Primary Publication: Deimel, Anton (1924) WF 055
Collection: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum no.: VAT 12610
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur-mah
en: 11 gurmaḫ 2 barig barley,
2. ganun-mah
en: from Big-Storehouse;
3. 6(asz@c) sze gur
en: 6 gur(maḫ) barley,
4. 3(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ganun
en: 3 1/2 (gurmaḫ) 2 barig, storehouse,
5. gur2-gur2
en: ...;
column 2
1. sze-numun
en: seed-barley;
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column 3
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reverse
column 1
1. an-sze3-gu2
en: Total:
2. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) sze gur-mah
en: 21 gurmaḫ barley,
calculation: 11;2,0 + 6;0,0 + 3 1/2;2,0 = 20 1/2;4,0 = 21;0,0
therefore, the gurmaḫ consisted of 8 barig = 480 sila3
3. sze-numun
en: seed-barley:
4. 3(bur'u@c) 7(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c)
en: 37 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku.
calculation: 21 ÷ 37.5 = .56 gurmaḫ or 268.8 sila3 per bur3 (37.5 ÷ 21 = 1.5 bur3 per gurmaḫ)
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