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MVN 10, 196 (P115963)

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

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Designation	MVN 10, 196
ID	P115963
Museum no.	Anonymous 115963
Collection	anonymous
Language	Sumerian
Period	Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
Genre	Administrative
Find spot	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates	31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

By Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

Line	English
obverse col 1 1	10 male laborers for 12 months,
obverse col 1 2	labor of the male laborers: 3600 workdays,
obverse col 1 3	are the debits; therefrom:
obverse col 1 4	47 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 1 5	storage facility erected, under seal of Urtur;
obverse col 1 6	238 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 1 7	under seal of Lugal-nidba’e;
obverse col 1 8	115 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 1 9	under seal of Urtur;
obverse col 1 10	10 workdays, male laborers, Lugal-ezem;
obverse col 1 11	24 workdays, male laborers, to Girsu the small barge;
obverse col 1 12	50 workdays, male laborers, under seal of Abbasaga;
obverse col 1 13	180 workdays, male laborers, the sealed documents are 2,
obverse col 1 14	under seal of Urmes, household manager;
obverse col 1 15	60 workdays, male laborers, labor of Šutirum,
obverse col 1 16	via Ba’er
obverse col 1 17	125 bales, fodder reed,
obverse col 1 18	under seal of Abbasaga;
obverse col 1 19	284 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 1 20	stationed at marsa,
obverse col 1 21	under seal of Ur-Baba;
obverse col 1 22	1066 gur straw,
obverse col 1 23	under seal of Urmes;
obverse col 1 24	135 bales of NE-reed, its labor of the male laborers: 67 1/2
obverse col 1 25	under seal of Lugal-Ninšubur;
obverse col 1 26	total: 1800 ... booked out;
obverse col 1 27	1800 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 1 28	labor of the male laborers, sat-out days,
obverse col 1 29	... labor, surplus: 471 1/2
obverse col 2 1	150 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 2 2	barge with reed from Girsu punted,
obverse col 2 3	140 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 2 4	at marsa stationed
obverse col 2 5	under seal of Ur-Baba;
obverse col 2 6	10 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 2 7	reed uprooted,
obverse col 2 8	under seal of Nir-urum;
obverse col 2 9	270 gur straw,
obverse col 2 10	the 1st time;
obverse col 2 11	1066 gur straw,
obverse col 2 12	the 2nd time,
obverse col 2 13	unders seal of Urmes;
obverse col 2 14	135 bales of fodder-reed,
obverse col 2 15	the labor of male laborers: 67 1/2 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 2 16	under seal of Šamaš-ikṣur;
obverse col 2 17	47 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 2 18	storage facility of marsa erected;
obverse col 2 19	under seal of Urtur;
obverse col 2 20	24 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 2 21	under seal of Lugal-nidba’e;
obverse col 2 22	(subtotal:) 1864 1/2
obverse col 2 23	booked out;
obverse col 2 24	1800 workdays, male laborers,
obverse col 2 25	labor of sat-out days,
obverse col 2 26	labor, surplus: 64 1/2 male laborers;
obverse col 2 27	account of Erreb,
reverse col 1 1	under seal of Urtur;
reverse col 1 2	1066 gur straw,
reverse col 1 3	under seal of Urmes;
reverse col 1 4	(subtotal:) 1352
reverse col 1 5	booked out;
reverse col 1 6	1800 workdays, male laborers,
reverse col 1 7	labor of sat-out days,
reverse col 1 8	the deficit: 448 workdays, male laborers;
reverse col 1 9	account of Nigla’a;
reverse col 1 10	10 male laborers for 12 months,
reverse col 1 11	its labor: 3600 workdays,
reverse col 1 12	for 1 day,
reverse col 1 13	are the debits; therefrom:
reverse col 1 14	20 workdays, male laborers,
reverse col 1 15	60 workdays, male laborers, labor of Adda-tillati,
reverse col 1 16	via Ba’er;
reverse col 2 1	10 male laborers for 12 months,
reverse col 2 2	its labor: 3600 workdays,
reverse col 2 3	for 1 day,
reverse col 2 4	are the debits; therefrom:
reverse col 2 5	60 workdays, male laborers,
reverse col 2 6	under seal of Urmes;
reverse col 2 7	24 workdays, male laborers,
reverse col 2 8	at marsa stationed,
reverse col 2 9	under seal of Ur-Baba;
reverse col 2 10	60 bales of fodder-reed,
reverse col 2 11	under seal of Abbasaga;
reverse col 2 12	15 bales of NE-reed,
reverse col 2 13	under seal of Lugal-Ninšubur;
reverse col 2 14	20 workdays, male laborers,
reverse col 2 15	under seal of Ur-...;
reverse col 2 16	60 workdays, male laborers,
reverse col 2 17	under seal of Abbasaga;
reverse col 2 19	47 workdays, male laborers,
reverse col 2 20	storage facility of marsa erected;
left col 1 1	foreman: Adalal,
left col 2 1	year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.”

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1	1(u)# gurusz iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
2	a2 gurusz-bi 1(szar2) u4 1(disz)-sze3
3	sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta
4	4(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5	ga2-nun du3-a kiszib3 ur-tur
6	3(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7	kiszib3 lugal-nidba-e
8	1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9	kiszib3 ur-tur
10	1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 lugal-ezem
11	2(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 gir2-su{ki}-sze3 ma2 tur
12	5(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kiszib3 ab-ba-sa6-ga
13	3(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
14	kiszib3 ur-mes szabra
15	1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a2 szu-ti-ru-um
16	giri3 ba-er
17	2(gesz2) 5(u) gu-nigin2 gi-zi
18	kiszib3 ab-ba-sa6-ga
19	4(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
20	mar-sa-a gub-ba
21	kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
22	1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) gur in-nu
23	kiszib3 ur-mes
24	2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gu-nigin2 gi NE a2 gurusz-bi 1(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
25	kiszib3 lugal?-{d}nin-szubur
26	szunigin? 3(gesz'u) x zi-ga
27	3(gesz'u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
28	[x?] a2 gurusz u4-tusz-a
29	[...] a2 diri 7(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)?
obverse col 2
1	2(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2	ma2 gi gir2-su{ki}-sze3 gid2-da
3	2(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4	mar-sa gub-ba
5	kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
6	1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7	gi ze2-a
8	kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum
9	4(gesz2) 3(u) in-nu gur
10	a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
11	1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) in-nu gur
12	a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
13	kiszib3 ur-mes
14	2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gu-nigin2 gi-zi
15	a2 gurusz-bi 1(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16	kiszib3 {d}utu-ik-s,ur2
17	4(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
18	ga2-nun mar-sa du3-a
19	kiszib3 ur-tur
20	2(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
21	kiszib3 lugal-nidba2-e
22	($ blank space $) 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz)
23	zi-ga-am3
24	3(gesz'u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
25	a2 u4-tusz-a
26	a2 diri 1(gesz2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz
27	nig2-ga-ak er3-re-eb
reverse col 1
1	kiszib3 ur-tur
2	1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) gur in-nu
3	kiszib3 ur-mes
4	($ blank space $) 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz)
5	zi-ga-am3
6	3(gesz'u)# gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7	a2 u4-tusz-a
8	la2#-ia3 7(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9	nig2-ka9#?-ak nig2#-la-a
10	1(u)# gurusz# iti# u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
11	a2#-bi# u4# 1(szar2)#-kam
12	u4 [1(disz)]-sze3
13	sag#-nig2-gur11-ra-[kam] sza3-bi-ta
14	2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
15	1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a2#? {d}iszkur-illat
16	giri3# ba-er
reverse col 2
1	1(u) gurusz iti u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
2	a2-bi u4 1(szar2)-kam
3	u4 1(disz)-sze3
4	sag-nig2#-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta
5	1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6	kiszib3 ur-mes
7	2(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8	mar-sa gub-ba
9	kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
10	1(gesz2) gu-nigin2 gi#-zi#
11	kiszib3 ab-ba-sa6-ga#
12	1(u) 5(disz) gu-nigin2 gi# NE#
13	kiszib3 lugal-{d#}nin#-[szubur]
14	2(u) gurusz u4 [1(disz)-sze3]
15	kiszib3 ur-[...]
16	1(gesz2) gurusz u4 [1(disz)-sze3]
17	kiszib3 ab-ba-sa6-[ga]
18	x-x-ni-da#?-a
19	4(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
20	ga2-nun mar-sa du3#-[a]
left col 1
1	ugula a-da-lal3
left col 2
1	mu hu-uh3!-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
2	1(u) ($ blank space $) 2(disz)

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