WF 019

The photograph shows five views of the same small, well-preserved lenticular/cushion tablet with reddish-brown clay (VAT 9071 is clearly stamped on the lower reverse). The obverse (large central view) displays several rows of cuneiform signs separated by horizontal ruling lines; the wedge impressions are moderately clear but small, and the photo resolution limits confident sign-by-sign confirmation. On the obverse I can make out numeric notation groups (multiple vertical wedges consistent with the asz@c notation for 'units'), animal signs, and what appear to be personal name or title signs — broadly consistent with the transliteration. The reverse (lower large view) carries fewer lines, also consistent with the shorter lines at the end of the transliteration (ansze-apin, UR-UR). The edge views confirm writing wraps around all faces. Agreement with the transliteration is good at the level of structure and numeric groupings; individual sign readings cannot be verified at this resolution. The sign readings 'nu-kiri6' (gardener), 'szu-ku6' (fisherman ration/allotment), 'ansze-apin' (plow-donkey), and 'an-sze3-gu2' (neck-load/total) follow standard early Dynastic administrative vocabulary from the Fara corpus. AK-NE-li and UR-UR appear to be personal names; KA-ki-bi-sze3 is a destination or beneficiary formula. The tablet belongs to the well-studied Fara administrative archive (Deimel, Wirtschaftsurkunden aus Fara). Key uncertainties are the referents of nig2-hu-bu7, ki-ni, kun-du6, lum-ma, and the precise administrative function of an-sze3-gu2 in this context.