Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


1(diš) ma-na ku₃-babbar
2(u) 5(aš) 4(barig) 4(ban₂) 6(diš) sila₃ i₃-geš gur
1(diš) gin₂ 3(barig) 2(diš) 1/2(diš) sila₃-ta
2(aš) zu₂-lum gur
1(diš) gin₂ 3(barig) 2(ban₂)-ta
...1(aš) 4(barig) zu₂-lum gur
...gin₂ 3(barig)...ta
ku₃-bi 5(u) 3(diš) 1/3(diš) ma-na igi 3(diš) gal₂ 1(u) 2(diš) še
šuniŋin 5(u) 4(diš) 1/3(diš) ma-na igi 3(diš) gal₂ 1(u) 2(diš) še ku₃-babbar
ša₃-bi-ta
...5(diš) udu 5(diš) maš₂
...1(u) 4(diš) gin₂-ta
iti maš-ku₃-gu₇
1(u) 5(diš) udu 4(diš) maš₂ 1(u) 4(diš) gin₂-ta
iti <unk> bi₂{mušen}gu₇
8(diš) udu 6(diš) maš₂ 1(u) 4(diš) gin₂-ta
iti ki-siki{d}nin-a-zu
1(u) udu 1(u) maš₂ 1(u) 4(diš) gin₂-ta
iti ezem{d}nin-a-zu
3(u) la₂ 1(diš) udu 2(diš) sila₄ 5(diš) maš₂
1(u) 7(diš) gin₂-ta
iti a₂-ki-ti
2(u) 2(diš) udu 1(u) la₂ 1(diš) maš₂ 1/3(diš) ma-na-ta
iti ezem{d}šul-gi
1(u) 7(diš) udu 1(u) 2(diš) maš₂ 1/3(diš) ma-na 5(diš) gin₂-ta

iti šu-eš₅...
3(u) 5(diš) udu 8(diš) maš₂ 1/2(diš) ma-na-ta
iti ezem-mah
šuniŋin 3(geš₂) 2(u) 2(diš) udu maš₂ hi-a
šuniŋin ku₃-bi 1(aš) gun₂ 8(diš) 2/3(diš) ma-na 9(diš) gin₂
1(diš) ma-na ku₃-babbar har giri₁₇ gu₄
ezem a₂-ki-ti šu-numun-na-še₃
šuniŋin 2(geš₂) 1(u) 4(diš) 1/3(diš) ma-na 8(diš) gin₂
...1(u) 2(diš) še ku₃
ur...gara₂...
1(u) 1(aš) 3(barig) 4(ban₂) 9(diš) sila₃ i₃-geš
2(aš) zu₂-lum gur 2(ban₂)-ta
1(aš) 4(barig) zu₂-lum gur 1(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃-ta
ku₃-bi 2(u) 4(diš) 1/2(diš) ma-na 7(diš) 1/2(diš) gin₂ 1(u) 8(diš)...
šuniŋin 2(u) 5(diš) 1/2(diš) ma-na 7(diš) 1/2(diš) gin₂ 1(u) 8(diš) še
ša₃-bi-ta
7(diš) udu 2(diš) maš₂ 1(u) 4(diš) gin₂-ta
iti maš-ku₃-gu₇
1(u) 5(diš) udu 4(diš) maš₂ 1(u) 4(diš) gin₂-ta
iti <unk> bi₂{mušen}gu₇
2(diš) udu 3(diš) maš₂ 1(u) 4(diš) gin₂-ta
iti ki-siki{d}nin-a-zu
6(diš) udu 5(diš) maš₂ 1(u) 4(diš) gin₂-ta
{d}nanna-dalla i₃-dab₅
1(diš) sila₄ 1(u) 4(diš) gin₂
e₂-gal-la ku₄...

giri₃ nu-ur₂...
1(diš) udu 1(u) 4(diš) gin₂...
kišib₃ šu-e₂-a sukkal-mah
iti ezem{d}nin-a-zu
2(diš) udu 8(diš) maš₂ 1(u) 7(diš) gin₂-ta
iti a₂-ki-ti
1(u) 1(diš) udu 1(diš) maš₂ 1/3(diš) ma-na-ta
iti ezem{d}šul-gi
1(u) 2(diš)...2(diš) gin₂-ta
iti šu-eš₅-ša
...udu 1(diš) sila₄ 2(diš) maš₂ 1/2(diš) ma-na-ta
iti ezem-mah
šuniŋin 2(geš₂) 3(u) 2(diš) udu maš₂...
šuniŋin ku₃-bi 2(u) 7(diš)...
...1(diš) ma-na ku₃...
...3(diš) 1/2(diš) ma...
ma₂-an...
...ma-na...
1(u) 1(aš) 3(barig) 4(ban₂) 9(diš) sila₃ i₃...
2(aš) zu₂-lum gur 2(ban₂)...
1(aš) 4(barig) zu₂-lum gur 1(ban₂)...
ku₃-bi 2(u) 4(diš) 1/2(diš) ma...7(diš) 1/2(diš) gin₂ 1(u) 7(diš)...
šuniŋin 2(u) 4(diš) 1/2(diš) ma...
ša₃-bi...
5(diš)...
...

...
iti ki...
1(u) 4(diš) udu 2(diš)...
iti ezem...
1(u) 1(diš) udu...
iti a₂...
...2(diš) udu...
iti ezem...
8(diš) udu 3(diš)...
iti šu...
6(diš) udu 4(diš)...
...


...

...

...

...
...3(u) 3(diš) 1/2(diš) ma...igi 6(diš) gal₂...

nig₂-ka₉ ak
dam-gar₃-ne
...maš-ku₃-gu₇...
...ezem-mah...iti-bi iti 1(u) la₂ 1(diš)-am₃
mu us₂-sa {d}i-bi₂{d}suen lugal uri₅{ki}...ke₄ nibru...uri₅{ki}ma bad₃ gal-bi mu-du₃

Translation:
1 mina silver,
25 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 6 sila3 sesame oil,
of 1 shekel: 2 1/2 sila3 each;
2 gur dates
of 1 shekel: 2 ban2 each;
2 gur 4 barig of dates
of 1 shekel: 1 ban2 5 sila3 each;
its silver: 53 1/3 minas 1/3 (shekel) 12 grains,
total: 54 1/3 minas 1/3 shekel 12 grains of silver;
therefrom:
5 rams, 5 billy goats,
14 shekels each,
month “Gazelle-Feast;”
15 rams, 4 billy goats, 14 shekels each,
month “ubi-Feast;”
8 rams, 6 billy goats, 14 shekels each
month “kisiki-Ninazu;”
10 rams, 10 billy goats, 14 shekels each,
month “Festival-of-Ninazu;”
29 rams, 2 lambs, 5 billy goats,
17 shekels each,
month “Akitu;”
22 rams, 9 billy goats, 1/3 mina each,
month “Festival-of-Šulgi;”
17 rams, 12 billy goats, 1/3 mina, 5 shekels each,
month “šu’ešša;”
35 rams, 8 billy goats, 1/2 mina each
month “Great-Festival;”
total: 202 rams, billy goats, mixed,
total, the silver: 1 talent 8 2/3 minas 9 shekels;
1 mina silver, nose rings for oxen,
for the festivals Akitu & Sowing;
surplus: 14 1/3 minas 8 2/3 shekels 12 grains silver,
Ur-Bagara;
1 mina silver
11 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 9 sila3 sesame oil
2 gur dates, 2 ban2 each,
1 gur 4 barig dates, 15 sila3 each,
the silver: 24 1/2 minas 7 1/2 shekels, 18 grains,
total: 25 1/2 minas 7 1/2 shekels, 18 grains;
therefrom:
7 rams, 2 billy goat, 14 shekels each,
month “Gazelle-Feast;”
15 rams, 4 billy goats, 14 shekels each,
month “ubi-Feast;”
2 rams, 3 billy goats, 14 shekels each,
month “kisiki-Ninazu;”
6 rams, 5 billy goats, 14 shekels each,
Nanna-dalla took in possession;
1 lamb,14 shekels,
in the palace delivered,
via Nur-[...]
n+1 rams, 14 shekels each,
under seal of Šu-Ea, chief minister,
month “Festival-of-Ninazu”
2 rams, 8 billy goats, 17 shekels each,
month “Akitu;”
11 rams, 1 billy goat, 20 shekels each,
month “Festival-of-Šulgi”
12+ rams, n billy goats, 25 shekels each,
month “šu’ešša;”
n rams, 1 lamb, 2 billy goats, 1/2 mana each,
month “Great-Festival;”
total: 152 rams, billy goats, mixed;
total, the silver: 28 ...
1 mina silver, nose ring for oxen,
deficit(?): 3 1/2 minas n shekels silver,
for “Boat-of-Heaven;”
1 mina of silver,
11 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 9 sila3 of sesame oil,
2 gur dates, 2 ban2 each,
1 gur 4 barig dates, 15 sila3 each,
the silver: 24 1/2 minas 7 1/2 shekels 18 grains;
total: 25 1/2 minas 7 1/2 shekels 18 grains of silver;
therefrom:
5 ...
...
...
...
n [...]
month “kisiki-Ninazu;”
14 rams, 2+ billy goats, 14 shekels each,
month “Festival-of-Ninazu”
11 rams, n billy goats, 17 shekels each,
month “Akitu;”
n+2 rams, n billy goats, 20 shekels each,
month the “Festival-of-Šulgi;”
8 rams, 3+ billy goats, 25 shekels each,
month “šu’ešša;”
6 rams, 4 billy goats, 1/2 mina each,
deliveries
the deficit(?): 33 1/2 minas n+1/6 shekels n grains of silver;
account
of the merchants
from month “Gazelle-Feast”
to the month “Great-Festival;” its months: 9;
year following “Ibbi-Suen, king of Ur, at Nippur, Ur, the great walls built.”