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#1
32/37 mm
Drehem
AS 5:9
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1 obverse 1 reverse Abbasaga took in charge 1 lamb (from) Urmes the governor, 1 lamb from Urmes the singer, 1 lamb from Baya, 1 lamb from Urdingirra, and 1 lamb from Dala, which were delivered on the 10th day. Date. (Total) 5.
#37
39/37 mm
Umma
AS 7:8
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Dyke College 37 d92rev.jpg (54779 bytes) Lugalkuzu received 10 sila (of grain) from Urnigin the son of Ur-Ishtaran and Amaraga for the ox drivers. Date. Seal: Lugalkuzu the son of Urnigingar the equerry.
#38
41/40mm
Umma
AS 6:10
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38 obverse 38 reverse 3 grass-fed sheep, dead of natural causes, from Alulu, were marked as paid by the governor. Date. Seal: Oh, Amar-Suen the mighty hero, the king of Ur, the king of the 4 quarters, Ur-Lisi, the governor of Umma, is your servant.
#39
30/31 mm
Umma
AS 6

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39 obverse

39 reverse

Ure'e received 1,703 4/5 sila of coarse flour to grind into fine flour. Date.
#40
29/32 mm
Umma
Sh 47
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40 obverse 40 reverse 240 sila of fine flour, 40 sila of ...flour, 50 sila of (bread) flour, 240 sila of sweetwort, 10 loaves of bread at 1 sila per loaf, 20 sila for regular deliveries, 2 sila of butter, 60 sila of dates, 5 talents of reeds, 3 talents of reed stalks, 2 talents of date palm wood. Date.
The tablets above are published in Acta Sumerologica 7, (1985) 97-128 without the photographs.