Mathematical 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
tablet obverse blank space 1. [...]-x mu#? disz#!-am3 he2-en-zu# en: If a scribe knew/learned (only) one line of text 2. [...]-ni#? he2-sa6-sa6 en: And his hand was (nevertheless) very good 3. [e]-ne#-am3 dub-sar-re en: He is a scribe single ruling 4. [...]-e#? en3-du 1(disz)-am3 he2-zu#!? en: If a singer knew/learned (only) one song/hymn 5. [...]-ni# du10-ga-am3 en: And his lament/vocalization(?) was (nevertheless) good 6. [e]-ne-am3 nar-am3# en: He is a singer/musician blank space reverse blank space (numerical notations)