AuOr 17-18, 222 15 (P145596)
Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. na-ni
en: (To) Nanni
2. u3-na-a-du11
en: speak:
3. masz-gu-la-ra
en: "To Mašgula
4. 1(gesz2) sze gur
en: 60 gur barley
5. szum2-mu-da
en: to give
reverse
1. he2-na-du11
en: I did tell him.
2. a-na-asz-am3
en: Why
3. nu-u3-na-szum2
en: did he not give it to him?
4. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
en: He must give it to him!
5. inim-bi na-ba?-ab-gur-re
en: He should not bring up this issue again!".
obverse
1. na-ni
en: (To) Nanni
2. u3-na-a-du11
en: speak:
3. masz-gu-la-ra
en: "To Mašgula
4. 1(gesz2) sze gur
en: 60 gur barley
5. szum2-mu-da
en: to give
reverse
1. he2-na-du11
en: I did tell him.
2. a-na-asz-am3
en: Why
3. nu-u3-na-szum2
en: did he not give it to him?
4. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
en: He must give it to him!
5. inim-bi na-ba?-ab-gur-re
en: He should not bring up this issue again!".