Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Odum Library, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, USA
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 gu2-na
en: One “neck” garment
2. ki i3-kal-la-ta
en: from Ikalla,
3. mu a-gu-sze3
en: in place of Agu,
4. kiszib3 a-a-kal-la
en: under seal of Ayakala;
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
en: month: “Six-month-house,”
2. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
en: year: “The high-priest of Inanna of Uruk was chosen by extispicy.”
seal 1
1. a-a-kal-la
en: Ayakala,
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu a-szi-an
en: son of Ašian.