Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. [n] n 5(u) udu
en: n 50 sheep
2. ur#-{d#}lamma ensi2
en: Ur-lamma, the governor;
3. 1(gesz2)#? 1(u) gu4
en: 70(?) oxen,
4. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ab2
en: 9 cows,
5. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) udu
en: 197 sheep,
6. 4(gesz2) 3(u) masz2
en: 270 billy goats,
7. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) ud5
en: 65 nanny goats;
reverse
1. bala-a zi-ga
en: from the bala booked out;
2. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
en: from Šarakam
3. ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki} i3-dab5
en: Ur-Lamma, governor of Girsu, accepted;
4. giri3#! ka5#-a-mu
en: via Ka’amu,
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5. iti# ezem#-me-ki-gal2
en: month: “Festival of Mekigal,”
6. [mu] {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2#-la2 ba-dim2
en: year: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned.”