Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


2(bur₃) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) <unk> geš-ur₃...a-ra₂ 1(diš) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) <unk>...
a₂ erin₂-na-bi u₄ 2(u) 5(diš)
1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) <unk> tug₂-sagaₓ(|ŠE.KIN|) 1/4(iku) <unk> ta
a₂ erin₂-na-bi u₄ 3(diš)
iti dal
1(burʾu) 1(bur₃) 1(eše₃) 3(iku) <unk> geš...ra a-ra₂ 2(diš) 1(eše₃) <unk>...
a₂ erin₂-na-bi u₄ 3(geš₂) 2(u) 7(diš)
3(bur₃) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) <unk> geš-ur₃-ra a-ra₂ 3(diš) 1(eše₃) <unk> ta
a₂ erin₂-na-bi u₄ 1(geš₂) 2(u) 4(diš) 2/3(diš)

a₂ geš-ur₃-ra
1(gešʾu) 9(geš₂) 3(u) 3(diš) sar al 6(diš) sar...
a₂-bi u₄ 3(geš₂) 1(u) 5(diš) 1/2(diš)
1(gešʾu) 2(geš₂) 4(u) 5(diš) sar al 3(u) sar-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 2(u) 5(diš) 1/2(diš)
3(gešʾu) 2(u) sar {u₂}kiši₁₇ ku₅-ra₂ 2(u) sar-ta

...
1(gešʾu)...
a₂...
1(gešʾu) 7(geš₂) 4(u)...
a₂-bi u₄ 1(geš₂) 2(u)...
4(geš₂) 3(u) sar {u₂}kiši₁₇ 1(u) sar-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 2(u) 7(diš)
1(geš₂) 3(diš) sar {u₂}kiši₁₇...7(diš) sar-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 1(u) la₂ 1(diš)
1(gešʾu) 2(geš₂) 2(u) 2(diš) 1/2(diš) sar al 1(u) 5(diš) sar-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 4(u) 9(diš) 1/2(diš)
2(u) sar nig₂-gul 1(u) sar-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 2(diš)
7(geš₂) 7(diš) sar al 7(diš) sar-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 1(geš₂) 1(diš)
1(gešʾu) 2(u) 8(diš) 1/3(diš) sar al 6(diš) 1/2(diš) sar-ta


...bi u₄ 1(geš₂) 3(u) 6(diš) 2/3(diš)
3(u) 8(diš) 1/2(diš) sar al 5(diš) 1/2(diš)...
a₂-bi u₄ 7(diš)
4(geš₂) 5(u) 2(diš) 1/2(diš) sar al 5(diš) sar...
a₂-bi u₄ 5(u) 8(diš) 1/2(diš)
8(diš) sar al 4(diš) sar-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 2(diš)
a₂ lu₂-hun-ga₂ 6(diš) sila₃-ta
2(u) 5(diš) sar al 5(diš) sar-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 5(diš)
3(geš₂) 2(u) sar...2(u) sar-ta
a₂-bi u₄ 1(u)
a₂ ša₃-gu₄-ka



a-ša₃-ge kin ak
a-ša₃ ka-ma-ri₂
ugula ba-sa₆
kišib₃ nimgir-an-ne₂

mu a-ra₂ 2(diš)-kam ša...um{ki} ba-hul

nimgir-an-ne₂
dub-sar
dumu inim{d}šara₂

Translation:
2 bur3 1 iku 1/2 iku field area harrowing, 1 time, at 4 1/2 iku (a day),
its troops’ labor: 25 days;
3/4 iku field area of tug-sag work at 1/4 iku (a day),
its troops’ labor: 3 days;
month: “Flight;”
1 bur'u 1 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field area harrowing, 2 times, at 1 eše3 (a day),
its troops’ labor: 207 days;
3 bur3 2 1/2 iku harrowing, 3 times, at 1 eše3 field area (a day),
its troops’ labor: 84 2/3 days;
labor of harrowing;
1173 sar of hoeing, at 6 sar (a day),
its labor: 195 1/2 days;
765 sar of hoeing, at 30 sar (a day);
its labor: 25 1/2 days;
1820 sar acacia cut at 20 sar (a day),
its labor: 91 days;
600+ at n sar (a day),
its labor: n days;
1060+ at n sar (a day),
its labor: 80+ days;
270 sar: acacia at 10 sar (a day);
its labor: 27 days;
63 sar acacia at 7 sar (a day);
its labor: 9 days.
742 1/2 sar of hoeing at 15 sar (a day),
its labor: 49 1/2 days;
20 sar of pickaxing at 10 sar (a day),
its labor: 2 days;
427 sar of hoeing at 7 sar (a day),
its labor: 61 days;
628 1/3 sar at 6 1/2 sar (a day),
its labor: 96 2/3 days;
38 1/2 sar of hoeing at 5 1/2 sar (a day),
its labor: 7 days;
292 1/2 sar of hoeing at 5 sar (a day),
its labor: 58 1/2 days;
8 sar of hoeing at 4 sar (a day),
its labor: 2 days;
work of hirelings at 6 sila3 (a day);
25 sar of hoeing at 5 sar (a day),
its labor: 5 days;
200 sar of hoeing at 20 sar (a day),
its labor: 10 days;
labor of oxen drivers;
field work to be done
(in the) field of Kamari;
foreman: Basa;
under seal of Nimgir-ane.
Year: Šašrum was destroyed for the 2nd time.
Nimgir-ane,
scribe,
son of Inim-Šara.