TCL 05, 5665 (P131736)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 05, 5665 |
|---|---|
| ID | P131736 |
| Museum no. | AO 05665 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| 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 Ajango, Kelsey M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 141 1/3 female laborers |
| obverse 2 | for 13 months, |
| obverse 3 | labor involved: 55,120 workdays, |
| obverse 4 | from month “Harvest” (1st month, Umma calendar) |
| obverse 5 | to month “Extra”; |
| obverse 6 | 237 gur, 4 ban2, 1 sila3 dabin flour, |
| obverse 7 | labor involved: 8300, its 1/6th included, |
| obverse 8 | from ARAD; |
| obverse 9 | 60 gur of barley, |
| obverse 10 | labor involved: 5250 workdays; |
| obverse 11 | from the grain account of Lugal-ezem; |
| obverse 12 | 20 female laborers for 4 months 18 days, |
| obverse 13 | labor involved: 2760 workdays; |
| obverse 14 | female laborers to bala-service gone; |
| obverse 15 | 3344 female laborer days, |
| obverse 16 | labor of flour milling, |
| obverse 17 | its 6th: 557 1/3 |
| reverse 1 | 363 female laborer days, |
| reverse 2 | labor booked out, various, |
| reverse 3 | from Lugal-niglagare, foreman of weavers; |
| reverse 4 | 206 regular guzza-garments, |
| reverse 5 | labor involved: 18,540 workdays. |
| reverse 6 | 494 gur, 3 barig, 3 ban2 dabin flour, |
| reverse 7 | labor involved: 17314 1/2 workdays, |
| reverse 8 | its 1/6th included; |
| reverse 9 | burden set (?) in Umma |
| reverse 10 | and in Apisal; |
| reverse 11 | year: “Nanna of Karzida was for the second time brought into Eanna” (Šulgi 36). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) geme2 | |
| 2 | iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3 | |
| 3 | a2-bi u4 1(szar'u) 5(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) | |
| 4 | iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta | |
| 5 | iti diri-sze3 | |
| 6 | 3(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur | |
| 7 | a2-bi u4 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) igi 6(disz)-gal2-bi i3-ib2-gar | |
| 8 | ki ARAD2-ta | |
| 9 | 1(gesz2) sze gur | |
| 10 | a2-bi u4 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) | |
| 11 | nig2-ka9 sze lugal-ezem-ta | |
| 12 | 2(u) geme2 iti 4(disz) u4 1(u) 8(disz)-sze3 | |
| 13 | a2-bi u4 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) | |
| 14 | geme2 bala-sze3 gen-na | |
| 15 | 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 16 | a2 zi3 ar3-a | |
| 17 | igi 6(disz)-gal2-bi 9(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 6(gesz2) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | a2 zi-ga didli | |
| 3 | ki lugal-nig2-lagar-e ugula usz-bar-ta | |
| 4 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) tug2 guz-za du | |
| 5 | a2-bi u4 5(szar2) 9(gesz2) | |
| 6 | 8(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur | |
| 7 | a2-bi u4 4(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) | |
| 8 | igi 6(disz)-gal2-bi i3-ib2-gar | |
| 9 | gu2 ga2-ra sza3 umma{ki} | |
| 10 | u3 sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | |
| 11 | mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam e2-an-na ba-an-kux(KWU147) | |
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