Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France
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© Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Transliteration
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u@c) gir{ku6} a-de2
en: 1200 fish, water-pouring,
2. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
en: did Lugal-šalatuku
3. mu-de6
en: deliver;
4. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) gir{ku6} a-de2
en: 140 fish, water-pouring.
column 2
1. ne-sag
en: did Nesag
2. mu-de6
en: deliver;
3. 7(gesz2) 4(u) gir{ku6} a-de2
en: 460 fish, water-pouring.
4. gala-tur
en: did Gala-tur
5. a-dun-a-ke4
en: of the marsh
6. mu-de6
en: deliver;
reverse
column 1
1. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-a
en: in month “Oxen ...,”
2. en-ig-gal
en: did Eniggal,
3. nu-banda3
en: majordomo,
4. amar-giri16{ki}
en: to Amar-giri,
5. muhaldim-ra
en: the cook,
6. ku6-hab2-sze3 ak-de3
en: to make stink-fish,
column 2
1. e-ne-szum2 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
en: give; 3rd (year).
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