Extraction schedule B — copper quota tablet, Ur III

Origin: University museum, Philadelphia
Dated: c. 2035 BCE
Extent: 1 pages
Status: accepted
Redactions: None.

Chain of custody

As PX-1901; the two were accessioned together as a lot and have been shelved together for ninety-five years.

Held by: University museum, Philadelphia

Excerpt

obv. col. ii, ll. 5–8

   5  ...of the copper of the third delivery
   6  ...ninety talents short
   7  ...Ur-Nanshe and Lu-Enlila, overseers, did not deliver
   8  ...and the fault was not with the workmen

Transcribed by the data desk. Line breaks follow the original. Bracketed matter is ours.

Editor's note

Two overseers named — the only one of the four in which the officials are not anonymous. Nothing whatever follows from that and we say so.

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