Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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. 4(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar# en: 4 1/3 shekels silver, 2. sze buru14 a-na-ag2-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur-ta en: its barley to be measured out at harvest: 1 gur 1 barig each (shekel), 3. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta en: from Ur-Lamma 4. lu2#-gu-za dumu lu2-mah sag-ub3{ki}-ke4 en: did Lu-guza, son of Lu-maḫ of Sagub reverse 1. szu ba-ti en: receive; 2. iti GAN2-masz su-su-dam en: in month “GANmaš” to be replaced; 3. mu lugal i3#-gal2 en: royal name entered; 4. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 en: month “Festival-of-Baba,” 5. mu en kar-zi-da en: year: “Lord of Karzida.” envelope obverse 1. 4(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2# ku3#-babbar en: 4 1/3 shekels silver, 2. sze buru14-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur-ta en: its barley at harvest: 1 gur 1 barig each (shekel) 3. [...]-ag2#-dam# en: to be measured out; 4. ki ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2 en: from Ur-Lamma son of Ur-nig, 5. kiszib3 lu2-{gesz}gu-za [dumu lu2]-mah#? sag-ub3{ki} en: under seal of Lu-guza, son of Lu-maḫ of Sagub reverse beginning broken 1'. [...] 2'. iti# [ezem-{d}ba-ba6] en: month “Festival-of-Baba,” 3'. mu en {d#}[nanna] kar-zi-da en: year: “Lord of Nanna of Karzida.” seal 1