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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 251

1. Thus (says) 2. the chief household administrator of the house(hold) 3. to Mesag: 4. 11 jugs of 1 ban (each) of cow's butter, 5. 20 jugs of 2 ban (each) of ghee, 6. 3 gur 1 barig of cheese — 7. to Dada, 8. [which(?)] Iddi-Erra 9. [t]o(?) the uzga(-establishment) 10. shall give. 11. Enuri, 12. the scribe. 13. Delivery. 14. [n] year(s), 7 month(s).

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~2270 BCE

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MCS 9, 252

1. Ur-Utu — 2. (this is) what he says: 3. to Šeš-šeš-mu 4. speak! 5. [A]gade — it is the king('s)! 6. A man of Agade 7. must not be killed. 8. To the place where the servants are to be returned 9. let a man be sent back. 10. [n years, n months]

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 254

1. 60 breads, 1 ban of 5-ban beer; 2. 1 ban of 3-ban beer (per) gur — Banum; 3. 2 ban of beer — Imtalik; 4. [1 ban] of 5-ban beer — Ilī-aḫī; 5. [1 ban(?) of beer], 1 barig 1 ban(?); 1 ban of 3-ban beer — 6. Šar-ruru; 7. [Total: 60] breads, 50 baked(?); 8. [1 ban of beer], 1 barig 1 ban — [jug(s)]; 9. 1 (jug): 1 ban of 5-ban beer — jug; 10. 2 ban of 3-ban beer — jug; 11. 1 ban 2 sila of Agade-flour; 12. 1 barig 5 ban less 1 sila of barley for beer; 13. [...] month, day 7.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 257

1. 2 barig 4 ban of dabin-flour (by the) Agade (standard) 2. — Lu-u; 3. 1 ban — Mama-hursag; 4. 1 barig 1 ban 5 sila 5. — Libur. 6. Total: 4 barig 5 sila of dabin-flour (by the) Agade (standard). 7. 2nd year, 7th day.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 258

1. 1 [šar of field ...] 2. 2 ban ... KA [of barley?] 3. its field (area): [49 šar]; 4. 4 gur 2 ban of emmer, (measured in) the saggal-gur, correct (measure), 5. barley threshed (lit. 'beaten with the stick'), 6. (from) the irrigated tract of the field La-tur 7. (and) the field of (the god) Šara. 8. Dada (son of?) Ninkalla; 9. Adda-tur, 10. the granary supervisor, received (it). 11. Ur-teš was the bailiff (maškim).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 260

1. 1 silver ḫar-ring of ḫulla(-type), (weighing) 1 mina, 2. 1 gú-lagab garment (with) sil[ver], 3. its weight: 1 mina, 4. 1 našpa[r]um-garment, 5. 2 bala-garments, 6. 1 chariot, 7. 1 kunga-equid, 8. 4 donkey neck-cloths, 9. 4 blinkers, 10. 1 šakkan-flask of fine oil, 11. 1 (pair of) sandals, é-ba(-type), 12. gift of Bē[lī]-galzu, 13. the man of Dudu. 14. 1(?) [...]-abni: 1 (pair of) sandals, 15. 1 garment (for) the soldier (aga-ús).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 261

1. 1(iku)(?) of UD-land, [n] of UD-land(?) — 2. (for) Amar-su; 3. 1(eše) of barley(-land), 1(bur) of [UD-land] — 4. (for) En-anatum; 5. ½(iku) of barley(-land), 1(iku) ½(iku) of UD-land — 6. (for) Lu-Šara. 7. Total: 1(eše) 1(iku) ½(iku) of barley field, 8. the "long field" of white barley; 9. field of the courier (sukkal), field not worked (uncultivated); 10. the irrigated district of the Gu-edina; 11. Nigar(-)gusur — (where) the (measuring) cord was drawn; 12. 5 years, 3 months.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 262

1. 1 kid (young goat), 2. 5 split fish, 3. 600 giri-us fish: 4. (for) the governor (ensi) of Uruk. 5. 1 mountain sheep, 6. 10 minus 1 (= 9) duck eggs, 7. 80 split fish, 8. 300 giri-us fish: 9. (for) the pašeš-priest of Uruk.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 266

1. 1(bur3) 1(eše3) of field — 2. Ur-mega, the scribe; 3. 1(bur3) — Sag-[...], 4. the Amorite (Martu); 5. [n less] 2(aš) — NIG2-ul; 6. [n] 1(eše3) 3(iku) of field — 7. Ur-Lamma, 8. the scribe. 9. Total: 3(bur3) 2(eše3) of field, sown with seed, 10. (in) the Niḫa meadow (agar4). 11. Dudu, the cupbearer, 12. took (it) in charge.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 276

1. 1 field (plot of one) sar, 2. its barley: 2 ban 1 sila — 3. Igi-zi-maḫ. 4. 1 field (plot of one) sar, 5. its barley: 1 ban 2 sila — 6. the sukkal-maḫ (chief envoy/minister). 7. 1 field (plot of one) sar, 8. its barley: 2 ban — 9. Si-du. 10. Field of the kab₂-du₁₁ (inspection/testing), 11. arable tract, field of [...].

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MRAH O.5005

1. 4 team donkeys, at 4 ban of barley each, 2. for the 2nd day (i.e., 2 days); 3. its barley: 1 gur, 1 barig, 2 ban of barley. 4. (To) Lugal-ennun, 5. the donkey herder, 6. it was given. 7. The donkeys are those of the en, 8. Ur-Utu. 9. Month: "Harvest" (še-sag-ku5).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MRAH O.5006

1. 3 gur of fine (gu-)flour, (measured) by the bronze sila each, 2. 2 gur of zatum-flour, (measured) by the bronze sila each — 3. (to) E-ĝeš, 4. the cupbearer, 5. who came here 6. from Agade 7. to Išarrum, 8. it was given. 9. Month: Šuba-nun.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MRAH O.5007

1. ½(?) sila of bread, 5 sila of fine (quality bread/flour), 2. 1 (jar of) beer: 3. (for) Puzur-Eštar. 4. 5 sila of bread, 5 sila of beer: 5. (for) Ur-mega. 6. 5 sila of bread(!), 5 sila of beer: 7. (for) E-geš. 8. 5 sila of bread, 5 sila of beer: 9. (for) Lugal-matum. 10. 5 sila of bread, 5 sila of beer: 11. (for) Lamma-mušendu (the fowler). 12. 1 sick man(!). 13. Foreman: Ariri. 14. Month: "Harvest" (še-sag-ku₅).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MRAH O.5008

1. 3 ban (of) fine flour, 2. 3 ban (of) za-tum flour: 3. (to) Šarru-ilī, 4. who had come here for the barley (— the sign before 'barley' is uncertain —), 5. to Agade 6. it was given. 7. Ur-da, 8. the scribe, 9. was the responsible official (maškim) thereof. 10. Month: Šuba-nun.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MRAH O.5009

3 gur of barley — (for) beer; 3 gur of barley — (for) beer, for the E-IGI (household); month: "mu-asal" (poplar?) (and month) Šuba-nun; its term (za3-bi) is the (month) Al-mu(?). 14(?) gur of barley — beer(!) ...(sign unclear), (to) Ur-gu: they are the brewers. 16 gur 2 barig of barley — (for) bread, (for) the palace, (and for) the lamentation priest (gala). 1 gur 1 barig of barley (for) Gisal-tura. Month: Šuba-nun ...(dag?); month: AB-us.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MRAH O.5010

(obv. 1) 20 minus 2 (= 18) taka-sheep (udu-taka): E-zi-šagal; (2) 12: Ur-sag; (3) 10 minus 1 (= 9): Ur-Enlil, (4) son of E-šu; (5) 10: A-geštin. (6) Its total: 50 taka-sheep. (7) Girini, the cattle administrator, (8) gave (them) to them.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MRAH O.5058

1. 1 gug-cake of 1 ban(?) (of flour per) sila-measure, 2. 3 gug-cakes of 5 sila (each), 3. (for) the Emaḫ (temple); 4. 2 gug-cakes of 1 ban, 5. 1 gug-cake of 5 sila, 6. (for) the household É-GAN-IŠ; 7. 1 gug-cake of 1 ban, 8. 1 gug-cake of 5 sila, 9. 5 sila of sag-šum ('onion-head') bread, 10. 1 gug-cake of 1 sila, 11. (for) the household É-...(AŠ×BAD)-za. 12. Total: 4 gug-cakes of 1 ban; 13. total: 5 gug-cakes of 5 sila; 14. total: 5 sila of sag-šum bread; 15. total: 10 gug-cakes(?) of 1 sila.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MRAH O.5072

1. 4 gur of barley — 2. Lugal-magalzu; 3. 4 (gur) — Ša-nugal; 4. 1 (gur) — Šeš-zi: 5. old barley, fodder consumed by the donkeys. 6. 116 gur of barley, 7. barley for the interest-bearing loan(s); 8. [...] ... of the shrine(?) 9. An(n)e-šum. 10. ... ... ... (line too damaged to read) 11. ... it is (that) of ...-huni(?).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MRAH O.5075

1. 2 ban of fine (sig₁₅-)flour — 2. Ur-ega 3. (to) the temple of Nergal 4. delivered; 5. 1 ban of fine (sig₁₅-)flour — 6. En-edine 7. to the shade-garden (orchard) 8. delivered. 9. Flour expended (booked expenditure); 10. it is (the account) of Išarrum. 11. Month: Nig-kiri ('orchard-goods').

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MRAH O.5084

3 ban (c. 30 liters) of fine (sig₁₅-)flour — to the temple of Inanna. Ḫili-za delivered (it); Ur-a was the commissioner (maškim) thereof. Flour expended (zi-ga) (under) Išarrum. Month: Duku.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 022

1. 85 prime nanny goats, 2. 40 prime ewes, 3. 20 rams, 4. 5 male kids: 5. (these are) the selected animals 6. of Kakugani; 7. Dingirne (is) the temple administrator. 8. 1(?) kid, 9. 5 [prime] nanny goats, 10. 1 [prime] ewe, 11. 1 ram: 12. (this is) the deficit; 13. it is (part) of the selected animals; 14. it is for the (one) year.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 024

1. 3 barig of barley: Urda-UR, 2. 1 gur of barley: Ilī-aḫī, 3. 1 gur of barley: Amurrum, 4. 2 barig of barley: Ilī-ilī, 5. 1 barig 1 ban of barley: Tammil, 6. 1 barig 1 ban (of barley): Warassuni (ARAD₂-zuni), 7. 1 gur of barley: beer bread(?), 8. 9 (loaves of) beer bread, 9. 2 barig of fish.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 025

1. 3 gur of barley from the regular offerings, 2. year 1; 3. 2 1/2 shekels of silver 4. of the 3rd year; 5. 1/2 shekel of silver of the 4th year; 6. 1 gur of barley, when the barley was clean; 7. 2 barig of barley (gur-measure), measured out; 8. from the house of NI. 9. 2 gur of barley, the 1st time; 10. 1 gur of barley, the 2nd time; 11. from the house of Zamu. 12. As the purchase price of the field, 13. Sumu-nerah 14. to Lugal-anna-tum 15. gave (it).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 030

1 (person): Bubu 1 (person): Kulatum 1 (person): Beli-laba 1 (person): SI-A-um [1 (person)]: Išma-AN (Išma-il?) [1 (person)]: Bilzum man? [......] [(...)] Unu(g)? [......] (rest destroyed)

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 031

Obverse/Reverse (no section markers in source): 1. 25 jars of dida-beer: 2. Šuna. 3. 10 jars of dida-beer: 4. Nigar. 5. 10 jars of dida-beer: 6. Urzu. 7. Total: 45 jars of dida-beer; 8. with Lugal-anne 9. they are (held).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 033

1. 17 gur of dates; 2. 1 gur of good-quality dates; 3. 1 [gur] of good-quality dates, of 'white wood' (variety?); 4. 3 barig of dates, DUG; 5. 4 ban of giparx(KISAL)(?) (dates?); 6. Eabi 7. measured (them) out.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 034

1. 5 bur 2 eše of field (of / called) Ningirsu-kepada: 2. to Unap it was taken (over). 3. 5 [......] of field [......]-x-ZI.ZI-a: 4. Dada took (it over). 5. (This) is the field of Lugal-itida, 6. (land) of the oxen that he took over.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 035

Obverse (?) 1. 1 jar, 1 gur₄-gur₄ (jar): 2. Lugu'ak. 3. 1 jar: 4. ......-geš (broken name or purpose). 5. 1 jar ...... : 6. placed on the fire (?). 7. 1 gur₄-gur₄ jar: 8. as allotment (lu₂-ba). 9. Total: 3 jars, 2 gur₄-gur₄ (jars), 10. expended (?).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 037

Obverse/Reverse (sides not marked in the transliteration): 1. 1(?) gur 3 barig of barley 2. from the house of Almu 3. received. 4. 1 gur 1 barig from the house of Zamu 5. received. 6. 2 barig 5(?) sila, Lugal-anne 7. gave to him. 8. 2 ban of dates, 9. 1 ban of 'speckled' barley, 10. 2 barig of wool (?) TUM 11. he gave to him. 12. Their total: 3 gur 3 ½(?) barig 5(?) sila, also(?) 13. it is Lugal-anne's. 14. Ur-Enlil 15. received.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 038

1. 43 gur of barley, [by the] sag-gal₂ (gur measure); 2. 7 gur, 2 barig, 3 ban₂ of barley: 3. Aḫu-DINGIR (Aḫu-ilum). 4. 10 gur of barley, by the sag-gal₂ (gur measure), surplus; 5. 2 gur, 4 barig of barley, surplus: 6. Bēlī-galzu. 7. 17 gur, 2 ban₂ of barley, surplus: 8. Išma-DINGIR (Išma-ilum). 9. 12 gur of barley, surplus: 10. Bēlī-GI.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 042

1. 3 (persons): children of Ušur(?)-amamu 2. 1 (person): Amani 3. 1 (person): Nin-urni 4. 1 (person): Ur(?)-zigumma(?) 5. 1 (person): [Ur?]-nig 6. 1 (person): ...-il 7. 1 (person): Nin-barra 8. 1 (person): Geme-pisan

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 047

Obverse (no section labels in the source; the six lines are rendered in order) 1. 138 (lit. 140 minus 2) loaves of bread, baked at 20 (per ban), 2. their flour: 1 barig 1 ban minus 1 sila (= 69 sila); 3. Ur-Bagara. 4. 3 jars of beer, 1 gur₄-gur₄ vessel; 5. (for/in) the city. 6. Expended.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 048

1. 2 barig of dabin-flour, 2. 2 ban 3 sila of zi-gu flour, 3. 4 ban of first-quality flour for bread, 4. [...] of za-tum flour, 5. [...] barley for soup, 6. 1/3 (sila) of zi-kum flour: 7. regular provisions (sa-du).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 049

1. 3 gur of barley, 2. (for) 2 years; 3. 30 less 2 (= 28) gur of barley, 4. (for) 1 year: 5. Niṣrum. 6. 2 gur of barley, 7. (for) 2 years; 8. 26 gur of barley, 9. (for) 1 year: 10. Ilum-tabba.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 054

1. 15 sila of dabin-flour, 2. 4 sila of zi-gu flour, 3. 2/3 (sila) of fine flour (zi3 sig15): 4. regular allotment (sa2-du11). 5. Month: Gu-ra-bi-mumu ("the ox [...] sprouts/grows"), 6. 2 days having passed (u4 2 mu-gal2).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 055

1. 8 shekels of silver minus one-third (of a shekel), 2. Akadu, 3. the man of Šu-namugi, 4. received. 5. Ur-Abzu, 6. Amar-ezem: 7. these are its witnesses. 8. Ur-li, the smith.

Economy·Law

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 058

Obverse/Reverse (no section markers supplied) 1. 2 rams: 2. Urni. 3. 1 (ram): Ur-gu. 4. 1 (ram): Urni. 5. 3 sheep, dead. 6. 1 (sheep): E-šu(?). 7. Sheep withdrawn (from the account). 8. 3 ewes, 9. 13 rams, 10. 14 nanny-goats, 11. 11 billy-goats, regular (delivery), 12. 7 lambs, regular (delivery): 13. deficit (outstanding). 14. It is (the account) of Lugal-andul.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 059

Obverse/Reverse (not distinguished in the source) 1. 40 gur less 2 gur 3 ban: dates, 2. (from the) orchard of Enlil-anna, the temple administrator (sanga). 3. From it: 4. 30 gur: 5. Arab-tasi; 6. 1 gur 5 ban: the boat of Nippur; 7. 3 gur: provisions (consumed); 8. 1 gur of dates: 9. for (?) a shekel of silver. 10. Bank of Enlil (?); 11. it is the total (?).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 063

Obverse(?) 1. 1 (unit of) garlic/onions; 2. 2 barig: it is (that) of barley; 3. 1 barig 3 ban of barley: it is (that) of wine; 4. 6 tongues; 5. 30 pegs; 6. 4 a-gu₂ fish; 7. 20 x [...] gu₂; 8. 60 [...] gu₂.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 071

1. 18 gur 1 barig 3 ban of dates (written: 20 minus 2 gur, 1 barig, 3 ban), 2. the orchard of Lugal-ma-DU; 3. Lu-gula has counted (it) up. 4. From this: 5. 11 gur of dates 6. Ur-Enlil measured out, 7. and his expenditures are counted in it. 8. [n] gur of dates 9. for [n] shekels (of silver): Lu-gula; 10. [......]-da?-gal 11. [......] x gur 12. [......] measured out; 13. [......] x gur of dates 14. dates ... šu-a-la x [(x)] placed; 15. Lu-gula. (End of the supplied transliteration)

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 072

Obverse/Reverse (no section markers given in the source): 1. 16 (units of) ghee, 2. 8 sza3-du10 goats: 3. (this) is of Urni. 4. It is the deficit of the assigned (goods); 5. it is outstanding against him. 6. 3 (units of) ghee, 7. 8 sza3-du10 goats: 8. (this) is of Amar-abzu. 9. Deficit 10. of the assigned (goods); 11. it is outstanding against him.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 076

1. 3 ban (Sargonic measure) of dabin-flour; 2. 3 ban 5 sila of zigu-flour; 3. 2 ban of flour for 'head' bread; 4. 4 ban of zatum-flour; 5. one-third (sila) of zikum-flour: 6. regular offering (sa-du).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 078

Obverse(?) 1. 7 kaš(?) (and) 13 minas of wool 2. for the rations of the servants; 3. 40 minas of wool: 4. Rubātum; 5. 40 minus 1 (= 39) minas 6. for guzi-garments: 7. Isarum.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 079

Obverse/Reverse (sections not marked in the source): 1. Laya: 2. 2 copper sickles; 3. Ilu-ilum (written I-lu₅-DINGIR): 4. 3 copper sickles; 5. Ṭāb-aḫī: 6. 1 copper sickle. 7. ki-bi ir-da-ba-an (meaning uncertain; perhaps 'their place/replacement' plus a verb or personal name Irdaban); 8. not received (lā maḫirūtum).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 080

1. 3 gur 4 barig of barley, 2. purchase (price): 6 shekels of silver, 3. for the purchase (from/by) Ilum-nāṣir, 4. Eštar-qar(?) (and) Abu-su-IM(?). 5. 4 gur 4 barig of barley, 6. [...]-x. 7. Old barley, that of the granary 8. of the elders(?). (End of supplied text)

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 083

Obverse(?) 1. 20 (gur) barley: x-[...] 2. [...]-ru-[...]; 3. 6 gur barley: DIN-A-x-[...]; 4. 6 gur barley: Ilal-[...]; 5. 4 gur barley: Dingir-kugal; 6. 2 gur barley: Išmagi. 7. Total: 38 gur barley, 8. hubu[...] (loan?), 9. of Warad-[...] / of the servant [...].

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 085

1. 15 gur of barley: 2. purchase price (paid to?) Ur-gu, the maltster. 3. 10 (gur): Ur-PA, son of Lugal-karra-utuku. 4. 10 (gur) 2 barig: Sila-ta(?), 5. son of Zamu-sag-NI-NI. 6. 4 (gur) minus 1 barig: the wife 7. of Lugal-uma, 8. Irani(?). 9. [...] (They are) fattened(?) pigs, (barley) fed (to them).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 088

1 shekel of silver: Šu-ilda; 2 (shekels): Ur-Inanna; 1 (shekel): Bar-ene; 1 (shekel): Ur-šagake; 2/3 (shekel) ma(?): Lugal-nig-bara-du, the silversmith; 1 (shekel): Dada; 1/6 (shekel): Ba-anda; 1 (shekel): Mani.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 089

1. 4 oxen, 2. 1 its plow; 3. 1 (man): U-da, 4. head of the plow (team); 5. 1 (man): U-u, 6. (driver) of the oxen. 7–8. To be added to the tablet of the plow (teams). 9. Month: 'Festival of eating malt' (ezem-munu-gu), 10. (when) 3(?) days had passed.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MVN 03, 100

Obverse/Reverse (no side division marked in source): 1. 1 equid (dusu), 2. 1 male equid (dusu), 3 (years old?); 3. their silver: 13 shekels, 2 small minas. 4. Gala-sipa (or: the gala, the shepherd) — 5. Nin-ura 6. received (it) as their purchase price. 7. Ezi 8. weighed (it) out. 9. [...] barley, shekel(s) of silver. 10. 1: Alulu, 11. 1: Papa, wife of Tirku: 12. they are its witnesses. 13. At that time, barley: (for) 1 shekel of silver, 3 ban (= 30 sila) 14. was measured out.

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