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AAICAB 1/1, pl. 067-068, 1924-0667 (P142827)

Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationAAICAB 1/1, pl. 067-068, 1924-0667
IDP142827
Museum no.Ashm 1924-0667
CollectionAshmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotUmma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Coordinates31.6669, 45.8861

English translation

By Ajango, Kelsey M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

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obverse col 1 11 1/3 mana, 3 1/3 shekels, 1 grain of silver,
obverse col 1 2the remainder;
obverse col 1 310 talents of wool the first time,
obverse col 1 43 talents of wool the second time,
obverse col 1 5its silver: 1 1/3 mana, 3 1/3 shekels;
obverse col 1 67 talents of wool ...,
obverse col 1 7its silver: 1/2 mana, 3 1/3 shekels;
obverse col 1 85 shekels of silver via Lugina;
obverse col 1 92 shekels of silver via Ur-Nungal;
obverse col 1 1060 gur lard-grains,
obverse col 1 11its silver: 1 mana;
obverse col 1 12total: 4 1/3 mana, 7 shekels, 1 grain silver,
obverse col 1 13the debit.
obverse col 1 14Therefrom:
obverse col 1 154 barig, 1 ban2, 4 1/2 sila3 of EA-bitumen,
obverse col 1 16its silver: 2 shekels 21 grains;
obverse col 1 172 talents, 14 mana of gypsum,
obverse col 1 18its silver: 27 grains;
obverse col 1 194 ban2, 1 sila3 of horned alkali-plant,
obverse col 1 20its silver: 6 grains;
obverse col 1 21nigdab(-offering) of the craft workshop with Abuni,
obverse col 2 1via Ursagku.
obverse col 2 22 gur, 2 barig, 3 ban2 of horned alkali-plant,
obverse col 2 3its silver: 1/2 shekel, 22 1/2 grains;
obverse col 2 410 talents of gypsum,
obverse col 2 5its silver: 2/3 shekel;
obverse col 2 6nigdab(-offering) of the craft workshop with Puzriš-Enlil,
obverse col 2 7via E-Iluruguda.
obverse col 2 82 ban2 of chickpea flour,
obverse col 2 9its silver: 24 grains;
obverse col 2 10nigdab(-offering) of the craft workshop with Aamu,
obverse col 2 11via Ur-Šulpae.
obverse col 2 123 gur, 2 barig of horned alkali-plant,
obverse col 2 13its silver: 5/6 shekel, 3 grains;
obverse col 2 146 talents of gypsum,
obverse col 2 15its silver: 1/3 shekel, 12 grains;
obverse col 2 16nigdab(-offering) of the royal agium garment,
obverse col 2 17with Utu-GIR2gal, via Šarrum-Ili;
obverse col 2 181 gur, 2 barig, 3 ban2 of horned alkali-plant,
obverse col 2 19its silver: 1/3 shekel, 7 1/2 grains;
obverse col 2 20nigdab(-offering) of the royal crown, with Lišena;
obverse col 2 21via Ur-Damu;
obverse col 2 225 talents of gypsum,
obverse col 2 23its silver: 1/3 shekel;
obverse col 2 242 barig horned alkali-plant,
obverse col 2 25its silver: 18 grains;
obverse col 2 26nigdab(-offering) of the royal crown, with Lugal-dubla;
obverse col 2 271 ban2 of ground gypsum,
obverse col 2 28its silver: 2 grains;
obverse col 2 29nigdab(-offering) of royal boots, with Šuešdar,
obverse col 2 30via Addada;
obverse col 2 313 ban2 of horned alkali-plant,
obverse col 2 32its silver: 4 1/2 grains,
bottom 15 2/3, 28.10 grains;
reverse col 1 1nigdab(-offering) of a sa-flour, with the zabardab,
reverse col 1 2via Huba;
reverse col 1 33 ban2 of ground akali-plant,
reverse col 1 4its silver: 4 1/2 grains,
reverse col 1 5nigdab(-offering) of the silversmith-house ..., with Lugal-Kuzu;
reverse col 1 615 shekels of reed,
reverse col 1 7its silver: 2 grains,
reverse col 1 815 shekels of beer malt,
reverse col 1 9its silver: 11 grains,
reverse col 1 1010 shekels of šeli,
reverse col 1 11its silver: 6 grains;
reverse col 1 12nigdab(-offering) of the soup vessel, with Šulgi-Irimu,
reverse col 1 13via Hababatum;
reverse col 1 141/3 sila3 of date syrup,
reverse col 1 15its silver: 12 grains;
reverse col 1 163 sila3 of various beer malts,
reverse col 1 17its silver: 24 grains;
reverse col 1 182 sila3 of raisins,
reverse col 1 19its silver: 6 grains;
reverse col 1 20libation place of Ur-Namma;
reverse col 1 212/3 mana beer malt,
reverse col 1 22its silver: 1/6 (shekel) 10 grains;
reverse col 1 232/3 sila3 of šeli,
reverse col 1 24its silver: 24 grains;
reverse col 1 251/3 mana of reeds,
reverse col 1 26its silver: 6 grains;
reverse col 1 27the kitchen, royal rations;
reverse col 1 282 turtle shells, their silver: 18 grains,
reverse col 1 292 mana, 1 1/3 shekels, 15 grains of silver,
reverse col 1 30the sealed tablets involved: 14; sealed tablet of Lukalla.
reverse col 1 315 1/2 sila3 of date syrup, its silver: 1 1/6 shekels;
reverse col 1 321 ban2 of raisins, its silver: 1/6 (shekel);
reverse col 1 332 sila3 of various beer malts, their silver: 12 grains;
reverse col 1 3410 mana of gypsum; its silver: 2 grains;
reverse col 1 351 barig, 4 ban2 of alkali-plant; its silver: 15 grains;
reverse col 1 36..., with Lugal-Andul.
reverse col 1 375 5/6 mana, 4 shekels of copper,
reverse col 1 38its silver: 3 5/6 shekels 18 grains;
reverse col 2 1the sealed tablets: 3, sealed tablets of Lu-Enlil.
reverse col 2 21 barig, 1 ban2, 9 sila3 of raisins, [their silver: 1 1/3] shekels minus 4 1/2 grains;
reverse col 2 32 1/2 sila3 of x-date syrup; its silver: 1 1/4 shekels;
reverse col 2 43 talents, 45 mana of gypsum,
reverse col 2 5its silver: 1/6 [shekel] 3 grains;
reverse col 2 6nigdab(-offering) of “Holy Hill”, sealed tablet of Lugal-niglagar-e.
reverse col 2 74 strings of figs, their silver equivalent: 1/4 (shekel), 3 grains;
reverse col 2 8sealed tablet of Lu-Ninšubur.
reverse col 2 91 gur, 1 barig, 3 ban2 lard, its silver: 19 1/2 shekels;
reverse col 2 10in the palace delivered;
reverse col 2 11sealed tablet of Ur-Šulpae.
reverse col 2 1210 pine punting poles, their silver: 1/3 shekel;
reverse col 2 1329 sila3 of EA-bitumen, its silver: 1/4 (shekel) minus 1 1/2 grains;
reverse col 2 141 barig horned alkali-plant; its silver: 10 minus 1 grain;
reverse col 2 1517 mana of gypsum; its silver: 3 grains;
reverse col 2 16nigdab(-offering) of the craft workshop;
reverse col 2 171 shekel exchange silver for k-containers;
reverse col 2 18the sealed tablets: 2, sealed document of Agu.
reverse col 2 1913 talents of dried bitumen, their silver: 1 1/3 shekels minus 6 grains;
reverse col 2 20sealed tablet of Lugal-ebansa.
reverse col 2 211 ban2, 5 sila3 of allaḫaru, its silver: 2/3 shekel 15 grains;
reverse col 2 22sealed tablet of Akalla, the leatherworker.
reverse col 2 239 1/2 shekels, 6 grains exchange silver for copper in Ur;
reverse col 2 24via Ur-Lamma and Elubisu (?).
reverse col 2 26Total: 2 5/6 mana, 1/2 shekel, 4 grains of silver;
reverse col 2 27booked out.
reverse col 2 28Deficit: 1 1/2 mana, 6 1/3 shekels, 27 grains of silver;
reverse col 2 29account of Pada, the exchange agent;
reverse col 2 30Month: “pa’u’e,”
reverse col 2 31year: “En-unugal(-anna, high-priest) of Inanna, was installed” [AS 5].

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
11(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2si-i3-tum
31(u) gu2 siki a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
43(asz) gu2 siki a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
5ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
67(asz) gu2 siki na-me-a
7ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
85(disz) gin2 ku3 giri3 lu2-gi-na
92(disz) gin2 ku3 giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
101(gesz2) sze i3-szah2 gur
11ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na
12szunigin 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 1(disz) sze ku3
13sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
14sza3-bi-ta
154(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
16ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 2(u) 1(disz) sze#
172(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na im#-babbar2
18ku3-bi 2(u) 7(disz) sze
194(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 naga si-e3
20ku3-bi 6(disz) sze
21nig2-dab5 gesz-kin-ti ki a-bu-ni
obverse col 2
1giri3 ur-sag-ku5
22(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) naga si-e3
3ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
41(u) gu2 im-babbar2
5ku3-bi 2/3(disz) gin2
6nig2-dab5 gesz-kin-ti ki puzur4-{d}en-lil2-la2
7giri3 e2-i7-lu2-ru-gu2-da
82(ban2) zi3 gu2-gal
9ku3-bi 2(u) 4(disz) sze
10nig2-dab5 gesz-kin-ti ki a-a-mu
11giri3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
123(asz) 2(barig) naga si-e3 gur
13ku3-bi 5/6(disz) gin2 3(disz) sze
146(asz)# gu2# im-babbar2
15ku3#-bi# 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze
16nig2-dab5# tug2# a-gi4-um szar3
17ki {d}utu-GIR2@g-gal giri3 szar-ru-um-i3-li2
181(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) naga# si-e3 gur
19ku3-bi# [1/3(disz)] gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
20nig2-dab5# aga3# lugal ki li-sze-na
21giri3# ur-{d}da-mu
22[5(asz)] gu2# im-babbar2
23[ku3]-bi 1/3(disz) gin2
24[2(barig)] naga si-e3
25ku3-bi# 1(u) 8(disz) sze
26nig2-dab5 aga3 lugal ki lugal-dub-la2
271(ban2) im-babbar2 gazx(KUM)
28ku3-bi 2(disz) sze
29nig2-dab5 {kusz}suhub2 szar3 ki szu-esz18-dar
30giri3 ad-da-da
313(ban2) naga si-e3
32ku3-bi 4(disz)# 1/2(disz) sze
bottom
15(disz) 2/3(disz) 2(u) 8(disz@v) 1(u) sze
reverse col 1
1nig2-dab5 dabin sa-a ki zabar-dab5#
2giri3 hu-ba
31(ban2) naga gazx(KUM)
4ku3-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
5nig2-dab5 e2 ku3-dim2 ur3-ra-ka ki lugal-ku3-zu
61(u) 5(disz) gin2 gi
7ku3-bi 2(disz) sze
81(u) 5(disz) gin2 SZIM
9ku3-bi 1(u) 1(disz) sze
101(u) gin2 sze-li
11ku3-bi 6(disz) sze
12nig2-dab5 dug tu7 ki {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
13giri3 ha-ba-ba-tum
141/3(disz) sila3 lal3
15ku3-bi 1(u) 2(disz) sze
163(disz) sila3 SZIM hi-a
17ku3-bi 2(u) 4(disz) sze
182(disz) sila3 gesztin had2
19ku3-bi 6(disz) sze
20ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma
212/3(disz) ma-na SZIM#
22ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 [1(u)] sze
232/3(disz) sila3 sze-li
24ku3-bi 2(u) 4(disz) sze
251/3(disz) ma-na gi
26ku3-bi 6(disz) sze
27e2-muhaldim sa2-du11 lugal
282(disz) murgu2 ba ku3-bi 1(u) 8(disz) sze
292(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
30kiszib3-bi# 1(u) 4(disz)-am3 kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
315(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 lal3 ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)?-gal2#
321(ban2) gesztin had2 ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2
332(disz) sila3 SZIM hi-a ku3-bi 1(u) 2(disz) sze
341(u) ma-na im-babbar2 ku3-bi 2(disz) sze
351(barig) 4(ban2) naga ku3-bi 1(u) 5(disz) sze
36x x x ki lugal-an-dul3
375(disz)# 5/6(disz)# ma#-na# 4(disz) gin2 uruda
38ku3-bi 3(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
reverse col 2
1kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3 kiszib3 lu2-{d}en-lil2
21(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gesztin# [had2 ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz)] gin2# la2 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
32(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 lal3 x ku3#-bi# 1(disz)# gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
43(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na im-babbar2#
5ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze
6nig2-dab5 du6-ku3-ga kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
74(disz) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu ku3-bi igi-4(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze
8kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
91(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) i3-szah2 gur ku3-bi 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
10e2-gal-la kux(KWU147)-ra
11kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
121(u) {gesz}u3-suh5 gi-musz ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2
132(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A ku3-bi igi-4(disz)-gal2 la2# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
141(barig) naga si-e3 ku3-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz) sze
151(u) 7(disz) ma-na im-babbar2 ku3-bi 3(disz) sze
16nig2-dab5 gesz-kin-ti
171(disz) gin2 ku3 sa10-am3 {gesz}kab2-kul
18kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3 kiszib3 a-gu
191(u) 3(asz) gu2 esir2 had2 ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 la2 6(disz) sze
20kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
211(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 al-la-ha-ru ku3-bi 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
22kiszib3 a-kal-la aszgab
239(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze ku3 sa10-am3 uruda uri5{ki}-ma
24giri3 ur-{d}lamma u3 e2-lu-bi-su!?
252(disz) 4(u) 4(disz@v) 4(u)
26szunigin 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz) gin2 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar
27zi-ga-am3
28la2-ia3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 7(disz) sze ku3-babbar
29nig2-ka9-ak pa3-da dam-gar3
30iti pa4-u2-e
31mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

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