DP 199

• gesz be2-tag — Literally 'to strike/apply the wooden implement'; the exact administrative action is debated — it may refer to marking, branding, or a wooden tally/authorization instrument. Context suggests an official act of authorization or marking of the animals.
• nin-mu-ma-da-ag2 — A personal name; the element ag₂ means 'to measure/love'; the full name may be read 'My lady/mistress has truly measured/loved (me)' or similar — a theophoric construction. Could also be a title rather than a name.
• szu-i — Conventionally translated 'barber' in Lagash administrative texts; the presence of a barber in a livestock record may indicate he is a named official/recipient rather than performing barbering duties in this context.
• e-da-kux(DU) — Verbal form: 'has entered/brought in (with someone)'; the prefix e-da- implies comitative action ('brought in together with'). The precise reading of the DU sign as kux (a specialized entry/delivery verb) is well-attested in Early Dynastic Girsu but worth noting.
• amar a si-ge4-de3 — 'Calves to be properly watered/fed': si-ge₄ can mean 'to fill, to satisfy, to water/feed properly'; the phrase describes the intended treatment of the young animals. Some scholars read this as 'calves to be returned to their mothers (for suckling)'.
• kuruszda — The title of an official responsible for fattening animals destined for institutional consumption or offering; sometimes rendered 'animal fattener,' 'chief herdsman,' or 'fodder official' in different scholarly traditions.
• 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|) — The numeral sign here uses a composite notation for 4; this is the total count summary at the tablet's close, standard for Lagash administrative records. The exact graphemic form of the numeral sign as described in the transliteration cannot be independently verified from the photo at this resolution.

The photograph shows a small, well-rounded clay tablet (museum number AO 13407 visible in purple ink on the left edge) displayed from multiple angles: obverse, reverse, and all four edges. The surface is light tan/buff clay, moderately worn but with wedge impressions clearly visible on the obverse and parts of the reverse. The obverse shows multiple horizontal lines of text with clear Sumerian cuneiform signs; individual sign clusters are legible under magnification corresponding to the transliteration's livestock and personal-name entries. The reverse (bottom panel of the photo) is somewhat smoother with fewer lines but still carries signs consistent with the summary line (kurušda-kam and the numeral). The transliteration and photo are broadly consistent: the numeric notation 1(asz@c) for the sheep entries, the personal names (Bara-namtara, Nin-mu-ma-da-ag₂, En-ku), and the functional terms (šu-i = barber, kurušda = fattener/animal keeper) all appear to correspond to the sign clusters visible on the tablet. Cannot fully verify every sign from the photo at this resolution, particularly the AMAR phrase and the gešbe₂-tag sequence. The term e-da-kux(DU) 'has brought in' and gu₇-a 'fed' are standard Early Dynastic Girsu administrative vocabulary. The tablet belongs to the well-known Lagash/Girsu corpus (Deimel Plates = DP series), comparable to similar livestock allocation records from that archive.