TCL 05, 5670 (P131741)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 05, 5670 |
|---|---|
| ID | P131741 |
| Museum no. | AO 05670 |
| 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. (en); Lafont, Bertrand (fr) · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | 193 gur, 2 ban 5 sila barley (measured according to the) royal (standard), |
| obverse col 1 2 | 38 gur emmer |
| obverse col 1 3 | 33 gur 4 ban wheat |
| obverse col 1 4 | from ARAD. |
| obverse col 1 5 | 3 gur, 4 barig 1 ban 5 sila barley, |
| obverse col 1 6 | 1 gur, 3 barig 4 ban 5 sila spelt (?), |
| obverse col 1 7 | 1 barig, 4 ban emmer |
| obverse col 1 8 | from Lugal-ušur. |
| obverse col 1 9 | 3 gur barley |
| obverse col 1 10 | restored deficit of Bida. |
| obverse col 1 11 | 1 barig, 4 ban 4 sila spelt |
| obverse col 1 12 | from Nin-melam. |
| obverse col 1 13 | Together, the equivalent barley: 308 gur, 3 barig 3 ban 8 sila. |
| obverse col 1 14 | 36 female laborers, (each of whom received) 3 ban (per month), |
| obverse col 1 15 | from month “Barley brought to the harbor” (month 3 of the Umma calender) |
| obverse col 1 16 | of the year “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Šulgi 48) |
| obverse col 1 17 | the completed day 23, |
| obverse col 1 18 | until month “Bricks cast in moulds” (month 2) |
| obverse col 1 19 | of the year following “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Amar-Suen 1), |
| obverse col 2 1 | the completed day 7, |
| obverse col 2 2 | its labor: 11,304 female laborer days. |
| obverse col 2 3 | 31 10 shekels (=1/6) female laborer days, |
| obverse col 2 4 | labor of the “free” days of the deceased female laborer. |
| obverse col 2 5 | It is the debit. |
| obverse col 2 6 | Therefrom: |
| obverse col 2 7 | 1,884 (days), labor of the “free” days of the female laborers. |
| obverse col 2 8 | 185 gur, 2 barig 4 ban minus 1/2 sila dabin flour. |
| obverse col 2 9 | 18 gur, 3 barig 1 ban 4 sila sig-flour, |
| obverse col 2 10 | 35 gur, 4 barig 1 ban 5 sila “pounded” flour, |
| obverse col 2 11 | 4 barig, 1 ban dabin flour, loss (?), flour “filled” into the house, |
| obverse col 2 12 | its labor: 7,226 days. |
| obverse col 2 13 | 2 gur, 1 barig 4 ban 1 1/2 sila eša flour, |
| obverse col 2 14 | 4 ban 4 sila fine, ground bread (?), |
| obverse col 2 15 | its labor: 37 1/3 days. |
| obverse col 2 16 | sealed tablet of Lu-dingira. |
| obverse col 2 17 | 22 1/2 (volume-)sar soil, |
| obverse col 2 18 | per (female) digger 10 (volume-)shekels (per day), |
| obverse col 2 19 | labor of the female laborers: 270 days, |
| obverse col 2 20 | sealed tablet of Ur-Namnunka. |
| reverse col 1 1 | 238 (female laborer days as) labor of the female laborers who winnowed barley, |
| reverse col 1 2 | the sealed tablets are 3, |
| reverse col 1 3 | sealed tablets of ARAD. |
| reverse col 1 4 | 30 female laborer days |
| reverse col 1 5 | flour loaded onto the barge, |
| reverse col 1 6 | sealed tablet of Šešani. |
| reverse col 1 7 | 19 female laborer (days), straw carried |
| reverse col 1 8 | to the temple of Šulgi, |
| reverse col 1 9 | sealed tablet of Akalla. |
| reverse col 1 10 | 4 female laborers, (each) 47 female laborer days, |
| reverse col 1 11 | its labor: 188 days, |
| reverse col 1 12 | sealed tablet of Šara-zame. |
| reverse col 1 13 | 27 female laborers in 7 days went to the bala (service), |
| reverse col 1 14 | 27 female laborers in 3 days returned from the bala (service), |
| reverse col 1 15 | its labor: 270 days. |
| reverse col 1 16 | 96 female laborer days |
| reverse col 1 17 | at the weaving-mill, |
| reverse col 1 18 | sealed tablet of Adu. |
| reverse col 1 19 | 30 female laborer days |
| reverse col 1 20 | sieved dabin flour, |
| reverse col 1 21 | sealed tablet of Ur-zu. |
| reverse col 1 22 | 240 female laborer days, female laborers of the arzana (flour), |
| reverse col 1 23 | sealed tablet of Lugal-nig-lagare. |
| reverse col 1 24 | Dead: Nin-hegal, |
| reverse col 2 1 | from the month “House sixth month” (month 8) |
| reverse col 2 2 | of the year “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Šulgi 48), |
| reverse col 2 3 | until month “bricks cast in moulds” |
| reverse col 2 4 | of the year following “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Amar-Suen 1), the completed day 7, |
| reverse col 2 5 | its labor: 187 days. |
| reverse col 2 6 | Total: 186 gur, 1 barig 5 ban minus 1/2 sila dabin flour, |
| reverse col 2 7 | total: 54 gur, 2 barig 3 ban minus 1 sila sig-flour, |
| reverse col 2 8 | total: 2 gur 1 barig 4 ban 1 1/2 sila eša flour, |
| reverse col 2 9 | total: 4 ban 4 sila fine, ground bread (?), |
| reverse col 2 10 | total, its barley: 300 gur, 1 barig 1 ban 6 1/2 sila, |
| reverse col 2 11 | total: 10,715 female laborer days |
| reverse col 2 12 | booked out. |
| reverse col 2 13 | Deficit: 8 gur, 2 barig 2 ban 1 1/2 sila (barley), |
| reverse col 2 14 | deficit: 620 10/60 female laborer days, |
| reverse col 2 15 | are the deficit. |
| reverse col 2 16 | Account of Ur-Šara, foreman of milling, |
| reverse col 2 17 | in the month “bricks cast in moulds” (month 2 of the Umma calendar) |
| reverse col 2 18 | of the year following “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Amar-Suen 1). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | |
| 2 | 3(u) 8(asz) ziz2 gur | |
| 3 | 3(u) 3(asz) 4(ban2) gig gur | |
| 4 | ki ARAD2-ta | |
| 5 | 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 6 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 imgaga3 gur | |
| 7 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) ziz2 | |
| 8 | ki lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)-ta | |
| 9 | 3(asz) sze gur | |
| 10 | la2-ia3 su-ga bi2-da | |
| 11 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 imgaga3 | |
| 12 | ki nin-me-lam2-ta | |
| 13 | szunigin sze-bi 5(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur | |
| 14 | 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | |
| 15 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la | |
| 16 | mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | |
| 17 | u4 2(u) 3(disz) zal-la-ta | |
| 18 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-ga2-ra | |
| 19 | mu us2-sa ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | u4 7(disz) zal-la-sze3 | |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 3(szar2) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 3 | 3(u) 1(disz) 1(u) gin2 geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 4 | a2 u4-du8-a geme2 ba-usz2-a | |
| 5 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| 7 | 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) a2 u4-du8-a geme2 | |
| 8 | 3(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur | |
| 9 | 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur | |
| 10 | 3(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gazx(KUM) gur | |
| 11 | 4(barig) 1(ban2) dabin bi2-gu7 zi3 e2-a si-ga | |
| 12 | a2-bi u4 2(szar2) 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | |
| 13 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 esza gur | |
| 14 | 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda ar3-ra saga | |
| 15 | a2-bi u4 3(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz)-kam | |
| 16 | kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra | |
| 17 | 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar kin sahar | |
| 18 | al-e 1(u) gin2-ta | |
| 19 | a2 geme2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 3(u)-kam | |
| 20 | kiszib3 ur-{d}nam2-nun-ka | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(gesz2) la2 2(disz) a2 geme2 sze zi-ga | |
| 2 | kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3 | |
| 3 | kiszib3 ARAD2 | |
| 4 | 3(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 5 | zi3 ma2-a si-ga | |
| 6 | kiszib3 szesz-a-ni | |
| 7 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 in-u ga6-ga2 | |
| 8 | e2 {d}szul-gi-ra-sze3 | |
| 9 | kiszib3 a-kal-la | |
| 10 | 4(disz) geme2 u4 4(u) 7(disz)-sze3 | |
| 11 | a2-bi u4 3(gesz2) 8(disz)-kam | |
| 12 | kiszib3 {d}szara2-za-me | |
| 13 | 2(u) 7(disz) geme2 u4 7(disz)-sze3 bala-sze3 gen-na | |
| 14 | 2(u) 7(disz) geme2 u4 3(disz)-sze3 bala-ta gur-ra | |
| 15 | a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 3(u)-kam | |
| 16 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 17 | e2-usz-bar tusz-a | |
| 18 | kiszib3 a-du | |
| 19 | 3(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 20 | dabin-na {gi}ma-an-sim gi4-a | |
| 21 | kiszib3 ur-zu | |
| 22 | 4(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 geme2 ar-<za>-na | |
| 23 | kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e | |
| 24 | usz2 nin-he2-gal2 | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | |
| 2 | mu ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul-ta | |
| 3 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-ga2-ra | |
| 4 | mu us2-sa ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul u4 7(disz) zal-la-sze3 | |
| 5 | a2-bi u4 3(gesz2) 7(disz)-kam | |
| 6 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur | |
| 7 | szunigin 5(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur | |
| 8 | szunigin 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 esza gur | |
| 9 | szunigin 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda ar3-ra saga | |
| 10 | szunigin sze-bi 5(gesz2) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | |
| 11 | szunigin 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 12 | zi-ga-am3 | |
| 13 | la2-ia3 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | |
| 14 | la2-ia3 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 1(u) gin2 geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 15 | la2-ia3-am3 | |
| 16 | nig2-ka9-ak ur-{d}szara2 ugula kikken-na | |
| 17 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-ga2-ra | |
| 18 | mu us2-sa ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | |
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