Gypsum stele of Ushumgal a priest of the god Shara, probably from Umma, dates back to Early Dynastic I (2900-2700 BC), 22.4 cm of hight. The inscription informs us abut the transaction involving three fields, three houses, and some livestock.
Sources:
- André Parrot, “Kudurru Archaïque Provenant de Senkereh.” Archiv Für Orientforschung, vol. 12, 1937, pp. 319–24.
- Joan Aruz, Ronald Wallenfels, Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003, p. 53
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329079
