Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


1(u) 2(diš) guruš u₄ 3(u)-še₃
nu-banda₃ ur-sa₆-ga dumu lugal-igi
bala gub-ba
iti ezem{d}dumu-zi
1(u) engar u₄ 3(u)-še₃
7(diš) dumu-da-ba u₄ 3(u)-še₃
3(diš) ug₃ <unk> 1/3(diš) u₄ 3(u)-še₃
1(geš₂) 2(u) 7(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
nu-banda₃ ur{d}geš-bar-e₃
3(u) 3(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
nu-banda₃ a-hu-a
bala gub-ba
1(u) 2(diš) erin₂ 1(barig)-ta u₄ 2(u)-še₃
še 2(aš) 2(barig) gur lugal
ki ur-e₂-ninnu-ta
nu-banda₃ ur-sa₆-ga dumu lugal-igi
1(geš₂) 4(diš) erin₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
ki ur-kisal-ta
1(geš₂) 1(u) la₂ 1(diš) erin₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
ki ur{d}lamma dumu ur-nig₂-ta
iti ezem{d}šul-gi
1(geš₂) 4(u) erin₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)-ta u₄ 2(u)-še₃
erin₂ hun-ga₂ bala tuš-a
še-bi 1(u) 7(aš) 2(ban₂) gur
nu-banda₃ ur{d}geš-bar-e₃
5(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
bala gub-ba
2(u) 4(diš) erin₂ 1(barig)-ta u₄ 2(u)-še₃
erin₂ hun-ga₂ bala tuš-a
še-bi 4(aš) 4(barig) gur
nu-banda₃ lu₂{d}nin-gir₂-su

1(u) 5(diš) dumu ba <unk> u₄ 3(u)-še₃ bala gub
e₂ {d}nin-mar{ki}me
3(u) 3(diš) erin₂ 1(barig) 2(ban₂)-ta u₄ 2(u)-še₃
5(diš) erin₂ 1(barig)-ta u₄ 2(u)-še₃
6(diš) erin₂ 3(ban₂)-ta u₄ 2(u)-še₃
4(diš) erin₂ 2(ban₂)-ta u₄ 2(u)-še₃
še-bi 1(u) 3(barig) 2(ban₂) gur
erin₂ hun-ga₂ bala tuš-a
nu-banda₃ a-hu-a
še-bi ki ur-e₂-ninnu-ta
1(u) 6(diš) erin₂ u₄ 2(u)-še₃
bala tuš-a še šu nu-ti
ugula ur{d}ba-ba₆ dumu lu₂-nimgir
1(u) engar u₄ 3(u)-še₃
im ensi₂-ta
1(u) 5(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
ki ur{d}nanše-ta
1(u) 1(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
ki lu₂-giri₁₇-zal-ta
3(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
ki ur-kisal-ta
2(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
ki ur{d}lamma dumu ur-nig₂-ta
nu-banda₃ lu₂{d}nin-gir₂-su
bala gub-ba
iti ezem{d}ba-ba₆
1(u) 5(diš) erin₂ 2(ban₂)-ta u₄ 2(u)-še₃
še-bi 1(aš) gur
ki ur-e₂-ninnu-ta
erin₂ ki ur{d}nanše-ta
3(diš) erin₂ u₄ 2(u)-še₃
bala tuš-a še šu nu-ti
ki lu₂-giri₁₇-zal-ta
3(diš) guruš u₄ 2(u)-še₃
bala tuš-a še šu nu-ti-a
ki ur-kisal-ta
2(diš) erin₂ u₄ 2(u)-še₃
bala tuš-a še šu nu-ti-a

ki...
2(u) 1(diš)...
bala...
1(u) 3(diš) erin₂ u₄ 2(u)...
bala tuš-a še šu nu-ti-a
nu-banda₃ lu₂{d}nin-gir₂-su
1(geš₂) 4(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
bala gub-ba
1(u) engar u₄ 3(u)-še₃
nu-banda₃ ur{d}geš-bar-e₃
1(u) 5(diš) dumu ba <unk> u₄ 3(u)-še₃
e₂ {d}nin-mar{ki}
5(u) la₂ 2(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
nu-banda₃ a-hu-a
1(u) 6(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
ugula ur{d}ba-ba₆ dumu lu₂-nimgir
bala gub-ba
iti mu-šu-du₈
3(u) 6(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
bala gub-ba
1(u) 6(diš) erin₂ 2(ban₂) 1(diš) sila₃-ta u₄ 2(u)-še₃
nu-banda₃ lu₂{d}nin-gir₂-su
2(u) 5(diš) erin₂ 1(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃-ta u₄ 2(u)-še₃
še-bi 2(aš) 1(barig) 5(ban₂) gur
ki ur-e₂-ninnu-ta
bala tuš-a
4(u) la₂ 1(diš) erin₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
bala tuš-a še šu nu-ti-a
nu-banda₃ ur{d}geš-bar-e₃
2(u) engar-bur₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
8(diš) ug₃ <unk> igi 4(diš) gal₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃
e₂ {d}dumu-zi-me
im ensi₂-ta
4(geš₂) 1(u) 3(diš) erin₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
nu-banda₃ ur{d}utu
3(geš₂) 4(u) 1(diš) 2/3(diš) erin₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
nu-banda₃ na-ba-sa₆
1(geš₂) 2(u) erin₂ u₄ 1(diš)...
nu-banda₃ ur-tur...gir₂-su

...
e₂ {d}...
ki ur{d}...
iti amar-a...
2(bur₃) 1(eše₃) 3(iku)...
gala...
2(bur₃) <unk>...
dam-gar₃...
1(bur₃) 1(eše₃) 4(iku)...
nar...
a₂-bi...
ki šabra...
šuniŋin 1(u) engar u₄...
šuniŋin 7(diš) dumu-da...
šuniŋin 3(diš) ug₃...
šuniŋin 1(u) 5(diš) dumu...
šuniŋin 6(geš₂) 2(u) erin₂
bala gub...
šuniŋin 3(geš₂) 2(u) 4(diš)...
še-bi 3(u)...
ki ur-sukkal...
erin₂ hun-ga₂...
šuniŋin 3(u) 4(diš)...
šuniŋin 2(u)...
erin₂ še šu nu...
šuniŋin 6(bur₃) <unk>...
a₂...
ki ugula...
šuniŋin...
...


...
iti...
6(geš₂) 1(u)...
bala...
iri-ta...
8(geš₂) 2(u)...
iti-ta...
bala tuš...
3(diš) erin₂...
iti-ta...
bala tuš...
iti amar-a...
nu-banda₃ lu₂...
2(u) engar-bur₂...
8(diš) ug₃...gal₂...
iri-ta nu-e₃
e₂ {d}dumu...
1(diš) nu-banda₃ <unk> geš...
iri-ta nu-e₃
e₂ {d}...

...

guruš-e 1/2(diš)...
a₂-bi 7(geš₂) 2(u) 1(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
a-ša₃ nin-tur₃-e ambar-sur-ra
šuniŋin 9(bur₃) 2(iku) <unk> uru₄-a
guruš-e 2(u) la₂ 2(diš) sar-ta
a₂-bi 1(gešʾu) 5(geš₂) 1(u) 1(diš) u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
a-ša₃ nam-sanga uru₄-a
šuniŋin 3(geš₂) 3(u) 3(diš) nindan gid₂ gi ze₂
guruš 1(diš)-e 1/2(diš) nindan-ta
a₂-bi 7(geš₂) 6(diš) u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
šuniŋin 2(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
im-du₈-a
a-ša₃ nin-e-gu₃-ba-de₂
ki ur-sa₆-ga dumu ur-gu-la
šuniŋin 1(gešʾu) 5(geš₂) dumu ba <unk> u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
šuniŋin 3(geš₂) 3(u) dumu-da-ba u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
šuniŋin 1(geš₂) 3(u) ug₃ <unk> 1/3(diš) u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
šuniŋin 4(geš₂) ug₃ <unk> igi 4(diš) gal₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
šuniŋin 1(geš₂) 4(u) 8(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
...gul-la
šuniŋin 1(geš₂) 3(diš) u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ tu-ra
zi-ga
šuniŋin 5(u) 3(diš) guruš u₄ 3(u)-še₃
iri-ta nu-e₃
šuniŋin 2(gešʾu) 8(geš₂) 3(u) 8(diš) guruš...
iti-ta...

šuniŋin...guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
a₂ gul-la
bala gub-ba
šuniŋin 8(diš) guruš u₄ 2(u)-še₃
iri-ta nu-e₃
šuniŋin 2(gešʾu) 8(geš₂) 3(u) 4(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
iti-ta zal-la
šuniŋin...guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
a₂ gul-la
še-bi 3(u) 7(aš) 1(barig) 3(ban₂) gur
šuniŋin 4(u) 4(diš) guruš u₄ 3(u)-še₃
šuniŋin 1(u) 6(diš) guruš u₄ 2(u)-še₃
iri-ta nu-e₃
šuniŋin 8(geš₂) 4(u) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
iti-ta zal-la
še šu nu-ti-a



nig₂-ka₉ ak
ki ur-nig₂


Translation:
12 laborers for 30 days,
the overseer: Ur-Saga, son of Lugal-igi,
in bala stationed,
month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi;”
10 ploughmen for 30 days,
7 dumu-daba-laborers for 30 days,
3 porters, 1/3, for 30 days,
87 labor-troops for 30 days,
the overseer: Ur-Gešbare;
33 labor-troops for 30 days,
the overseer: Aḫua,
in bala stationed;
12 labor-troops (at) 1 barig each for 20 days,
the grain: 2 gur 2 barig (according to the) royal (measure),
from Ur-Eninnu,
the overseer: Ur-Saga, son of Lugal-igi;
64 labor-troop workdays,
from Ur-kisal;
70 minus 1 labor-troop workdays,
from Ur-Lamma, son of Ur-nig;
month: “Festival of Šulgi;”
from 100 labor-troops at 1 barig 2 ban2 each, for 20 days,
hired labor-troops having sat out of bala;
its barley: 17 gur 2 ban2,
the overseer: Ur-Gešbare;
5 labor-troops for 30 days
in bala stationed;
24 labor-troops (at) 1 barig each, for 20 days
hired labor-troops having sat out of bala;
its barley: 4 gur 4 barig,
the overseer: Lu-Ningirsu;
15 dumu-baBAD laborers, for 30 days, in bala stationed,
they are of the household Ninmar;
33 labor-troops (at) 2 ban2 each, for 20 days,
5 labor-troops (at) 1 barig each, for 20 days,
6 labor-troops(at) 3 ban2 each, for 20 days,
4 labor-troops (at) 2 ban2 each, for 20 days,
its barley: 10 gur 3 barig 2 ban2;
labor-troops hired having sat out of bala,
the overseer: Aḫua;
its barley from Ur-Eninnu;
16 labor-troops for 20 days,
having sat out of bala, barley not received,
the foreman: Ur-Baba, son of Lu-Nimgir;
10 ploughmen for 30 days,
from the tablet of the governor;
15 labor-troops for 30 days,
from Ur-Nanše;
11 labor-troops for 30 days,
from Lu-Girizal;
3 labor-troops for 30 days,
from Ur-kisal;
2 labor-troops for 30 days,
from Ur-Lamma, son of Ur-nig;
the overseer: Lu-Ningirsu,
in bala stationed,
tonth: “Festival-of-Baba;”
15 labor-troops (at) 2 ban2 each for 20 days,
its barley 1 gur,
from Ur-Eninnu;
labor-troops from Ur-Nanše;
3 labor-troops for 20 days,
having sat out of bala, barley not received,
from Lu-Girizal;
3 laborers for 20 days,
having sat out of bala, barley not received,
from Ur-kisal;
2 worker troop 20 days,
having sat out of bala, barley not received,
from [...]
21 labor-troops for n day(s),
having sat out of bala, barley not received,
13 labor-troops for 20 days,
having sat out of bala, barley not received,
the overseer: Lu-Ningirsu;
64 labor-troops for 30 days,
in bala stationed;
10 ploughmen for 30 days,
the overseer: Ur-Gešbare;
15 dumu-baBAD laborers for 30 days,
of the household of Ninmar;
50 minus 2 labor-troops for 30 days,
the overseer: Aḫua;
16 labor-troops for 30 days,
the foreman: Ur-Baba, son of lu-Nimgir,
in bala stationed;
month: “mušudu;”
16 labor-troops for 30 days,
in bala stationed;
16 labor-troops (at) 2 ban2 1 sila each for 20 days,
the overseer: Lu-Ningirsu;
25 labor-troops (at) 1 ban2 5 sila each for 20 days,
its barley: 2 gur 1 barig 5 ban2,
from Ur-Eninnu;
having sat out of bala;
40 minus 1 labor-troops for 30 days.
having sat out of bala, barley not received,
the overseer: Ur-Gešbare;
20 release-ploughmen for 30 days,
8 porters, 1/4, for 30 days,
they are of the household of Dumuzi;
from the tablet of the governor;
253 labor-troop workdays,
the overseer: Ur-Utu;
221 2/3 labor-troop workdays,
the overseer: Nabasa;
80 labor-troop workdays,
the overseer: Ur-tur son of x-Ningirsu;
...,
household of ...,
from Ur-...,
month: “Amarasi;”
2 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field,
singer ...;
2 bur3 field ...,
merchant ...
1 bur3 1 eše3 4 iku field,
Nar...,
its labor: ...
from the household manager ...;
total: 10 ploughmen for 30 days;
total: 7 dumudaba-laborers for 30 days;
total: 3 porters for 30 days;
total 15 agricultural laborers for 30 days;
total: 380 labor-troops, in bala stationed;
in bala stationed;
total: 204 [x]
its barley 38 gur 1 barig 1 sila3;
from Ur-Sukkal,
hired labor-troops ...;
total: 34 [...]
total: 20 ...,
labor-troops, barley not received;
total: 6 bur3 field ...,
its labor: ...,
from the foreman ...;
total: ...
...,
month: “...;”
370 ...
having sat out the bala,
out of the city not going;
500 ...;
monthly passed,
having sat out of bala;
3 labor-troops ...,
monthly passed,
having sat out of bala;
month: “Amarasi,”
the overseer: Lu2-...;
20 release-ploughmen ...;
8 porters, 1/4, for 30 days,
out of the city not going;
household of Dumuzi;
1 overseer ...
out of the city not going;
household of ...;
n ...;
total: 220 1/2 ninda length ...,
per laborer 1/2 ninda each,
its labor: 441 laborer workdays,
field “Ninture” bordering the marsh;
total: 9 bur3 2 iku field, ploughed,
per laborer 20 minus 2 sar,
its labor: 911 workdays,
field “household-managership,” cultivated;
total: 213 ninda, length, reed-x,
per laborer 1/2 ninda,
its labor 426 workdays,
total: 2 laborer workdays.
mudwall raised,
field “Ninegubade,”
from Ur-Saga, son of Ur-Gula;
total: 900 dumu-baBAD workdays;
total: 210 dumu-daba workdays;
total: 90 porter, 1/3, workdays;
total: 240 porter, 1/4, workdays;
total: 108 laborer workdays;
gulla-labor;
Total: 63 workdays, sick,
booked out;
total: 53 laborers for 30 days,
out of the city not going;
total: 1718 laborer workdays,
monthly passed;
Total: Ø laborers workdays,
gulla-labor,
in bala stationed;
total: 8 laborers for 20 days,
out of the city not going;
total 1714 laborers per 1 day,
monthly passed;
total: Ø laborer workdays,
gulla-labor;
its barley: 37 gur 1 barig 3 ban2;
total: 44 laborers for 30 days,
total: 16 laborers for 20 days,
out of the city not going;
total: 520 laborer workdays,
monthly passed;
barley not received;
Account,
place of Ur-nig.