Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


2(u) 1(diš) 1(u) 7(diš) 1/2(diš) gin₂ geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
iti 1(u) 2(diš)-še₃
iti še-sag₁₁-ku₅-ta
iti {d}dumu-zi-še₃
a₂-bi u₄ 2(šar₂) 7(geš₂) 4(u) 5(diš)
...geme₂ u₄ 3(u)-še₃ a₂-bi u₄ 2(geš₂) 3(u)
...bar-ra-kar-ra
...geme₂ u₄ 3(u) 3(diš)-še₃ a₂-bi u₄ 2(geš₂) 1(diš) 1/2(diš)
...kal-la-ta
...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
...ur{d}nu-muš-da-ta
...5(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
...na-ba-sa₂-ta

šuniŋin 2(šar₂) 2(gešʾu) 7(geš₂) 3(u) 6(diš) 1/2(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃

sag nig₂-gur₁₁-ra-kam
ša₃-bi-ta

1(u) 5(ban₂) 1(diš) zi₃-sig₁₅ gur
4(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ eša
7(aš) 1(ban₂) zi₃-gu
2(ban₂) 8(diš) 2/3(diš) sila₃ zi₃ ba-ba še...
5(aš) 2(barig) 1(ban₂) 7(diš) sila₃ zi₃-gu...gur
1(u) 5(aš) 1(barig) 5(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ dabin gur
4(barig) 2(ban₂) 2(diš) sila₃ nig₂-ar₃-ra

a₂-bi u₄ 2(gešʾu) 7(geš₂) 6(diš) 2/3(diš)
nig₂-ka₉ še-ta
7(geš₂) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
a₂ zi₃ ar₃-a sa₂-du₁₁ ensi₂
3(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ kaš-de₂-a sukkal-mah
1(geš₂) 2(u) 8(diš) geme₂ u₄...kun-zi-da dub-la₂{d}...ka
3(gešʾu) 3(geš₂) 5(u) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
a₂ tug₂ tuku₅-a

kišib₃ 8(diš) gu-du-du
4(u) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a₂ zi₃ ar₃-a...na-gab₂-tum
1(geš₂) 5(u) 2(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
umma{ki}ta nag-su{ki}še₃ {dug}saman₄ i₃ e₂-gal-še₃ tum₃-ma ga₆-ga₂
1(šar₂) 1(gešʾu) 1(geš₂) 3(u) 6(diš) 2/3(diš)


9(geš₂) 4(u) 3(diš) geme₂...
ki-su₇ kar-bar-ra...temen-na-ta umma{ki}še₃...
5(u) 8(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ umma{ki}ta...ninda ga₆-ga₂
...{d}nin-ur₄-ra
...<unk> gub-ba
...mu
...1(diš)-še₃
...ar₃-ra
...
...ri-ga
...en-lil₂-la₂...

...{geš}gigir

...ta
...
...ba-ri-ga
...ma-ri₂
...i₃-li₂
...lu₂{d}šul-gi-ra
3(geš₂) 1(u) 8(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
5(gešʾu) 5(u) 7(diš)

zar₃ tab-ba a-ša₃ a-ba-gal{d}en-lil₂-še₃
kišib₃...ur{d}nun-gal...
geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ a-ša₃ {d}šara₂-ta e₂-maš-še₃ gi-zi ga₆-ga₂
kišib₃ ad-da

2(u) 1(diš) geme₂ u₄...
a₂-bi...
bala...
bala...
...

šuniŋin 1(šar₂)...

zi...
la₂-ia₃...
...
nig₂-ka₉...
iti {d}...
mu...{d}suen lugal

Translation:
21 17.5/60 female laborer days,
for 12 months,
from month “Harvest”
to month “Dumuzi,”
its labor: 7665 days;
5 female laborers for 30 days, its labor: 150 days:
female bara-kara-workers.
3 2/3 female laborers for 33 days, its labor: 121.5 days,
from Akalla;
30 female laborer days
from Ur-Numušda.
890 female laborer days
from Nabasa.
Total: 8,856.5 female laborer days
are the debit.
Therefrom:
10 gur 5 ban2 1 (sila3) rough flour,
4 ban2 5 sila3 of eša,
7 gur 1 ban2 of pea-flour,
2 ban2 8 2/3 sila3 of baba-flour,
5 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 7 sila3 of x pea-flour flour,
15 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 of semolina,
4 barig 2 ban2 2 sila3 of groats,
its labor: 1626 2/3 workdays:
from the barley account;
425 female laborer days,
labor of flour-milling, rations for the governor;
30 female laborer days, “beer-pouring” of the sukkalmaḫ;
88 female laborer days, at the weir of Dubla-Utu;
2030 female laborer days,
labor of weaving;
8 sealed documents of Gududu.
45 female laborer days, labor of flour-milling, of the Nagabtum;
112 female laborer days,
from Umma to Nagsu šugan-pots of oil brought (?) and carried to the palace.
(subtotal:) 4296 2/3
583 female laborer days,
from threshing floor of outer quay Dugub-temen to Umma ... .
58 female laborer days, from Umma ... bread carried,
... Ninurra;
at ... stationed;
...;.
n female laborer days,
... ground;
...,
... for Enlil;
...,
from ...
...
...
...,
... Kamari;
...-ili,
Lu-Šulgira.
198 female laborer days,
(subtotal:) 3057;
shocks gathered, the field Abagal-Enlil;
sealed documents ... of Ur-Nungal x.
Ø female laborer days, from field Šara to Emaš fodder-reed carried.
sealed document of Adda.
21 female laborers for a period of n days,
its labor: 21×n days;
to the bala gone, stationed at the bala, and
from the bala returned;
total: 3600 ...
booked out;
the deficit: n;
...
account of ....
month of ...
Year after: “Šū-Suen is king.”