| Line | Text original | Text translated |
|---|---|---|
| o.i 1 | [17.3.1 4 giĝ4] i3-nun[glossary=i3-nun] gur lugal | [17 gur 3 bariga 1 ban 4 giĝ] (= 5,290 litres) of butter[glossary=i3-nun] |
| o.i 2 | saĝ-bi 1.3.5 la2 1 sila3 gur | its „capacity adjustment“? 1 gur 3 bariga 5 ban minus 1 sila (= 529 litres, ca. 9.9 %) |
| o.i 3 | 17.3.1 ga-ara3[glossary=ga-ara3] gur | 17 gur 3 bariga 1 ban (= 5,290 litres) of „sour milk cheese“[glossary=ga-ara3] |
| o.i 4 | i3 ab2-ba ĝar-ra[glossary=i3 ab2-ba ĝar-ra] | (the account of) cow’s (milk) fat has been settled [glossary=i3 ab2-ba ĝar-ra] |
| o.i 5 | 0.4.2 7 sila3 i3-nun | 4 bariga 2 ban 7 sila ( = 267 litres) of butter |
| o.i 6 | 0.4.2 7 sila3 ga-ara3 | 4 bariga 2 ban 7 sila ( = 267 litres) of „sour milk cheese“ |
| o.i 7 | i3 maš-da-ri-a[glossary=i3 maš-da-ri-a] | (dairy) fat for the mašdaria-obligation [glossary=i3 maš-da-ri-a] |
| 0 | ============ | |
| o.i 8 | i3 ab2[glossary=i3 ab2] | cows’ fat[glossary=i3 ab2] |
| o.i 9 | 4.0.0 7 ⅓ sila3 i3-nun gur | 4 gur 7 ⅓ sila (= 1,297.33 litres) of butter |
| o.i 10 | saĝ-bi 0.2.0 ⅔ sila3 4 giĝ4 | its „capacity adjustment“?: 2 bariga ⅔ sila 4 giĝ (= 27.3 litres, 10.5 %) |
| o.i 11 | 4.0.0 7 ⅓ sila3 ga-ara3 gur | 4 gur 7 ⅓ sila (= 1,297.33 litres) of „sour milk cheese“ |
| 0 | ============ | |
| o.i 12 | i3 ud5[glossary=i3 ud5] | goats’ fat[glossary=i3 ud5] |
| r.ii 4 | kilib3-ba | total of |
| r.ii 5 | i3-nun u3 siki de6-a | butter and wool delivered |
| r.ii 6 | mu 1-a-kam | for one year |
PPAC 5 0610 o. i 1-12, r. ii 4 - r. ii 11
by Paola Paoletti 
Commentary
o. i 2, 10 saĝ-bi, literally „its head“, corresponds here to 9.9 % of the total butter volume. saĝ-bi can be applied to weights and volumes, and it fluctuates quite considerably. Waetzoldt (1972: 30 fn. 252) refers to it as „weight compensation“ (German Gewichtszuschlag) because it must be added together to the weighed material. Passages like MVN 15 108 r. i 10 saĝ na4-bi, with the term na4 „stone (weight)“ explicitly referring to it, confirm this. Nevertheless, this term occurs with weighed materials and materials measured in capacity, like dairy products. In this respect, saĝ-bi is understood as „weight/capacity adjustment“. The following table summarizes the attestations concerning dairy products hitherto known to me.
| Text | Lines | Passage | Percentage | Product |
| PPAC 5 0267 | o. ii 15-16 | 0.0.2 3 ⅓ sila3 i3 saĝ-bi / ⅔ sila3 6 giĝ4 | 3.3 % | butter |
| r. i 12-13 | 0.0.2 i3 saĝ-bi / ⅚ sila3 | 4.2 % | ||
| TCTI 1 00878 | r. iii 6′, 8′ | šu-niĝin2 12.1.2 i3-nun [gur] (…) saĝ-bi 0.0.1 2 [sila3 (+?)] | 0.3+ % | butter |
| r. iii 7′, 9′ | šu-niĝin2 1.4.4 [x] sila3 i3-nun [gur] (…) saĝ-bi 0.2.2 x […] | 0.8+ % |
Bibliography
- Waetzoldt, Hartmut 1972 = Waetzoldt, Hartmut (1972): Untersuchungen zur neusumerischen Textilindustrie. Roma: Don Bosco.