Cuneiform Tablet 5

obv.

1.

1(diš) dug dida 5(diš) sila₂ kaš sag₁₀

One pot (ca. 20 liters) of dida beer, five sila (ca. 5 liters) of high-quality beer,

2.

1(ban₂) ninda 2(diš) gin₂ i₃ 2(diš) gin₂ naga

one ban (ca. 10 liters) of bread, two shekels (ca. 30cc) of oil and two shekels of alkali,

3.

3(diš) ku₆ 3(diš) sa sum

three fish and three bunches of onions,

4.

a-gu-´a sukkal^?` gaba-´aš`

Agu'a, the messenger, (sent) to Persia.

5.

1(diš) dug ´dida 6(diš)^? sila₃^?` [i₃]

One pot of dida beer, six shekels of oil,

6.

1(ban₂) [ninda] 2(diš) ´gin₂` [i₃ 2(diš) gin₂ naga]

one ban of bread, two shekels of oil, two shekels of alkali,

7.

´₃(diš) ku₆` [3(diš) sa sum]

three fish and three bunches of onions,

rev.

1.

i₃-kal-´la sukkal` [...]

Ikala, the messenger, ... .

2.

3(diš) sila₃ kaš 2(diš) sila₃ [ninda]

Three sila of beer, two sila of bread,

3.

2(diš) gin₂ i₃ 2(diš) gin₂ ´naga`

two shekels of oil, two shekels of alkali,

4.

´₁(diš)` ku₆ 1(diš) sa sum

one fish, one bunch of onions,

5.

du₁₀-ga-mu ka-us₂-sa₂

Dugamu the ... .

6.

ŠU+LAGAB 2(diš) dug dida du 1(ban₂)

Total: two pots of average-quality dida beer (made with) one ban (of barley);

7.

ŠU+LAGAB 5(diš) sila₃ kaš sag₁₀ ŠU+LAGAB 6(diš) gin₂ i₃^?

total: five liters of high-quality beer; total: 6 shekels of oil;

8.

ŠU+LAGAB 2(ban₂) 2(diš) sila₃ ninda ŠU+LAGAB 6(diš) gin₂ i₃

total: 2 ban 2 sila of bread; total: six shekels of oil;

9.

ŠU+LAGAB 6(diš) gin₂ naga

total: six shekels of alkali;

10.

ŠU+LAGAB 7(diš) ku₆ ŠU+LAGAB 7(diš) sa sum

total: seven fish; total: seven bunches of onions.

11.

u₄ 7(diš)-kam iti sig₄-^geši₃-šub-ba-gar

On the 7^th day, month: "Bricks are placed in the moulds" (Month 2)

left edge

1.

mu us₂-sa ma₂ ^denki ba-ab-du₈

The year after: "The boat of Enki was caulked" (Šu-Suen, year 3)