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CDLB 2017/001 9 (P208750)

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

English translation

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Line	English
obverse 2	its labor: n days;
obverse 3	5 iku of tug-sag work ... (labor of) harrowing 3 times, at 4 1/2 iku field area (a day),
obverse 4	its labor: 38 1/3 days;
obverse 5	4 bur3 of harrowing, 4 times, at 1 eše3 field area (a day),
obverse 6	the troops’ labor: 240 days;
obverse 7	6 bur3 of harrowing, 3 times, at 1 eše3 field area (a day),
obverse 8	the troops’ labor: 270 days;
obverse 9	3 bur3, 1 eše3 5 iku of harrowing, 2 times, at 1 eše3 field area (a day),
obverse 10	the troops’ labor: 108 days;
obverse 11	labor of harrowing;
obverse 12	150 sar of hoeing at 5 sar (a day),
obverse 13	its labor: 30 days;
obverse 14	1911 sar of hoeing at 6 sar (a day),
obverse 15	its labor: 318 1/2 days;
obverse 16	1477 sar of hoeing at 7 sar (a day),
obverse 17	its labor: 211 days;
obverse 18	1740 sar of hoeing at 8 sar (a day),
reverse 1	its labor: 217 1/2 days;
reverse 2	150 sar of pickaxing at 15 sar (a day),
reverse 3	its labor: 10 days;
reverse 4	900 sar of pickaxing at 20 sar (a day),
reverse 5	its labor: 4(u) 5(disz) days;
reverse 6	216 sar of pickaxing at 12 sar (a day),
reverse 7	its labor: 18 days;
reverse 8	120? workers for ... days,
reverse 9	(for) cleaning the furrows of clumps of earth and debris;
reverse 10	inspection of Ur-gigir, the chief administrator.
reverse 11	The foreman (is) Ur-gigir, the oxen overseer;
reverse 12	under seal of Šeškalla;
reverse 13	(in the) Kamari field;
reverse 14	Year: “Šaššuru was destroyed.”
seal 1 1	Lugal-nig-lagar-e,
seal 1 2	scribe,
seal 1 3	son of Dada,

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	[...] x [...]
2	[a2]-bi u4 [...]
3	5(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(\|SZE.KIN\|) x x gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4	a2-bi u4 3(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz)-kam
5	4(bur3) GAN2 gesz#-ur3#-ra# a-ra2 4(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
6	a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(gesz2)
7	6(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta GAN2-ta
8	a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(gesz2) 3(u)
9	3(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
10	a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
11	a2 gesz#-ur3#-ra#
12	2(gesz2) 3(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
13	a2-bi u4 3(u)
14	3(gesz'u)# 1(gesz2)# 5(u)# 1(disz)# sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
15	a2#-bi# u4 5(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz)
16	2(gesz'u)# 4(gesz2)# 3(u)# 7(disz)# sar al 7(disz) sar-ta
17	a2#-bi# u4# 3(gesz2)# 3(u)# 1(disz)#
18	2(gesz'u)# 9(gesz2)# sar al 8(disz) sar-ta#
reverse
1	a2-bi u4 3(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
2	2(gesz2)# 3(u)# sar# nig2#-gul# 1(u)# 5(disz)# sar#-ta#
3	a2-bi u4 1(u)
4	1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar nig2-gul 2(u) sar-ta
5	a2-bi u4 4(u) 5(disz)
6	3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar nig2-gul 1(u)# 2(disz)# sar#-ta
7	a2-bi u4 1(u)# 8(disz)#
8	x 2(gesz2)#? gurusz u4# [n]-sze3
9	la-ag ab-sin2-ta ri-ri-ga
10	gurum2# ak ur-{gesz}gigir szabra
11	ugula ur-{gesz}gigir [nu]-banda3-gu4#
12	kiszib3 szesz-kal-la#
13	a-sza3 ka-ma#-ri2#[{ki}]
14	[mu] sza-asz-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1	lugal-nig2-lagar-e
2	dub-sar
3	[dumu] da-da

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