TCL 05, 5668 (P131739)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 05668

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
 en: 184 gur, 4 barig 4 ban2 barley (measured according to the royal standard),
2. 3(u) 5(asz) ziz2 gur
 en: 35 gur emmer,
3. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gig gur
 en: 16 gur, 1 barig 5 ban2 wheat,
4. ki ARAD2-ta
 en: from ARAD;
5. 3(asz) sze gur
 en: 3 gur barley,
6. la2-ia3 su-ga bi2-da
 en: deficit restored by Bida;
  blank space
7. szunigin sze-bi 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
 en: total, barley involved: 255 gur, 3 barig 2 ban2;
  calculation: 3.04;4,4 + 35 + (16;1,5 × 2 =) 32;3,4 + 3;0,0 = 4.15;3,2
  blank space
8. 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
 en: 36 female laborers, (at) 3 ban2 (per month),
9. iti nesag
 en: from month “First-offering,” (month 4)
  some text moved to next line
10. mu ha-ar-<szi> ki-masz{ki} ba-hul-ta
 en: year “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed,”
11. iti {d}dumu-zi u4 2(u)-am3 zal-la-asz
 en: to month “Dumuzi” (month 12), the completed day 20,
12. a2-bi 2(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2)-kam
 en: labor involved: 9360 (workdays);
  calculation: 36 × 8 2/3 (months) × 30 (days per month) = 9360
  blank space
column 2
1. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
 en: it is the debit;
2. sza3-bi-ta
 en: Therefrom:
3. 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 1560 female laborer workdays,
  calculation: 9360 ÷ 6 = 1560
4. a2 geme2 u4-du8-a
 en: labor of the female laborers, “free” days;
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur
 en: 165 gur, 4 barig 4 sila3 dabin flour
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 dabin gur
 en: 1 gur, 1 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 dabin flour
7. bi2-gu7-sze3 e2-a si-ga
 en: for the loss (?) into the household filled;
8. 1(u) 6(asz) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
 en: 16 gur, 4 ban2 rough ground flour,
9. 1(u) 7(asz)! 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gazx(KUM) gur
 en: 17 gur, 4 barig 5 sila3 “pounded” flour,
10. 3(asz) 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: 3 gur, 1 barig 9 sila3 barley,
11. a2-bi 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: labor involved: 6033 1/2 female laborer workdays,
  calculation: 2.45;4,0,4 + 1;1,4,7 + 16;0,4 + 17;4,0,5 = 3.21;0,3,6 = 60336 sila3 ÷ 10 sila3 per day = 6033.6
12. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
 en: under seal of Lu-dingira;
13. 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar sahar
 en: 22 1/2 sar of soil,
14. al-e 1(u) gin2-ta
 en: per “hoe” 10 (volume-)shekels (per day),
15. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
 en: labor involved: 270 days;
  calculation: 22 1/2 ÷ 10/60 (sar per day) = 135; 135 × 2 = 270 (?)
16. kiszib3 ur-{d}nam2-nun-ka
 en: under seal of Ur-Namnunka;
17. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 283 female laborer workdays,
18. geme2 sze zi-ga
 en: female laborers who lifted barley,
19. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
 en: sealed tablets involved: 3,
20. kiszib3 ARAD2
 en: under seal of ARAD;
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 20 female laborer workdays,
2. in-u ga6-ga2
 en: straw carried
3. e2 {d}szul-gi-ra-sze3
 en: to the house of Šulgi,
4. kiszib3 a-kal-la nu-banda3
 en: under seal of Akalla, the nubanda;
5. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 234 female laborer workdays,
6. geme2 ar-za-na-sze3
 en: female laborers for arzana-flour,
7. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
 en: under seal of Lugal-nig-lagare;
  rest blank
column 2
1. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
 en: total: 167 gur, 5 ban2 1 sila3 flour,
  calculation: 2.45;4,0,4 + 1;1,4,7 = 2.47;0,5,1
2. szunigin 3(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
 en: total: 33 gur, 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 sig-flour
  calculation: 16;0,4 + 17;4,0,5 = 33;,4,4,5 (sig15 + gaz)
3. szunigin 3(asz) 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: total: 3 gur, 1 barig 9 sila3 barley
  blank space
4. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
 en: barley involved: 238 gur, 1 barig 3 ban2
  calculation: 2.47;0,5,1 + (33;4,4,5 × 2 =) 1.07;4,3 + 3;1,0,9 = 3.58;1,3
5. szunigin 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: total: 8400 1/2 female laborer workdays
  calculation: 1560 + 6033.5 + 270 + 283 + 20 + 234 = 8400.5 female workers
6. zi-ga-am3
 en: booked out;
7. la2-ia3 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
 en: the deficit: 17 gur, 1 barig 5 ban2 barley,
  calculation: 4.15;3,2 - 3.58;1,3 = 17;1,5
8. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) la2 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 960 minus 1/2 female laborer workdays,
  calculation: 9360 - 8400.5 = 959.5
9. la2-ia3-am3
 en: are the deficit;
10. nig2-ka9-ak
 en: account of
11. dingir-ra-ka
 en: Dingira,
12. a2 geme2-ka
 en: labor of the female laborers;
13. iti {d}dumu-zi
 en: Month: “Dumuzi” (month 12),
14. mu ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.48.04.00 to Šulgi.48.12.20

Record

20150806 englund: TCL 05, 5668 Nisaba 11, 29, TCL 05, 5670, & Frühe Schrift 13.13 describe the same work crew from SH48 iii 23 - AS1 ii 8

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P131739

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 05668
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006176

References

  • primary: TCL 5, 5668

    [Genouillac1922TCL5] Genouillac, Henri de. 1922. Textes Économiques d’Oumma de l’époque d’Our. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 5. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: JNES 50 (pp. 255-280), 269 n. 20

    [Englund1991JNES50] Englund, Robert K. 1991. “Hard Work-Where Will It Get You? Labor Management in Ur III Mesopotamia.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 50 (4): 255–80. https://doi.org/10.1086/373514.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 78-79 n. 263, p. 83

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 16:08:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-15 at 14:25:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-02-25 at 21:28:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Jones, Jillian CDLI Approved View
2013-11-02 at 09:07:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:05:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-14 at 06:42:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:13 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 05, 5668 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131739.
TCL 05, 5668 artifact entry (No. P131739). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131739 (Original work published 2001)
TCL 05, 5668 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131739 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131739},
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 05, 5668 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131739.
TCL 05, 5668 artifact entry (No. P131739). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131739 (Original work published 2001)
TCL 05, 5668 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131739 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131739},
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