Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France
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© Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. 1(szargal){gal} 8(szar2) 5(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku)# [GAN2]
en: 4134 bur3 1 esze3 3 iku [field surface],
2. sze-bi 3(szar'u) 4(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur {d}szul-gi
en: its grain: 124,035 gur barley (according to the) Šulgi (measure);
calculation: 4134 9/18 x 30 = 124,035
3. sza3-bi-ta
en: therefrom:
4. 3(szar'u) 5(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2)# [n] 5(disz) sila3 gur# [...]
en: 129,060 + n + 5 sila3 gur
5. mu-[kux(DU)]
en: delivery,
6. [diri] 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u)# [n gur ...]
en: [surplus:] 4800 [n gur ...]
124,035 + 4800 = 128,835
7. [mu ...]
en: [year: “...”]
probably Šulgi 28
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [1(szargal){gal} 1(szar'u) GAN2]
en: [4200 bur3 field surface]
2'. [sze-bi 3(szar'u) 5(szar2) sze gur]
en: [its grain: 126,000 gur barley;]
calculation: 4200 x 30 = 126,000
3'. sza3#-bi#-[ta]
en: therefrom:
4'. 3(szar'u) 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)# [gur]
en: 118,500 [gur]
5'. mu-[kux(DU)]
en: delivery,
6'. la2-ia3 2(szar2) 5(gesz2) sze#? gur
en: the deficit: 7,500 gur barley;
7'. mu dumu-munus lugal-sze3 lugal an-sza#?-[...]
en: year: “The king of Anshan married the king’s daughter.” (=Šulgi 30)
8'. 1(szargal){gal} 1(szar'u) 1(szar2) 1(bur3) GAN2
en: 4261 bur3 field surface,
9'. sze-bi 3(szar'u) 5(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 3(u) gur
en: its grain: 127,830 gur;
calculation: 4261 x 30 = 127,830
10'. sza3-bi-ta
en: therefrom:
11'. 2(szar'u) 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
en: 789,462 gur 1 barig 4 ban2
12'. mu-kux(DU)
en: delivery,
13'. la2-ia3 1(szar'u) 3(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
en: the deficit: 49,407 gur 3 barig 2 ban2;
14'. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
en: year: “Simurrum was destroyed for the 3rd time.” (=Šulgi 32)
left
1. x szabra 6(disz)-ba
en: x household managers, of the 6.