AAICAB 1/1, pl. 076-077, 1924-1056 (P142850)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | AAICAB 1/1, pl. 076-077, 1924-1056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P142850 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1924-1056 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| 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 col 1 1 | 442 1/2 sar, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 1 2 | its labor: 84 1/2 workdays; |
| obverse col 1 3 | 16 sar, hoed at 4 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 1 4 | its labor: 4 workdays; |
| obverse col 1 5 | 220 1/2 sar, hoed at 3 1/2 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 1 6 | its labor: 63 workdays; |
| obverse col 1 7 | 100 less 1 sar, hoed at 3 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 1 8 | its labor: 33 workdays; |
| obverse col 1 9 | 945 sar, acacia cut at 15 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 1 10 | its labor: 63 workdays; |
| obverse col 1 11 | 17 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 1 12 | from the furrows clods struck down, |
| obverse col 1 13 | labor of the plow assistants; |
| obverse col 1 14 | 168 sar, hoed at 6 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 1 15 | its labor: 30 less 1 workdays; |
| obverse col 1 16 | 727 1/2 sar, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 1 17 | its labor: 145 1/2 workdays; |
| obverse col 1 18 | 292 sar, hoed at 4 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 1 19 | its labor: 73 workdays; |
| obverse col 2 1 | 73 1/2 sar, hoed at 3 1/2 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 2 2 | its labor: 21 workdays; |
| obverse col 2 3 | 331 sar, hoed at 3 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 2 4 | its labor: 110 1/3 workdays; |
| obverse col 2 5 | 10 sar, hoed at 2 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 2 6 | its labor: 5 workdays; |
| obverse col 2 7 | 960 sar, hoed ... at 10 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 2 8 | its labor: 96 workdays; |
| obverse col 2 9 | 180 sar, ... pulled out at 10 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 2 10 | its labor: 18 workdays; |
| obverse col 2 11 | 795 sar, acacia cut at 15 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 2 12 | its labor: 53 workdays; |
| obverse col 2 13 | 190 sar, acacia cut at 10 sar (per day), |
| obverse col 2 14 | its labor: 20 less 1 workdays; |
| obverse col 2 15 | 65 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 16 | from the furrows clods struck down, |
| obverse col 2 17 | 44 male laborer workdays, |
| obverse col 2 18 | ... set; |
| obverse col 2 19 | 120 sar, ... loosened out at 10 sar (per day), |
| reverse col 1 1 | its labor: 12 workdays; |
| reverse col 1 2 | 216 sar, ... loosened at 6 sar (per day), |
| reverse col 1 3 | its labor: 36 workdays; |
| reverse col 1 4 | labor of the hired men, |
| reverse col 1 5 | field Urgu; |
| reverse col 1 6 | 712 1/2 sar, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| reverse col 1 7 | its labor: 142 1/2 workdays; |
| reverse col 1 8 | 20 sar, hoed at 4 sar (per day), |
| reverse col 1 9 | its labor: 5 workdays; |
| reverse col 1 10 | 720 sar, hoed ... at 20 sar (per day), |
| reverse col 1 11 | its labor: 36 workdays; |
| reverse col 1 12 | 775 sar, hoed ... at 10 sar (per day), |
| reverse col 1 13 | its labor: 77 1/2 workdays; |
| reverse col 1 14 | 67 1/2 male laborer workdays, |
| reverse col 1 15 | from the furrows clods struck down, |
| reverse col 1 16 | labor of the hired men; |
| reverse col 1 17 | 95 sar, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| reverse col 1 18 | its labor: 20 less 1 workdays; |
| reverse col 1 19 | 50 less 1 male laborer workdays, |
| reverse col 1 20 | from the furrows clods struck down, |
| reverse col 1 21 | labor of the plow assistants, |
| reverse col 2 1 | field Muru; |
| reverse col 2 2 | 40 sar, hoed ... at 10 sar (per day), |
| reverse col 2 3 | its labor: 4 workdays; |
| reverse col 2 4 | labor of the plow assistants; |
| reverse col 2 5 | 450 sar, hoed ... at 10 sar (per day), |
| reverse col 2 6 | its labor: 45 workdays; |
| reverse col 2 7 | 33 1/2 male laborer workdays, |
| reverse col 2 8 | from the furrows clods struck down, |
| reverse col 2 9 | labor of the hired men, |
| reverse col 2 10 | field Herder; |
| reverse col 2 11 | 720 sar, bush flatted at 40 sar (per day), |
| reverse col 2 12 | its labor: 18 workdays; |
| reverse col 2 13 | field Lamaḫ; |
| reverse col 2 14 | labor of the hired men, 6 sila3 (barley each per day), |
| reverse col 2 15 | fieldwork; |
| reverse col 2 16 | foreman: Lugal-nesage; |
| reverse col 2 17 | under seal of Lu-balasaga; |
| reverse col 2 18 | year: “Simanum was destroyed.” |
| seal 1 1 | Lu-balasaga, |
| seal 1 2 | scribe, |
| seal 1 3 | son of Dingira. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 7(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) | |
| 3 | 1(u) 6(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta | |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 4(disz) | |
| 5 | 3(gesz2) 4(u) 1/2(disz) sar al 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta | |
| 6 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(disz) | |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta | |
| 8 | a2-bi u4 3(u) 3(disz) | |
| 9 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | |
| 10 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(disz) | |
| 11 | 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 12 | ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga | |
| 13 | a2 sza3-gu4-ka | |
| 14 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta | |
| 15 | a2-bi u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) | |
| 16 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | |
| 17 | a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) | |
| 18 | 4(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta | |
| 19 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta | |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz) | |
| 3 | 5(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta | |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1/3(disz)! | |
| 5 | 1(u) sar al 2(disz) sar-ta | |
| 6 | a2-bi u4 5(disz) | |
| 7 | 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) sar al du3 1(u) sar-ta | |
| 8 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) | |
| 9 | 3(gesz2) sar {u2}|ZI&ZI|-sze3 zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta | |
| 10 | a2-bi u4 1(u) 8(disz) | |
| 11 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | |
| 12 | a2-bi u4 5(u) 3(disz) | |
| 13 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) sar-ta | |
| 14 | a2-bi u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) | |
| 15 | 1(gesz2) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 16 | ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga | |
| 17 | 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 18 | ka-us2-sa ga2-ra | |
| 19 | 2(gesz2) sar {u2}har-an bu3-ra 1(u) sar-ta | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | a2-bi u4 1(u) 2(disz) | |
| 2 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar {u2}har-an bu3-ra 6(disz) sar-ta | |
| 3 | a2-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz) | |
| 4 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | |
| 5 | a-sza3 ur-gu | |
| 6 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | |
| 7 | a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | |
| 8 | 2(u) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta | |
| 9 | a2-bi u4 5(disz) | |
| 10 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sar al du3 2(u) sar-ta | |
| 11 | a2-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz) | |
| 12 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) sar al du3 1(u) sar-ta | |
| 13 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) | |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 15 | ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga | |
| 16 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | |
| 17 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | |
| 18 | a2-bi u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) | |
| 19 | 5(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 20 | ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga | |
| 21 | a2 sza3-gu4-ka | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-sza3 muru13 | |
| 2 | 4(u) sar al du3 1(u) sar-ta | |
| 3 | a2-bi u4 4(disz) | |
| 4 | a2 sza3-gu4-ka | |
| 5 | 7(gesz2) 3(u) sar al du3 1(u) sar-ta | |
| 6 | a2-bi u4 4(u) 5(disz) | |
| 7 | 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | |
| 8 | ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga | |
| 9 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | |
| 10 | a-sza3 sipa-da | |
| 11 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sar gesz-gaz 4(u) sar-ta | |
| 12 | a2-bi u4 1(u) 8(disz) | |
| 13 | a-sza3 la2-mah | |
| 14 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 15 | a-sza3-ge kin ak | |
| 16 | ugula lugal-nesag-e | |
| 17 | kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga | |
| 18 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-bala-sa6-ga | |
| 2 | dub-sar | |
| 3 | dumu dingir-ra | |
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