CDLJ 2002/1 §05 (P212345)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Transliteration

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gukkal
 en: 1 fat-tailed sheep,
2. 2(disz) gukkal gesz-du3
 en: 2 fat-tailed sheep, breeders,
3. 3(disz) udu a-lum
 en: 3 aslum sheep,
4. 3(disz) udu a-lum gesz-du3
 en: 3 aslum sheep, breeders,
5. 2(disz) u8 gukkal
 en: 2 ewes, fat-tailed,
6. 1(disz) sila4 gukkal
 en: 1 lamb, fat-tailed,
reverse
1. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
 en: 25th day;
2. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
 en: from Abbasaga
3. {d}szul-gi-a-a-mu i3-dab5
 en: did Šulgi-ayamu accept;
4. iti ezem-mah min3
 en: month “Great-Festival,” second (one),
5. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
 en: year: “Enmaḫgalana as priestess of Nanna was installed;”
left
1. 1(u) 2(disz)
 en: (total:) 12 (small cattle).
  calculation: 1 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 12