TCL 05, 5669 (P131740)

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, France

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Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 05669

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(u) 6(disz) geme2
 en: 36 female laborers,
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
 en: from month “Harvest”
3. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
 en: to month: “Dumuzi,”
4. a2-bi u4 3(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2)
 en: their labor: 12,960 days,
  calculation: 36 x (12 × 30) = 12,960
  blank space
5. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
 en: are the debit;
6. sza3-bi-ta
 en: therefrom
7. 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) a2!(DA) u4-du8-a
 en: 2160, labor, freed days;
  calculation: 12,960 ÷ 6 = 2160
8. 4(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
 en: 242 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 barley flour,
9. a2-bi u4 2(szar2) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz)
 en: its labor: 7277 5/6 days;
  calculation: 72777 1/2 sila3 ÷ 10 = 7277.75 (text: 7277 5/6)
10. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
 en: 11 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 rough flour,
11. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 5(u) 5/6(disz)
 en: its labor: 350 5/6 days;
  calculation: 3508 sila3 ÷ 10 = 350 4/5 (text: 350 5/6)
12. 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 esza gur
 en: 9 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 spelt,
13. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
 en: its labor: 145 1/2 days
  calculation: 2905 1/2 sila3 ÷ 20 = 145.275 (Text: 145 1/2)
14. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga gur
 en: 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 fine "string" flour,
15. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz)
 en: its labor: 68 5/6 days
  calculation: 550 ÷ 8 sila3 = 68 3/4 (text: 68 5/6)
16. 2(gesz2) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 124 female laborer days,
17. szu ur3-ra zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 GAN2-mah
 en: leveled, sheaves piled up at thes field GANmaḫ;
18. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na
 en: under seal of Abbagina;
19. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 193 female laborer days,
20. szu ur3-ra zar3 tab-ba
 en: leveled, sheaves piled up
21. a-sza3 muru13
 en: at the field Muru;
column 2
1. kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
 en: under seal of Akalla son of Lugal-emaḫe;
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 99 female laborer days,
3. kun-zi-da i7 du-du gub-ba
 en: at the weir of the waterway Dudu stationed;
4. 3(u) 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 31 female laborer days,
5. a-sza3 a-bu3-du-du
 en: at the field Abu-dudu;
6. 3(u) 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 31 female laborer days,
7. a-sza3 nin10-nu-du3
 en: at the field Nin-nudu;
8. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 132 female laborer days,
9. a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3
 en: at the field Šulpa’e;
10. 2(gesz2) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 128 female laborer days,
11. a-sza3 du6-{d}nin-hur-sag
 en: at the field Mound-of-Ninḫursag;
12. 1(gesz2) 4(u) u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 104 female laborer days,
13. a-sza3 gu4-suhub2
 en: at the field Booted-oxen;
14. 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 109 female laborer days,
15. a-sza3 na-ga-ab-tum
 en: at the field Nagabtum;
16. giri3 ukken-ne2
 en: under seal of Ukkene;
17. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 294 female laborer days,
18. a-sza3 GAN2-mah
 en: at the field GANmaḫ;
19. giri3 da-a-ga
 en: under seal of Da’aga;
20. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
 en: sheaves piled up, leveled;
21. 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 33 female laborer days,
22. GAN2-mah-sze3 gen-na
 en: to GANmaḫ walked;
23. 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 33 female laborer days,
24. GAN2 mah-ta
 en: from GANmaḫ
25. gu2-edin-na-sze3 gen-na
 en: to Gu’edina walked
reverse
column 1
1. 3(u) la2 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 28 female laborer days,
2. gu2-edin-na-ta
 en: from Gu’ednina
3. na-ga-ab-tum-sze3 gen-na
 en: to Nagabtum walked;
4. 1(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 10 female laborer days,
5. ki-su7 nin10-nu-du3-ta
 en: from the threshing floor Nin-nudu
6. e2-duru5-a-bu3-sze3
 en: to the Village-Abu
7. sze zi3-gu im-ga6
 en: barley and pea-flour carried;
8. 2(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 20 female laborer days,
9. ki-su7 a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ta mu-sza im-zi
 en: at the threshing floor of Nin-ura m-grain moved;
10. 2(u) geme2 u4 3(disz)-sze3
 en: 20 female laborers for 3 days,
11. ki-su7 nin10-nu-du3 mu-sza im-zi
 en: at the threshing floor of Nin-nudu m-grain moved;
12. 3(u) geme2 u4 8(disz)-sze3
 en: 30 female laborers for 8 days,
13. sze gu4-suhub2 u3 sze a-sza3 gibil
 en: barley of Booted-oxen and barley of the new field
14. guru7 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-sze3 im-zi
 en: to the silo of Apisal moved;
15. 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 24 female laborer days,
16. kun-zi-da i7 gibil gub-ba
 en: stationed at the weir of New Canal;
17. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra u3 a-da gub-ba
 en: sheaves piled up, leveled and at the water(-work) stationed,
18. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
 en: under seal of Ur-e’e;
19. 3(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(u)-sze3
 en: 32 female laborers for 10 days,
20. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 2(u)
 en: their labor: 320
  calculation: 32 × 10 = 320
21. a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta
 en: from Apilsal
22. nibru{ki}-sze3 gen-na gur-ra
 en: to Nippur walked and returned;
23. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 353 1/2 female laborer days,
24. diri nig2-ka9-ak mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: surplus of the account of the year after: “Kimaš was destroyed;”
column 2
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1. szunigin 3(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: total: 12,365 1/3 female laborer days
2. zi-ga-am3
 en: booked out;
3. la2-ia3 9(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: deficit: 594 2/3 female laborer days;
  calculation: 12,960 - 12,365 1/3 = 594 2/3
  blank space
4. nig2-ka9-ak a2 geme2 kikken2-na
 en: account of the labor of the female laborers, millers,
5. lugal-inim-gi-na
 en: of Lugal-inim-gina;
6. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Ḫarši, Ḫurti (and) Kimaš were destroyed.”

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 5, 5669

    [Genouillac1922TCL5] Genouillac, Henri de. 1922. Textes Économiques d’Oumma de l’époque d’Our. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 5. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • citation: JESHO 31, p.121-185, p. 126-127

    [Englund1988timekeeping] Englund, Robert K. 1988. “Administrative Timekeeping in Ancient Mesopotamia.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 31: 121–85.

    (to i 1-4)

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 49, p. 88 n. 283

    [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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  • Museum No.: AO 05669
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.01.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.48.12.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:56:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-03-21 at 17:41:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:05:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:51:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:13 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TCL 05, 5669 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P131740.
TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry (No. P131740). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P131740
TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P131740 (Accessed: February 14, 2025).
@misc{2001TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P131740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P131740},
}


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