Sumerian tablet created during the 45th year of the reign of Shulgi, the King of Ur, in 2050 BC. It is a dated and signed receipt written by a scribe called Ur-Amma for the delivery of beer, by a brewer named Alulu. The text translates as "Ur-Amma acknowledges receiving from his brewer, Alulu, 5 sila (about 4 1/2 liters) of the 'best' beer."
Ur-Amma, the scribe who created the text, Dr Tom L. Lee who photographed it, SilkTork who created the image.
2050
Email from Dr Tom L. Lee - as used in <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=216">http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=216</a> by SilkTork