Tátrai Vilmos szerk.: A Szépművészeti Múzeum közleményei 90-91.(Budapest, 1999)

EVERLING, JÁNOS: Sumerian Texts in the Museum of Fine Arts

No. 7. - Inv. 51.2398. (No year/writing place specified) „36,1.2 royal measure of gur of barley. 3 vessels of pig lard. In Ur Da-da-a have received." No. 8. - Inv. 51.2400. ( f year of Amar-Suen, from Drehern) „1 good, long-fleeced sheep, 1 barley fed sheep, 1 barley fed full grown goat, 1 sheep, 2 young suckling lambs, 1 young suckling female lamb. (They are) dead. The 11th day. From Lugal-dingirra Urnigingar have received. The month of the cutting of the barley"

. Year when Amar-Suen (became) king." No. 9. - Inv. 51. 2402. (No year specified, from Umma) „2 (from) Sessig, 1 (from) Lu-ma-[x], the shepherd, 1 (from) Ur-abbasig, the ugur official, 1 (from) Adagal, the ritually pure priest, 1 (from) Lu-[x-x] and Irmu. Sessig have received (them)." No. 10. - Inv. 56.16 E (2"

d year of Su-Suen, from Umma) i. „6 talents" 38 minas of wool of mountain (sheep): for the storehouse from the city governor, via Ur-Nungal. 4 talents 56 minas of wool of the city governor. 6 talents 4 minas of wool: for the storehouse from Lu-kalla. 46,5 minas of wool: from Lugal-nesange. 20 minas of wool (as an) delivery (to) the god Sara of Kian: from Lugal-azida. 13,5 minas 5 shekels of black wool, the ration of wool for the purification?: from Sara-kam. 6 talents 52 minas of wool. Its total: 23,3 minas: from Ur-e

M-e. 15 minas of sheep wool: plucked in the tum of office.

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" ii. „Total: 25 talents 29,3 minas (of wool). This is the total sum of the accounts. Thereof 14 talents 36 minas of wool in order to making sheepskin for the ration of wool'

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, via Sara-kam and Ur-Sara. 1 talent 9 minas, ration of wool: sealed by Saninga. 3 talents 28 minas, ration of wool: for Dingirene. (Month of) the festival (of the god) Pa'ue

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. 5 minas (of wool from) the ritually pure priest of Sara in Girsu. Sealed by Rara, the city governor." iii. „1 talent of wool: sealed by Lugal-hengal. 15 minas (of wool): sealed by Sara-gazige. 18 minas (of wool): sealed by Ur-gigir. 24 minas (of wool), the price of the bitumen: sealed by Lugal-ebansa. 10 minas (of wool): sealed by Sesani, the messenger. 10 minas (of wool): sealed by Ninhamati. 5 minas (of wool): sealed by Ur-Sara, the son of Ur-mes. 5 minas (of wool): sealed by Sara-kam, the son of Na'ua. 10 minas (of wool: from) Namhani, the chief administrator. 5 minas (of wool: from) Awïl-Erra. 5 minas (of wool: from) Lu-Suen, the barber. 5 minas (of wool: from) Ur-gigir, the barber. 'Received in the street'.

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"" iv. „50 minas (of wool): sealed by Lugal-nesange, the son of Da-a-gi4. 1 talent 2 minas 10 shekels of black wool: sealed by Sessig. Total: 22 talents 30 minas of wool. That (all) has been removed. 2 talents 59,3 minas of wool for the storehouse: before Karkardam?. The year when (Su-Suen) made caulked for Enki the boat (called „the ibex of the Abzu")." No. 11. - Inv. 56.105 E (The 7

th year of Amar-Suen, from Umma) „9 ox-driver worker: the foreman (is) Lugal-Istaran. 9 (workers): the foreman (is) Lugal-ezen. 9 (workers): the foreman (is) Agugu. 5 (workers): the foreman (is) Ur-mes. 5 (workers): the foreman (is) Lugal-unkenne. 5 (workers): the foreman (is) Lugal-gubbani. 15 (workers): the foreman (is) Nigdupa'e. 4 (workers): the foreman (is) Da-a-ga. Total: 8! foremen. Total: (61) workers. Month of the 6-month temple'

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. The 20th day (of the month) having passed. (In order to) cut reed'*' (in the field) Endudu'a. Ur-Sara received (them). The year when (Amar-Suen) destroyed (Bïtum-rabium, Jahru, their neighbouring territories and) Huhnuri. (Seal inscription): Ur-Sara, the scribe, son of Seskalla." JÁNOS EVERLING " The 12"' month of the year. 12 Measure of weight: 1 gü (talent, 30 kg) = 60 ma-na (mina, 500 gr). 60 gin (shekel) = 1 ma-na. '•' PSD B 65b. IK 1131 (ur

4 II): „Wolle ausraufen". u IK 112 (bar XI). 384 (gá). " The 11"' month of the year. 16 IK 387 (gál VII). Frequently repeated expression in later texts. ' The 8"' month of the year. 18 IK 1179.