Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
tablet obverse 1. lugal-a2-zi-da en: To Lugal-azida 2. u3-na-a-du11 en: speak! 3. 3(gesz2) sa gi en: 180 bundles of reed 4. za-an-ti-ru-um en: to Zantirum, 5. 2(gesz2) sa gi en: 120 bundles of reed reverse 1. ur#-gu-gu en: to Ur-gugu— 2. i3-du8-me en: they are doormen— 3. he2-ne2-eb2-szum2-mu en: may he give them. seal 1 column 1 1. {d}amar-{d}suen en: Amar-Suen, 2. nita kal-ga en: strong man, 3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma en: king of Ur, 4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba en: king of the four regions; column 2 1. ur-{d}li9-si4 en: Ur-Lisi, 2. ensi2 en: governor 3. umma{ki} en: of Umma, 4. ARAD2-zu en: is your servant.