TCL 05, 6056 (P131770)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 05, 6056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P131770 |
| Museum no. | AO 06056 |
| 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. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 4 1/2 shekels, 12 grains of silver, |
| obverse 2 | the remaining ([carry-over] deficit); |
| obverse 3 | 1,980 “headed” fish, |
| obverse 4 | their silver: 2 1/6 shekels, 6 grains; |
| obverse 5 | 720 gutted fish, their silver: 2 shekels |
| obverse 6 | their silver: 2 shekels |
| obverse 7 | 6 talents of wool, |
| obverse 8 | its silver: 2/3 mana; |
| obverse 9 | under seal. |
| obverse 10 | 3,300 slit fish, |
| obverse 11 | their silver: 4 1/4 shekels, 5 grains; |
| obverse 12 | 2,190 “headed” fish, |
| obverse 13 | their silver: 2 1/3 shekels, 18 grains; |
| obverse 14 | 2 barig fish oil, |
| obverse 15 | its silver: 4 shekels; |
| obverse 16 | 64 gur of dates, |
| obverse 17 | their silver: 2/3 mana, 2 2/3 shekels; |
| obverse 18 | year: “Enmaḫgalana was installed” [AS 4]. |
| obverse 19 | 50 gur of dates, |
| obverse 20 | their silver: 1/2 mana, 3 1/3 shekels; |
| obverse 21 | year: “En-unugal-Inanna was installed” [AS 5]. |
| obverse 22 | 10 water skins, |
| obverse 23 | their silver: 1/2 shekel, 20 grains; |
| obverse 24 | 10 pairs? of leather sandals |
| obverse 25 | their silver: 2/3 shekel ... |
| obverse 26 | 7 ... |
| obverse 27 | [their silver: ... |
| reverse 1 | 60 gur of barley, |
| reverse 2 | its silver: 1 mana; |
| reverse 3 | barley of the lard. |
| reverse 4 | Together: 3 1/3 mana, 1 1/3 shekels, 16 grains of silver |
| reverse 5 | are the debit; |
| reverse 6 | therefrom: |
| reverse 7 | 1 1/3 mana less 1/3 shekel, 10 grains of silver, |
| reverse 8 | 38 1/2 mana of copper, |
| reverse 9 | their silver: 1/3 mana, 5 2/3 shekels, |
| reverse 10 | under the seal of Lukalla; |
| reverse 12 | 1 gur, 2 barig, 4 ban2, 6 sila3 of lard, |
| reverse 13 | its silver: 1/3 mana, 3 1/3 shekels less 6 grains, |
| reverse 14 | under the seal of Ur-Šulpae; |
| reverse 15 | 6 sila3 of raisins, royal supplement, |
| reverse 16 | 2 sila3 of raisins via Lugal-šala, |
| reverse 17 | their silver: 1/6 [shekel]; |
| reverse 18 | 20 wooden k-containers, |
| reverse 19 | their silver: 2 shekels; |
| reverse 20 | under the seal of Agu; |
| reverse 21 | 8 1/2 shekels of silver for Ur copper, |
| reverse 22 | via Ur-Lamma and Elubizu. |
| reverse 23 | Together: 2 1/3 mana, 1/6 [shekel], 4 grains of silver |
| reverse 24 | booked out; |
| reverse 25 | debit: 1 mana, 1 1/6 [shekel], 12 grains of silver; |
| reverse 26 | account of Šeškala, the trade agent; |
| reverse 27 | year: “En-unugal-Inanna was installed.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar | |
| 2 | si-i3-tum | |
| 3 | 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) ku6 sag-kur2 | |
| 4 | ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze | |
| 5 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) ku6 sza3-bar | |
| 6 | ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 | |
| 7 | 6(asz) gu2 siki | |
| 8 | ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na | |
| 9 | sza3 kiszib3-ba | |
| 10 | 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) ku6 gir2-us2 | |
| 11 | ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze | |
| 12 | 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) ku6 sag-kur2 | |
| 13 | ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze | |
| 14 | 2(barig) i3-ku6 | |
| 15 | ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2 | |
| 16 | 1(gesz2) 4(asz) zu2-lum gur | |
| 17 | ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 | |
| 18 | mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun | |
| 19 | 5(u) zu2-lum gur | |
| 20 | ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 | |
| 21 | mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | |
| 22 | 1(u) {kusz}ummu3 | |
| 23 | ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u)# sze# | |
| 24 | 1(u) {kusz}e-sir2# [...] | |
| 25 | ku3-bi 2/3(disz) gin2# [...] | |
| 26 | 7(disz) [...] | |
| 27 | [ku3-bi n] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) sze gur ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na# | |
| 2 | ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na# | |
| 3 | sze i3-szah2-ka | |
| 4 | szunigin 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 6(disz) sze ku3#-[babbar] | |
| 5 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta | |
| 7 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na la2 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar | |
| 8 | 3(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na uruda | |
| 9 | ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 | |
| 10 | kiszib3 lu2-kal-la | |
| 12 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3# i3-szah2 gur | |
| 13 | ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 la2 6(disz) sze | |
| 14 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | |
| 15 | 6(disz) sila3 gesztin had2 sa2-du11 lugal | |
| 16 | 2(disz) sila3 gesztin had2 giri3 lugal-sza3-la2 | |
| 17 | ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 | |
| 18 | 2(u) {gesz}kab2-kul | |
| 19 | ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 | |
| 20 | kiszib3 a-gu | |
| 21 | 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 uruda? uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 22 | giri3 ur-{d}lamma u3 e2-lu-bi-zu | |
| 23 | szunigin 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na igi-6(disz)-gal2 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar | |
| 24 | zi-ga-am3 | |
| 25 | la2-ia3 1(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) 2(disz)? sze ku3-babbar | |
| 26 | nig2-ka9-ak szesz-kal-la dam-gar3 | |
| 27 | mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | |
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