Education in the Earliest Schools 068 (P388298)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Education in the Earliest Schools 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388298 |
| Museum no. | SC 1, 021 |
| Collection | Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | 80 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 1/2 sila3 semolina; |
| obverse col 1 2 | 44 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 1 sila3 barley; |
| obverse col 1 3 | debt grain. |
| obverse col 1 4 | 16 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 7 sila3 barley; |
| obverse col 1 5 | 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 emmer; |
| obverse col 1 6 | 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 wheat; |
| obverse col 1 7 | grain credits in the carried over debits; |
| obverse col 1 8 | new loaned grain; |
| obverse col 1 9 | 131 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 flour; |
| obverse col 1 10 | 141 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 5 1/3 sila3 barley; |
| obverse col 1 11 | 1 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 harvest barley; |
| obverse col 1 12 | 1 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 1/2 sila3 wheat; |
| obverse col 1 13 | debt grain in the šušuma household. |
| obverse col 1 14 | 79 gur 2 ban2 7 sila3 barley; |
| obverse col 1 15 | 10 gur 1 ban2 emmer; |
| obverse col 1 16 | deficit of the account; |
| obverse col 1 17 | [n] 5 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 1/2 sila3 barley; |
| obverse col 2 1 | 40 [gur] ... |
| obverse col 2 2 | offerings ...; |
| obverse col 2 3 | 9 gur 1 barig ...; |
| obverse col 2 4 | (subtotal:) 614 [gur] ...; |
| obverse col 2 5 | 5 fleece-less sheep; |
| obverse col 2 6 | 34 female kids; |
| obverse col 2 7 | 24 minas 10 shekels of gold; |
| obverse col 2 8 | under seal of Lugal-niglagare; |
| obverse col 2 9 | son of Ur-enun. |
| obverse col 2 10 | 53 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 flour; |
| obverse col 2 11 | 3 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 barley; |
| obverse col 2 12 | new loaned grains. |
| obverse col 2 13 | 2 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 flour; |
| obverse col 2 14 | 369 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 2/3? sila3 barley; |
| obverse col 2 15 | 5 gur 2 barig flour; |
| obverse col 2 16 | deficit of the account ; |
| obverse col 2 17 | grain booked out, deficit ... |
| obverse col 2 18 | its head ...; |
| obverse col 2 19 | barley ...; |
| reverse col 1 3 | In the basket, year: “The western wall was erected;” |
| reverse col 1 4 | 29 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 flour; |
| reverse col 1 5 | 43 gur 4 barig harvest barley; |
| reverse col 1 6 | 22 gur 2 barig debt grain, no interest; |
| reverse col 1 7 | sealed by Egalesi; |
| reverse col 1 8 | 154 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 flour; |
| reverse col 1 9 | 25? gur 1 barig 1 ban2 8 sila3 barley; |
| reverse col 1 10 | deficit of the account ...; |
| reverse col 1 11 | 12 gur 2 barig harvest barley; |
| reverse col 1 12 | under seal of Gududu. |
| reverse col 2 1 | Year “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, erected grand-stele for Enlil and Ninlil.” |
| reverse col 2 2 | A copy of sealed documents in the sealed document house ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur | |
| 2 | 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 3 | sze ur5-ra | |
| 4 | 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 5 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3# ziz2 gur | |
| 6 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gig | |
| 7 | la2-ia3 sze zi-ga | |
| 8 | sze ur5-ra gibil | |
| 9 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# zi3 gur | |
| 10 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 11 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|) gur | |
| 12 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gig | |
| 13 | sze ur5-ra sza3 e2 szu#-szum2-ma | |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 15 | 1(u) 1(ban2) ziz2 gur | |
| 16 | [la2]-ia3# nig2-ka9-ak | |
| 17 | [n] 5(asz)# 4(barig)# 3(ban2)# 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 18 | [...]-x-ka | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(u) x [...] | |
| 2 | sa2-du11 x-[...] gid2-[da] | |
| 3 | 9(asz) 1(barig) x [...] | |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 4(asz)# [n] x [...] | |
| 5 | 5(disz) udu bar-su#-[ga] | |
| 6 | 3(u) 4(disz) {munus}asz2#-[gar3] | |
| 7 | 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 ku3#-sig17 | |
| 8 | kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e | |
| 9 | dumu ur-e2-nun{ki} | |
| 10 | 5(u)# 3(asz)# 1(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 gur | |
| 11 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur | |
| 12 | sze ur5-ra gibil | |
| 13 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | |
| 14 | 6(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2/3(disz)? sila3 sze gur | |
| 15 | 5(asz) 2(barig) zi3 gur | |
| 16 | la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-ak la2#-ia3 | |
| 17 | sze zi-ga la2-ia3# [...] | |
| 18 | sag-bi# [...] | |
| 19 | sze# [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | sza3 pisan mu us2-sa# bad3 mar-tu ba-du3# | |
| 4 | 2(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 gur | |
| 5 | 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|) gur | |
| 6 | 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra masz2 nu-tuku gur | |
| 7 | kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si | |
| 8 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gur | |
| 9 | 2(u) 5(asz)#? 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur | |
| 10 | la2#-ia3# x nig2#-ka9#-ak# x kid#?-[...]-x-dag#? | |
| 11 | 1(u)# 2(asz)# 2(barig)# sze# gurx(|SZE.KIN|) gur | |
| 12 | kiszib3 gu-du-du | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3# | |
| 2 | gaba-ri kiszib3 e2-kiszib3-ba-ka ur4#-a | |
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