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OTR 254 (P123189)

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

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DesignationOTR 254
IDP123189
Museum no.CULC 173
CollectionColumbia University Library, New York, New York, USA
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotGirsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

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obverse col 1 112 laborers for 30 days,
obverse col 1 2the overseer: Ur-Saga, son of Lugal-igi,
obverse col 1 3in bala stationed,
obverse col 1 4month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi;”
obverse col 1 510 ploughmen for 30 days,
obverse col 1 67 dumu-daba-laborers for 30 days,
obverse col 1 73 porters, 1/3, for 30 days,
obverse col 1 887 labor-troops for 30 days,
obverse col 1 9the overseer: Ur-Gešbare;
obverse col 1 1033 labor-troops for 30 days,
obverse col 1 11the overseer: Aḫua,
obverse col 1 12in bala stationed;
obverse col 1 1312 labor-troops (at) 1 barig each for 20 days,
obverse col 1 14the grain: 2 gur 2 barig (according to the) royal (measure),
obverse col 1 15from Ur-Eninnu,
obverse col 1 16the overseer: Ur-Saga, son of Lugal-igi;
obverse col 1 1764 labor-troop workdays,
obverse col 1 18from Ur-kisal;
obverse col 1 1970 minus 1 labor-troop workdays,
obverse col 1 20from Ur-Lamma, son of Ur-nig;
obverse col 1 21month: “Festival of Šulgi;”
obverse col 1 22from 100 labor-troops at 1 barig 2 ban2 each, for 20 days,
obverse col 1 23hired labor-troops having sat out of bala;
obverse col 1 24its barley: 17 gur 2 ban2,
obverse col 1 25the overseer: Ur-Gešbare;
obverse col 1 265 labor-troops for 30 days
obverse col 1 27in bala stationed;
obverse col 1 2824 labor-troops (at) 1 barig each, for 20 days
obverse col 1 29hired labor-troops having sat out of bala;
obverse col 1 30its barley: 4 gur 4 barig,
obverse col 1 31the overseer: Lu-Ningirsu;
obverse col 2 115 dumu-baBAD laborers, for 30 days, in bala stationed,
obverse col 2 2they are of the household Ninmar;
obverse col 2 333 labor-troops (at) 2 ban2 each, for 20 days,
obverse col 2 45 labor-troops (at) 1 barig each, for 20 days,
obverse col 2 56 labor-troops(at) 3 ban2 each, for 20 days,
obverse col 2 64 labor-troops (at) 2 ban2 each, for 20 days,
obverse col 2 7its barley: 10 gur 3 barig 2 ban2;
obverse col 2 8labor-troops hired having sat out of bala,
obverse col 2 9the overseer: Aḫua;
obverse col 2 10its barley from Ur-Eninnu;
obverse col 2 1116 labor-troops for 20 days,
obverse col 2 12having sat out of bala, barley not received,
obverse col 2 13the foreman: Ur-Baba, son of Lu-Nimgir;
obverse col 2 1410 ploughmen for 30 days,
obverse col 2 15from the tablet of the governor;
obverse col 2 1615 labor-troops for 30 days,
obverse col 2 17from Ur-Nanše;
obverse col 2 1811 labor-troops for 30 days,
obverse col 2 19from Lu-Girizal;
obverse col 2 203 labor-troops for 30 days,
obverse col 2 21from Ur-kisal;
obverse col 2 222 labor-troops for 30 days,
obverse col 2 23from Ur-Lamma, son of Ur-nig;
obverse col 2 24the overseer: Lu-Ningirsu,
obverse col 2 25in bala stationed,
obverse col 2 26tonth: “Festival-of-Baba;”
obverse col 2 2715 labor-troops (at) 2 ban2 each for 20 days,
obverse col 2 28its barley 1 gur,
obverse col 2 29from Ur-Eninnu;
obverse col 2 30labor-troops from Ur-Nanše;
obverse col 2 313 labor-troops for 20 days,
obverse col 2 32having sat out of bala, barley not received,
obverse col 2 33from Lu-Girizal;
obverse col 2 343 laborers for 20 days,
obverse col 2 35having sat out of bala, barley not received,
obverse col 2 36from Ur-kisal;
obverse col 2 372 worker troop 20 days,
obverse col 2 38having sat out of bala, barley not received,
obverse col 3 1from [...]
obverse col 3 221 labor-troops for n day(s),
obverse col 3 3having sat out of bala, barley not received,
obverse col 3 413 labor-troops for 20 days,
obverse col 3 5having sat out of bala, barley not received,
obverse col 3 6the overseer: Lu-Ningirsu;
obverse col 3 764 labor-troops for 30 days,
obverse col 3 8in bala stationed;
obverse col 3 910 ploughmen for 30 days,
obverse col 3 10the overseer: Ur-Gešbare;
obverse col 3 1115 dumu-baBAD laborers for 30 days,
obverse col 3 12of the household of Ninmar;
obverse col 3 1350 minus 2 labor-troops for 30 days,
obverse col 3 14the overseer: Aḫua;
obverse col 3 1516 labor-troops for 30 days,
obverse col 3 16the foreman: Ur-Baba, son of lu-Nimgir,
obverse col 3 17in bala stationed;
obverse col 3 18month: “mušudu;”
obverse col 3 1916 labor-troops for 30 days,
obverse col 3 20in bala stationed;
obverse col 3 2116 labor-troops (at) 2 ban2 1 sila each for 20 days,
obverse col 3 22the overseer: Lu-Ningirsu;
obverse col 3 2325 labor-troops (at) 1 ban2 5 sila each for 20 days,
obverse col 3 24its barley: 2 gur 1 barig 5 ban2,
obverse col 3 25from Ur-Eninnu;
obverse col 3 26having sat out of bala;
obverse col 3 2740 minus 1 labor-troops for 30 days.
obverse col 3 28having sat out of bala, barley not received,
obverse col 3 29the overseer: Ur-Gešbare;
obverse col 3 3020 release-ploughmen for 30 days,
obverse col 3 318 porters, 1/4, for 30 days,
obverse col 3 32they are of the household of Dumuzi;
obverse col 3 33from the tablet of the governor;
obverse col 3 34253 labor-troop workdays,
obverse col 3 35the overseer: Ur-Utu;
obverse col 3 36221 2/3 labor-troop workdays,
obverse col 3 37the overseer: Nabasa;
obverse col 3 3880 labor-troop workdays,
obverse col 3 39the overseer: Ur-tur son of x-Ningirsu;
obverse col 4 2'household of ...,
obverse col 4 3'from Ur-...,
obverse col 4 4'month: “Amarasi;”
obverse col 4 5'2 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field,
obverse col 4 6'singer ...;
obverse col 4 7'2 bur3 field ...,
obverse col 4 8'merchant ...
obverse col 4 9'1 bur3 1 eše3 4 iku field,
obverse col 4 10'Nar...,
obverse col 4 11'its labor: ...
obverse col 4 12'from the household manager ...;
obverse col 4 13'total: 10 ploughmen for 30 days;
obverse col 4 14'total: 7 dumudaba-laborers for 30 days;
obverse col 4 15'total: 3 porters for 30 days;
obverse col 4 16'total 15 agricultural laborers for 30 days;
obverse col 4 17'total: 380 labor-troops, in bala stationed;
obverse col 4 18'in bala stationed;
obverse col 4 19'total: 204 [x]
obverse col 4 20'its barley 38 gur 1 barig 1 sila3;
obverse col 4 21'from Ur-Sukkal,
obverse col 4 22'hired labor-troops ...;
obverse col 4 23'total: 34 [...]
obverse col 4 24'total: 20 ...,
obverse col 4 25'labor-troops, barley not received;
obverse col 4 26'total: 6 bur3 field ...,
obverse col 4 27'its labor: ...,
obverse col 4 28'from the foreman ...;
obverse col 4 29'total: ...
reverse col 1 1'month: “...;”
reverse col 1 2'370 ...
reverse col 1 3'having sat out the bala,
reverse col 1 4'out of the city not going;
reverse col 1 5'500 ...;
reverse col 1 6'monthly passed,
reverse col 1 7'having sat out of bala;
reverse col 1 8'3 labor-troops ...,
reverse col 1 9'monthly passed,
reverse col 1 10'having sat out of bala;
reverse col 1 11'month: “Amarasi,”
reverse col 1 12'the overseer: Lu2-...;
reverse col 1 13'20 release-ploughmen ...;
reverse col 1 14'8 porters, 1/4, for 30 days,
reverse col 1 15'out of the city not going;
reverse col 1 16'household of Dumuzi;
reverse col 1 17'1 overseer ...
reverse col 1 18'out of the city not going;
reverse col 1 19'household of ...;
reverse col 1 20'n ...;
reverse col 1 21'total: 220 1/2 ninda length ...,
reverse col 2 1per laborer 1/2 ninda each,
reverse col 2 2its labor: 441 laborer workdays,
reverse col 2 3field “Ninture” bordering the marsh;
reverse col 2 4total: 9 bur3 2 iku field, ploughed,
reverse col 2 5per laborer 20 minus 2 sar,
reverse col 2 6its labor: 911 workdays,
reverse col 2 7field “household-managership,” cultivated;
reverse col 2 8total: 213 ninda, length, reed-x,
reverse col 2 9per laborer 1/2 ninda,
reverse col 2 10its labor 426 workdays,
reverse col 2 11total: 2 laborer workdays.
reverse col 2 12mudwall raised,
reverse col 2 13field “Ninegubade,”
reverse col 2 14from Ur-Saga, son of Ur-Gula;
reverse col 2 15total: 900 dumu-baBAD workdays;
reverse col 2 16total: 210 dumu-daba workdays;
reverse col 2 17total: 90 porter, 1/3, workdays;
reverse col 2 18total: 240 porter, 1/4, workdays;
reverse col 2 19total: 108 laborer workdays;
reverse col 2 20gulla-labor;
reverse col 2 21Total: 63 workdays, sick,
reverse col 2 22booked out;
reverse col 2 23total: 53 laborers for 30 days,
reverse col 2 24out of the city not going;
reverse col 2 25total: 1718 laborer workdays,
reverse col 2 26monthly passed;
reverse col 3 1Total: Ø laborers workdays,
reverse col 3 2gulla-labor,
reverse col 3 3in bala stationed;
reverse col 3 4total: 8 laborers for 20 days,
reverse col 3 5out of the city not going;
reverse col 3 6total 1714 laborers per 1 day,
reverse col 3 7monthly passed;
reverse col 3 8total: Ø laborer workdays,
reverse col 3 9gulla-labor;
reverse col 3 10its barley: 37 gur 1 barig 3 ban2;
reverse col 3 11total: 44 laborers for 30 days,
reverse col 3 12total: 16 laborers for 20 days,
reverse col 3 13out of the city not going;
reverse col 3 14total: 520 laborer workdays,
reverse col 3 15monthly passed;
reverse col 3 16barley not received;
reverse col 4 1Account,
reverse col 4 2place of Ur-nig.

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
11(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 3(u)-sze3
2nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga dumu lugal-igi
3bala gub-ba
4iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
51(u) engar u4 3(u)-sze3
67(disz) dumu-da-ba u4 3(u)-sze3
73(disz) ug3-IL2 1/3(disz) u4 3(u)-sze3
81(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
9nu-banda3 ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
103(u) 3(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
11nu-banda3 a-hu-a
12bala gub-ba
131(u) 2(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta u4 2(u)-sze3
14sze 2(asz) 2(barig) gur lugal
15ki ur-e2-ninnu-ta
16nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga dumu lugal-igi
171(gesz2) 4(disz) erin2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
18ki ur-kisal-ta
191(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
20ki ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2-ta
21iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
221(gesz2) 4(u) erin2 1(barig) 2(ban2)-ta u4 2(u)-sze3
23erin2 hun-ga2 bala tusz-a
24sze-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 2(ban2) gur
25nu-banda3 ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
265(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
27bala gub-ba
282(u) 4(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta u4 2(u)-sze3
29erin2 hun-ga2 bala tusz-a
30sze-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) gur
31nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
obverse col 2
11(u) 5(disz) dumu ba-BAD u4 3(u)-sze3 bala gub
2e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-me
33(u) 3(disz) erin2 1(barig) 2(ban2)-ta u4 2(u)-sze3
45(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta u4 2(u)-sze3
56(disz) erin2 3(ban2)-ta u4 2(u)-sze3
64(disz) erin2 2(ban2)-ta u4 2(u)-sze3
7sze-bi 1(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
8erin2 hun-ga2 bala tusz-a
9nu-banda3 a-hu-a
10sze-bi ki ur-e2-ninnu-ta
111(u) 6(disz) erin2 u4 2(u)-sze3
12bala tusz-a sze szu nu-ti
13ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-nimgir
141(u) engar u4 3(u)-sze3
15im ensi2-ta
161(u) 5(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
17ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
181(u) 1(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
19ki lu2-giri17-zal-ta
203(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
21ki ur-kisal-ta
222(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
23ki ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2-ta
24nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
25bala gub-ba
26iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
271(u) 5(disz) erin2 2(ban2)-ta u4 2(u)-sze3
28sze-bi 1(asz) gur
29ki ur-e2-ninnu-ta
30erin2 ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
313(disz) erin2 u4 2(u)-sze3
32bala tusz-a sze szu nu-ti
33ki lu2-giri17-zal-ta
343(disz) gurusz u4 2(u)-sze3
35bala tusz-a sze szu nu-ti-a
36ki ur-kisal-ta
372(disz) erin2 u4 2(u)-sze3
38bala tusz-a sze szu nu-ti-a
obverse col 3
1ki [...]
22(u) 1(disz) [erin2 u4 n-sze3]
3bala [tusz-a sze szu nu-ti-a]
41(u) 3(disz) erin2 u4 2(u)-[sze3]
5bala tusz-a sze szu nu-ti-a
6nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
71(gesz2) 4(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
8bala gub-ba
91(u) engar u4 3(u)-sze3
10nu-banda3 ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
111(u) 5(disz) dumu ba-BAD u4 3(u)-sze3
12e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
135(u) la2 2(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
14nu-banda3 a-hu-a
151(u) 6(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
16ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-nimgir
17bala gub-ba
18iti mu-szu-du8
193(u) 6(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
20bala gub-ba
211(u) 6(disz) erin2 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3-ta u4 2(u)-sze3
22nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
232(u) 5(disz) erin2 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta u4 2(u)-sze3
24sze-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur
25ki ur-e2-ninnu-ta
26bala tusz-a <<sze szu nu-ti-a>>
274(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 u4 3(u)-sze3
28bala tusz-a sze szu nu-ti-a
29nu-banda3 ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
302(u) engar-bur2 u4 3(u)-sze3
318(disz) ug3-IL2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 u4 3(u)-sze3
32e2 {d}dumu-zi-me
33im ensi2-ta
344(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) erin2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
35nu-banda3 ur-{d}utu
363(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) erin2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
37nu-banda3 na!-ba-sa6
381(gesz2) 2(u) erin2 u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
39nu-banda3 ur-tur [dumu x-{d}nin]-gir2-su
obverse col 4
1'[...]
2'e2 {d}[...]
3'ki ur-{d}[...]
4'iti amar-a-[a-si]
5'2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) [GAN2]
6'gala [...]
7'2(bur3) GAN2 [...]
8'dam-gar3 [...]
9'1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) [GAN2]
10'nar-[...]
11'a2-bi [...]
12'ki szabra [...]
13'szunigin 1(u) engar u4 [3(u)-sze3]
14'szunigin 7(disz) dumu-da-[ba u4 3(u)-sze3]
15'szunigin 3(disz) ug3-[IL2 u4 3(u)-sze3]
16'szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) dumu [ba-BAD u4 3(u)-sze3]
17'szunigin 6(gesz2) 2(u) erin2#?
18'bala gub-[ba]
19'szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) [x]
20'sze-bi 3(u) [8(asz) 1(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur]
21'ki ur-sukkal-[ta]
22'erin2 hun-ga2 [...]
23'szunigin 3(u) 4(disz) [...]
24'szunigin 2(u) [...]
25'erin2 sze szu nu-[ti-a]
26'szunigin 6(bur3) GAN2# [...]
27'a2-[bi ...]
28'ki ugula [...]
29'szunigin# [...]
30'x [...]
reverse col 1
1'iti [...]
2'6(gesz2) 1(u) [x]
3'bala [tusz-a]
4'iri-ta [nu-e3]
5'8(gesz2) 2(u) [...]
6'iti-ta [zal-la]
7'bala tusz-[a]
8'3(disz) erin2 [...]
9'iti-ta [zal-la]
10'bala tusz-[a]
11'iti amar-a-[a-si]
12'nu-banda3 lu2-[...]
13'2(u) engar-bur2 [...]
14'8(disz) ug3-[IL2 igi 4(disz)]-gal2 [u4 3(u)-sze3]
15'iri-ta nu-e3#
16'e2 {d}dumu-[zi]
17'1(disz) nu-banda3 BI? gesz? [x]
18'iri-ta nu-e3#
19'e2 {d}x-[...]
20'n [...]
21'[szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 ...]
reverse col 2
1gurusz-e 1/2(disz) [ninda-ta]
2a2-bi 7(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3a-sza3 nin-tur3#?-e#? ambar sur-ra
4szunigin 9(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 uru4-a
5gurusz-e 2(u) la2 2(disz) sar-ta
6a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
7a-sza3 nam-sanga uru4-a
8szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) ninda gid2 gi ze2?
9gurusz 1(disz)-e 1/2(disz) ninda-ta
10a2-bi 7(gesz2) 6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
11szunigin 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12im du8-a
13a-sza3 nin-e-gu3-ba-de2
14ki ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-gu-la
15szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) dumu ba-BAD u4 1(disz)-sze3
16szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) dumu-da-ba u4 1(disz)-sze3
17szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) ug3-IL2 1/3(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
18szunigin 4(gesz2) ug3-IL2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
19szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
20[a2] gul#-la
21szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3 tu-ra
22zi-ga
23szunigin 5(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 3(u)-sze3
24iri-ta nu-e3
25szunigin 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz [u4 1(disz)-sze3]
26iti-ta [zal-la]
reverse col 3
1szunigin ($ blank space $) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2a2 gul-la
3bala gub-ba
4szunigin 8(disz) gurusz u4 2(u)-sze3
5iri-ta nu-e3
6szunigin 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7iti-ta zal-la
8szunigin ($ blank space $) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9a2 gul-la
10sze-bi 3(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
11szunigin 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 3(u)-sze3
12szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 2(u)-sze3
13iri-ta nu-e3
14szunigin 8(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
15iti-ta zal-la
16sze szu nu-ti-a
reverse col 4
1nig2-ka9-ak
2ki ur-nig2

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