months,
reverse col 3 7'	its labor: 1200 days,
reverse col 3 8'	from month “Festival of Šulgi,”
reverse col 3 9'	to month “Extra;”
reverse col 3 10'	1/2: Iri-bare,
reverse col 3 11'	1/2: Ur-Suen,
reverse col 3 12'	1/2: Akalla,
reverse col 3 13'	1/2: Nimgir-dice;
reverse col 3 14'	for 4 months,
reverse col 3 15'	its labor: 240 days;
reverse col 3 16'	labor, free days of dumugi of the oxen-drivers:
reverse col 3 17'	66 male laborer workdays,
reverse col 3 18'	labor, free days of porters of the oxen-drivers;
reverse col 3 19'	24 male laborer workdays,
reverse col 3 20'	Nippur, barge of barley punted;
reverse col 3 21'	under seal of Biduga;
reverse col 4 1'	total: 10,179 5/6 male laborer workdays
reverse col 4 2'	booked out;
reverse col 4 3'	deficit: 29 2/3 male laborer workdays;
reverse col 5 1'	account of labor of worktroops;
reverse col 5 2'	Lugal-kuzu, oxen-manager;
reverse col 5 3'	year after: “Kimaš was destroyed.”

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1	1(u) gurusz engar dumu-ni
2	6(disz) ug3 gurusz
3	4(disz) gurusz dumu-gi7
4	iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
5	a2-bi u4 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6	iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
7	iti diri-sze3
8	2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
9	a2 6(disz) sila3-ta
10	a2-bi 2(gesz'u) 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)-kam
11	7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
12	a2 5(disz) sila3-ta
13	a2-bi u4 7(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz)-kam
14	giri3 lugal-ku3-zu
15	2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
16	a2 6(disz) sila3-ta
17	a2-bi u4 2(gesz2)-kam
18	giri3 ur-ab-zu dumu lugal-uszurx(\|LAL2.TUG2\|)
19	9(asz) sze gur
20	a2 6(disz) sila3-ta
21	a2-bi u4 7(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
22	giri3 e2-gal-e-si
23	ki ARAD2-ta
24	3(u) sar kin szuku-ra
25	a2-bi u4 3(disz)-kam
26	[szunigin] 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 1(u) la2# 1/2(disz)# gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
obverse col 2
1	sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
2	sza3-bi-ta
3	6(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4	sze gurx(\|SZE.KIN\|)-a
5	giri3 a-kal-la
6	3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7	zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
8	giri3 e2-gal-e-si
9	a-sza3 muru13
10	6(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11	sze gurx(\|SZE.KIN\|)-a
12	4(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
13	zar3 tab-ba
14	6(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
15	ki-su7 gub-ba
16	giri3 da-a-gi4
17	a-sza3 amar-kiszi17
18	5(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
19	zar3 tab-ba ki-su7 gub-ba
20	giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
21	8(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
22	sze gurx(\|SZE.KIN\|)-a zar3 tab-ba ki-su7 gub-ba a-sza3 gu2-de3-na
obverse col 3
1	giri3 lugal-ku3-[zu]
2	kiszib3 e2-gal-e-[si]
3	sza3-bi#-[ta]
4	2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gur10# [x] ak 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta tug2#-[x] 1(iku) GAN2-ta gesz-ur3-ra# [a]-ra2 2(disz)-kam 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2#-[ta]
5	a2-bi u4 [5(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)-kam]
6	6(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gur10# ak 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta [gesz]-ur3-ra a-ra2 [2(disz)-kam 4(disz)] 1/2(iku) GAN2-[ta]
7	a2-bi u4 1(gesz'u) [4(u)-kam]
8	1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 [gesz]-ur3-ra a-ra2 [2(disz)?-kam] 4(disz)# 1/2(iku) GAN2#-[ta]
9	a2 erin2-bi u4 [4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz)-kam]
10	1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2# [gesz]-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz)-[kam 4(iku) 1/2(iku)] GAN2-[ta]
11	a2 erin2-bi u4 3(gesz2)# [1(u)] 1/3(disz)-[kam]
12	a2 gesz-ur3-[ra u3 tug2-gurx(\|SZE.KIN\|)?]
13	3(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) [GAN2 ...]
14	4(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 szuku [...]
15	uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-[ta ...]
16	a2 erin2-bi u4 1(gesz'u)# [6(gesz2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz)-kam]
17	a2 [numun-na]
18	3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz)#? [...] al 5(disz) sar#-[ta]
19	a2-bi u4 [6(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz)-kam]
20	1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar# [... al n sar-ta]
obverse col 4
1	[a2-bi u4 n-kam]
reverse col 2
1'	x [...]
2'	x [...]
3'	x [...]
4'	x [...]
5'	x [...]
reverse col 3
1'	[...]-da#? i7# [...] ur4#-ra-du
2'	kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
3'	kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu sukkal
4'	5(disz) gurusz gu4-e-us2-sa
5'	5(disz) gurusz a-sza3-da tusz-a#
6'	iti 4(disz)-sze3#
7'	a2-bi u4 2(gesz'u)-kam
8'	iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
9'	iti diri-sze3
10'	1/2(disz) iri-bar-re
11'	1/2(disz) ur-{d}suen
12'	1/2(disz) a-kal-la
13'	1/2(disz) nimgir-di-de3
14'	iti 4(disz)-sze3 m
15'	a2-bi u4 4(gesz2)-kam
16'	a2 u4-du8-a dumu-gi7? sza3-gu4 x
17'	1(gesz2) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
18'	a2 u4-du8-a ug3-IL2 sza3-gu4
19'	2(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
20'	nibru{ki} ma2 sze gid2-da
21'	kiszib3 bi2-du11-ga
reverse col 4
1'	szunigin# 2(szar2) 4(gesz'u) [9(gesz2) 3(u)] 9(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz u4# 1(disz)#-sze3#
2'	zi-ga-am3
3'	la2-ia3 2(u) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse col 5
1'	nig2-ka9-ak a2 erin2-na
2'	lugal-ku3-zu nu-banda3-gu4
3'	mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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