Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


uš₂ ur-sila-luh
1(aš) <unk> e₂-ur₂-bi-du₁₀ ugula
1(aš) <unk> giri₃-ni-i₃-sa₆
dumu-ni-me
1(aš) <unk> ur{d}geštin-an-ka
1(diš) lu₂{d}sukkal-an-ka
dumu-ni-me
tir ki-sur-ra i₃-dab₅
1(aš) 1(barig) 1(ban₂) 5(diš) 4(diš) ug₃ du₁₁-ga-ni
tir šu-na-mu-gi₄ i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> inim{d}šara₂
1(diš) lugal-inim-gi-na dumu-ni
tir a-kun-kum₂ i₃-dab₅
šu ur-ab-ba
1(aš) <unk> lu₂{d}šara₂ dumu-ni
tir ka-ma-ri₂{ki} i₃-dab₅
uš₂ lugal-iti-da
1(aš) <unk> lu₂-gi-na
1(aš) a-hu-ba-qar
uš₂ lu₂{d}šara₂
1(diš) a-ta₂-na-ah
...ni-me
tir a-ša₃ am₃-ri₂ i₃-dab₅
...{d}ab-u₂
...eb-gal
...du
...

tir u₂-la₂{ki} i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> ug₃ a-du-du
1(diš) lugal-ku₃-zu dumu-ni
tir {geš}kiri₆-mah i₃-dab₅
1(aš) nu <unk> inim-ma-ni-zi
1(aš) nu ur-e₂-mah
1(diš) nu {d}utu-sag₁₀
1(diš) nu ur{d}ur₃-bar-tab
dumu-ni-me
tir i₇ dul₄-la i₃-dab₅
1(aš) ša₃-gu₂-bi zah₃
tir a-ša₃ {d}šara₂-si i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> ur-e₂-maš dumu ur-sila-luh
tir da-gu-na i₃-dab₅

ugula e₂-ur₂-bi-du₁₀
1(aš) <unk> šeš-kal-la ugula
1(diš) inim-ma-ni-zi dumu-ni
1(aš) <unk> lugal-hi-li
1(aš) {d}šara₂-zi-da
1(diš) lu₂{d}ab-u₂

dumu al-lu-me
tir e₂-lugal i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> a-kal-la dumu ur-tul₂-mah
1(diš) giri₃-ni-i₃-sa₆ dumu-ni
tir kar-ra i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> šeš-kal-la
1(aš) lugal-he₂-gal₂ dumu-ni
tir ma-sar i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> lu₂-dingir-ra dumu ur-lugal
tir tu-ru-da i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> ug₃ lugal-he₂-gal₂ dumu ur-gu
1(diš) lu₂{d}nin-a-zu dumu-ni
tir nag-su{ki} i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> lugal-za₃-ge
1(diš) lu₂{d}nanna dumu-ni
tir gir₁₃-geš{ki} i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> ur-nigar{gar}
1(diš) a₂-ta dumu-ni
tir inim-e₃ i₃-dab₅
šu ab-ba-sag₁₀
tir bala-a-ti-im-durunₓ(|KU.KU|) i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> {d}šara₂-kam
tir ki-sur-ra adab{ki} i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> ba-an-sa₆


1(diš) ur-sukkal dumu-ni
tir zabala₃{ki} i₃-dab₅

ugula šeš-kal-la
1(aš) <unk> ug₃ ur{geš}gigir
tir i₇ gal-la i₃-dab₅
šu ur{d}šara₂ dumu <unk>
1(aš) <unk> lu₂-he₂-gal₂
1(aš) ha-la{d}ma-mi
uš₂ lu₂-dingir-ra
1(diš) lugal-nesag-e
dumu-ni-me
tir gar-ša-na-ka{ki} i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> ur{d}šara₂ dumu i-di₃-a
tir erin₂-gar-ša-na-ka{ki} i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> ug₃ lu₂-ga
1(aš) <unk> ur{d}dumu-zi-da dumu ur-mes
tir ša₃-nin₉-ti-na i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> ša₃-ku₃-sig₁₇
1(aš) ur-nigar{gar}

1(diš) lu₂-eb-gal
dumu-ni-me
tir gaba-ri-gar-ša-na-ka i₃-dab₅

tir ma₂ šuku diri gu₂ i₇ nam-ha-ni i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> ba-an-sa₆
1(diš) <unk>{d}šara₂ dumu-ni
dumu ha-an-da nu{geš}kiri₆
tir uku₂-nu-ti gu₂ i₇ {d}šul-gi-he₂-gal₂ i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> ab-ba-gi-na dumu ur-nigar{gar} dumu da-a-a
ni₂-e tak₄-a

tir iri-bu₃-ra i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> lal₃-mes
tir a-du₁₀-ga-nigin i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> a-bu-du₁₀
tir gar-su₄-da i₃-dab₅
1(aš) <unk> lugal-da-ga
uš₂ ama-ki pap ur-nigar...
dumu ur{d}ištaran
tir <unk> maš{ki} i₃-dab₅

ugula ur{d}šara₂


...<unk> guruš ugula
...dumu-nita₂ diri
šuniŋin 1(diš) dumu-nita₂
šuniŋin 1(diš) guruš šu-gi₄
ugula i₃-dab₅
šuniŋin 2(u) 3(aš) <unk> guruš
šuniŋin 1(aš) guruš nu-dab
šuniŋin 5(aš) dumu-nita₂
šuniŋin 1(u) 1(diš) dumu-nita₂
šuniŋin 2(diš) guruš šu-gi₄
šuniŋin 1(aš) guruš zah₃
šuniŋin 1(aš) guruš nu-dab
šuniŋin 2(diš) dumu-nita₂ nu-dab
šuniŋin 4(aš) <unk> ug₃ guruš
šuniŋin 1(aš) ug₃ guruš 1(barig) 1(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ še 4(diš) ma-na siki-ta
šuniŋin 2(diš) dumu-nita₂
ug₃ <unk> me

še-bi 1(barig) 1(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃
iti-da be₆-dam
siki-bi 4(diš) ma-na
mu-a be₆-dam

gurum₂-ak erin₂ dab-ba {lu₂}tir-ra
a-a-kal-la ensi₂ umma{ki}
giri₃ ša₃-ta-ku₃-zu sukkal
lu₂{d}inana sukkal
u₃ lu₂{d}nanna dumu inim{d}šara₂
iti ezem{d}dumu-zi
mu en-nun-ne₂{d}amar{d}suen-ra-ki-ag₂ en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Translation:
Dead: Ur-silaluḫ,
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: E-urbidu, a foreman,
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Girini-isa,
—they are his sons—,
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Ur-Geštinanka,
1 diš-(worker): Lu-Sukkalanka,
—they are his sons—,
the Border-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker with rations of) 1 barig 1 ban2 5 (sila3 barley), 4 (mana wool), porter: Dugani,
the Šunamugi-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Inim-Šara,
1 diš-(worker): Lugal-inim-gina, his son,
the Akunkum-woods took in charge;
old: Ur-abba,
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Lu-Šara, his son,
the Kamari-woods took in charge;
dead: Lugal-itida,
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Lu-gina,
1 aš-(worker): Aḫu-baqar,
dead: Lu-Šara,
1 diš-(worker): Atannaḫ,
—they are his [sons]—,
the Amri-field-woods took in charge;
[1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’:] Lu-Abu,
[1 aš-(worker):] Lu-ebgal,
[1 diš-(worker):] Lu-Enkidu,
[—sons of Dayadaga—],
the Ula-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’, porter: Adudu,
1 diš-(worker): Lugal-kuzu, his son,
the Big-orchard-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), (no!), ‘field’: Inimanizi,
1 aš-(worker) (no!): Ur-Emaḫ,
1 diš-(worker) (no!): Utu-saga,
1 diš-(worker) (no!): Ur-Urbartab,
—they are his sons—,
the Dula-waterway-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker): Šagubi, flown,
the Šarasi-field-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Ur-Emaš, son of Ur-silaluḫ,
the Daguna-woods took in charge;
foreman: E-urbidu;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Šeškalla, foreman,
1 diš-(worker): Inimanizi, his son,
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Lugal-ḫili,
1 aš-(worker): Šara-zida,
1 diš-(worker): Lu-Abu,
—they are sons of Allu—,
the Royal-house-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Akalla, son of Ur-tulmaḫ,
1 diš-(worker): Girini-isa, his son,
the Quay-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Šeškalla,
1 aš-(worker): Lugal-ḫegal, his son,
the Masar-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Lu-dingira, son of Ur-lugal,
the Turuda-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’, porter: Lugal-ḫegal, son of Ur-gu,
1 diš-(worker): Lu-Ninazu, his son,
the Nagsu-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Lugal-zage,
1 diš-(worker): Lu-Nanna, his son,
the Girgeš-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Ur-nigar,
1 diš-(worker): Ata, his son,
the Inime-woods took in charge;
old: Abba-saga,
the Bala’atimdurun-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Šara-kam,
the Kisura-of-Adab-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Bansa,
1 diš-(worker): Ur-sukkal, his son,
the Zabala-woods took in charge;
foreman: Šeškalla;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’, porter: Ur-gigir,
the Big-waterway-woods took in charge;
old: Ur-Šara, son of ARAD,
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Lu-ḫegal,
1 aš-(worker): Ḫala-Mami,
dead: Lu-dingira,
1 diš-(worker): Lugal-nesage,
—they are his sons—,
the Garšana-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Ur-Šara, son of Idi’a,
the troops-of-Garšana-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’, porter: Luga,
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Ur-Dumuzida, son of Ur-mes,
the Midst-of-Nintina-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Šakusig,
1 aš-(worker): Ur-nigar,
1 diš-(worker): Lu-ebgal,
—they are his sons—,
the Copy-of-Garšana-woods took in charge;
the Extra-prebend-boat-woods, bank of the Namḫani-waterway, took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Bansa,
1 diš-(worker): ARAD-Šara, his son,
son of Ḫanda, the orchardman,
the Ukunuti-woods, bank of the Šulgi-ḫegal-waterway, took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Abba-gina, son of Ur-nigar, son of Dayya,
remainder of the preceding year,
the Bura-town-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Lal-mes,
the Aduganigin-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Abu-ṭab,
the Garsuda-woods took in charge;
1 aš-c-(worker), ‘field’: Lugal-daga,
dead: Ama-ki, oldest brother of Ur-nigar,
son of Ur-Ištaran,
the GANmaš-woods took in charge;
foreman: Ur-Šara;
[total: 3 aš-c-(workers)], ‘field’ corporate slaves, foremen;
[total: n] extra male child;
total: 1 diš-(worker) male child;
total: 1 diš-corporate slave, old one;
the foreman took in charge;
total: 23 aš-c-(workers), ‘field’, corporate slaves;
total: 1 aš-c-(worker), corporate slave, not took in charge;
total: 5 aš-(workers), male children;
total: 11 diš-(workers), male children;
total: 2 diš-(workers), corporate slaves, old ones;
total: 1 aš-(worker), corporate slave, flown;
total: 1 aš-(worker), corporate slave, not took in charge;
total: 2 diš-(workers), male children, not passed by;
total: 4 aš-c-(workers), ‘field’, porters, corporate slaves;
total: 1 aš-(worker), porter, corporate slave at 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 barley 4 mana wool each;
total: 2 diš-(workers), male children;
—they are porters—;
their barley: 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3,
to be distributed monthly;
their wool 4 mana,
to be distributed yearly;
inspection of the troops passed by as foresters:
Ayakalla, ensi of Umma;
via Šata-kuzu, the sukkal,
Lu-Inanna, the sukkal,
and Lu-Nanna, son of Inim-Šara;
month: “Dumuzi festival,”
Year: “Ennune-Amar-Suenra-ki’ag as priest of Eridu was installed.”