ASJ 09, 238 11 (P102287)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Image © Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Transliteration

tablet
obverse
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1. [...]
 en: ...
2. 3(asz) gur ki# [...]
 en: 3 gur from ...;
3. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur ki a-du-mu
 en: 2 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 barley from Adumu;
4. 2(gesz2) gur a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti-ta
 en: 120 gur, field Ukunutita,
5. kiszib3 gi-ne2 ma2-lah5
 en: under seal of Gine the skipper;
6. 1(gesz2) gur kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu dumu gu-za-an-na
 en: 60 gur, under seal of Lugal-Kuzu the son of Guza'ana;
7. 1(gesz2) sze gur 7(asz) gig gur
 en: 60 gur barley, 7 gur wheat
8. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra u3 ur-{gesz}gigir nagar
 en: under seal of Lu-dingira and Ur-gigir the carpenter;
9. 5(u) gur giri3 nimgir-an-ne2 kiszib3 ga-mu
 en: 50 gur via Nimgirane under the seal of Gamu;
10. |KI.AN|{ki}-ta
 en: from KI.AN;
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11. [n] sze gur
 en: n gur barley,
12. 3(ban2) [n sila3 sze] gur#
 en: 3 ban2 n (sila3) gur [barley],
13. [n] x-tug2
 en: n: ...;
14. [...] 7(asz) 1(ban2) [...] lu2#-igi
 en: ... 7 (gur) 1 ban2 ...: Lu'igi;
15. [...] 1(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nar#-nita2
 en: ... 1 (gur) 2 ban2 5 sila3: the male cantor,
16. [...] giri3-se3-ga {d}szara2 umma{ki}
 en: ... staff of Šara of Umma;
17. [...] 3(ban2)# giri3-se3-ga {d}nin-ur4-ra
 en: ... 3 ban2: staff of Ninura;
18. [n] geme2 kikken#-na
 en: n: female mill-workers;
19. [...] 1(asz)# giri3# x
 en: ... 1 (gur) via ...,
20. [...] 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 x-nita2
 en: ... 3 ban2 5 sila3: ...,
21. [...] giri3-se3-ga {d}szul-gi-ra-me
 en: ... they are staff of Šulgi;
22. [...] 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 giri3-se3-ga {d}USZ-ka-limmu2
 en: ... 2 ban2 5 sila3: staff of USZ-ka-limmu;
23. [...] 2(ban2) giri3-se3-ga e2-esir?
 en: ... 2 ban2: staff of the bitumen? house;
24. [...] 3(ban2) sze-ba ad-kup4
 en: ... 3 ban2 barley rations: the basket weavers;
25. [...] 1(ban2)# dumu lugal-inim-du10-ga
 en: ... 1 ban2: the son of Lugal-inimduga;
26. [...] 1(barig) sze-ba gab2-us2
 en: ... 1 barig barley ration: the assistant herder;
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1. [...] 5(asz) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba uku2-nu-ti-ta#
 en: ... 5 (gur) 5 sila3 barley rations: Uku-nuti;
2. [...] n(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba geme2 kikken-na#
 en: ... n ban2 5 sila3 barley rations: female mill-workers;
3. 1(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba ug3-IL2
 en: 1 (gur) 5 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations: porters;
4. [n] a-pi#-dingir
 en: n: Api-dingir;
5. [n] 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur ki lugal-me-a
 en: n 4 barig 1 ban2 gur from Lugal-me’a;
6. [...] 5(ban2) ziz2# ur-{d}iszkur
 en: ... 5 ban2 emmer: Ur-Iškur;
7. [n] n(barig) 1(ban2) gur ki a-ab-ba-mu
 en: n n barig 1 ban2 gur from A’abbamu;
8. [...] 4(ban2) sze-ba sag#-ku3
 en: ... 4 ban2 barley rations: Sagku;
9. [...] 1(ban2) sze-ba [...]-du
 en: ... 1 ban2 barley rations: ...;
10. [...] n(barig) sze-[ba] [...]-lu2#
 en: ... n barig barley rations: ...;
11. [...] 4(disz) sila3 sze-ba# lu2# azlag2
 en: ... 4 sila3 barley rations: the textile worker;
12. [...] x-x-mu#
 en: ...
13. [n] x ganun#-ta#
 en: n ... from the storehouse;
14. [...]-lu2#?
 en: ...
15. kiszib3-bi 2(disz) kiszib3 sag-ku5
 en: its sealed documents: 2, under seal of Sagku;
16. 1(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 ga-a-me
 en: 1 gur 3 barig under the seal of Ga’ame,
17. kiszib3 u3-ma-ni dub-sar
 en: under the seal of Umani, the scribe;
18. 1(asz) 3(ban2) sze-ba gur
 en: 1 gur 3 ban2 barley rations,
19. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze ur5-ra kiszib3 ga-a-me
 en: 1 barig 2 ban2 loan barley under the seal of Ga’ame,
20. kiszib3 x-x-x
 en: under the seal of ...;
21. 1(asz) 1(ban2) gur kiszib3 ga-a-me
 en: 1 gur 1 ban2 under the seal of Ga’ame,
22. kiszib3 lugal-dingir-ra dub-sar
 en: under the seal of Lu-dingira, the scribe.
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23. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: Together: 1363 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 1 1/2 sila3 barley,
  calculation: 3;0,0 + 2;1,3 + 120;0,0 + 60;0,0 + 60;0,0 + 7;0,0 + 50;0,0 + 0;0,3 + 7;0,1 + 1;0,2,5 + 0;0,3 + 1;0,0 + 0;0,3,5 + 0;0,2,5 + 0;0,2 + 0;0,3 + 0;0,1 + 0;1,0 + 5;0,0,5 + 0;0,0,5 + 1;0,5,5 + 0;4,1,1 + 0;0,5 + 0;0,4 + 0;0,1 + 0;0,0,4 + 1;3,0 + 1;0,3 + 0;1,2 + 1;0,1 = 325 146/300 + (text: 1363 563/600; missing 1038 271/600)
24. x 3(asz)# 1(barig)# 3(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3# [...]
 en: × 3 1 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 ...
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