Primary Publication: Edzard, Dietz Otto (1962) JCS 16, 081 HSM 1659
Collection: Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum no.: SM 1899.02.281
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1a1a. 1(gesz2) 1(u)
1a1b1. 1(gesz2) 5(disz)
1a1b2. 1(gesz2) 5(disz)
1a1c. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku)
calculation: 65 × 70 (ninda) = 4550 sar = 45.5 iku
1a2a1. 3(u)
1a2a2. 2(disz)
1a2b. 1(gesz2) 5(disz)
1a2c. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku)
calculation : 65 × (30 + 2) ÷ 2) = 1040 sar ≈ 10 1/2iku
1b1a. 2(u)
1b1b1. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
1b1b2. 8(disz) 1/2(disz)
1b1c. 3(gesz2) 4(u) sar
calculation: 20 × (13 1/2 + 8 1/2) ÷ 2) = 220
1c1a. 2(u)
1c1b1. 8(disz) 1/2(disz)
1c1b2. 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
1c1c. 2(gesz2) sar
calculation: 20 × (8 1/2 + 3 1/2) ÷ 2) = 120
1d1a. 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
1d1b. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)
1d1c. 2(u) 1(disz) sar
calculation: 12 1/2 × 3 1/2 ÷ 2 = 21 7/8 (?)
1e1a. 7(disz)
1e1b. 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
(where does the inner triangle show up in the totals?)
1f. szunigin 6(gesz2) sar
calculation: partial total b-d 220 + 120 + 21 7/8 ≈ 360 sar (?; expect 361 7/8; appear to be partial notations above sum, 20 n 30)
1g1a. 1(u) 3(disz)
1g1b. 1(u) 3(disz)
1g1c. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
calculation: 13 × 13 ÷ 2 = 84 1/2
1h1a1. 1(u) 3(disz)
1h1a2. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
1h1b. 1(u) 5(disz)
1h1c. 3(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(u) sar
calculation: (13 + 13 1/2) ÷ 2)) × 15 = 198 3/4; text has 200 - 20/60 ?
1i1a. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
1i1b. 3(u)
1i1c. 6(gesz2) 3(u)
calculation: 30 × 13 = 390
1j. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
calculation: partial total g-i 84.5 + 198.75 + 390 = 674 1/2 - x sar; text has 672 1/2
2. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) tul2 KA-al
3. kur2
4. a2 a-sza3 szu-na
reverse
blank space
with draft calculation notations
1. 3(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 sza3 temen
calculation: total a1-2 4550 + 1040 = 5590 ≈ 56 iku
2. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar
calculation: total b-d + g-i 360 + 672 1/2 = 1032.5 ≈ 10 1/4 iku
3. 1(iku) 1/2 (iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 tul2 KA-al
4. a-sza3 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
calculation: 3(bur3) 2(iku) + 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) + 1(iku) 1/2 (iku) 1/4(iku) = 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku)
5. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-{d}utu szitim
6. a-sza3 lugal-e-gar-ra gaba ambar-lagasz{ki}
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2-ra mu-na-dim2
8. a2 lugal-e-gar-ra
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