Rochester 252 (P128348)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Image © Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Transliteration

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) szah2 szaganx(AMA){gan}
2. 8(disz) szah2 u2 tur
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra mu en {d}en-ki eridu{ki} ba-hun-ga2
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 2(disz) szah2 szaganx(AMA){gan}
6. 3(disz) szah2-nita2
7. gub-ba-am3
reverse
1. mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun
2. la2-ia3 5(disz) szah2 hi-a
3. la2-ia3 4(disz) szah2 du he2-du2?
  unclear meaning
4. lu2-gi-na nu-{gesz}kiri6 bara2-si-ga i3-dab5
5. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
6. mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun