YNER 08, 01 (P128083)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum, Warsaw, Poland

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Transliteration

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) la2 1(asz) sze gur
 en: 49 gur barley,
2. ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
 en: its silver: 1 mina 5 1/3 shekels,
  calculation: 49 × 1.5 shekels per gur = 65 1/3
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
 en: first time;
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
 en: 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley,
5. ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
 en: its silver: 2 shekels 22 1/2 grains
  calculation: 2.5 × 1.25 shekels per gur = 3 22.5/180
6. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
 en: second time;
7. 2(u) 2(disz) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu UD-DU-A
 en: 22 strings of dates, dried(?),
8. 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur hul?
 en: 2 ban2 6 sila3 crushed crabapples,
9. ku3-bi 5/6(disz) gin2 la2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
 en: their silver: 5/6 shekels less 2 1/2 grains;
  calculation: (22 × 180/30) + (26 × 180/300) = 147.6 grains (text has 147.5)
10. 2(disz) gin2 ki ur-{d}utu-ta
 en: 2 shekels from Ur-Utu;
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11. szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2# [2(u) sze] ku3
 en: total: 1 mina 11 1/6 shekels 20 grains silver;
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1. sza3-bi-ta
 en: therefrom:
2. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
 en: 1 mina silver
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la ki ur-sila-luh mu-kux(DU)#?
 en: under seal of Lukalla, delivered from Ur-silaluh;
4. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 esir2 kiszib3 nu-ra-a
 en: 1 2/1 shekels silver (for) bitumen, unsealed;
5. 6(disz) gin2 lu2-{d}inanna szu ba-ti
 en: 6 shekels received by Lu-Inanna;
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6. szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: total: 1 mina 8 1/2 shekels silver;
7. zi-ga-am3
8. la2-ia3 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
 en: deficit: 2 2/3 shekels 20 grains silver;
9. nig2-ka9-ak ur-sila-luh dam-gar3
 en: account of Ur-silaluh, the trade agent;
10. egir6 ba-usz2-ta nig2-ka9-bi ba-ak
 en: after he died, this account was done;
11. iti diri
 en: extra month,
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12. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
 en: year: “Amar-Suen the king destroyed Urbilum.”
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