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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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz'u@c) gir{ku6} sa6-ga
2. sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
3. gir 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)-ta
4. sze-bi 5(asz@c) gur saggal
calculation: (1800 x 6/15) ÷ 144 = 5
column 2
1. 1(u@c) sa |ZI&ZI|-a esztub{ku6}
2. ku6 sa |ZI&ZI|-a 1(asz@c)-a
3. sze 1(barig@c)-ta
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
calculation: 10 ÷ 4 = 2;2,0
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reverse
column 1
1. nin-ul-gur3
2. dam-gar3
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. iti ezem {d}lugal-iri-bar-ra-ke4
column 2
1. a e2-sza3-ga
2. tu17-a
3. nig2-sa10-ma2-sze3
4. e2 e2-bar {d}bil3-aga3-mes du3-a-ta
5. e-na-szum2 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 3
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