BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 153 



Tablet No. 16 



An account of the expenditure of grain for food, the 2nd 

 year of the reign of Bur-Sin, King of Ur (about 2218 B. C). 

 Baked. Size: Length 8.7 centimeters, breadth 5 centimeters. 

 The writing on the obverse is very much obscured by twelve im- 

 pressions of the seal, of which there are four on the reverse. It 

 represents a god wearing a turban, seated upon a throne, before 

 whom a worshipper is standing. The goddess standing behind 

 the worshipper is acting as intercessor. The seal reads: (To) 

 Dungi, the mighty hero, King of Ur, King of the four quarters 

 of the world, Ludugga, the scribe, son of Nigingardugga, thy 

 servant. 



Translation. 



Ob. ( 1 ) 5 imperial- (gur) of grain for food, 



Basha-Ishtar. 

 5 Girninishag 1 , 

 3 Kaluku, 



( 5 ) 3 Lu-Ninshubur 2 , 

 3 Lukani, 

 3 Mama, 

 3 Zani, 

 3 Shelim, 



(10) 2 (gur) 120 (qa) Ur-azagnunna, son of 

 Ahuni, 



2 (gur) 120 (qa) Dakilum 



3 Gimil-Mamitum 

 3 Urmes (?) 



3 Gimil-ad(?)-lum- (?)-(?) 



Rev. ( 1 ) 15 gur Lugalezen dii-gab 3 . 



Grain, imperial measure, for food ; bread for 

 the new house, 

 expended by Ba- d X 4 



L "gur of grain for food" is to be understood before each name. 



2 . This name means. Man (worshipper) of the goddess Ninshubur. 



3. du-gab is the name of his occupation or profession. Its trans- 

 lation is unknown. 



4. X is the god of the city of Umma, but the pronounciation is 

 unknown. 



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