ZA 107, 194 no. 33 (P512796)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | ZA 107, 194 no. 33 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512796 |
| Museum no. | IM 208065 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) |
| Coordinates | 32.0591, 45.2922 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [sze-bi] 1(asz)# gur-am3 | its barley: 1 gur |
| 2' | im-ti-dam engar | Imtidam, the plowman; |
| 3' | 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 al ak 5(disz) sar-ta | 2 eše3 1 iku field area, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 4' | a2 gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta | the labor of the male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 5' | gurusz-bi 4(gesz2) 2(u)-am3 | its laborers: 420, |
| 6' | sze-bi 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | its barley: 4 gur 1 barig 4 ban2, |
| 7' | a-an-na-a engar | Ānāia, the plowman; |
| 8' | 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 al ak 6(disz) sar-ta | 1 eše3 4 iku field area, hoed at 6 sar (per day), |
| 9' | a2 gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta | the labor of the male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 10' | gurusz-bi 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)-am3 | its laborers: 166 2/3 workdays; |
| 11' | sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 2 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 3 1/2 sila3; |
| 12' | id-nu-id engar | Idnu-id, the plowman; |
| 13' | 5(iku) GAN2 al ak 5(disz) sar-ta | 5 iku field area, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 14' | a2 gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta | the labor of the male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 15' | gurusz-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u)-am3 | its laborers: 900, |
| 16' | sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur | its barley: 1 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 17' | im-ti-dam engar dumu szu-{d}iszkur | Imtidam, farmer, son of Šū-Adda. |
| 18' | 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 al ak 5(disz)# sar-ta | 1 eše3 2 iku field area, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 19' | 2(esze3) [GAN2 nig2]-gul# ak [2(u)] sar-ta | 2 eše3 field area: ... 20 sar each |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | a2 gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta | the labor of the male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 2' | gurusz-bi 3(gesz2)# 5(u)#-[am3] | its male laborers: 190 |
| 3' | sze-bi 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 3 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 6 2/3 sila3; |
| 4' | i3-li2-AN-DUL3 engar | Ilī-AN-DUL, the plowman; |
| 5' | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 al ak 5(disz) sar-ta | 1 eše3 3 iku field area, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 6' | 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 nig2-gul ak 2(u) sar-ta | 2 eše3 1 iku field area: ... at 20 sar (per day), |
| 7' | a2 gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta# | its labor of male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 8' | gurusz-bi 4(gesz2) 5(disz)-am3 | its laborers: 145, |
| 9' | sze-bi 4(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# [gur] | its barley: 4 gur 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 10' | szu-{d}nisaba [engar] | Šū-Nisaba, the plowman |
| 11' | 3(ban2) GAN2 al [ak 5(disz) sar-ta] | 3 ban2 field area at 5 sar (per day) |
| 12' | 1(bur3) GAN2 nig2-[gul ak 2(u) sar-ta] | 1 bur3 field area, irrigated, at 20 sar (per day) |
| 13' | a2 gurusz-bi# [5(disz) sila3-ta] | its labor of male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 14' | gurusz-bi [2(gesz2) 3(u)-am3] | its laborers: 190 |
| 15' | sze-bi [2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur] | its barley: 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 16' | i-za-[... engar] | Izaza-..., the plowman |
| 17' | 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 [al ak 5(disz) sar-ta?] | 1 eše3 1 iku field area: all ak, 5 sar (= 5600 m²) each |
| 18' | 2(esze3) GAN2 [nig2-gul ak 5(disz) sar-ta?] | 2 eše3 field area: ..., 5 sar (a day) |
| 19' | [...] | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | a2 gurusz#-[bi 5(disz) sila3-ta] | its labor of male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 2' | gurusz-[bi ...-am3] | Its young man is ... |
| 3' | sze-bi# [... gur] | its barley: ... gur |
| 4' | kur-[... engar] | Kur-..., the ploughman |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | x x x [GAN2 ...] | ... field |
| 3 | a2 [gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta] | its labor: 5 sila3 each |
| 4 | gurusz-[bi ...-am3] | Its young man is ... |
| 5 | sze-bi# [... gur] | its barley: ... gur |
| 6 | NE-[... engar] | ..., the plowman |
| 7 | 2(esze3) [GAN2 al ak 5(disz) sar-ta?] | 2 eše3 field area, hoed at 5 sar (per day) |
| 8 | a2 gurusz-[bi 5(disz) sila3-ta] | the labor of the male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 9 | gurusz-bi [4(gesz2)-am3?] | its laborers: 240(?) |
| 10 | sze-bi [4(asz) gur?] | its barley: 4 gur |
| 11 | a-a-kal#-[la engar] | Ayakalla, the plowman |
| 12 | 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 al# [ak 5(disz) sar-ta] | 1 eše3 2 iku field area at 5 sar (a day) |
| 13 | a2 gurusz-bi [5(disz) sila3-ta] | its labor of male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 14 | gurusz-bi 2(gesz2) [4(u)-am3] | its male laborers: 240 |
| 15 | sze-bi 2(asz) [3(barig) 2(ban2) gur] | its barley: 2 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 16 | dingir-an zu [engar] | Dingiranzu, the plowman |
| 17 | 1(esze3) GAN2 al ak 5(disz) [sar-ta] | 1 eše3 field area at 5 sar (per day) |
| 18 | 2(esze3) GAN2 nig2-gul ak# [2(u) sar-ta] | 2 eše3 field area: niggul work, 20 sar each |
| 19 | a2 gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-[ta] | its labor of male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 20 | gurusz-bi 3(asz)-am3 | its laborers: 3, |
| 21 | sze-bi 3(asz) [gur] | its barley: 3 gur |
| 22 | lu-lu-a engar# | Lulua, the plowman |
| 23 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 al ak 5(disz) sar#-[ta] | 1 eše3 3 iku field area, hoed at 5 sar (per day) |
| 24 | 1(esze3) GAN2 nig2-gul ak 2(u) sar-[ta] | 1 eše3 field area: ..., 20 sar each |
| 25 | a2 gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta | the labor of the male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 26 | gurusz-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u)-am3 | its laborers: 290, |
| 27 | [sze]-bi# 3(asz) [2(barig) 3(ban2) gur] | its barley: 3 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] engar | ..., farmer |
| 2 | [... GAN2] al# ak 6(disz) sar-ta | ... field, hoed at 6 sar per day |
| 3 | [...] GAN2 u2 zi2-a 3(u) sar-ta | ... field, grass-fed, at 30 sar (per day), |
| 4 | [a2] gurusz#-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta | the labor of the male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 5 | gurusz#-bi 5(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz)-am3 | its laborers: 153 1/3 workdays |
| 6 | sze-bi 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 5 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 6 2/3 sila3 |
| 7 | puzur4-NE-um dumu me-me | Puzur-NE-um, son of Meme, |
| 8 | 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 al ak 6(disz) sar-ta | 1 eše3 2 iku field area, hoed at 6 sar (per day), |
| 9 | 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 u2 zi2-a 3(u) sar-ta | 1 bur3 2 eše3 3 iku surface area, grass-fed, at 30 sar (per day), |
| 10 | a2 gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta | the labor of the male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 11 | gurusz-bi 4(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz)-am3 | its laborers: 133 1/3 workdays; |
| 12 | sze-bi 4(asz) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 4 gur 1 ban2 6 2/3 sila3; |
| 13 | puzur4-bi-u2 engar min | Puzur-bī-u, the second farmer, |
| 14 | 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 al ak 5(disz) sar-ta | 2 eše3 3 iku field area, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 15 | a2 gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta | the labor of the male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 16 | gurusz-bi 5(gesz2)-am3 | its laborers: 420, |
| 17 | sze-bi 5(asz) gur | its barley: 5 gur |
| 18 | a-sza3 lu2 DU | the field of a man |
| 19 | 1(esze3) 2(iku) <GAN2> al ak 6(disz) sar-ta | 1 eše3 2 iku field area, hoed at 6 sar (per day), |
| 20 | 2(bur3) GAN2 u2 zi2-a 3(u) sar-ta | 2 bur3 surface area, grass-fed, at 30 sar (per day), |
| 21 | a2 gurusz-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta | the labor of the male laborers: 5 sila3 each |
| 22 | gurusz-bi 4(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz)-am3 | its laborers: 133 1/3 workdays; |
| 23 | sze-bi 4(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 4 gur 1 barig 6 2/3 sila3; |
| 24 | a-sza3 ku5-ta | from the cut field |
| 25 | szunigin 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 al ak 5(disz) sar-ta | total: 12 bur3 2 eše3 3 iku field area, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 26 | szunigin 3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 al ak 6(disz) sar-ta | total: 3 bur3 3 iku surface area, hoed at 6 sar (per day), |
| 27 | szunigin 7(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 nig2-gul ak 2(u) sar-ta | total: 7 bur3 4 iku field area, deficit: 20 sar (= 20 sila3) each; |
| 28 | [szunigin ... GAN2] u2 zi2-a [3(u)] sar-ta | total: ... field, grass-fed, 30 sar (= 30 sila3) each |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] szabra-ta | from the household manager |
| 2 | [...]-am3 [sza3 ba-ba]-az{ki} | ... in Babylon |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3-a | year following: "The wall of the land was erected." |
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