Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


1(u) guruš engar dumu-ni
6(diš) ug₃ guruš
4(diš) guruš dumu-gi₇
iti 1(u) 3(diš)-še₃
a₂-bi u₄ 2(šar₂) 1(gešʾu) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
iti še-sag₁₁-ku₅-ta
iti diri-še₃
2(u) 4(aš) 1(barig) 4(ban₂) la₂ 1(diš) sila₃ še gur
a₂ 6(diš) sila₃-ta
a₂-bi 2(gešʾu) 1(u) 6(diš) 2/3(diš)-kam
7(aš) 1(barig) 5(ban₂) 4(diš) sila₃ še gur
a₂ 5(diš) sila₃-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 7(geš₂) 2(u) 2(diš) 5/6(diš)-kam
giri₃ lugal-ku₃-zu
2(aš) 2(barig) še gur
a₂ 6(diš) sila₃-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 2(geš₂)-kam
giri₃ ur-ab-zu dumu lugal-ušurₓ
9(aš) še gur
a₂ 6(diš) sila₃-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 7(geš₂) 3(u)-kam
giri₃ e₂-gal-e-si
ki <unk> ta
3(u) sar kin šuku-ra
a₂-bi u₄ 3(diš)-kam

2(šar₂) 5(gešʾu) 1(u) la₂ 1/2(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃


sag nig₂-gur₁₁-ra-kam
ša₃-bi-ta
6(geš₂) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
še gurₓ(|ŠE.KIN|)-a
giri₃ a-kal-la
3(geš₂) 3(u) 6(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
zar₃ tab-ba šu ur₃-ra
giri₃ e₂-gal-e-si
a-ša₃ muru₁₃
6(geš₂) 4(u) 4(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
še gurₓ(|ŠE.KIN|)-a
4(geš₂) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
zar₃ tab-ba
6(geš₂) 4(u) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
ki-su₇ gub-ba
giri₃ da-a-gi₄
a-ša₃ amar-kiši₁₇
5(geš₂) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
zar₃ tab-ba ki-su₇ gub-ba
giri₃ ur{d}nun-gal
8(geš₂) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
še gurₓ(|ŠE.KIN|)-a zar₃ tab-ba ki-su₇ gub-ba a-ša₃ gu₂-de₃-na

giri₃ lugal-ku₃...
kišib₃ e₂-gal-e...

ša₃-bi...
2(bur₃) 3(iku) <unk> tug₂-saga₁₁...ak 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) <unk> ta tug₂...1(iku) <unk> ta geš-ur₃-ra...ra₂ 2(diš)-kam 4(iku) 1/2(iku) <unk>...
a₂-bi u₄...
6(bur₃) 1(eše₃) <unk> tug₂-saga₁₁ ak 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) <unk> ta...ur₃-ra a-ra₂...1/2(iku) <unk>...
a₂-bi u₄ 1(gešʾu)...
1(burʾu) 1(bur₃) 1(eše₃) <unk>...ur₃-ra a-ra₂...4(diš) 1/2(iku) <unk>...
a₂ erin₂-bi u₄...
1(burʾu) 5(bur₃) 2(eše₃) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) <unk>...ur₃-ra a-ra₂ 1(diš)...<unk>...
a₂ erin₂-bi u₄ 3(geš₂)...1/3(diš)...
a₂ geš-ur₃...
3(burʾu) 1(bur₃) 1(eše₃) 3(iku) 1/2(iku)...
4(bur₃) 3(iku) <unk> šuku...
uru₄-a 2(iku) <unk>...
a₂ erin₂-bi u₄ 1(gešʾu)...
a₂...
3(gešʾu) 3(geš₂) 5(u) 5(diš)...al 5(diš) sar...
a₂-bi u₄...
1(geš₂) 3(u) 6(diš) sar...

...

...


...


...
...da i₇...ur₄-ra-du
kišib₃-bi 2(diš)-am₃
kišib₃ lugal-ku₃-zu sukkal
5(diš) guruš gu₄-e-us₂-sa
5(diš) guruš a-ša₃-da tuš-a
iti 4(diš)-še₃
a₂-bi u₄ 2(gešʾu)-kam
iti ezem{d}šul-gi-ta
iti diri-še₃
1/2(diš) iri-bar-re
1/2(diš) ur{d}suen
1/2(diš) a-kal-la
1/2(diš) nimgir-di-de₃
iti 4(diš)-še₃
a₂-bi u₄ 4(geš₂)-kam
a₂ u₄ du₈-a dumu-gi₇ ša₃-gu₄...
1(geš₂) 6(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
a₂ u₄ du₈-a ug₃ <unk> ša₃-gu₄
2(u) 4(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
nibru{ki} ma₂ še gid₂-da
kišib₃ bi₂-du₁₁-ga


...
šuniŋin 2(šar₂) 4(gešʾu)...9(diš) 5/6(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
zi-ga-am₃
la₂-ia₃ 2(u) 9(diš) 2/3(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃


...

nig₂-ka₉ ak a₂ erin₂-na
lugal-ku₃-zu nu-banda₃ gu₄
mu us₂-sa ki-maš{ki} ba-hul


Translation:
10 male laborers: plowman, his sons;
6 porters: male laborers;
4 male laborers: dumugi;
for 13 months,
its labor: 7800 male laborer workdays,
from the month “Harvest”
to the month “Extra;”
24 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 less 1 sila3 barley
wage: 6 sila3 each (day),
its labor: 1216 2/3 days;
7 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 4 sila3 barley,
wage: for 5 sila3 each (day),
its labor: 442 5/6 days;
via Lugal-kuzu:
2 gur 2 barig barley
wage: 6 sila3 each (day).
its labor: 120 days;
via Ur-abzu, son of Lugal-ušur:
9 gur barley,
the wage: 6 sila3 each (day),
its labor: 450 days;
via Egal-esi
from ARAD:
30 sar work for barley rations,
its labor: 3 days.
total: 10,209 1/2 male laborer workdays
are the debit;
therefrom:
360 male laborer workdays:
barley harvested
via Akalla;
216 male laborer workdays:
sheaves piled up, leveled
via E2-gal-e-si,
at the field Muru:
404 male laborer workdays:
barley harvested;
240 male laborer workdays:
sheaves piled up,
400 male laborer workdays:
at the threshing floor stationed
via Da’agi,
field of Amar-kiši:
300 male laborer workdays:
sheaves piled up, at the threshing floor stationed,
via Ur-Nungal;
480 male laborer workdays
barley harvested, sheeves piled up, at the threshing floor stationed, field of Gudena,
via Lugalkuzu,
under seal of Egal-esi;
of therefrom:
2 bur3 3 iku field area: deep plowed, at 3/4 iku field area each (day); ... at 1 iku field area each; harrowing, twice, 4 1/2 iku field area each;
its labor: 316 workdays;
6 bur3 1 eše3 field area: deep plowed, at 3/4 iku field area each (day); harrowing, twice(?), at 4 1/2 iku field area each;
its labor: 640 workdays;
11 bur3 1 eše3 field area, harrowing, twice(?), at 4 1/2 iku field area each;
labor of the worktroop: 272 workdays;
15 bur3 2 eše3 3 1/2 iku field area, harrowing, once, at 4 1/2 iku field area each;
labor of the worktroop: 190 1/3 workdays;
labor of harrowing and deep plowing;
31 bur3 1 eše3 3 1/2 iku field area ...,
4 bur3 3 iku field area, prebend, ...
ploughed: at 2 iku field area each, ...
labor of worktroop: 963 2/3 workdays;
labor of seeding;
2035 sar ... hoeing at 5 sar each (day),
its labor: 407 workdays;
96 sar ... hoeing, at n sar each,
its labor: n workdays;
...
...
...
...
...
...
its sealed documents: 2,
under seal of Lugal-kuzu, the messenger;
5 male laborers, “following the ox;”
5 male laborers at the field residing;
for 4 months,
its labor: 1200 days,
from month “Festival of Šulgi,”
to month “Extra;”
1/2: Iri-bare,
1/2: Ur-Suen,
1/2: Akalla,
1/2: Nimgir-dice;
for 4 months,
its labor: 240 days;
labor, free days of dumugi of the oxen-drivers:
66 male laborer workdays,
labor, free days of porters of the oxen-drivers;
24 male laborer workdays,
Nippur, barge of barley punted;
under seal of Biduga;
total: 10,179 5/6 male laborer workdays
booked out;
deficit: 29 2/3 male laborer workdays;
account of labor of worktroops;
Lugal-kuzu, oxen-manager;
year after: “Kimaš was destroyed.”