Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


1(šar₂) 5(gešʾu) 2(geš₂)...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
si-i₃-tum mu si-ma-num₂{ki} ba-hul
3(u) 7(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
iti 1(u) 2(diš)-še₃
a₂-bi u₄ 3(šar₂) 4(gešʾu) 2(geš₂)
iti še-sag₁₁-ku₅-ta
iti {d}dumu-zi-še₃
3(diš) geme₂ u₄ 3(u) 3(diš)-še₃ a₂-bi u₄ 1(geš₂) 3(u) 9(diš)
geme₂ bar-ra-kar-ra

šuniŋin 5(šar₂) 3(gešʾu) 6(geš₂) 2(u) la₂ 1(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
sag nig₂-gur₁₁-ra-kam
ša₃-bi-ta
8(aš) 1(barig) 2(ban₂) 1(diš) sila₃ zi₃-sig₁₅ gur
2(aš) 4(barig) 2(ban₂) eša gur
1(u) 8(aš) 4(barig) 2(ban₂) zi₃-gu sag₁₀ gur
2(barig) nig₂-ar₃-ra sag₁₀
2(geš₂) 4(u) 1(aš) 2(geš₂) 4(barig) 3(ban₂) 4(diš) sila₃ gin₂ dabin gur
a₂-bi u₄ 1(šar₂) 3(gešʾu) 9(geš₂) 4(u) 6(diš) 1(u) gin₂
a₂ u₄ du₈-a-bi u₄...
nig₂-ka₉ še-ta

1(gešʾu) 8(geš₂) 5(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ gur₁₀-a zar₃ tab-ba
2(geš₂) 2(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ kun-zi-da i₇ de₃-na gub-ba
2(u) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ kab₂-ku₅ ki-sumun gub-ba
1(geš₂) 3(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ kun-zi-da e₂-duru₅ lu₂-mah gub-ba
kišib₃ lu₂-gi-na
5(geš₂) 3(u) 8(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a-e₃-a bar-la₂ a-ga-am gu-la gub-ba
3(geš₂) 4(u) 2(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ i₇ e₂-anše-še₃ u₂ ga₆-ga₂ u₃ sahar si-ga
...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ {u₂}kiši₁₇ ku₅-ra₂...
a-ša₃ gid₂-da u₃ ugur₂-tur-tur ga
<unk> a-gu-gu
...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a-ša₃ nin₁₀-nu-du₃ a-ra₂ 2(diš)-kam
<unk> lu₂{d}šara₂
...1(u) 4(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a-ša₃ gibil a-ša₃ gu₄ suhub₂ u₃ u₂-du-lu₂-sag₁₀
<unk> lu₂{d}šara₂ a-ra₂ 2(diš)-kam
kišib₃ lu₂-he₂-gal₂ dumu ur{d}utu
...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ {u₂}kiši₁₇ ku₅-ra₂ 1(u) sar-ta a-ša₃ a-u₂-da
...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a-ša₃ gibil
...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a-ša₃ bad₃ du₃-a
...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a-ša₃ išib-e-ne
...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a-ša₃ gu₄ suhub₂


...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a-ša₃ nin₁₀-nu-du₃
{u₂}kiši₁₇ ku₅-ra₂ 1(u) sar-ta
kišib₃ da-a-ga
5(geš₂) 1(u) 4(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a-e₃...ša₃ igi-e₂-mah-še₃ gub-ba
...kal-la
...u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ kab₂-ku₅ a-ša₃...kab₂-ku₅...
...{d}...
...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ zar₃ tab-ba a-ša₃ muru₁₃
kišib₃ lu₂-ku₃-zu sukkal
1(geš₂) 5(u) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ kab₂-ku₅ i₇ {d}šul-pa-e₃
6(geš₂) 1(u) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ kab₂-ku₅ i₇ {d}nin-ur₄-ra u₃ kab₂-ku₅ du₆-ku₃-sig₁₇ kab₂-ku₅ a-bu₃ u₃ kab₂-ku₅ na-ra-am{d}suen u₂ na <unk>
3(geš₂) 4(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ u₃ lugal tum-ma-gar-ra na-ra-am{d}suen u₂ ga₆-ga₂ sahar zi-ga
kišib₃ lugal-he₂-gal₂
2(geš₂) 4(u) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ zi₃ ar₃
1(geš₂) 8(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ kun-zi-da i₇ de₃-na gub-ba

kišib₃ 2(diš) lu₂{d}ha-ia₃
6(geš₂) 3(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ ki-su₇ 2(aš)-ta
2(geš₂) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ e₂-duru₅ lu₂-mah-ta
guru₇ a-pi₄-sal₄{ki}še₃ še zi-ga u₃ še mu-ša zi-ga

kišib₃ gu-du-du
1(geš₂) 1(u) la₂ 1(diš)...ku₅ u₂-du...
2(geš₂) 1(u) 8(diš) geme₂ u₄...ku₅ bad₃ du₃-a u₃ a...
1(geš₂) 5(u) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃...{d}nin-a...
{u₂}har-an ga₆...
kišib₃ na-ba...
1(geš₂) 5(u) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄...
kab₂-ku₅ a-u₂-da...hal...
kišib₃ lugal-inim-gi...
2(geš₂) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ kab₂-ku₅ a-ga-am-gu-la gub-ba
1(geš₂) 2(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ sa-du₈ u₃ bar gub-ba
1(geš₂) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ e sa-dur₂-ra igi e₂ amar-ra
kišib₃ a-gu-gu
3(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(u)-še₃
a₂-bi u₄ 5(geš₂)-kam
bala-še₃ gen-na bala-ta gur-ra
3(gešʾu) 3(geš₂) 1(u) 2(diš) 2/3(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
a₂ u₄ du₈-a

šuniŋin 3(šar₂) 3(gešʾu) 2(geš₂) 3(u) 8(diš) 5/6(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
zi-ga-am₃
...2(šar₂) 3(geš₂) 4(u) 2(diš) 1(u) gin₂ geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
...geme₂
...
...lugal...tu mu...du₃

Translation:
6,760 workdays, female workers,
remaining (deficit) of the year: “Simanum was destroyed;”
37 female workers (receiving) 3 ban (of barley per month)
(over a period of) 12 months,
its labor: 13,320 days,
from the month “Harvest”
through the month “Dumuzi;”
3 female workers for 33 days, its labor: 99 days,
female bara-kara workers;
total: 20,180 minus 1 workdays
are the debit;
therefrom:
8 gur, 1 barig, 2 ban2, 1 sila3 sig-flour,
2 gur, 4 barig, 2 ban2 eša flour,
18 gur, 4 barig, 2 ban2 fine pea flour,
2 barig fine ground ninda flour,
161 gur, 4 barig, 3 ban2, 4 sila3 10 shekels flour,
its labor: 5,986 days, 10 shekels,
labor of the free days involved: Ø days,
from the grain account.
1,130 workdays, harvested and shocks laid,
140 workdays, at the river lagoon of “Idena” stationed,
25 workdays, at the kiBAD reservoir stationed,
90 workdays, at the river lagoon of the Lumah village stationed,
sealed tablet of Lu-gina;
338 workdays, at the sluice of the division box (?) of “Agam-gula” stationed;
222 workdays, to the “E-anše” canal grass carried and earth filled in;
Ø workdays, acacia cut ...,
at the “long” field and ...,
land of Agugu;
Ø workdays, at the field “Ninnudu,” the second,
land of Lu-Šara;
Ø 14 workdays, at the “new” field, the “Oxen-boot” and “Udu-Lusaga” fields,
land of Lu-Šara, the second,
sealed tablet of Lu-ḫegal, son of Ur-Utu;
Ø workdays, acacia cut at 10 sar (per day) in the “Auda” field;
Ø workdays, at the “new” field;
Ø workdays, at the field “erected wall;”
Ø workdays, at the field “išib-priests;”
Ø workdays, at the field “ Oxen-boot;”
workdays, at the field “Ninnudu,”
acacia cut at 10 sar (per day);
under seal of Da’aga;
314 workdays, at the sluice of the field before Emaḫ stationed,
under seal of Akalla;
n workdays, female laborers, at the reservoirs of the fields ... and ...;
under seal of ... ;
n workdays, female laborers, shocks laid in the field “muru,”
under seal of Lu-kuzu, courrier;
115 workdays, female laborers, at the reservoir of the Šulpa’e canal;
375 workdays, at the reservoir of the Nin-ura canal, the reservoir of Dukuge, the reservoir of Abu? and the reservoir of Naram-Suen ... ;
220 workdays, at the “Lugal-tuma-gara bridge(?) of Naram-Suen,” grass carried, earth excavated;
under seal of Lugal-ḫegal;
165 workdays, flour ground;
68 workdays, stationed at the river lagoon of “Idena;”
two sealed tablets of Lu-Ḫaya;
363 workdays, ‘threshing’ at 2 (gur per day);
125 workdays, from the Lumaḫ village
to the silo of Apisal, barley winnowed and muša-grain winnowed;
under seal of Gududu;
69 workdays, at the reservoir of Udu-...;
138 workdays, at the reservoir of the erected wall and the ...;
115 workdays, at the reservoir of Nin-azu ...,
haran-grass carried;
under seal of Nabasa;
115 workdays,
at the reservoir of Auda ... stationed;
under seal of Lugal-inim-gina;
120 workdays, at the reservoir of Agam-gula stationed;
80 workdays, at sadu ... stationed;
60 workdays, at the sadura ditch before calf-house;
under seal of Agugu;
30 female workers for 10 days,
its labor: 300 days:
to the bala (service) traveled, from the bala (service) returned;
1,992 2/3 workdays,
labor of free days;
total: 12,758 5/6 workdays
booked out;
the deficit: 7,422 workdays, 10 shekels,
account of the labor of the female workers (?),
foreman: ...
year: “Šu-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall ‘muriq-tidnim’ erected”.