Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


3(geš₂) 1(u) 3(aš) 2(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ še gur lugal
3(u) 8(aš) ziz₂ gur
3(u) 3(aš) 4(ban₂) gig gur
ki <unk> ta
3(aš) 4(barig) 1(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ še gur
1(aš) 3(barig) 4(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ imgaga₃ gur
1(barig) 4(ban₂) ziz₂
ki lugal-ušurₓ-ta
3(aš) še gur
la₂-ia₃ su-ga bi₂-da
1(barig) 4(ban₂) 4(diš) sila₃ imgaga₃
ki nin-me-lam₂-ta

šuniŋin še-bi 5(geš₂) 8(aš) 3(barig) 3(ban₂) 8(diš) sila₃ gur
3(u) 6(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
iti še-kar-ra-gal₂-la
mu ha-ar-ši{ki} ki-maš{ki} ba-hul
u₄ 2(u) 3(diš) zal-la-ta
iti sig₄{geš}i₃-šub-ba-ga₂-ra
mu us₂-sa ha-ar-ši ki-maš{ki} ba-hul

u₄ 7(diš) zal-la-še₃
a₂-bi u₄ 3(šar₂) 8(geš₂) 2(u) 4(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
3(u) 1(diš) 1(u) gin₂ geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
a₂ u₄ du₈-a geme₂ ba-uš₂-a
sag nig₂-gur₁₁-ra-kam
ša₃-bi-ta
3(gešʾu) 1(geš₂) 2(u) 4(diš) a₂ u₄ du₈-a geme₂
3(geš₂) 5(aš) 2(barig) 4(ban₂) la₂ 1/2(diš) sila₃ dabin gur
1(u) 8(aš) 3(barig) 1(ban₂) 4(diš) sila₃ zi₃-sig₁₅ gur
3(u) 5(aš) 4(barig) 1(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ zi₃ <unk> gur
4(barig) 1(ban₂) dabin bi₂-gu₇ zi₃ e₂-a si-ga
a₂-bi u₄ 2(šar₂) 2(u) 6(diš)-kam
2(aš) 1(barig) 4(ban₂) 1(diš) 1/2(diš) sila₃ eša gur
4(ban₂) 4(diš) sila₃ nig₂-ar₃-ra sag₁₀
a₂-bi u₄ 3(u) 7(diš) 1/3(diš)-kam
kišib₃ lu₂-dingir-ra
2(u) 2(diš) 1/2(diš) sar kin sahar
al-e 1(u) gin₂-ta
a₂ geme₂-bi u₄ 4(geš₂) 3(u)-kam
kišib₃ ur{d}nam₂-nun-ka


4(geš₂) la₂ 2(diš) a₂ geme₂ še zi-ga
kišib₃-bi 3(diš)-am₃
kišib₃ <unk>
3(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
zi₃ ma₂-a si-ga
kišib₃ šeš-a-ni
2(u) la₂ 1(diš) geme₂ in-u ga₆-ga₂
e₂ {d}šul-gi-ra-še₃
kišib₃ a-kal-la
4(diš) geme₂ u₄ 4(u) 7(diš)-še₃
a₂-bi u₄ 3(geš₂) 8(diš)-kam
kišib₃ {d}šara₂-za-me
2(u) 7(diš) geme₂ u₄ 7(diš)-še₃ bala-še₃ gen-na
2(u) 7(diš) geme₂ u₄ 3(diš)-še₃ bala-ta gur-ra
a₂-bi u₄ 4(geš₂) 3(u)-kam
1(geš₂) 3(u) 6(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
e₂-uš-bar tuš-a
kišib₃ a-du
3(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
dabin-na {gi}ma-an-sim gi₄-a
kišib₃ ur-zu
4(geš₂) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ geme₂ ar-na
kišib₃ lugal-nig₂-lagar-e
uš₂ nin-he₂-gal₂

iti e₂-iti-6(diš)
mu ha-ar-ši ki-maš{ki} ba-hul-ta
iti sig₄{geš}i₃-šub-ba-ga₂-ra
mu us₂-sa ha-ar-ši ki-maš{ki} ba-hul u₄ 7(diš) zal-la-še₃
a₂-bi u₄ 3(geš₂) 7(diš)-kam

šuniŋin 3(geš₂) 6(aš) 1(barig) 5(ban₂) la₂ 1/2(diš) sila₃ dabin gur
šuniŋin 5(u) 4(aš) 2(barig) 3(ban₂) la₂ 1(diš) sila₃ zi₃-sig₁₅ gur
šuniŋin 2(aš) 1(barig) 4(ban₂) 1(diš) 1/2(diš) sila₃ eša gur
šuniŋin 4(ban₂) 4(diš) sila₃ nig₂-ar₃-ra sag₁₀
šuniŋin še-bi 5(geš₂) 1(barig) 1(ban₂) 6(diš) 1/2(diš) sila₃ gur
šuniŋin 2(šar₂) 5(gešʾu) 8(geš₂) 3(u) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
zi-ga-am₃
la₂-ia₃ 8(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) 1(diš) 1/2(diš) sila₃ gur
la₂-ia₃ 1(gešʾu) 2(u) 1(u) gin₂ geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
la₂-ia₃-am₃
nig₂-ka₉ ak ur{d}šara₂ ugula kikken-na
iti sig₄{geš}i₃-šub-ba-ga₂-ra
mu us₂-sa ha-ar-ši ki-maš{ki} ba-hul

Translation:
193 gur, 2 ban 5 sila barley (measured according to the) royal (standard),
38 gur emmer
33 gur 4 ban wheat
from ARAD.
3 gur, 4 barig 1 ban 5 sila barley,
1 gur, 3 barig 4 ban 5 sila spelt (?),
1 barig, 4 ban emmer
from Lugal-ušur.
3 gur barley
restored deficit of Bida.
1 barig, 4 ban 4 sila spelt
from Nin-melam.
Together, the equivalent barley: 308 gur, 3 barig 3 ban 8 sila.
36 female laborers, (each of whom received) 3 ban (per month),
from month “Barley brought to the harbor” (month 3 of the Umma calender)
of the year “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Šulgi 48)
the completed day 23,
until month “Bricks cast in moulds” (month 2)
of the year following “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Amar-Suen 1),
the completed day 7,
its labor: 11,304 female laborer days.
31 10 shekels (=1/6) female laborer days,
labor of the “free” days of the deceased female laborer.
It is the debit.
Therefrom:
1,884 (days), labor of the “free” days of the female laborers.
185 gur, 2 barig 4 ban minus 1/2 sila dabin flour.
18 gur, 3 barig 1 ban 4 sila sig-flour,
35 gur, 4 barig 1 ban 5 sila “pounded” flour,
4 barig, 1 ban dabin flour, loss (?), flour “filled” into the house,
its labor: 7,226 days.
2 gur, 1 barig 4 ban 1 1/2 sila eša flour,
4 ban 4 sila fine, ground bread (?),
its labor: 37 1/3 days.
sealed tablet of Lu-dingira.
22 1/2 (volume-)sar soil,
per (female) digger 10 (volume-)shekels (per day),
labor of the female laborers: 270 days,
sealed tablet of Ur-Namnunka.
238 (female laborer days as) labor of the female laborers who winnowed barley,
the sealed tablets are 3,
sealed tablets of ARAD.
30 female laborer days
flour loaded onto the barge,
sealed tablet of Šešani.
19 female laborer (days), straw carried
to the temple of Šulgi,
sealed tablet of Akalla.
4 female laborers, (each) 47 female laborer days,
its labor: 188 days,
sealed tablet of Šara-zame.
27 female laborers in 7 days went to the bala (service),
27 female laborers in 3 days returned from the bala (service),
its labor: 270 days.
96 female laborer days
at the weaving-mill,
sealed tablet of Adu.
30 female laborer days
sieved dabin flour,
sealed tablet of Ur-zu.
240 female laborer days, female laborers of the arzana (flour),
sealed tablet of Lugal-nig-lagare.
Dead: Nin-hegal,
from the month “House sixth month” (month 8)
of the year “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Šulgi 48),
until month “bricks cast in moulds”
of the year following “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Amar-Suen 1), the completed day 7,
its labor: 187 days.
Total: 186 gur, 1 barig 5 ban minus 1/2 sila dabin flour,
total: 54 gur, 2 barig 3 ban minus 1 sila sig-flour,
total: 2 gur 1 barig 4 ban 1 1/2 sila eša flour,
total: 4 ban 4 sila fine, ground bread (?),
total, its barley: 300 gur, 1 barig 1 ban 6 1/2 sila,
total: 10,715 female laborer days
booked out.
Deficit: 8 gur, 2 barig 2 ban 1 1/2 sila (barley),
deficit: 620 10/60 female laborer days,
are the deficit.
Account of Ur-Šara, foreman of milling,
in the month “bricks cast in moulds” (month 2 of the Umma calendar)
of the year following “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Amar-Suen 1).