摘要：The two tablets published here for the fi rst time
come from the ancient city of Umma in southern Iraq,
and can be dated to the Ur III period (2112-2004 BC
according to the Middle Chronology). Prior to the
1999/2000 Iraqi campaigns, Umma was never scientifi
cally excavated, and like practically all preserved records
from this site, the two tablets published here lack
a proper archeological context. However, the content,
structure and month names of the two texts make it
possible to securely connect them to this location. Both
tablets can be dated to the second half of Amar-Suen’s
reign, who as the third king of the Ur III state, ruled
southern Mesopotamia for nine years, from 2046 to
2038 BC (again according to the Middle Chronology).
