Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) tug2 di4-di4-la gibil4 {gesz}garig2 ak
en: 4 small new combed garments,
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
en: their weight is 12 1/3 mana;
3. 7(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
en: 7 “sagušbar” garments,
4. [ki-la2]-bi# 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na
en: their weight is 25 mana;
5. [n tug2] usz-bar
en: n “ušbar” garment(s),
6. [ki-la2]-bi# 5(disz)# ma-na
en: its/their weight is 5 mana;
reverse
1. [n tug2] mug
en: n “mug” [garment(s)],
2. [ki-la2-bi] 4(disz) ma-na
en: its/their weight is 4 mana;
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3. [ki] a2-na-na-ta
en: from Anana,
4. mu#-kux(DU)
en: delivery,
5. i-di3-er3-ra lu2 azlag2
en: Iddin-Erra, the fuller,
6. szu ba-ti
en: received them.
7. iti szu#-esz-sza
en: Month: “šu’ešša,”
8. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
en: year: “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed.”