RTC 305 (P128458)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | RTC 305 |
|---|---|
| ID | P128458 |
| Museum no. | AO 03020 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| 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 | 747 gur 2 barig 3 2/3 sila3 bran, royal (measure), |
| obverse col 1 2 | 7746 5/6 workdays, female laborers, |
| obverse col 1 3 | 30 talents 26 mana willow, |
| obverse col 1 4 | 13,220 bundles of reed, |
| obverse col 1 5 | the remainder; |
| obverse col 1 6 | month: “Akitu,” |
| obverse col 1 7 | of the year: “Simurrum, Lullubum for the 9th time were destroyed;” |
| obverse col 1 8 | 1800 gur barley, |
| obverse col 1 9 | 40 gur wheat, |
| obverse col 1 10 | fodder of oxen, sheep, goats and equids; |
| obverse col 1 11 | 1 gur 3 barig barley rations of the Martu, |
| obverse col 1 12 | month: “Harvest;” |
| obverse col 1 13 | 1800 gur barley, |
| obverse col 1 14 | 40 gur wheat, |
| obverse col 1 15 | fodder of oxen, sheep, goats and equids; |
| obverse col 1 16 | 1 gur 3 barig barley rations of the Martu, |
| obverse col 1 17 | month extra: “Harvest;” |
| obverse col 2 3 | exchange good for oxen, sheep, ...; |
| obverse col 2 4 | 211 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 barley, beer, bread; |
| obverse col 2 5 | 4351 bundles of reed; |
| obverse col 2 6 | 12 2/3 talents, willow; |
| obverse col 2 7 | Nabdanum not fed and to the day stretched, one workday; |
| obverse col 2 8 | 1049 gur 1 barig bran, |
| obverse col 2 9 | its bran of the bala: |
| obverse col 2 10 | month: “Harvest,” and month extra: “Harvest;” |
| obverse col 2 11 | total: 1 silo 205 gur 3 ban2 3 sila3 barley, Šulgi (measure), |
| obverse col 2 12 | total: 80 gur wheat, |
| obverse col 2 13 | its barley: 1 silo 375 gur 3 ban2 3 sila3; |
| obverse col 2 14 | total: 1796 gur 3 barig 3 2/3 sila3 bran; |
| reverse col 1 1 | total: 7746 5/6 workdays, female laborers; |
| reverse col 1 2 | total: 43 talents 6 mana willow; |
| reverse col 1 3 | total: 17,571 bundles of reed; |
| reverse col 1 4 | is the debits; |
| reverse col 1 5 | therefrom: |
| reverse col 1 6 | 2750 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 6 2/3 sila3 barley, |
| reverse col 1 7 | surplus of the (previous) account, |
| reverse col 1 8 | month: Akitu, |
| reverse col 1 9 | year: “Simurrum, Lullubum for the 9th time were destroyed;” |
| reverse col 1 10 | 3 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 wheat, |
| reverse col 1 11 | into the sealed house brought, |
| reverse col 1 12 | via Lu-Utu, foreman of the mill; |
| reverse col 1 13 | 252 gur 2 ban2 bran, |
| reverse col 1 14 | Šulgi-ayamu; |
| reverse col 2 1 | n gur ... bran, |
| reverse col 2 2 | delivery; |
| reverse col 2 3 | deficit: 1217 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 6 1/3 sila3 barley; |
| reverse col 2 4 | 1254 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 3 2/3 sila3 bran; |
| reverse col 2 5 | 7746 5/6 workdays, female laborers; |
| reverse col 2 6 | 43 talents 6 mana willow; |
| reverse col 2 7 | 9371 bundles of reed; |
| reverse col 2 8 | are the deficit; |
| reverse col 2 9 | account of |
| reverse col 2 10 | the bala of Ur-Lamma, governor of Girsu; |
| reverse col 2 11 | month: “Harvest,” |
| reverse col 2 12 | month extra: “Harvest;” |
| reverse col 2 13 | (a period) of two months; |
| reverse col 2 14 | bala ... |
| reverse col 2 15 | year: “Simurrum, Lullubum for the 9th time were destroyed.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh gur lugal | |
| 2 | 2(szar2) 9(gesz2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 3 | 3(u) gu2 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na {gesz}ma-nu | |
| 4 | 3(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 2(u) sa gi | |
| 5 | si-i3-tum | |
| 6 | iti a2-ki-ti | |
| 7 | mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul-a | |
| 8 | 3(gesz'u) sze gur | |
| 9 | 4(u) gig gur | |
| 10 | sza3-gal gu4 udu masz ansze | |
| 11 | 1(asz) 3(barig) gur sze-ba mar-tu-ne | |
| 12 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | |
| 13 | 3(gesz'u) sze gur | |
| 14 | 4(u) gig gur | |
| 15 | sza3-gal gu4 udu masz ansze | |
| 16 | [1(asz)] 3(barig)# gur sze-ba mar-tu-ne | |
| 17 | [iti] diri# sze-sag11-ku5 | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | x [...] da x [...] | |
| 2 | sze x [...] | |
| 3 | nig2-sa10 gu4 udu [x] x-a-ka | |
| 4 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur sze kasz ninda | |
| 5 | 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) sa gi | |
| 6 | 1(u) 2(asz) 2/3(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | |
| 7 | na-ap-ta2-num2 nu-gu7-a u3 u4-de3 gid2-da u4 1(disz)-kam | |
| 8 | 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) duh gur | |
| 9 | duh-bi bala-ka | |
| 10 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 u3 iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 | |
| 11 | szunigin 1(asz) guru7 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur {d}szul-gi-ra | |
| 12 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) gig gur | |
| 13 | sze-bi 1(asz) guru7 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | |
| 14 | szunigin 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh gur | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 2(szar2) 9(gesz2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | szunigin 4(u) 3(asz) gu2 6(disz) ma-na {gesz}ma-nu | |
| 3 | szunigin 4(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u)# 1(disz)# sa gi | |
| 4 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | |
| 5 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| 6 | 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 7 | diri nig2-ka9-ak | |
| 8 | iti a2-ki-ti | |
| 9 | mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul | |
| 10 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gig gur | |
| 11 | e2-kiszib3-ba-ka ba-an-kux(KWU147) | |
| 12 | giri3 lu2-{d}utu ugula kikken | |
| 13 | 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(ban2) duh gur | |
| 14 | {d}szul-gi-a-a-mu | |
| 15 | x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [n] duh gur | |
| 2 | [mu]-kux(DU) | |
| 3 | la2-ia3 2(gesz'u) 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 4 | 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) duh gur | |
| 5 | 2(szar2) 9(gesz2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 6 | 4(u) 3(asz) gu2 6(disz) ma-na {gesz}ma-nu | |
| 7 | 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) sa gi | |
| 8 | la2-ia3-am3 | |
| 9 | nig2-ka9-ak | |
| 10 | bala ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki} | |
| 11 | iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta | |
| 12 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 | |
| 13 | iti 2(disz)-kam | |
| 14 | bala [...] | |
| 15 | mu [si-mu-ru-um{ki}] lu-[lu-bu-um{ki}] a-ra2 1(u) la2 [1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul] | |
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