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OB Capacities (Q002430)
Mathematical, Old Babylonian, Various · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OB Capacities |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002430 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Mathematical |
| Find spot | Various |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 giŋ₄ še 1 | 1 reed bundles barley |
| 2 | 1 1/3 giŋ₄ še (1.20) | 1 1/3 reeds squared: 1 20 |
| 3 | 1 1/2 giŋ₄ še (1.30) | 1 1/2 reeds of barley (for) 1 30 |
| 4 | 1 2/3 giŋ₄ še (1.40) | 1 2/3 reeds squared: 1 40 |
| 5 | 1 5/6 giŋ₄ še (1.50) | 1 5/6 shekels barley (for) 1 50 |
| 6 | 2 giŋ₄ še 2 | 2 reed bundles 2 |
| 7 | 3 giŋ₄ še 3 | 3 reeds barley is 3 |
| 8 | 4 giŋ₄ še 4 | 4 reeds barley is 4 |
| 9 | 5 giŋ₄ še 5 | 5 reeds barley |
| 10 | 6 giŋ₄ še 6 | 6 reeds barley |
| 11 | 7 giŋ₄ še 7 | 7 reeds barley is 7 |
| 12 | 8 giŋ₄ še 8 | 8 reeds barley is 8 |
| 13 | 9 giŋ₄ še 9 | 9 reeds barley is 9 |
| 14 | 10 giŋ₄ še 10 | 10 reed bundles is 10 |
| 15 | 11 giŋ₄ še 11 | 11 reed bundles is 11 00 |
| 16 | 12 giŋ₄ še 12 | 12 reeds, barley |
| 17 | 13 giŋ₄ še 13 | 13 reed bundles is 13 |
| 18 | 14 giŋ₄ še 14 | 14 reed bundles is 14 |
| 19 | 15 giŋ₄ še 15 | 15 reed bundles is 15 |
| 20 | 16 giŋ₄ še 16 | 16 reeds, barley |
| 21 | 17 giŋ₄ še 17 | 17 reed bundles, barley 17 |
| 22 | 18 giŋ₄ še 18 | 18 reed bundles is 18 |
| 23 | 19 giŋ₄ še 19 | 19 reeds, barley |
| 24 | 1/3 sila₃ še 20 | 1/3 sila grain is 20 |
| 25 | 1/2 sila₃ še 30 | 1/2 sila grain is 0;30 |
| 26 | 2/3 sila₃ še 40 | 2/3 sila grain is 0;40 |
| 27 | 5/6 sila₃ še 50 | 5/6 sila grain is 0;50 |
| 28 | 1 sila₃ še 1 | 1 sila grain is 1 |
| 29 | (1.1/3) sila₃ še (1.20) | 1 1/3 sila3 barley, 20 |
| 30 | (1.1/2) sila₃ še (1.30) | 1 1/2 sila3 barley, 1 30 |
| 31 | (1.2/3) sila₃ še (1.40) | 1 2/3 sila3 barley |
| 32 | (1.5/6) sila₃ še (1.50) | 1 5/6 sila3 barley, 50 |
| 33 | 2 sila₃ še 2 | 2 sila grain is 2 |
| 34 | 3 sila₃ še 3 | 3 sila grain is 3 |
| 35 | 4 sila₃ še 4 | 4 sila grain is 4 |
| 36 | 5 sila₃ še 5 | 5 sila grain is 5 |
| 37 | 6 sila₃ še 6 | 6 sila grain is 6 |
| 38 | 7 sila₃ še 7 | 7 sila grain is 7 |
| 39 | 8 sila₃ še 8 | 8 sila grain is 8 |
| 40 | 9 sila₃ še 9 | 9 sila grain is 9 |
| 41 | 1(ban₂) še 10 | 1 ban grain is 10 |
| 42 | 1(ban₂) 1 sila₃ še 11 | 1 ban 1 sila grain is 11 |
| 43 | 1(ban₂) 2 sila₃ še 12 | 1 ban 2 sila grain is 12 |
| 44 | 1(ban₂) 3 sila₃ še 13 | 1 ban 3 sila grain is 13 |
| 45 | 1(ban₂) 4 sila₃ še 14 | 1 ban 4 sila grain is 14 |
| 46 | 1(ban₂) 5 sila₃ še 15 | 1 ban 5 sila grain is 15 |
| 47 | 1(ban₂) 6 sila₃ še 16 | 1 ban 6 sila grain is 16 |
| 48 | 1(ban₂) 7 sila₃ še 17 | 1 ban 7 sila grain is 17 |
| 49 | 1(ban₂) 8 sila₃ še 18 | 1 ban 8 sila grain is 18 |
| 50 | 1(ban₂) 9 sila₃ še 19 | 1 ban 9 sila grain is 19 |
| 51 | 2(ban₂) še 20 | 2 ban grain is 20 |
| 52 | 3(ban₂) še 30 | 3 ban grain is 30 |
| 53 | 4(ban₂) še 40 | 4 ban grain is 40 |
| 54 | 5(ban₂) še 50 | 5 ban grain is 50 |
| 55 | 1(barig) še 1 | 1 barig barley |
| 56 | 1(barig) 1(ban₂) še (1.10) | 1 barig 1 ban2 barley, 10 |
| 57 | 1(barig) 2(ban₂) še (1.20) | 1 barig 2 ban2 barley, 1 20 |
| 58 | 1(barig) 3(ban₂) še (1.30) | 1 barig 3 ban2 barley, 1 30 |
| 59 | 1(barig) 4(ban₂) še (1.40) | 1 barig 4 ban2 barley |
| 60 | 1(barig) 5(ban₂) še (1.50) | 1 barig 5 ban2 barley |
| 61 | 2(barig) še 2 | 2 barig grain is 2 |
| 62 | 2(barig) 1(ban₂) še (2.10) | 2 barig 1 ban2 barley, 2 10 |
| 63 | 2(barig) 2(ban₂) še (2.20) | 2 barig 2 ban2 barley, 2 20 |
| 64 | 2(barig) 3(ban₂) še (2.30) | 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, 2 30 |
| 65 | 2(barig) 4(ban₂) še (2.40) | 2 barig 4 ban2 barley, 2 40 |
| 66 | 2(barig) 5(ban₂) še (2.50) | 2 barig 5 ban2 barley, 2 50 |
| 67 | 3(barig) še 3 | 3 barig barley is 3 |
| 68 | 3(barig) 1(ban₂) še (3.10) | 3 barig 1 ban2 barley, 0;03 10 |
| 69 | 3(barig) 2(ban₂) še (3.20) | 3 barig 2 ban2 barley (for) 3 20 |
| 70 | 3(barig) 3(ban₂) še (3.30) | 3 barig 3 ban2 barley |
| 71 | 3(barig) 4(ban₂) še (3.40) | 3 barig 4 ban2 barley (for) 3 40 |
| 72 | 3(barig) 5(ban₂) še (3.50) | 3 barig 5 ban2 barley |
| 73 | 4(barig) še 4 | 4 barig grain is 4 |
| 74 | 4(barig) 1(ban₂) še (4.10) | 4 barig 1 ban2 barley |
| 75 | 4(barig) 2(ban₂) še (4.20) | 4 barig 2 ban2 barley |
| 76 | 4(barig) 3(ban₂) še (4.30) | 4 barig 3 ban2 barley |
| 77 | 4(barig) 4(ban₂) še (4.40) | 4 barig 4 ban2 barley |
| 78 | 4(barig) 5(ban₂) še (4.50) | 4 barig 5 ban2 barley |
| 79 | 1(aš) gur še 5 | 1 gur barley |
| 79a | 1(aš) 1(barig) gur še 6 | 1 gur 1 barig barley |
| 79b | 1(aš) 1(barig) 1(ban₂) še (6.10) | 1 aš 1 barig 1 ban2 barley |
| 79b1 | 1(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) še (6.10) | 1 aš 1 barig 2 ban2 barley |
| 79b2 | 1(aš) 1(barig) 3(ban₂) še (6.10) | 1 aš 1 barig 3 ban2 barley |
| 79b3 | 1(aš) 1(barig) 4(ban₂) še (6.10) | 1 aš 1 barig 4 ban2 barley |
| 79b4 | 1(aš) 1(barig) 5(ban₂) še (6.10) | 1 aš 1 barig 5 ban2 barley |
| 79c | 1(aš) 2(barig) gur še 7 | 1 gur 2 barig barley |
| 80 | 1(aš) 1/2(diš) gur še (7.30) | 1 1/2 gur barley |
| 80a | 1(aš) 3(barig) gur še 8 | 1 gur 3 barig grain is 8 00 |
| 80b | 1(aš) 4(barig) gur še 9 | 1 gur 4 barig grain is 9 00 |
| 81 | 2(aš) gur še 10 | 2 gur barley |
| 82 | 3(aš) gur še 15 | 3 gur barley |
| 83 | 4(aš) gur še 20 | 4 gur barley |
| 84 | 5(aš) gur še 25 | 5 gur barley |
| 85 | 6(aš) gur še 30 | 6 gur barley |
| 86 | 7(aš) gur še 35 | 7 gur barley |
| 87 | 8(aš) gur še 40 | 8 gur barley |
| 88 | 9(aš) gur še 45 | 9 gur grain is 45 00 00 |
| 89 | 1(u) gur še 50 | 10 gur barley is 50 00 |
| 90 | 1(u) 1(aš) gur še 55 | 11 gur grain is 55 00 |
| 91 | 1(u) 2(aš) gur še 1 | 12 gur barley, 1 |
| 92 | 1(u) 3(aš) gur še (1.05) | 13 gur barley, 05 00 |
| 93 | 1(u) 4(aš) gur še (1.10) | 14 gur barley |
| 94 | 1(u) 5(aš) gur še (1.15) | 15 gur barley (at) 115 gur |
| 95 | 1(u) 6(aš) gur še (1.20) | 16 gur barley |
| 96 | 1(u) 7(aš) gur še (1.25) | 17 gur barley (at) 125 gur |
| 97 | 1(u) 8(aš) gur še (1.30) | 18 gur barley (at) 1 30 gur |
| 98 | 1(u) 9(aš) gur še (1.35) | 19 gur barley, 1 35 00 |
| 99 | 2(u) gur še (1.40) | 20 gur barley |
| 100 | 3(u) gur še (2.30) | 30 gur barley, 2 30 00 |
| 101 | 4(u) gur še (3.20) | 40 gur barley |
| 102 | 5(u) gur še (4.10) | 50 gur barley |
| 103 | 1(geš₂) gur še 5 | 60 gur barley is 5 00 |
| 104 | 1(geš₂) 1(u) gur še (5.50) | 70 gur barley (50 gur) |
| 105 | 1(geš₂) 2(u) gur še (6.40) | 60 gur barley (at) 6 40 gur |
| 106 | 1(geš₂) 3(u) gur še (7.30) | 90 gur barley |
| 107 | 1(geš₂) 4(u) gur še (8.20) | 100 gur barley |
| 108 | 1(geš₂) 5(u) gur še (9.10) | 1 50 gur barley (for) 9 00 |
| 109 | 2(geš₂) gur še 10 | 120 gur barley is 10 00 |
| 110 | 3(geš₂) gur še 15 | 180 gur barley is 15 00 00 |
| 111 | 4(geš₂) gur še 20 | 240 gur grain is 20 00 00 |
| 112 | 5(geš₂) gur še 25 | 5 00 gur barley is 25 00 |
| 113 | 6(geš₂) gur še 30 | 6 00 gur barley |
| 114 | 7(geš₂) gur še 35 | 7 00 gur barley |
| 115 | 8(geš₂) gur še 40 | 8 00 gur barley is 40 00 |
| 116 | 9(geš₂) gur še 45 | 9 00 gur barley is 45 00 |
| 117 | 1(gešʾu) gur še 50 | 60 gur barley |
| 117a | 1(gešʾu) 1(geš₂) gur še 55 | 60 00 gur barley 55 |
| 117b | 1(gešʾu) 2(geš₂) gur še 1 | 60 00 gur barley |
| 117c | 1(gešʾu) 3(geš₂) gur še (1.05) | 90 gur barley (at) 105 gur |
| 117d | 1(gešʾu) 4(geš₂) gur še (1.10) | 60 00 gur barley (at) 10 00 |
| 117e | 1(gešʾu) 5(geš₂) gur še (1.15) | 60 00 gur barley (response) |
| 117f | 1(gešʾu) 6(geš₂) gur še (1.20) | 6060 gur barley (at) 1 20 gur |
| 117g | 1(gešʾu) 7(geš₂) gur še (1.25) | 60 00 gur barley (at) 1 25 gur |
| 117h | 1(gešʾu) 8(geš₂) gur še (1.30) | 60 00 gur barley (at) 1 30 gur |
| 117i | 1(gešʾu) 9(geš₂) gur še (1.35) | 90 00 gur barley (13,35 kg) |
| 118 | 2(gešʾu) gur še (1.40) | 120 gur barley (at) 1 40 gur |
| 119 | 3(gešʾu) gur še (2.30) | 180 gur barley (at) 2 30 gur |
| 120 | 4(gešʾu) gur še (3.20) | 400 gur barley (for) 3 20 gur |
| 121 | 5(gešʾu) gur še (4.10) | 5 00 gur barley |
| 122 | 1(šar₂) gur še 5 | 1 gur barley |
| 122a | 1(šar₂) 1(gešʾu) gur še (5.50) | 60 00 gur barley (50 litres) |
| 122b | 1(šar₂) 2(gešʾu) gur še (6.40) | 240 gur barley |
| 122c | 1(šar₂) 3(gešʾu) gur še (7.30) | 60 00 gur barley (measured) |
| 122d | 1(šar₂) 4(gešʾu) gur še (8.20) | 60 00 gur barley |
| 122e | 1(šar₂) 5(gešʾu) gur še (9.10) | 60 00 gur barley |
| 123 | 2(šar₂) gur še 10 | 2 gur barley is 10 00 |
| 124 | 3(šar₂) gur še 15 | 3 gur barley is 15 00 00 |
| 125 | 4(šar₂) gur še 20 | 4 gur grain is 20 00 00 |
| 126 | 5(šar₂) gur še 25 | 5 gur grain is 25 00 00 |
| 127 | 6(šar₂) gur še 30 | 6 gur barley |
| 128 | 7(šar₂) gur še 35 | 7 gur barley |
| 129 | 8(šar₂) gur še 40 | 8 gur barley is 40 00 00 |
| 130 | 9(šar₂) gur še 45 | 9 gur barley is 45 00 00 |
| 131 | 1(šarʾu) gur še 50 | 1 gur barley |
| 131a | 1(šarʾu) 1(šar₂) gur še 55 | 1 gur 1 00 gur barley |
| 131b | 1(šarʾu) 2(šar₂) gur še 1 | 1 gur 2 gur barley |
| 131c | 1(šarʾu) 3(šar₂) gur še (1.05) | 13 gur barley (at) 105 gur |
| 131d | 1(šarʾu) 4(šar₂) gur še (1.10) | 1 gur 4 gur barley |
| 131e | 1(šarʾu) 5(šar₂) gur še (1.15) | 15 gur barley |
| 131f | 1(šarʾu) 6(šar₂) gur še (1.20) | 16 gur barley (at) 1 20 gur |
| 131g | 1(šarʾu) 7(šar₂) gur še (1.25) | 17 gur barley (at) 1 25 gur |
| 131h | 1(šarʾu) 8(šar₂) gur še (1.30) | 18 gur barley (at) 1 30 gur |
| 131i | 1(šarʾu) 9(šar₂) gur še (1.35) | 9 gur barley, 1 35 00 00 |
| 132 | 2(ŠARU) gur še (1.40) | 20 gur barley |
| 133 | 3(ŠARU) gur še (2.30) | 30 gur barley (measured) |
| 134 | 4(ŠARU) gur še (3.20) | 40 gur barley (3 20) |
| 135 | 5(ŠARU) gur še (4.10) | 50 gur barley |
| 136 | 1(šargal){gal} gur še 5 | 1 big gur barley |
| 137 | 1(šargal){gal} šu-nu-gi₄ gur še 5 | 1 big gur Šunugi barley |
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