Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


3(geš₂) 4(aš) 4(barig) 4(ban₂) še gur lugal
3(u) 5(aš) ziz₂ gur
1(u) 6(aš) 1(barig) 5(ban₂) gig gur
ki <unk> ta
3(aš) še gur
la₂-ia₃ su-ga bi₂-da

šuniŋin še-bi 4(geš₂) 1(u) 5(aš) 3(barig) 2(ban₂) gur

3(u) 6(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
iti nesag
mu ha-ar ki-maš{ki} ba-hul-ta
iti {d}dumu-zi u₄ 2(u)-am₃ zal-la-aš
a₂-bi 2(šar₂) 3(gešʾu) 6(geš₂)-kam


sag nig₂-gur₁₁-ra-kam
ša₃-bi-ta
2(gešʾu) 6(geš₂) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
a₂ geme₂ u₄ du₈-a
2(geš₂) 4(u) 5(aš) 4(barig) 4(diš) sila₃ dabin gur
1(aš) 1(barig) 4(ban₂) 7(diš) sila₃ dabin gur
bi₂-gu₇-še₃ e₂-a si-ga
1(u) 6(aš) 4(ban₂) zi₃-sig₁₅ gur
1(u) 7(aš) 4(barig) 5(diš) sila₃ zi₃ <unk> gur
3(aš) 1(barig) 9(diš) sila₃ še gur
a₂-bi 1(šar₂) 4(gešʾu) 3(u) 3(diš) 1/2(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
kišib₃ lu₂-dingir-ra
2(u) 2(diš) 1/2(diš) sar sahar
al-e 1(u) gin₂-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 4(geš₂) 3(u)-kam
kišib₃ ur{d}nam₂-nun-ka
4(geš₂) 4(u) 3(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
geme₂ še zi-ga
kišib₃-bi 3(diš)-am₃
kišib₃ <unk>


2(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
in-u ga₆-ga₂
e₂ {d}šul-gi-ra-še₃
kišib₃ a-kal-la nu-banda₃
3(geš₂) 5(u) 4(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
geme₂ ar-za-na-še₃
kišib₃ lugal-nig₂-lagar-e
...

šuniŋin 2(geš₂) 4(u) 7(aš) 5(ban₂) 1(diš) sila₃ dabin gur
šuniŋin 3(u) 3(aš) 4(barig) 4(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ zi₃-sig₁₅ gur
šuniŋin 3(aš) 1(barig) 9(diš) sila₃ še gur

še-bi 3(geš₂) 5(u) 8(aš) 1(barig) 3(ban₂) gur
šuniŋin 2(šar₂) 2(gešʾu) 1/2(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
zi-ga-am₃
la₂-ia₃ 1(u) 7(aš) 1(barig) 5(ban₂) še gur
1(gešʾu) 6(geš₂) la₂ 1/2(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
la₂-ia₃-am₃
nig₂-ka₉ ak
dingir-ra-ka
a₂ geme₂-ka
iti {d}dumu-zi
mu ha-ar-ši ki-maš{ki} ba-hul

Translation:
184 gur, 4 barig 4 ban2 barley (measured according to the royal standard),
35 gur emmer,
16 gur, 1 barig 5 ban2 wheat,
from ARAD;
3 gur barley,
deficit restored by Bida;
total, barley involved: 255 gur, 3 barig 2 ban2;
36 female laborers, (at) 3 ban2 (per month),
from month “First-offering,” (month 4)
year “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed,”
to month “Dumuzi” (month 12), the completed day 20,
labor involved: 9360 (workdays);
it is the debit;
Therefrom:
1560 female laborer workdays,
labor of the female laborers, “free” days;
165 gur, 4 barig 4 sila3 dabin flour
1 gur, 1 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 dabin flour
for the loss (?) into the household filled;
16 gur, 4 ban2 rough ground flour,
17 gur, 4 barig 5 sila3 “pounded” flour,
3 gur, 1 barig 9 sila3 barley,
labor involved: 6033 1/2 female laborer workdays,
under seal of Lu-dingira;
22 1/2 sar of soil,
per “hoe” 10 (volume-)shekels (per day),
labor involved: 270 days;
under seal of Ur-Namnunka;
283 female laborer workdays,
female laborers who lifted barley,
sealed tablets involved: 3,
under seal of ARAD;
20 female laborer workdays,
straw carried
to the house of Šulgi,
under seal of Akalla, the nubanda;
234 female laborer workdays,
female laborers for arzana-flour,
under seal of Lugal-nig-lagare;
total: 167 gur, 5 ban2 1 sila3 flour,
total: 33 gur, 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 sig-flour
total: 3 gur, 1 barig 9 sila3 barley
barley involved: 238 gur, 1 barig 3 ban2
total: 8400 1/2 female laborer workdays
booked out;
the deficit: 17 gur, 1 barig 5 ban2 barley,
960 minus 1/2 female laborer workdays,
are the deficit;
account of
Dingira,
labor of the female laborers;
Month: “Dumuzi” (month 12),
year: “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed.”