WF 055 (P011012)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Image © Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Transliteration

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur-mah
 en: 11 gurmaḫ 2 barig barley,
2. ganun-mah
 en: from Big-Storehouse;
3. 6(asz@c) sze gur
 en: 6 gur(maḫ) barley,
4. 3(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ganun
 en: 3 1/2 (gurmaḫ) 2 barig, storehouse,
5. gur2-gur2
 en: ...;
column 2
1. sze-numun
 en: seed-barley;
  blank space
column 3
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reverse
column 1
1. an-sze3-gu2
 en: Total:
2. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) sze gur-mah
 en: 21 gurmaḫ barley,
  calculation: 11;2,0 + 6;0,0 + 3 1/2;2,0 = 20 1/2;4,0 = 21;0,0
  therefore, the gurmaḫ consisted of 8 barig = 480 sila3
3. sze-numun
 en: seed-barley:
4. 3(bur'u@c) 7(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c)
 en: 37 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku.
  calculation: 21 ÷ 37.5 = .56 gurmaḫ or 268.8 sila3 per bur3 (37.5 ÷ 21 = 1.5 bur3 per gurmaḫ)
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column 2
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