JNES 50, 255-280 (P112338)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | JNES 50, 255-280 |
|---|---|
| ID | P112338 |
| Museum no. | Berlin 057 |
| Collection | Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany |
| 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 Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
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| obverse col 1 1 | 6,760 workdays, female workers, |
| obverse col 1 2 | remaining (deficit) of the year: “Simanum was destroyed;” |
| obverse col 1 3 | 37 female workers (receiving) 3 ban (of barley per month) |
| obverse col 1 4 | (over a period of) 12 months, |
| obverse col 1 5 | its labor: 13,320 days, |
| obverse col 1 6 | from the month “Harvest” |
| obverse col 1 7 | through the month “Dumuzi;” |
| obverse col 1 8 | 3 female workers for 33 days, its labor: 99 days, |
| obverse col 1 9 | female bara-kara workers; |
| obverse col 1 10 | total: 20,180 minus 1 workdays |
| obverse col 1 11 | are the debit; |
| obverse col 1 12 | therefrom: |
| obverse col 1 13 | 8 gur, 1 barig, 2 ban2, 1 sila3 sig-flour, |
| obverse col 1 14 | 2 gur, 4 barig, 2 ban2 eša flour, |
| obverse col 1 15 | 18 gur, 4 barig, 2 ban2 fine pea flour, |
| obverse col 1 16 | 2 barig fine ground ninda flour, |
| obverse col 1 17 | 161 gur, 4 barig, 3 ban2, 4 sila3 10 shekels flour, |
| obverse col 1 18 | its labor: 5,986 days, 10 shekels, |
| obverse col 1 19 | labor of the free days involved: Ø days, |
| obverse col 1 20 | from the grain account. |
| obverse col 2 1 | 1,130 workdays, harvested and shocks laid, |
| obverse col 2 2 | 140 workdays, at the river lagoon of “Idena” stationed, |
| obverse col 2 3 | 25 workdays, at the kiBAD reservoir stationed, |
| obverse col 2 4 | 90 workdays, at the river lagoon of the Lumah village stationed, |
| obverse col 2 5 | sealed tablet of Lu-gina; |
| obverse col 2 6 | 338 workdays, at the sluice of the division box (?) of “Agam-gula” stationed; |
| obverse col 2 7 | 222 workdays, to the “E-anše” canal grass carried and earth filled in; |
| obverse col 2 8 | Ø workdays, acacia cut ..., |
| obverse col 2 9 | at the “long” field and ..., |
| obverse col 2 10 | land of Agugu; |
| obverse col 2 11 | Ø workdays, at the field “Ninnudu,” the second, |
| obverse col 2 12 | land of Lu-Šara; |
| obverse col 2 13 | Ø 14 workdays, at the “new” field, the “Oxen-boot” and “Udu-Lusaga” fields, |
| obverse col 2 14 | land of Lu-Šara, the second, |
| obverse col 2 15 | sealed tablet of Lu-ḫegal, son of Ur-Utu; |
| obverse col 2 16 | Ø workdays, acacia cut at 10 sar (per day) in the “Auda” field; |
| obverse col 2 17 | Ø workdays, at the “new” field; |
| obverse col 2 18 | Ø workdays, at the field “erected wall;” |
| obverse col 2 19 | Ø workdays, at the field “išib-priests;” |
| obverse col 2 20 | Ø workdays, at the field “ Oxen-boot;” |
| reverse col 1 1 | workdays, at the field “Ninnudu,” |
| reverse col 1 2 | acacia cut at 10 sar (per day); |
| reverse col 1 3 | under seal of Da’aga; |
| reverse col 1 4 | 314 workdays, at the sluice of the field before Emaḫ stationed, |
| reverse col 1 5 | under seal of Akalla; |
| reverse col 1 6 | n workdays, female laborers, at the reservoirs of the fields ... and ...; |
| reverse col 1 7 | under seal of ... ; |
| reverse col 1 8 | n workdays, female laborers, shocks laid in the field “muru,” |
| reverse col 1 9 | under seal of Lu-kuzu, courrier; |
| reverse col 1 10 | 115 workdays, female laborers, at the reservoir of the Šulpa’e canal; |
| reverse col 1 11 | 375 workdays, at the reservoir of the Nin-ura canal, the reservoir of Dukuge, the reservoir of Abu? and the reservoir of Naram-Suen ... ; |
| reverse col 1 12 | 220 workdays, at the “Lugal-tuma-gara bridge(?) of Naram-Suen,” grass carried, earth excavated; |
| reverse col 1 13 | under seal of Lugal-ḫegal; |
| reverse col 1 14 | 165 workdays, flour ground; |
| reverse col 1 15 | 68 workdays, stationed at the river lagoon of “Idena;” |
| reverse col 1 16 | two sealed tablets of Lu-Ḫaya; |
| reverse col 1 17 | 363 workdays, ‘threshing’ at 2 (gur per day); |
| reverse col 1 19 | 125 workdays, from the Lumaḫ village |
| reverse col 1 20 | to the silo of Apisal, barley winnowed and muša-grain winnowed; |
| reverse col 2 1 | under seal of Gududu; |
| reverse col 2 2 | 69 workdays, at the reservoir of Udu-...; |
| reverse col 2 3 | 138 workdays, at the reservoir of the erected wall and the ...; |
| reverse col 2 4 | 115 workdays, at the reservoir of Nin-azu ..., |
| reverse col 2 5 | haran-grass carried; |
| reverse col 2 6 | under seal of Nabasa; |
| reverse col 2 7 | 115 workdays, |
| reverse col 2 8 | at the reservoir of Auda ... stationed; |
| reverse col 2 9 | under seal of Lugal-inim-gina; |
| reverse col 2 10 | 120 workdays, at the reservoir of Agam-gula stationed; |
| reverse col 2 11 | 80 workdays, at sadu ... stationed; |
| reverse col 2 12 | 60 workdays, at the sadura ditch before calf-house; |
| reverse col 2 13 | under seal of Agugu; |
| reverse col 2 14 | 30 female workers for 10 days, |
| reverse col 2 15 | its labor: 300 days: |
| reverse col 2 16 | to the bala (service) traveled, from the bala (service) returned; |
| reverse col 2 17 | 1,992 2/3 workdays, |
| reverse col 2 18 | labor of free days; |
| reverse col 2 19 | total: 12,758 5/6 workdays |
| reverse col 2 20 | booked out; |
| reverse col 2 21 | the deficit: 7,422 workdays, 10 shekels, |
| reverse col 2 22 | account of the labor of the female workers (?), |
| reverse col 2 23 | foreman: ... |
| reverse col 2 24 | year: “Šu-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall ‘muriq-tidnim’ erected”. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(szar2)# 5(gesz'u)# 2(gesz2)# [4(u)] geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | si-i3-tum mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | |
| 3 | 3(u) 7(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | |
| 4 | iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3 | |
| 5 | a2-bi u4 3(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) | |
| 6 | iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta | |
| 7 | iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3 | |
| 8 | 3(disz) geme2 u4 3(u) 3(disz)-sze3 a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) | |
| 9 | geme2 bar-ra-kar-ra | |
| 10 | szunigin 5(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 11 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | |
| 12 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| 13 | 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur | |
| 14 | 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) esza gur | |
| 15 | 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga gur | |
| 16 | 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga | |
| 17 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 2(gesz2) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gin2 dabin gur | |
| 18 | a2-bi u4 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) 1(u) gin2 | |
| 19 | a2 u4-du8-a-bi u4 ($ blank space $) | |
| 20 | nig2-ka9 sze-ta | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 5(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 gur10-a zar3 tab-ba | |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da i7 de3-na gub-ba | |
| 3 | 2(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 ki-BAD gub-ba | |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da e2-duru5-lu2-mah gub-ba | |
| 5 | kiszib3 lu2-gi-na | |
| 6 | 5(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-e3-a bar-la2 a-ga-am gu-la gub-ba | |
| 7 | 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 i7 e2-ansze-sze3 u2 ga6-ga2 u3 sahar si-ga | |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 [...] | |
| 9 | a-sza3 gid2-da u3 ugur2-tur-tur ga? | |
| 10 | GAN2 a-gu-gu | |
| 11 | ($ blank space $) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 nin10-nu-du3 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | |
| 12 | GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2 | |
| 13 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 gibil a-sza3 gu4-suhub2 u3 u2-du-lu2-saga | |
| 14 | GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | |
| 15 | kiszib3 lu2-he2-gal2 dumu ur-{d}utu | |
| 16 | ($ blank space $) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) sar-ta a-sza3 a-u2-da | |
| 17 | ($ blank space $) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 gibil | |
| 18 | ($ blank space $) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 bad3 du3-a | |
| 19 | ($ blank space $) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 iszib-e-ne | |
| 20 | ($ blank space $) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 gu4-suhub2 | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ($ blank space $) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 nin10-nu-du3 | |
| 2 | {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) sar-ta | |
| 3 | kiszib3# da#-a-ga | |
| 4 | 5(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-e3-[a a]-sza3# igi-e2-mah-sze3 gub-ba | |
| 5 | [kiszib3 a]-kal-la | |
| 6 | [n geme2] u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2#-ku5# a-sza3 [x u3] kab2-ku5 [...] | |
| 7 | [kiszib3 x]-{d}x | |
| 8 | [n] geme2# u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 muru13 | |
| 9 | kiszib3# lu2#-ku3-zu sukkal | |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 i7 {d}szul-pa-e3 | |
| 11 | 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 i7 {d}nin-ur4-ra u3# kab2-ku5 du6-ku3-sig17 kab2-ku5 a-bu3? u3 kab2-ku5 na-ra-am-{d}suen u2 na du? | |
| 12 | 3(gesz2) 4(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 u3 lugal tum-ma-gar-ra na-ra-am-{d}suen u2 ga6-ga2 sahar zi-ga | |
| 13 | kiszib3 lugal-he2#-gal2 | |
| 14 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)#-sze3# zi3 ar3 | |
| 15 | 1(gesz2) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da i7 de3-na gub-ba | |
| 16 | kiszib3 2(disz) lu2-{d}ha-ia3 | |
| 17 | 6(gesz2) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 ki-su7 2(asz)-ta | |
| 19 | 2(gesz2) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 e2-duru5 lu2-mah-ta | |
| 20 | guru7 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-sze3 sze zi-ga u3 sze mu-sza zi-ga | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 gu#-du#-du# | |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2# 1(disz@t)# [geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2]-ku5 u2-du#-[...] | |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 [1(disz)-sze3 kab2]-ku5 bad3 du3-a u3 a# [x] x | |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 [kab2-ku5] {d}nin-a-[zu] | |
| 5 | {u2}har-an ga6-[ga2] | |
| 6 | kiszib3 na-ba#-[sa6] | |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 [1(disz)-sze3] | |
| 8 | kab2-ku5 a-u2-da# [...]-hal? [gub-ba] | |
| 9 | kiszib3 lugal-inim-gi#-[na] | |
| 10 | 2(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 a-ga-am-gu-la gub-ba | |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 sa-du8 u3 bar gub-ba | |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 e sa-dur2-ra igi e2-amar-ra | |
| 13 | kiszib3 a-gu-gu | |
| 14 | 3(u) geme2 u4 1(u)-sze3 | |
| 15 | a2-bi u4 5(gesz2)-kam | |
| 16 | bala-sze3 gen-na bala-ta gur-ra | |
| 17 | 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 18 | a2 u4-du8-a | |
| 19 | szunigin 3(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 20 | zi#-ga-am3 | |
| 21 | [la2-ia3] 2(szar2)# 3(gesz2)# 4(u)# 2(disz) 1(u) gin2 geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 22 | [nig2-ka9-ak a2] geme2# | |
| 23 | [ugula ...]-x | |
| 24 | [mu {d}szu-{d}suen] lugal# [bad3 mar]-tu# mu-[ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu]-du3# | |
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