Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
en: 1 jug wort beer, 5 sila3 fine beer,
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
en: 3 fish, 3 bundles of garlic:
4. kur-bi-la-<ak> gaba-asz
en: Kurbilak, off to Persia;
5. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
en: 1 jug wort beer, 5 sila3 fine beer,
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
7. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
en: 3 fish, 3 bundles of garlic:
8. ur-{d}ma-mi sukkal gaba-asz
en: Ur-Mami, the messenger, off to Persia;
reverse
1. 2(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
en: 1 ban2 beer, 4 ban2 bread, 1/3 sila3 oil,
2. sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
en: fodder of the courriers off to Persia, in bala,
3. giri3 ur-{d}ma-mi sukkal
en: via Ur-Mami, the messenger;
4. szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
en: total: 2 jugs regular wort beer, 1 ban2 (barley per jug),
5. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 2(ban2) kasz du
en: total: 1 ban2 fine beer, total: 2 ban2 regular beer,
6. szunigin 1(barig) ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
en: total: 1 barrage bread, total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels oil,
7. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
en: total: 4 shekels alkali,
8. szunigin 6(disz) ku6 szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
en: total: 6 fish, total: 6 bundles of garlic;
9. u4 1(u)-kam
en: 10th day,
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10. iti {d}li9-si4
en: month “Lisi,”
11. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
en: year: “The lord of Eridu was installed.”