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~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 092

[Heading/section marker: M327+M342] M180 M387 M381 M263~b1 : 3(N01) M261~d : 1(N01) M387~a M328~b [...] : 2(N01) 4(N39B) M144 M243~j : 1(N01) 1(N39B) [...] : [...] 1(N39B) 1(N24)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 096 + 325 + 380

Line 1: [M362+M005] M207~b , 3 (units N01) Line 2: [M362+M059~d] M312~a , 6 (units N01) Line 3: [M362+M384~a] , 4 (units N14) 7 (units N01) Line 4: [M362+M059] [M001+M379~c] , 4 (units N14) Line 5: [M362+M383~c] , 1 (unit N14) Line 6: [M362+M158] , 1 (unit N14) [...] Line 7: [M362+M026~h] , 5 (units N01) Line 8: M351~c M362 , 3 (units N01) Line 9: [M362+M244?] , 3 (units N14) 3 (units N01) Line 10: [M362+M099~b] , 2 (units N14) 1 (unit N01)

Economy

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 099

[...] M038~e M057 M263~a , 1(N01) M002 |M036+1(N24)| , 4(N01) [x] |M036+1(N24)| , 4(N01) M288 , 1(N24)[?] [...] [...] , 2(N01)? [x] , 1(N01) [x] , 1(N01) M263~a , 1(N01) |M036+X| , 1(N30D) |M036+1(N24)| , [...] M288[?] , 5(N01) 2(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 100

Line 1: M291, M036 — 1(N30C) Line 2: M387[?], M036 — 2(N30C) Line 3: M010[?] — [...] Line 4: [...] M010[?] — 1(N30C) Line 5: M124, |M217+M124|, M066[?], x — [...] Line 6: [...] |M036+1(N30D)|[?] — [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 110

|M157+M153| [heading/rubric sign] M286 |M036+1(N30D)|[damaged], 1(N14) [large numerical unit, circular impression] |M036+1(N30D)|[damaged], 1(N14) M305 M388 M297, 1(N39B) [...] M297, 3(N39B) M081[damaged] |M036+1(N30D)|[damaged], [...] M297, 2(N39B) 1(N24) M388[damaged] [...], [...] [...], [...] 2(N39B)[damaged] 1(N24) 1(N14) 1(N34) [grand total or summary numeral]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 116

|M305+M342| , M057~i M106 [...] , [...] [...] M263~1 M281~g , 1(N01) M388 x [...] , [...] [...] M004 M218 , 1(N01) M391 M320[#] [...] , [...] [...] M390 M218 , 1(N01) M315 [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 121

[...] M386~a M131 M218 M288 , 3(N39B) [...] , 2(N30C) M219 M371~a , 1(N39B) 1(N24) [x] M288[?] , 1(N24) 2(N30C) [...] , 2(N30C)[?] M371 M009 M371 , 1(N39B) [x] , 2(N01) 1(N24)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 125

M157 [heading/rubric — function unknown] M387 M266~b M261~b1 , 3(N01) M263~a , 2(N01) M387~ef [...] , [...] M387 M260~1 , 1(N01) M263 , 4(N01) |M175+M136| M266~b M261~b1 , 2(N01)[?] M261~b1 , 1(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 139

M327~p , M001 M139 , 2(N01)[?] [...] [...] M099 M102~k2 , 1(N14) M115~b M146 [...] , [...] [...] M089[?] M250~m M377 M347 M371 [...] , [...] [x] , 3(N14) 1(N01) M057~b1 M057~a2 , [...] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 140

[...] M032(?), [...] 1 [x] M314 M032(?), 1(×10) [...] [...], 2 M147~e M218 M386~a M223 M139 M388 M066 M066, 11 (i.e., 1×10 + 1) [...] x M218, 11 M145 M066 M314, 11 M263 [...], [...] [...], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 143

[...] [...] , [...] 1(N30C) 1(N30D) 1(N39C)? 3(N14) [...] , [...] 4(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N30C) 1(N30D) 1(N39C)? [...] , [...] 2(N01) [...] 1(N34) 1(N14) [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 144

[...] M054 M144 [...] , [...] [...] M388 x M220 M218 , 1(N01) M144 [...] , [...] M388 M347 M110~b M371 , 1(N01) M144 [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 145

[...] 2 [...] (sign M175), 14 (sign M124) [...] , [...] [...] (sign M003~b) , 2 (sign M080~b) (sign M320) (sign M066~a) , 2 (sign M248~c) [...] , [...] [...] , 2 (sign M136~g) (sign M041) , 3 (sign M124) (sign M218) (sign M332#) [...] , [...] [...] , 2 (sign M153) (sign M145) (sign M371) , 2

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 146

|M136+M365| , M327# [...] , [...] [...] , 3(N01) M005 , 5(N01) M321#? , [...] [...] |M327+M342| M032 , 5(N01) M321# , [...] , 5(N01)# [...] , 5(N01) M005 , 1(N14) 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 147

[...] M325 M263~b1, 2(N01) [x x] [...], [...] [...], 2(N01) M263~b1 M388 M297, 1(N39B) M117 M263~b1, 1(N01) [...] M131~e M263~a, 1(N01) M297, 1(N24) M301 M263~a[?], [...], 1(N01) M297[?], 1(N24) M263~a[?], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 148

Header/title sign: |M377+M320+M377| Entry 1: M388 M218 M352~n M318~c M371 M288~g — 42 [units] Entry 2: [...] M032 — 1 [unit] Entry 3: M376 — 5 [units] Entry 4: M367 — 3 [units] Entry 5: M218[?] M242 M096 — 30 [units] Entry 6: M367 — 9 [units] Entry 7: M376 — [1] + 1(N08A) [units] Entry 8: M288~g — 72 [units] Entry 9: M032 — 1 [unit] Entry 10: M376 — 6 + 1(N08A) [units] Entry 11: M367 — 12 [units]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 149

[...] , 4(N39B) [x] , 1(N39B@c) 1(N39B) [M327?] , 1(N39B@c) M354 , 1(N14) M136~i , 1(N39B@c) 2(N39B) M354 , 1(N14) [x] , 1(N39B@c) M354 , 1(N14) M386~d , 1(N39B@c) 1(N39B) [x] , [n] 1(N39B) |M195+M057|? , 1(N01@c) 3(N39B@c) M001 , 1(N01) 3(N39B) M354 , 3(N14)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 150

[ x M381# M366# [...] , [...] ] [ M387 M263~b1 M288 , 2(N39B) ] [ M036# , [...] ] [ [...] , 2(N30C) ] [ M036 , 1(N24) 2(N30C) ] [ [...] , 1(N01) ] [ M036 , 1(N30C) 2(N30C@b) ] [ M387~ef M050~m , 2(N30C) ] [ M036 , 1(N24) [...] ] [ [...] , 1(N01) ] [ M309~d , 3(N14) ] [ M387~ef# x , [...] ] [ M297 , 2(N30C) ] [ [...] , [...] ] [ 1(N34) ]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 153

[Header/account marker: M327?] [Line 1:] M388 | M106~2+M288 | M386? M124 M218 M386? M240~e M096 M288~i — 2(N01) [Line 2:] M124 M217 M259 M218 M288~i — 2(N01) [Line 3:] M124 M352~n M254~a M096 M288~i — 2(N01) [Line 4:] M219 M387~c M066 M288~i — 2(N01) [Line 5:] M124 M096? M227 M066? M288~i — 2(N01) [Line 6:] M124 M372 | M218+M099 | M371 | M131+M388 | [x] M218 M288~i — 2(N01) [Total line:] M288~i — 2(N14)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 155

Line 1: [M288], 1 (large unit) Line 2: M206~d, M288, 3 (small units) Line 3: M004, |M106+M288| [?], [...], [...] Line 4: [...], M301, |M296+M296|, M057, M288, 3 (small units) Line 5: M242~b, M295~yb, M281~g, M386~a, M066 [?], [...], [...] Line 6: [...], M386~a, M218, M288, 3 (small units)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 157

Line 1: M387 M124 M009 M338~b M066~a M288 , 2(N39B) Line 2: M124[...] , [...] Line 3: [...] M288 , 2(N39B) Line 4: M066 M246~b M066 M288 , 1(N39B) Line 5: M124[...] , [...] Line 6: [...] x M288 , 2(N39B) 2(N30C) Line 7: M124 M371 M009 M371 x [...] , [...] Line 8: [...] M288 , 1(N39B) 1(N24) Line 9: M304 M001 M288 , 2(N30C) Line 10: [...] M243~j(?) , 1(N39B) 1(N24) Line 11: M288 , 1(N30C) Line 12: [...] , 3(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C) [Signs are proto-Elamite and cannot be rendered in phonetic transcription; numerals represent commodity counts in the N39B, N30C, and N24 systems]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 159

[Sign cluster M136+M365(?)], [M351 + 3(N01)] [...] , [...] [...] M195 M388 M371 M387 x [...] , [...] [...] M004 |M106+M288|(?) M066 , 3(N01)[?]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 161

[...] , [...] , 5 M367 , 7 [...] , 2 M367~c , 1(×10) 6 M346~a2 , 6 M006 , 1 [x] , 4(×10) M269~a2 , 2 [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 167

M157~a [document-type marker / rubric] |M317+M269| M297~d , 1(N14) [...] [...] M262~1 M262~1 M096 , 1(N14) [x] , [...] M297~d , 2(N39B) [x ...] , [...] 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 168

[...] [x] M338 [...] , [...] M322~g M388 M317? M024 [...] , [...] [...] M219? , 1(N01) M371 M128~dc , 1(N01) M124? [...] , [...] [...] , 1(N01) [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 171

Line 1: [M305+M342] (commodity/classifier sign, damaged) Line 2: M217~a M387~a |M260~2+1(N24)| , 1(N01) Line 3: M033 M033 |M260~2+1(N24)| , 2(N01) Line 4: [...] M384 M288 , 1(N39B) Line 5: M387~ef M248 |M036+1(N39C)| , 1(N39B) 1(N24) Line 6: M266~b M248 x? , 1(N30C) 1(N30D) 1(N30C@b) Line 7: M288 , 4(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N30C) 1(N30D) 1(N30C@b) Line 8: 1(N34) [Rendered as faithfully as the undeciphered signs allow:] [Category sign — damaged] [Commodity A, subtype α] [sub-classifier] : quantity 1 (small unit) [Commodity B] × 2 [sub-classifier] : quantity 2 (small unit) [.…

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 173

[...] , 3(N14) [Sign] [Sign] x [...] , [...] [...] x , 1(N14) [M084] [M388] , 3(N14) [M066] [M219] [M438?] , [...] [...] , 2(N14) x , [...] x , [...] [...] , 2(N01) [M305] x , [...] [...] , 2(N01)[?]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 180

|M054+M393~f+M054~i|[?] , [...] , 1 (unit) M352~n M003~b M390 [...] , [...] [...] , 2 (unit) M346 , 1 (unit) |M218+M101| x [...] , [...] [...] , 1 (unit) M153 M057~a , 3 (unit)[?] x M057~f[?] x , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 182

Line 1: [Sign M362~gc] [Sign M059~d] — 4(N14) 8(N01)# [...] Line 2: [Sign M269] — 1(N01) Line 3: [Sign M106~a]# — 1(N01) 2(N39B) 1(N24) Line 4: [Sign M009]# — 1(N01)# [...] Line 5: [Sign M206~g] — [...] Line 6: [Sign M102~d] — [...] Line 7: [Sign M309~a]# — 1(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 189 + 336

obverse: [M175+M136] , M380 M266~b M263 , 1(N01) M387~ef , [...] [...] , 2(N30C) M010~2 , 1(N30C) M387~a M002 , 1(N30C[b])? M294~a M050~k4 , 2(N30C) M036 , 1(N24) 1(N30C) [x] , 1(N30C) M387~a M346 M081 , 1(N01) [...] , 1(N39B) 2(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 192

[...] M376, 1(N14) 1(N01) M124, 1(N14)[?] [...] [...] M124 M374~c M124, 1(N14) 3(N01) [...], [...] 3(N01) M376, 3(N01) 1(N08A) M374~c, 1(N01) M376 M203~a, [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 193

[...] M317, 1(N14) 2(N01) [x x] , [...] M054 , [...] [...] , 1(N14) 5(N01) M003~b , 3(N01) M054 , 2(N14) [...] [...] M066~a(?) M317 , 1(N14) 2(N01) M373 , 2(N01) [...] [x?] , 8(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 197

M387~ef [commodity/category sign], 2(N01) 1(N24)[?] x [...] , [...] [...] x |M131+M388| M263~a M218[?] , 1(N01) M218 M219 M057~e [...] , [...] x x , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 201

Line 1: [Sign M388] x [Sign M377~e] [Sign M049~d] [Sign M325~e] [Sign M386~a(?)] [...] , [...] Line 2: [...] , [...] 1(N01) Line 3: x [Sign M388] [Sign M066] [Sign M352~o] [Sign M251~c2] [Sign M066] Line 4: [...] , 8(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 207

[...] M346 M081 M036 , 3(N39B) 1(N24) M380 , 2(N30C) [...] , 2(N30C) 1(N30D) M010~2 , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N30C@b)#? M297 , 2(N30C)# [...] M036# M297 , 1(N01) 3(N39B)# [...] [...] , 1(N01) 3(N39B) 2(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 210

[...] [...] M314 M338~b [...] , [...] [...] x , 1 M370 M072 , 1 x [...] , [...] x M242~ab(?) , 1 M461~q M371 , 1(?) [...] , 1 M124 M115~a M314 [...] , [...] [...] M371(?) , 1 M175 [...] , [...] [...] M263 M218 , [...] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 218

x [sign] M010~2, 1(N01) x M099 x [...], [...] [...], 1(N39B) M124 M009 M338~b(?) M010~2, 1(N39B) M002(?), 1(N39B) 2(N30C) x M377 M099 M096 M010~2, 1(N24)(?) M124(?) M218 M295(?) [...], [...] [...], 1(N01) M206~d(?), [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 219

[...] , [M263?] [M387~ef] [M066] [M288] , 4(N39B) [M219] [M371~a] , 1(N24) [...] [...] [x] [M011] [M288] , 1(N39B) 2(N30C) [M356] [M246~s] [...] , [...] [...] , 1(N39B@c) [M379] , 2(N30C) [M504] , 1(N34) [...] [M288] , 1(N01) 3(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C) [x]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 221

[M124] [M380~b] [M329]? [M102~da]? x [...] , [...] [...] [M263] , 1 (unit N01) [M387~ef] [M036] , 1 (unit N39B) 1 (unit N30C) [...] [M002] , 1 (unit N30C) [M370] [M288] , 2 (unit N30C) [...] , 1 (unit N30C) [M002] , 1 (unit N30C) [...] , 1 (unit N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 222

x M009[?], 1 unit M009[?], 1 unit M309~a[?], 4 units |M348+M288|[?], 1 unit M110~c, 1 unit M309, 1 unit M009[?], 9 units M009[?], 1 unit M309~a[?], 1(N14) 1 unit [= 11 units?] x, 2 units

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 225

[...], 1 x M297, 1 M218 M223 M218[?], [...] [...], 2[?] |M218~d+M288| M218, 1 M254~a M372 x M206~d, [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 228

M305[?], M387 M124 M081 |M036+1(N39C)|, 1(N24) 1(N30C@b) M387~eg M036, 1(N39B) M062, 1(N30D) M288, 1(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N30D) 1(N30C@b) 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 229

[...] |M106~2+M288| M256~b M041~d M288 , 5(N14) [...] , 2(N14) M038~e M295~e M288 , 3(N01) M288 , 7(N14) M295~ee M288 , 3(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 230

[...] M332~c(?) M249~n1(?) [...] , [...] [...] , 2(N01) [Sign-A] [Sign-B] [Sign-C] [Sign-D] , 1(N01) [...] [Sign-E] , 1(N01) [Sign-F] [Sign-G] , 1(N01) [...] , 6(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 235

[...] |M305+M288| M388 [...] , [...] [...] M297 M066 M348 , 3(N01) M066[...] , [...] [...] , 2(N01) M048~k M080~c M297 M066 M348 , [...] [...] , 3(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 237

x M228, 1(N01) |M036+1(N30D)|, 2(N01) [...], 6(N01) |M036+1(N30D)|, 6(N01) [...] M101 M101 x M097~h? M175 [...], [...] [...], 1(N01) x M371? |M036+1(N30D)|, 5(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 239

[...] , 4(N14) x M288 , 2(N14) M356# x M036# M312# x , 1(N14)# 2(N01)# [...] x M288# , 2(N01) 2(N30C) M217# M124 M288# , 2(N14) 1(N01) M288# , 1(N01)# 1(N29B)# [...] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 240

[...] x |M377~e+M377~e| M388 M242~n M295~yb[?] M073[?] [...] , [...] [...] , 3(N01) M254~a M372 , 1(N14) M032 M387 M218 M288[?] , 1(N01) M206~d M288 , 2(N01)[?] [...] M253[?] M301 |M296+M296| , 3(N01)[?] M146[?] M372 M288 , 1(N14) 2(N01) M387 M037~a [...] , [...] [...] x M009 M371 , 2(N39B) M263~a M387~ef M288 , 1(N01) M124[?] M218[?] M259 M371 M223~d , 1(N01) [...] , 3(N01) 2(N39B)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 243

[...] x , 2(N39B) [Sign M386] [Sign M263] , [...] [...] x [Sign M066] , [...] [...] [Sign M263~a] |M036+1(N30D)|[?] , [...] [...] , 1(N24)# 1(N30C)# [Sign M263] , 1(N01) 1(N24) [Sign M175] [Sign M136~c] , 1(N39B) x x [Sign M380] |M218+M288| [Sign M263] , 1(N01) [Sign M248~a] [Sign M259] [Sign M036] , 1(N24) 2(N30C@b) |M036+1(N30D)|[?] , [n] 1(N39B) 1(N30C) [...] , 2(N39B) 1(N30C) 1(N30D) 1(N39B@b) [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 246

Obverse: [M157?] M054 x , 1(N14) M218[?] , 1(N01) M096 , 2(N01) 1(N24) M218 , 1(N01) M066 M352~n[?] , [...] M218 , 1(N01) M058 M297 M066 , 1(N01) [x] M223~b M218 , 1(N01) M099 M371 , 1(N01) M352~n M301 M057~a , 1(N01) M057 M058 M057 , 2(N01) [...] , [...] [M288?] M242~d M097~h[?] , 1(N01)[?]

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