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A COMPLETE UR III TABLET, with 5 lines of administrative text concerning the issue of beer as wages, with seal impressions of Umani, reign of Shulgi, year 40, circa 2055 B.C. or reign of Amar-Sin, year 6, circa 2041 B.C., 3.6 x 3.8cm.; another with 9 lines of text concerning barley rations to serfs, chip to one corner, reign of Amar-Sin, year 4, circa 2043 B.C., from Umma, 3.5 x 3.4cm.; another with 7 lines of text, with seal impressions of the governor of Umma, Ayakalla, one corner chipped, reign of Shu-Sin, year 3, circa 2035 B.C., 4.5 x 3.8cm.; another complete tablet with 7 lines of text concerning reeds, with scribe's seal impressions, minor repairs on two corners, reign of Shu-Sin, year 6, circa 2030 B.C., from Umma, 5.3 x 4.8cm.; another complete tablet with 9 lines of text concerning the issue of grain from a granary to purchase a sheep, with seal impressions of Shabi, reign of Shu-Sin, year 7, circa 2031 B.C., from Umma, 4.5 x 4.5cm.; another complete tablet with 8 lines of text concerning the issue of fodder for feeding cows, with seal impressions of Atu, reign of Amar-Sin, year 6, circa 2041 B.C., from Drehem, 3.8 x 4.1cm.; and another, with 14 lines of text recording the receipt from coppersmiths of completed implements, with seal impression of Ur-Shara, surface chips and cracks, reign of Shulgi, year 46, circa 2055 B.C., from Umma, 5.7 x 4.8cm. (7)

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A COMPLETE UR III TABLET, with 5 lines of administrative text concerning the issue of beer as wages, with seal impressions of Umani, reign of Shulgi, year 40, circa 2055 B.C. or reign of Amar-Sin, year 6, circa 2041 B.C., 3.6 x 3.8cm.; another with 9 lines of text concerning barley rations to serfs, chip to one corner, reign of Amar-Sin, year 4, circa 2043 B.C., from Umma, 3.5 x 3.4cm.; another with 7 lines of text, with seal impressions of the governor of Umma, Ayakalla, one corner chipped, reign of Shu-Sin, year 3, circa 2035 B.C., 4.5 x 3.8cm.; another complete tablet with 7 lines of text concerning reeds, with scribe's seal impressions, minor repairs on two corners, reign of Shu-Sin, year 6, circa 2030 B.C., from Umma, 5.3 x 4.8cm.; another complete tablet with 9 lines of text concerning the issue of grain from a granary to purchase a sheep, with seal impressions of Shabi, reign of Shu-Sin, year 7, circa 2031 B.C., from Umma, 4.5 x 4.5cm.; another complete tablet with 8 lines of text concerning the issue of fodder for feeding cows, with seal impressions of Atu, reign of Amar-Sin, year 6, circa 2041 B.C., from Drehem, 3.8 x 4.1cm.; and another, with 14 lines of text recording the receipt from coppersmiths of completed implements, with seal impression of Ur-Shara, surface chips and cracks, reign of Shulgi, year 46, circa 2055 B.C., from Umma, 5.7 x 4.8cm. (7)

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