BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 119 



Tablet No. I 



This is a long and complicated account extending over eight 

 years, namely, from the first to the eighth year of the reign of 

 Bur-Sin, inclusive (2220-2212 B. C). Since the first and last 

 columns — the columns of the obverse read from left to right, 

 those of the reverse from right to left — are so much broken, it is 

 impossible to unravel the account. Large quantities of barley, 

 of gig, and of meal are involved, as what is left of the numerals in 

 the final column of totals shows. Since grain was the medium of 

 exchange, payments of interest, net revenues, etc., are made in 

 grain, which is usually barley. Unbaked. Size: Length 15.7 

 centimeters; breadth, 11 centimeters. From Jokha. 



Translation. 



Obv. I, ( 1 ) gur of barley 



payment of interest 



Lunigzu 



[year when] the high priest of the great sanctu- 

 ary of Innana was installed. 1 



( 5 ) gur 



seal of the account. 



2 gur 1795 5/6 qa 



balancing the account. 



gur 25 qa 



(10) Ka-shu-u-du 



30 gur 



-gina son of Lueamarra 



from [U]r- fl Nun-gal 



gur 



(15) -ga 



-ga 



gifts of barley 



Lu(?)-tug 



from [LJukalla 



(20) [the year that the city of] Huhunuri was devas- 

 tated 2 . 



gur 



payment of interest ( ?) 



[ U]r-x 3 the archivist. 



barley 



i. This is the name of the 5th year of the reign of Bur- Sin. 



2 . The 7th year of the reign of Bur-Sin. 



3. Name of the god of the city of Umma. 



