BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL. SCIENCES 131 



Tablet No. 3 



The subscription, which corresponds to the heading of a 

 modern document, is almost entirely broken away. The names of 

 the patesi of the city of Umma, of two ministers, and of a scribe 

 are partially legible. Although much broken, the date appears to 

 be that of the 8th year of the reign of Bur-Sin, King of Ur (about 

 2-212 B. C.) 



This tablet is a list of cattle, asses, and mules with the names 

 of their respective keepers. The detailed part of the list is fol- 

 lowed by a summary in which the animals are enumerated appar- 

 ently in order of value. Where the numbers in the detailed part 

 are partially broken, they can be supplied from the summary, 

 and vice versa. The auditing of this account shows it to be 

 correct. Size : length 14.3 centimeters, breadth 8.2 centimeters. 

 From Drehem. 



Translation. 



Ob. I, ( 1 ) 8 fat bulls 



in (the city of) Umma, 

 1 work-ox 



in the city of Akaqa 

 ( 5 ) are present in the stall. 



1 full-grown cow 



4 heifers 2 years old 

 4 heifers 1 year old 

 23 bullocks 3 years old 

 (10) 38 bullocks 2 years old 



2 bullocks 1 year old 

 1 female calf 



1 male calf 



Ur-enzu has (them) in charge. 

 (15) 4 bullocks 3 years old 



2 heifers 2 years old 

 4 bullocks 2 years old 



2 old cows 



3 old bulls 



(20) Luibgal has (them) in charge. 

 2 male asses of the desert 



1 female mule 2 years old 



2 male mules 1 year old 

 1 male mule 1 year old 



(25) 1 mule-colt 



3 full-grown female asses 



