Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gu2 gi
en: 10 talents of reeds,
2. 1(u) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu#
en: 10 talents of willow,
3. ki szesz-a-ni-ta#
en: from Šešani
4. lugal-ezem
en: did Lugal-ezem
5. szu ba-ti
en: receive;
6. iti e2-iti-6(disz) sza3# bala#-a?
en: month “House-month-6,” of the bala.
reverse
seal impression
seal 1
1. lugal-ezem
en: Lugal-ezem,
2. dub-sar
en: the scribe,
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
en: son of Lugal-emaḫe,
4. szabra
en: the household manager.