Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Tompkins, Edwin Jr., Palos Verdes, California, USA
Image
© Tompkins, Edwin Jr., Palos Verdes, California, USA
Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. usz2 ba-ni-li2
en: Dead: Banini,
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
en: from month “Harvest” (1st month, Umma calendar).
3. ugula ur-e2-nun-na
en: Foreman: Ur-Enunna.
4. kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu
en: sealed tablet of Lugal-kuzu.
reverse
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
en: Year: “The en(-priestess) of (Enki in) Eridu was installed.” (Amar-Suen 8)
seal 1
1. lugal-ku3-zu
en: Lugal-kuzu,
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3
en: son of Ur-nigar, chief cattle manager.