Sumerian tablet (Ur III, Administrative)

Transliteration:


1(u) la₂ 1(diš) gu₄ niga sag₁₀
1(geš₂) 1(u) 4(diš) gu₄ niga us₂
1(u) 5(diš) ab₂ mu 2(aš) niga
1(diš) gu₄ u₂
1(diš) eme₃ mah₂
5(diš) udu niga sag₁₀
5(geš₂) 2(u) 7(diš) udu niga us₂
2(u) 5(diš) udu u₂ bar-gal₂
6(geš₂) 1(u) 3(diš) udu u₂ bar-su-ga
5(geš₂) 4(u) 4(diš) sila₄
1(geš₂) maš₂ niga
4(geš₂) 1(u) la₂ 1(diš) maš₂...
...ga bala-a ša₃ nibru{ki} u₃ ša₃ uri₅{ki}ma
2(u) gu₄ niga
3(u) udu niga bar-su-ga
1(u) 7(diš) maš₂-gal niga
1(u) 2(diš) udu u₂ bar-gal₂
5(u) 6(diš) udu u₂ bar-su-ga
4(u) 5(diš) maš₂
kaš-de₂-a lugal
u₃ nin-kal-la
3(diš) gu₄ niga sag₁₀
2(diš) ab₂ mu 2(aš) niga
4(diš) udu niga sag₁₀ bar-su-ga

2(u) la₂ 1(diš) udu u₂ bar-gal₂
1(u) 5(diš) udu u₂ bar-su-ga
1(diš) sila₄ niga bar-su-ga
3(diš) sila₄ bar-su-ga
maš₂-da-re₆-a lugal
kišib₃ ensi₂-ka
1(u) 2(diš) gu₄ niga
sa₂-du₁₁ {d}šara₂ umma{ki}
1(diš) gu₄ niga {d}šul-gi
7(diš) gu₄ niga
...tag-ga lugal
...
2(diš) ab₂ mah₂
1(diš) ab₂ ga...
1(diš) gu₄ ga...
2(u) 1(diš) udu bar-gal₂
2(u) 1(diš) maš₂
4(diš) maš₂ mu maš-da₃ šeg₉-bar-še₃
nesag {d}en-lil₂-la₂-še₃
3(diš) gu₄ ri-ri-ga
kišib₃ da-da-ga
1(diš) gu₄ <unk> a lu₂-pa₃-da dub-sar šu ba-ra
inim ensi₂-ka-ta
4(diš) ab₂ mu 2(aš)


4(diš) gu₄ mu 3(aš)
la₂-ia₃ su-ga lugal-dub-la₂
4(diš) gu₄ e₂ gu₄-ta
1(diš) ab₂ mah₂ e₂-ta gur-ra
ugu₂ kas₄ ba-a-gar
kišib₃ ur{d}šara₂ ša₁₃-dub-ba
5(diš) udu bar-gal₂
3(u) 3(diš) udu bar-su-ga
3(diš) sila₄
2(u) 1(diš) maš₂
mu-kuₓ(DU) {d}šara₂ <unk>{ki}
6(diš) udu bar-gal₂
4(u) 2(diš) udu bar-su-ga
2(diš) maš₂
giri₃ ur-e₁₁-e
ugu₂ lu₂{d}suen
1(u) 3(diš) maš₂
giri₃ ba-sa₆
8(diš) maš₂
giri₃ da-gi
ugu₂ ur{d}nisaba ba-a-gar
kišib₃ lu₂-banda₃{da}
3(diš) udu bar-gal₂
2(diš) sila₄ bar-gal₂
1(diš) udu bar-su-ga
3(diš) maš₂

kišib₃ ur{d}nisaba
zi-ga ša₃-bi su-ga
ba-sa₆
mu ša-aš-ru{ki} ba-hul

Translation:
10 less 1 oxen, grain-fed, fine quality,
74 oxen, grain-fed, 2nd quality,
15 heifers, 2 years (old), grain-fed,
1 ox, grass-fed,
1 mature jenny,
327 sheep, grain-fed, second quality,
25 sheep, grass-fed, with fleece,
373 sheep, grass-fed, without fleece,
344 lambs,
60 billy goats, grain-fed,
250 less 1 billy goats, grass-fed,
“booked-outs” of the bala (obligation) in Nippur and in Ur;
20 oxen, grain-fed,
30 sheep, grain-fed, without fleece,
17 mature billy goats, grain-fed,
12 sheep, grass-fed, with fleece,
56 sheep, grass-fed, wihout fleece,
45 billy goats,
for royal “beer-poured” (ceremony),
and Ninkalla;
3 oxen, grain-fed, fine quality,
2 heifers, 2 years (old), grain-fed,
4 sheep, grain-fed, fine quality, without fleece,
20 less 1 sheep, grass-fed, with fleece,
15 sheep, grass-fed, without fleece,
1 lamb, grain-fed, without fleece,
3 lambs, without fleece,
royal “mašdarea” offering,
under seal of the governor;
12 oxen, grain-fed,
regular offerings of Šara of Umma;
1 ox, grain-fed, (for) Šhulgi;
7 oxen, grain-fed,
royal sacrifice;
...
2 mature cows,
1 heifer, suckling,
1 ox, suckling,
21 sheep, with fleece,
1 billy goat,
4 billy goats instead of gazelle and deer,
as “first fruits” of Enlil;
3 oxen, fallen,
under seal of Dadaga;
1 ox, stolen, Lupada, the scribe, released
by the command of the governor;
4 heifers, 2 years (old),
4 oxen, 3 years (old),
restored deficit of Lugal-dubla;
4 oxen, from the oxenhouse,
1 mature cow, from the house returned,
on the debit account of Kas set,
under seal of Ur-Šara, the archivist;
5 sheep, with fleece,
33 sheep, without fleece,
3 lambs,
21 billy goats,
delivery of Šara of Ki’an;
6 sheep, with fleece,
42 sheep, without fleece,
2 billy goats,
via Ur-e’e,
debit account of Lu-Suen;
13 billy goats,
via Basa,
8 billy goats,
via Dagi,
on the debit account of Ur-Nisaba set,
under seal of Lu-banda;
3 sheep, with fleece,
2 lambs, with fleece,
1 sheep, without fleece,
3 billy goats,
under seal of Ur-Nisaba;
“booked-outs,” “therefroms,” “restoreds”
(of) Basa.
year: “Šašrum was destroyed.”