Index of English Translations of Sumerian Clay Tablets · About the Translations and Methodology
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| No. | Story | Tablet | Place | On the tablet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Dead, Fled, or at the Mill | P210001 | Girsu | Women workers and their children with barley rations; others are marked dead, fled or sent to the mill. Year not given. |
| 69 | A Ration from Custody | P144540 | Umma | Forty litres of barley for Lu-melam “from custody”, and a second issue under Lu-Namanka’s seal. About 2035 BC. |
| 68 | Still Sealed in Its Envelope | P121133 | Nippur | Lu-Inanna borrows 300 litres of barley at one third interest; the tablet is still inside its unopened envelope. About 2043 BC. |
| 67 | Two Borrowers and One Seal | P120700 | Nippur | Ur-Šauša and Šeškalla borrow one and a half shekels of silver at 20 per cent; four witnesses, one seal. About 2036 BC. |
| 66 | A Shortfall Turned into a Loan | P122340 | Nippur | Three shekels left over from an account become an interest-free loan to Ilšu-qurad, due in the third month. About 2027 BC. |
| 65 | Pay or Pay Double | P122320 | Nippur | Two shekels of silver lent free of interest; if not repaid by the third month, the debt doubles. About 2040 BC. |
| 64 | The Judge’s Barley for the Piglets | P143231 | Umma | 1,600 litres of royal barley, as fodder for young pigs, from Dati the judge. About 2064 BC. |
| 63 | Sealed with His Mother’s Name | P121247 | Nippur | Bagi-natum and her son Adalal borrow six and a half shekels of silver; his seal names his mother. About 2030 BC. |
| 62 | Two Sheep for a Ewe | P131658 | Puzriš-Dagan | Lu-dingira the judge takes two sheep from Nasa “on account of a ewe”, under a scribe’s seal. About 2048 BC. |
| 61 | A Headcount of the Gods’ Servants | P390774 | Umma | A count of the gods’ attendants for the governor of Umma: women, daughters “not taken”, and a son who fled. About 2039 BC. |
| 60 | Six Shekels and an Envelope | P142099 | Puzriš-Dagan | Six shekels of silver, interest-free, with an oath and a clay envelope, due by month Masda-gu. About 2027 BC. |
| 59 | Mother and Daughter Sold Together | P415079 | Ur | A slave woman and her daughter are sold together for twenty-four shekels of silver at Ur. About 1815 BC. |
| 58 | Guarantor for a Runaway Slave | P429777 | Umma | A guarantor, a release, and the label “he is a runaway slave,” on a short Old Akkadian tablet. Year not given. |
| 57 | Sealed by Judge Šu-Suen | P144262 | Puzriš-Dagan | A fattened ox sealed by Šu-Suen the judge appears in a Tummal cattle account of Amar-Suen’s seventh year. About 2040 BC. |
| 56 | Deliveries for the God Šulgi | P107741 | Puzriš-Dagan | Lambs and kids booked as deliveries for the deified Šulgi, including one from a judge, early in Amar-Suen’s reign. About 2046 BC. |
| 55 | A Judge and His Son Bring Lambs | P117594 | Puzriš-Dagan | Idiya the judge and his son Šarrum-ili each deliver a lamb at Drehem, among governors and stewards. About 2034 BC. |
| 54 | The General’s Son and the Judge | P128477 | Girsu | Bread for a general’s son and for another named man, booked out by the judge. About 2061 BC. |
| 53 | Bread for a Soldier from Iri-az | P128512 | Girsu | Five litres of bread for an elite soldier coming from Iri-az, booked out by the judge. About 2062 BC. |
| 52 | Barley for the Fled Ox-Drivers | P144687 | Umma | Two ox-drivers marked as fled receive fifteen litres of barley each; sealed by the archivist. About 2034 BC. |
| 51 | The Fled Man’s Barley | P291384 | Umma | Lu-daga has fled; his barley allotment is left at the granary because the work was ruined. About 2035 BC. |
Index of English Translations of Sumerian Clay Tablets · About the Translations and Methodology