Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


3(geš₂) 3(u) 6(aš) 3(barig) 5(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ še gur lugal
3(u) 5(aš) ziz₂ gur
1(u) 6(aš) gig gur
ki <unk> ta
3(aš) še gur
la₂-ia₃-ta su-ga
ki bi₂-da kurušda-ta
šuniŋin še-bi 4(geš₂) 4(u) 6(aš) 3(barig) 5(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ gur
3(u) 6(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
iti še-kar-ra-gal₂-la
mu ha-ar-ši{ki}ta
u₄ 2(u) 3(diš) zal-la-ta
iti {d}dumu-zi-ta u₄ 2(u) zal-la-aš
a₂-bi u₄ 2(šar₂) 4(gešʾu) 1(u) 2(diš) u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
ki ur{d}ur₃-bar-tab-ta
3(u) 6(diš) geme₂ 3(ban₂)
iti {d}dumu-zi
mu ha-ar-ši{ki}
u₄ 2(u) zal-la-ta
iti sig₄{geš}i₃-šub-ga₂-ra
mu us₂-sa ha-ar-ši{ki}
u₄ 8(diš) zal-la-še₃

a₂-bi 2(gešʾu) 8(geš₂) 4(u) 8(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
ki dingir-ra-ta
2(geš₂) 3(diš) 1/3(diš) a₂...du₈-a geme₂ ba...
3(diš) geme₂ u₄...8(diš)-še₃
a₂-bi 2(geš₂) 2(u) 4(diš)
šuniŋin 3(šar₂) 1(gešʾu) 3(geš₂) 2(u) 7(diš)...geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
sag nig₂-gur₁₁-ra-kam
ša₃-bi-ta
3(gešʾu) 1(geš₂) 5(u) 4(diš) a₂ u₄ du₈-a geme₂
3(geš₂) 4(aš) 2(barig) 5(ban₂) dabin gur
1(u) 7(aš) 2(barig) 1(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ zi₃-sig₁₅ gur
1(u) 6(aš) 3(barig) 1(ban₂) zi₃ <unk> gur
a₂-bi u₄ 1(šar₂) 4(gešʾu) 9(geš₂) 2(u) la₂ 1/2(diš)
1(aš) 1(barig) 3(ban₂) 6(diš) sila₃ zi₃-gu sag₁₀ gur
a₂-bi u₄ 4(u) 9(diš) 1/2(diš)
3(barig) 1(ban₂) nig₂-ar₃-ra sag₁₀ zi-gi₄-duh-hu-um-ma

a₂-bi u₄ 9(diš) 1/2(diš)
1(u) 8(aš) zi₃-gu šagina gur
a₂-bi u₄ 1(gešʾu) 1(geš₂) 1(u) 5(diš)
ba-sag šagina
1(aš) 1(barig) 8(diš) sila₃ dabin gur
bi₂-gu₇-še₃ e₂-a si-ga
kišib₃ lu₂-dingir-ra
a₂-bi 3(u) 7(diš)
2(u) 2(diš) 1/2(diš) sar sahar


al-e 1(u) gin₂-ta
a₂ geme₂-bi u₄ 4(geš₂) 3(u)
kišib₃ ur{d}nam₂-nun-ka
3(geš₂) 5(u) 2(diš) a₂ geme₂ še zi-ga
kišib₃-bi 3(diš)-am₃
kišib₃ <unk>
2(u) 4(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ zi₃ ma₂-a si-ga
kišib₃ lu₂{d}šara₂ dumu al-la
2(u) la₂ 1(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
in-u ga₆-ga₂ e₂ {d}šul-gi-ra-še₃
kišib₃ a-kal-la nu-banda₃
4(geš₂) 3(u) 6(diš) geme₂ a₂ geme₂ ga-a gub-ba
kišib₃ a-du-mu
3(geš₂) 4(u) 2(diš) a₂ geme₂ bala-še₃ nu-gen-na uru-a taka₄...
kišib₃ a-du
2(u) 5(diš) geme₂ u₄ 7(diš)-še₃ bala-še₃ gen-na
u₄ 3(diš)-še₃...ta...ra
a₂-bi u₄ 4(geš₂) 1(u)
uš₂ geme₂{d}...
iti nesag-ta
uš₂ geme₂{d}nin-ur₄-ra
uš₂ lu₅-zi dumu dingir-ba-ni
uš₂ nin{d}lamma geme₂ a-da-lal₃
iti ezem{d}šul-gi-ta
uš₂ me{d}ur₃-bar-tab
iti {d}dumu-zi-ta u₄ 2(u)...zal-ta
a₂-bi 1(gešʾu) 2(geš₂) 2(u)

mu ha-ar-ši{ki} ba-hul-ta
iti sig₄{geš}i₃-šub-ba-gar-ra
u₄ 8(diš) zal-la-aš
mu us₂-sa ha-ar-ši ki-maš{ki} ba-hul-še₃
5(geš₂) 3(u) 4(diš) geme₂ ar-za-na u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
kišib₃ lugal-nig₂-lagar-e

šuniŋin 1(u) 9(aš) 1(barig) 3(ban₂) 6(diš) sila₃ zi₃-gu šagina gur
še bala-bi 1(aš) 4(barig) 3(ban₂) 9(diš) 1/2(diš) sila₃ 6(diš) gin₂ gur
šuniŋin 3(geš₂) 5(aš) 3(barig) 5(ban₂) 8(diš) sila₃ dabin gur
šuniŋin 3(u) 4(aš) 2(ban₂) 5(diš) sila₃ zi₃...gur
šuniŋin 3(barig) 1(ban₂) nig₂-ar₃-ra zi-gi₄-duh-hu-um
še bala-bi 3(barig) 1(ban₂)
še-bi 4(geš₂) 3(u) 6(aš) 2(barig) 2(ban₂) 3(diš) 1/2(diš) sila₃ 6(diš) gin₂ gur
šuniŋin 3(šar₂) 1(gešʾu) 3(geš₂) 3(u) 1(diš) 1/2(diš) geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
zi-ga-am₃
la₂-ia₃ 1(u) 1(barig) 3(ban₂) 1(diš) 1/3(diš) sila₃ 4(diš) gin₂ še gur
diri 4(diš) 1(u) gin₂ geme₂ u₄ 1(diš)-še₃
nig₂-ka₉ ak lu₂-sa₆-i₃-zu
iti sig₄{geš}i₃-šub-ba-ga₂-ra
mu us₂-sa ha-ar-ši{ki} ba-hul

Translation:
216 gur, 3 barig 5 ban 5 sìla barley (measured according to the) royal (standard),
35 gur emmer,
16 gur wheat
from ARAD.
3 gur barley
restored from the deficit
of the fattener Bida.
Together, the equivalent barley: 286 gur, 3 barig 5 ban 5 sila.
36 female laborers, (each of whom received) 3 ban (per month),
from month “Barley brought to the harbor” (month 3 of the Umma calender)
in the year “Harši” (Šulgi 48)
the completed day 23,
until month “Dumuzi” (month 12), the completed day 20,
its labor: 9,612 female laborer days,
from Ur-Urtab.
36 female laborers, (each of whom received) 3 ban (per month),
from month “Dumuzi” (month 12)
in the year “Harši” (Šulgi 48)
the completed day 20 of the month “Dumuzi” (month 12)
to month “Bricks cast in moulds” (month 2)
in the year following “Harši” (Amar-Suen 1)
the completed day 8,
its labor: 1,728 female laborer days,
from Dingira.
123 1/3 (days), labor of the “free” days of the deceased female laborers.
3 female laborers, each 48 days,
its labor: 144 (days)
Total: 11,6071/3 female laborer days.
is the debit.
Therefrom:
1,914 (female laborer days) labor of the “free” days of the female laborers.
184 gur, 2 barig 5 ban dabin flour,
17 gur, 2 barig 1 ban 5 sila sig-flour,
16 gur, 3 barig 1 ban “pounded” flour,
the work its labor is 6,559 1/2 days.
1 gur, 1 barig 3 ban 6 sila fine pea-flour,
its labor: 49 1/2 days.
3 barig 1 ban fine, ground ninda of the type zigiduhhum,
its labor: 91/2 days
18 gur šagina pea-flour,
its labor: 675 days.
Basag, the general.
1 gur, barig 8 sila flour,
loss (?), flour “filled” into the house.
sealed document of Lu-dingira,
its labor: 37 (days),
22 1/2 (volume-)sar of soil,
per (female) digger 10 (volume-)shekels (per day),
labor of the female laborers involved: 270 days.
sealed document of Ur-Namnunka.
232 (female laborer days as) labor of the female laborers who winnowed barley,
the sealed tablets involved: 3,
sealed document of ARAD.
24 female laborer days of the female laborers who loaded flour onto the barge,
sealed document of Lu-Šara, the son of Alla.
19 female laborer days
straw carried to the temple of Šulgi,
sealed document of Akala, the nubanda.
276 female laborers, labor of female laborers stationed “in milk.”
sealed document of Adumu.
222 (female laborers), labor of the female laborers who did not go to bala (service) ...,
sealed document of Adu.
25 female laborers in 7 days went to the bala(-service),
in 3 days returned from the bala(-service),
its labor: 250 days.
Dead: Geme-...,
from the month “nesag offering” (month 4) on.
Dead: Geme-Ninurta,
Dead: Luzi, daughter of Ili-bani,
Dead: Nin-lama, female slave of Adalal
from the month “Šulgi” (month 10) on.
Dead: Me-Urbartab,
from month “Dumuzi” (month 12), day 20 on,
its labor: 740 (days),
in the year “Harši was destroyed” (Šulgi 48)
until month “Bricks cast in moulds” (month 2)
the completed day 8
of the year following “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed” (Amar-Suen 1),
334 days of the arzana female laborers.
sealed tablet of Lugal-nig-lagare.
Total: 19 gur, 1 barig 3 ban 6 sila šagina pea flour,
the bala barley involved: 1 gur, 4 barig 3 ban 91/2 sila 6 shekels,
total: 185 gur, 3 barig 5 ban 8 sila dabin flour,
total: 34 gur, 2 ban 5 sila sig-flour,
total: 3 barig 1 ban ground zigiduhhum ninda,
the bala barley involved: 3 barig 1 ban,
the barley involved: 276 gur, 2 barig 2 ban 3 1/2 sila 6 shekels,
total: 11,611 1/2 female laborer days,
booked out.
Deficit: 10 gur, 1 barig 3 ban 1 1/3 sila 4 shekels barley,
surplus: 4 10 shekels (=1/6) female laborer days.
Account of Lu-sa-izu,
month: “Bricks cast in moulds” (month 2),
year following “Harši was destroyed” (Amar-Suen 1).