P389826: administrative tablet

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) CDLI

Obverse

Sumerian

1(disz) amar masz-da3 (d)en-lil2

lugal ku4-ra

7(disz) udu u2 szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim

mu kas4-e-ne-sze3 iti u4 2(disz) ba-zal

2(u) udu u2 sza3 e2 (d)en-lil2-la2

1(u) 7(disz) udu u2 sza3 e2 (d)nin-lil2-la2

uzu a bala siskur2 gu-la lugal# ku4-ra

AI Translation

1 gazelle, for Enlil,

king entering;

7 sheep, grass-fed, shugid, kitchen;

for messengers; month: "two days passed;"

20 sheep, grass-fed, in the house of Enlil;

17 sheep, grass-fed, in the house of Ninlil;

meat of the bala offering, the great offering, entered by the king.

Reverse

Sumerian

[iti] u4 5(disz) ba-zal [n]+5(disz) udu# u2 szu-gid2

2(disz) amar masz-da3 ba-usz2

e2-muhaldim mu aga3-us2-e-ne-sze3 iti u4 8(disz) ba-zal ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta ba-zi iti ezem#-(d)szu-(d)suen mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

AI Translation

month: "Flight," day 5 passed; n+5 sheep, grass-fed, shugid;

2 gazelles, slaughtered,

for the kitchen, for the service of the agdus; month: "Flight," 8th day passed; from Ur-kununa's account booked out; month: "Festival of Shu-Suen," year: "The Amorite wall was erected."

Column 1

Sumerian

(d)szu-(d)suen lugal kal-ga lugal uri5(ki)-ma

AI Translation

Shu-Suen, strong king, king of Ur,

Column 2

Sumerian

lugal [an-ub]-da [limmu2-ba] (d)szul-[gi]-iri-mu# [sukkal] [ra2-gaba] [_arad2_-zu]

AI Translation

king of the four corners: Shulgi-irimu, messenger, horse trainer, is your servant.