| Line | Text original | Text translated |
|---|---|---|
| o. 1 | Iu-bar-ru-um ir₃! | Ubarrum, servant; |
| o. 2 | Ii₃-li₂-we-di-ma ir₃! | Ilī-wēdima, servant; |
| o. 3 | I⸢a⸣-ḫa-⸢mar⸣-ši ir₃ | Aḫa-marši, servant; |
| o. 4 | 3 guruš.[m]e?* | 3 workers |
| o. 5 | ša₃ i₃.sur.e.ne[glossary=ṣāḫitum] | of the oil extractors[glossary=ṣāḫitum], |
| o. 6 | ni₃.⸢šu⸣ ad-⸢da⸣-dingir | service of Adda-dingir; |
| o. 7 | [l]u₂?nam.ḫub₂.dar!?* | the runner? |
| o. 8 | u₃ lu₂a.balameš | and the men of the libation? |
| lo.e. 1 | ⸢ba⸣.a.šum | were given. |
| r. 1 | ⸢ḫi?*⸣ [o o] ⸢x⸣ | (…) |
| r. 2 | ⸢i₃.dab₅ enim⸣.dutu | (This) was taken (from) Enim-Utu. |
| 0 | =============== | |
| r. 3 | (Date.) |
YOS 05 040
Commentary
This text from Ur indicates that “workers” (guruš, Akkadian eṭlum), namely designated as “servants” (ir₃, Akkadian wardum), were at the oil millers‘ disposal. For sesame oil production in Babylonia, see Dossier A.1.1.22.
Bibliography
- Grice 1919 = Grice, Ettalene Mears (1919): Records from Ur and Larsa Dated in the Larsa Dynasty. Yale Oriental Series: Babylonian Texts 5. New Haven: Yale University.