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WF 055
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Primary publicationWF 055
Author(s)Deimel, Anton
Publication date1924
Secondary publication(s)EDATS p. 3 (01) no. 059
CollectionVorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum no.VAT 12610
Accession no.
ProvenienceŠuruppak (mod. Fara)
Excavation no.
PeriodED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreAdministrative
Sub-genre
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20011204 ed3a_catalogue
ATF sourcecdlistaff
TranslationEnglund, Robert K.
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001qf3r2
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Seal no.
CDLI no.P011012

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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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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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