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CDLB 2017/001 7 (P208749)

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

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Designation	CDLB 2017/001 7
ID	P208749
Museum no.	BM 106079
Collection	British Museum, London, 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 Alivernini, Sergio · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

Line	English
obverse col 1 1	2 bur3 1 iku 1/2 iku field area harrowing, 1 time, at 4 1/2 iku (a day),
obverse col 1 2	its troops’ labor: 25 days;
obverse col 1 3	3/4 iku field area of tug-sag work at 1/4 iku (a day),
obverse col 1 4	its troops’ labor: 3 days;
obverse col 1 5	month: “Flight;”
obverse col 1 6	1 bur'u 1 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field area harrowing, 2 times, at 1 eše3 (a day),
obverse col 1 7	its troops’ labor: 207 days;
obverse col 1 8	3 bur3 2 1/2 iku harrowing, 3 times, at 1 eše3 field area (a day),
obverse col 1 9	its troops’ labor: 84 2/3 days;
obverse col 1 10	labor of harrowing;
obverse col 1 11	1173 sar of hoeing, at 6 sar (a day),
obverse col 1 12	its labor: 195 1/2 days;
obverse col 1 13	765 sar of hoeing, at 30 sar (a day);
obverse col 1 14	its labor: 25 1/2 days;
obverse col 1 15	1820 sar acacia cut at 20 sar (a day),
obverse col 2 1	its labor: 91 days;
obverse col 2 2	600+ at n sar (a day),
obverse col 2 3	its labor: n days;
obverse col 2 4	1060+ at n sar (a day),
obverse col 2 5	its labor: 80+ days;
obverse col 2 6	270 sar: acacia at 10 sar (a day);
obverse col 2 7	its labor: 27 days;
obverse col 2 8	63 sar acacia at 7 sar (a day);
obverse col 2 9	its labor: 9 days.
obverse col 2 10	742 1/2 sar of hoeing at 15 sar (a day),
obverse col 2 11	its labor: 49 1/2 days;
obverse col 2 12	20 sar of pickaxing at 10 sar (a day),
obverse col 2 13	its labor: 2 days;
obverse col 2 14	427 sar of hoeing at 7 sar (a day),
obverse col 2 15	its labor: 61 days;
obverse col 2 16	628 1/3 sar at 6 1/2 sar (a day),
reverse col 1 1	its labor: 96 2/3 days;
reverse col 1 2	38 1/2 sar of hoeing at 5 1/2 sar (a day),
reverse col 1 3	its labor: 7 days;
reverse col 1 4	292 1/2 sar of hoeing at 5 sar (a day),
reverse col 1 5	its labor: 58 1/2 days;
reverse col 1 6	8 sar of hoeing at 4 sar (a day),
reverse col 1 7	its labor: 2 days;
reverse col 1 8	work of hirelings at 6 sila3 (a day);
reverse col 1 9	25 sar of hoeing at 5 sar (a day),
reverse col 1 10	its labor: 5 days;
reverse col 1 11	200 sar of hoeing at 20 sar (a day),
reverse col 1 12	its labor: 10 days;
reverse col 1 13	labor of oxen drivers;
reverse col 2 1	field work to be done
reverse col 2 2	(in the) field of Kamari;
reverse col 2 3	foreman: Basa;
reverse col 2 4	under seal of Nimgir-ane.
reverse col 2 6	Year: Šašrum was destroyed for the 2nd time.
seal 1 1	Nimgir-ane,
seal 1 2	scribe,
seal 1 3	son of Inim-Šara.

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1	2(bur3)# 1(iku)# 1/2(iku)# GAN2# gesz-ur3#-[ra] a-ra2 1(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-[ta]
2	a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz)
3	1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(\|SZE.KIN\|) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
4	a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(disz)
5	iti# dal
6	1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-[ur3]-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-[ta]
7	a2# erin2#-na#-bi# u4# 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz)
8	3(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3#-ra# a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
9	a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz)
10	a2 gesz-ur3-ra
11	1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-[ta]
12	a2#-bi u4 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
13	1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar al 3(u) sar-ta
14	a2-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
15	3(gesz'u) 2(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2? 2(u) sar-ta
obverse col 2
1	[a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)]
2	1(gesz'u) [... sar-ta]
3	a2-[bi u4 ...]
4	1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) [... sar-ta]
5	a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) [...]
6	4(gesz2) 3(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 1(u) sar-ta
7	a2-bi u4 2(u) 7(disz)
8	1(gesz2) 3(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 x 7(disz) sar-ta
9	a2-bi u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)
10	1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
11	a2-bi u4 4(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz)
12	2(u) sar nig2-gul 1(u) sar-ta
13	a2-bi u4 2(disz)
14	7(gesz2) 7(disz) sar al 7(disz) sar-ta
15	a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(disz)
16	1(gesz'u) 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar al 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
reverse col 1
1	[a2]-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
2	3(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) 1/2(disz) [sar-ta]
3	a2-bi u4 7(disz)
4	4(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar#-[ta]
5	a2-bi u4 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz)
6	8(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
7	a2-bi u4 2(disz)
8	a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta
9	2(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
10	a2-bi u4 5(disz)
11	3(gesz2) 2(u) sar [al ...] 2(u) sar-ta
12	a2-bi u4 1(u)
13	a2 sza3-gu4-ka
reverse col 2
1	a-sza3-ge kin-ak
2	a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2
3	ugula ba-sa6
4	kiszib3 nimgir-an-ne2
6	mu# a-ra2 2(disz)-kam sza-[asz-ru]-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1	nimgir-an-ne2
2	dub-sar
3	dumu inim-{d}szara2

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