Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
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Transliteration
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1'. [...] tukumbi# ga#?-gu7#?
en: After flour is poured(!), if (only?) I could eat flour
2'. a ub-ta-an-bala zi3 ub-ta-an-dub sza3-bi-ta ba-e-tusz
en: After she poured the water and heaped the flour, he sat inside
3'. um-ma e2-ta bar-ra-e3
en: The old woman left the house
4'. um-ma e2-ta <e3>-a-ni
en: When she left
5'. galla-e-ne# x x x x x
en: The galla demons saw her
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1'. [...] x
en: ...
2'. [...] x
en: ...
3'. [...] x
en: ...
4'. [...] x
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5'. [...] x
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