TCL 05, 5669 (P131740)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 05, 5669 |
|---|---|
| ID | P131740 |
| Museum no. | AO 05669 |
| 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 Englund, Robert K.; Heimpel, Wolfgang · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | 36 female laborers, |
| obverse col 1 2 | from month “Harvest” |
| obverse col 1 3 | to month: “Dumuzi,” |
| obverse col 1 4 | their labor: 12,960 days, |
| obverse col 1 5 | are the debit; |
| obverse col 1 6 | therefrom |
| obverse col 1 7 | 2160, labor, freed days; |
| obverse col 1 8 | 242 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 barley flour, |
| obverse col 1 9 | its labor: 7277 5/6 days; |
| obverse col 1 10 | 11 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 rough flour, |
| obverse col 1 11 | its labor: 350 5/6 days; |
| obverse col 1 12 | 9 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 spelt, |
| obverse col 1 13 | its labor: 145 1/2 days |
| obverse col 1 14 | 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 fine "string" flour, |
| obverse col 1 15 | its labor: 68 5/6 days |
| obverse col 1 16 | 124 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 1 17 | leveled, sheaves piled up at thes field GANmaḫ; |
| obverse col 1 18 | under seal of Abbagina; |
| obverse col 1 19 | 193 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 1 20 | leveled, sheaves piled up |
| obverse col 1 21 | at the field Muru; |
| obverse col 2 1 | under seal of Akalla son of Lugal-emaḫe; |
| obverse col 2 2 | 99 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 3 | at the weir of the waterway Dudu stationed; |
| obverse col 2 4 | 31 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 5 | at the field Abu-dudu; |
| obverse col 2 6 | 31 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 7 | at the field Nin-nudu; |
| obverse col 2 8 | 132 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 9 | at the field Šulpa’e; |
| obverse col 2 10 | 128 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 11 | at the field Mound-of-Ninḫursag; |
| obverse col 2 12 | 104 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 13 | at the field Booted-oxen; |
| obverse col 2 14 | 109 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 15 | at the field Nagabtum; |
| obverse col 2 16 | under seal of Ukkene; |
| obverse col 2 17 | 294 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 18 | at the field GANmaḫ; |
| obverse col 2 19 | under seal of Da’aga; |
| obverse col 2 20 | sheaves piled up, leveled; |
| obverse col 2 21 | 33 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 22 | to GANmaḫ walked; |
| obverse col 2 23 | 33 female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 24 | from GANmaḫ |
| obverse col 2 25 | to Gu’edina walked |
| reverse col 1 1 | 28 female laborer days, |
| reverse col 1 2 | from Gu’ednina |
| reverse col 1 3 | to Nagabtum walked; |
| reverse col 1 4 | 10 female laborer days, |
| reverse col 1 5 | from the threshing floor Nin-nudu |
| reverse col 1 6 | to the Village-Abu |
| reverse col 1 7 | barley and pea-flour carried; |
| reverse col 1 8 | 20 female laborer days, |
| reverse col 1 9 | at the threshing floor of Nin-ura m-grain moved; |
| reverse col 1 10 | 20 female laborers for 3 days, |
| reverse col 1 11 | at the threshing floor of Nin-nudu m-grain moved; |
| reverse col 1 12 | 30 female laborers for 8 days, |
| reverse col 1 13 | barley of Booted-oxen and barley of the new field |
| reverse col 1 14 | to the silo of Apisal moved; |
| reverse col 1 15 | 24 female laborer days, |
| reverse col 1 16 | stationed at the weir of New Canal; |
| reverse col 1 17 | sheaves piled up, leveled and at the water(-work) stationed, |
| reverse col 1 18 | under seal of Ur-e’e; |
| reverse col 1 19 | 32 female laborers for 10 days, |
| reverse col 1 20 | their labor: 320 |
| reverse col 1 21 | from Apilsal |
| reverse col 1 22 | to Nippur walked and returned; |
| reverse col 1 23 | 353 1/2 female laborer days, |
| reverse col 1 24 | surplus of the account of the year after: “Kimaš was destroyed;” |
| reverse col 2 1 | total: 12,365 1/3 female laborer days |
| reverse col 2 2 | booked out; |
| reverse col 2 3 | deficit: 594 2/3 female laborer days; |
| reverse col 2 4 | account of the labor of the female laborers, millers, |
| reverse col 2 5 | of Lugal-inim-gina; |
| reverse col 2 6 | year: “Ḫarši, Ḫurti (and) Kimaš were destroyed.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 | |
| 2 | iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta | |
| 3 | iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3 | |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 3(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) | |
| 5 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| 7 | 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) a2!(DA) u4-du8-a | |
| 8 | 4(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur | |
| 9 | a2-bi u4 2(szar2) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) | |
| 10 | 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur | |
| 11 | a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 5(u) 5/6(disz) | |
| 12 | 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 esza gur | |
| 13 | a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) | |
| 14 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga gur | |
| 15 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) | |
| 16 | 2(gesz2) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 17 | szu ur3-ra zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 GAN2-mah | |
| 18 | kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na | |
| 19 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 20 | szu ur3-ra zar3 tab-ba | |
| 21 | a-sza3 muru13 | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu lugal-e2-mah-e | |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 3 | kun-zi-da i7 du-du gub-ba | |
| 4 | 3(u) 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 5 | a-sza3 a-bu3-du-du | |
| 6 | 3(u) 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 7 | a-sza3 nin10-nu-du3 | |
| 8 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 9 | a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3 | |
| 10 | 2(gesz2) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 11 | a-sza3 du6-{d}nin-hur-sag | |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 13 | a-sza3 gu4-suhub2 | |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 15 | a-sza3 na-ga-ab-tum | |
| 16 | giri3 ukken-ne2 | |
| 17 | 4(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 18 | a-sza3 GAN2-mah | |
| 19 | giri3 da-a-ga | |
| 20 | zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra | |
| 21 | 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 22 | GAN2-mah-sze3 gen-na | |
| 23 | 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 24 | GAN2 mah-ta | |
| 25 | gu2-edin-na-sze3 gen-na | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(u) la2 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | gu2-edin-na-ta | |
| 3 | na-ga-ab-tum-sze3 gen-na | |
| 4 | 1(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 5 | ki-su7 nin10-nu-du3-ta | |
| 6 | e2-duru5-a-bu3-sze3 | |
| 7 | sze zi3-gu im-ga6 | |
| 8 | 2(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 9 | ki-su7 a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ta mu-sza im-zi | |
| 10 | 2(u) geme2 u4 3(disz)-sze3 | |
| 11 | ki-su7 nin10-nu-du3 mu-sza im-zi | |
| 12 | 3(u) geme2 u4 8(disz)-sze3 | |
| 13 | sze gu4-suhub2 u3 sze a-sza3 gibil | |
| 14 | guru7 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-sze3 im-zi | |
| 15 | 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 16 | kun-zi-da i7 gibil gub-ba | |
| 17 | zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra u3 a-da gub-ba | |
| 18 | kiszib3 ur-e11-e | |
| 19 | 3(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(u)-sze3 | |
| 20 | a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 2(u) | |
| 21 | a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta | |
| 22 | nibru{ki}-sze3 gen-na gur-ra | |
| 23 | 5(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 24 | diri nig2-ka9-ak mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 3(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 2 | zi-ga-am3 | |
| 3 | la2-ia3 9(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 4 | nig2-ka9-ak a2 geme2 kikken2-na | |
| 5 | lugal-inim-gi-na | |
| 6 | mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | |
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