TCL 05, 5668 (P131739)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMetadata / catalogue
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Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMuseum Number
AO 05668Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
en: 184 gur, 4 barig 4 ban2 barley (measured according to the royal standard),
2. 3(u) 5(asz) ziz2 gur
en: 35 gur emmer,
3. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gig gur
en: 16 gur, 1 barig 5 ban2 wheat,
4. ki ARAD2-ta
en: from ARAD;
5. 3(asz) sze gur
en: 3 gur barley,
6. la2-ia3 su-ga bi2-da
en: deficit restored by Bida;
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7. szunigin sze-bi 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
en: total, barley involved: 255 gur, 3 barig 2 ban2;
calculation: 3.04;4,4 + 35 + (16;1,5 × 2 =) 32;3,4 + 3;0,0 = 4.15;3,2
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8. 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
en: 36 female laborers, (at) 3 ban2 (per month),
9. iti nesag
en: from month “First-offering,” (month 4)
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10. mu ha-ar-<szi> ki-masz{ki} ba-hul-ta
en: year “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed,”
11. iti {d}dumu-zi u4 2(u)-am3 zal-la-asz
en: to month “Dumuzi” (month 12), the completed day 20,
12. a2-bi 2(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2)-kam
en: labor involved: 9360 (workdays);
calculation: 36 × 8 2/3 (months) × 30 (days per month) = 9360
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column 2
1. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
en: it is the debit;
2. sza3-bi-ta
en: Therefrom:
3. 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 1560 female laborer workdays,
calculation: 9360 ÷ 6 = 1560
4. a2 geme2 u4-du8-a
en: labor of the female laborers, “free” days;
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur
en: 165 gur, 4 barig 4 sila3 dabin flour
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 dabin gur
en: 1 gur, 1 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 dabin flour
7. bi2-gu7-sze3 e2-a si-ga
en: for the loss (?) into the household filled;
8. 1(u) 6(asz) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
en: 16 gur, 4 ban2 rough ground flour,
9. 1(u) 7(asz)! 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gazx(KUM) gur
en: 17 gur, 4 barig 5 sila3 “pounded” flour,
10. 3(asz) 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 sze gur
en: 3 gur, 1 barig 9 sila3 barley,
11. a2-bi 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: labor involved: 6033 1/2 female laborer workdays,
calculation: 2.45;4,0,4 + 1;1,4,7 + 16;0,4 + 17;4,0,5 = 3.21;0,3,6 = 60336 sila3 ÷ 10 sila3 per day = 6033.6
12. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
en: under seal of Lu-dingira;
13. 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar sahar
en: 22 1/2 sar of soil,
14. al-e 1(u) gin2-ta
en: per “hoe” 10 (volume-)shekels (per day),
15. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
en: labor involved: 270 days;
calculation: 22 1/2 ÷ 10/60 (sar per day) = 135; 135 × 2 = 270 (?)
16. kiszib3 ur-{d}nam2-nun-ka
en: under seal of Ur-Namnunka;
17. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 283 female laborer workdays,
18. geme2 sze zi-ga
en: female laborers who lifted barley,
19. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
en: sealed tablets involved: 3,
20. kiszib3 ARAD2
en: under seal of ARAD;
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 20 female laborer workdays,
2. in-u ga6-ga2
en: straw carried
3. e2 {d}szul-gi-ra-sze3
en: to the house of Šulgi,
4. kiszib3 a-kal-la nu-banda3
en: under seal of Akalla, the nubanda;
5. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 234 female laborer workdays,
6. geme2 ar-za-na-sze3
en: female laborers for arzana-flour,
7. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
en: under seal of Lugal-nig-lagare;
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column 2
1. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
en: total: 167 gur, 5 ban2 1 sila3 flour,
calculation: 2.45;4,0,4 + 1;1,4,7 = 2.47;0,5,1
2. szunigin 3(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
en: total: 33 gur, 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 sig-flour
calculation: 16;0,4 + 17;4,0,5 = 33;,4,4,5 (sig15 + gaz)
3. szunigin 3(asz) 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 sze gur
en: total: 3 gur, 1 barig 9 sila3 barley
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4. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
en: barley involved: 238 gur, 1 barig 3 ban2
calculation: 2.47;0,5,1 + (33;4,4,5 × 2 =) 1.07;4,3 + 3;1,0,9 = 3.58;1,3
5. szunigin 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: total: 8400 1/2 female laborer workdays
calculation: 1560 + 6033.5 + 270 + 283 + 20 + 234 = 8400.5 female workers
6. zi-ga-am3
en: booked out;
7. la2-ia3 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
en: the deficit: 17 gur, 1 barig 5 ban2 barley,
calculation: 4.15;3,2 - 3.58;1,3 = 17;1,5
8. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) la2 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 960 minus 1/2 female laborer workdays,
calculation: 9360 - 8400.5 = 959.5
9. la2-ia3-am3
en: are the deficit;
10. nig2-ka9-ak
en: account of
11. dingir-ra-ka
en: Dingira,
12. a2 geme2-ka
en: labor of the female laborers;
13. iti {d}dumu-zi
en: Month: “Dumuzi” (month 12),
14. mu ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
en: year: “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed.”
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: TCL 5, 5668
[Genouillac1922TCL5] Genouillac, Henri de. 1922. Textes Économiques d’Oumma de l’époque d’Our. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 5. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
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history: JNES 50 (pp. 255-280), 269 n. 20
[Englund1991JNES50] Englund, Robert K. 1991. “Hard Work-Where Will It Get You? Labor Management in Ur III Mesopotamia.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 50 (4): 255–80. https://doi.org/10.1086/373514.
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citation: BBVO 10, p. 78-79 n. 263, p. 83
[Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.04.00, Šulgi.48.12.20
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2024-07-16 at 16:08:09 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2024-06-15 at 14:25:28 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2015-03-13 at 21:48:28 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2014-02-25 at 21:28:41 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Jones, Jillian | CDLI | approved |
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2013-11-02 at 09:07:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 14:05:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-05-02 at 14:35:28 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2008-05-14 at 06:42:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2006-10-12 at 12:27:13 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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20150806 englund: TCL 05, 5668 Nisaba 11, 29, TCL 05, 5670, & Frühe Schrift 13.13 describe the same work crew from SH48 iii 23 - AS1 ii 8