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~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 450

[...] x x , [...] [...] , 2(N01) [M371] [M218] [M220] [M131+M388] [M263] , 2(N01) x [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 2(N01) [M131+M388] [M218] , 1(N14)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 451

[...] , x , 1(N01) M288 , 2(N14) 3(N01) M050~f , 2(N01) [...] , 3(N01) M217~f M124# , [...] [...] , 3(N39B)# M288 , 8(N14) [...] , 1(N14)

Economy

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 453

M327 [header/classifier?] , M009 , 3(N14) M309~d , 4(N01)# [...] [...] , 1(N01) 5(N08A) [x] , 1(N14) 1(N01) [x] , 1(N14) 3(N01) [x] , 1(N01)# [...] [...] , 8(N01) [x] , 8(N01) M452 , 2(N14) 1(N01)# [...] [...] , 2(N14) 4(N01) M123~d , 1(N48) 3(N34)# [...] [x] , 2(N01)# [x] , 2(N01)#

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 455

[...] , 3(N34)[?] M123~ca[?] , 3(N14) M039~a[?] , 1(N45) [...] , 2(N01)[?] M032 , 1(N14) M506 , 3(N01) M296 , 2(N14) M375 , 6(N01) M269~a1[?] , 1(N01) [sign uncertain] , [...] [...] , 1(N01) M069~b , 1(N01) M123~ca , 2(N34) M255~b , 2(N34) M039~a , 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 456

[...], [...], 1(N01) [M206~g?], 1(N14)# [...], 1(N01) M352~a, 1(N14) M297~b M030~a x [...], [...] [...] x, 4(N01) M453, 1(N14) |M351+1(N14)|, [...] [...], 2(N14) 1(N01) M449~b, 1(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 458

[...] , 7 [M346~1] , 1×60 + 2×10 (= 80) [x] , 1 [M101] , 1×10 + 2 (= 12) [M009] , 2×10 [+ ...] [...] , 1×3600 + 4×10 + 4 (= 3,644) [...] [...] , 3 [M054?] , [...] [...] , 3

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 463

[...] M203~e M346~b , 2 M377 M298 M001[?] [...] , [...] [...] M377[?] M099 M390 M218 M346~b , 2 M348 [...] , [...] [...] , 1 M206~d M346~b , 1 [...] , 1 M254~a M295~b[?] [...] , [...] M346~b , 15 x , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 465

[...] M388 M032 x M096 M288[?], [...] [...] M288, 1(N14) M032 M128~da M096 M288, 1(N14) [...] [...] x M288[?], 1(N14) M103~3 M032 x [...], [...] [...], 8(N14) 5(N01)[?]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 466

[...] , 1(N14) 7(N01) |M136+M195~d|# , 1(N14)# [...] , 6(N01) M383~c , 1(N14) 5(N01) M054~b , 1(N14) [...] , 2(N01) M365 , 3(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 467

|M175+M153| , M124 M243~aa [...] , [...] [...] M301~g , 1(N01@b) M243~aa , 1(N39B@b) [...] [...] , [...] 3(N01) 2(N39B) 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 468

[...] , 1 M124 M386~a M263 M048? M096 M288 , 1 [...] M049~d M240~e M038~i M096 M288 , 3 [...] M384~d M001 M288 , 1 (large unit) M251~c M009 M371 M288 , 1 (large unit) [...] M288 , [...] [...] , 2 (large units) 6 (medium units) M391 , [...] [...] , 2 M004 M263~1 [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 0216

[...] [M218], [...] [M296], 9(N01) [M024~1] [M262] [...], [...] [...], 2(N01) |M153+M342|, 1(N14) |M305+X|, 2(N14) [...], 6(N01)[?] [M387] × [M371][?], 1(N01) [...], 2(N01)[?] [M386~a] × [M057~a2], 1(N14) |M153+M342|, 5(N01) |M305+M342|[?], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 0249

[...] [...] M110 M250~ba M218 , 3(N39B) [...] M218 , 2(N39B) M068~c |M296+M296| M066 [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N39B) M254~a M301 |M296+M296| M057 , [...] [...] M352~n M218 |M106+M288| M066 , 2(N39B) [...] , [...] 1(N39B) M318~a M066 M320 M390 M285~c [...] , [...] M063~d M001~b , 1(N14) 4(N39B)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 0259

[...] , 2(N14) 1(N39B) M304[?] M002[?] , 2(N14) [x] , [...] [x] , 2(N01) M049~m M372 M010[?] , 2(N01) M230 M009 M314 M377~e M218[?] , 2(N01) [...] [x] M057 |M305+M136| M056~f M288 , 2(N14) M057[?] [x] , 3(N14) [x] , [...] [...] [x] |M218+M101|[?] M371 , 1(N14) 3(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 0284

[...] , 1(N01) 3(N39B)[?] [x] , 1(N01) [x] , 2(N01) M380 |M218+M288| [...] [x] , 1(N01) [...] [...] M288[?] , 2(N01) |M218+M288| M004 M218 , 2(N01) [x] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 0298

[Sign cluster: M377?, M263, M380~b?, M371, M003~b], [...] [...] M376?, 3(N01) [...] [sign?], [...] [...], 7(N01) M003~b, M388: 2(N14) 4(N01) M054? [...], [...] M003~b, M054 [...]: [...] 2(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 0340

[...] M377 M010~1 M288 , 2(N45) [...] [...] M324~a M288 , 1(N14) 3(N01) [x] M288 , [...] [...] M288 , 1(N01) 3(N39B) 2(N30C) 1(N30D) [...] , [...] 6(N14) [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4754

[Heading/rubric: M157~a] [Category sign M038~e + M141 + M264~a(?)] , 1(N01) [M261~d(?)] , 1(N01) [M036 + 1(N24)] , 2(N01) 2(N1@b) [M036 + 1(N30D)] , 6(N01) [M323~i(?) + x + ...] , [...] [M297] , 3(N39B) [M038~a + M080~b + M387 + M009(?) + M263~a(?)] , 2(N01) [... + M388(?) + M305(?) + M066(?) + M338~b(?) + x] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N39B) 1(N39C) 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4755

[Heading/rubric: M157] [Commodity M144 + classifier M388]: 7 (units, small measure) [Commodity |M288+1(N39B)|]: 1 (large unit) 2 (small units) [...] [M288]: 3 (small units) [Commodity M382~f]: 3 (large units) [M288]: 1 (small unit) [...] [M288]: 1 (large unit) 4 (small units) [Commodity M305 M305 + classifier M001]: 1 (large unit) [...] [M288]: 1 (small unit) [Commodity M209~d + classifier M001]: 1 (large unit) [M288]: 1 (large unit) [...] [Commodity M249~c]: 2 (small units) [...]: [...] 2 (large units) 2 (small units) [Grand total:] 1 (N34 unit)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4756

M157~a [heading/rubric — document type or institutional marker, meaning unknown] M041~d(?) M319 M124 x |M218+M288| M066 |M029~l+1(N08A)| , [...] [x] M386~a M242~b(?) M066 , 1(N39B) M259 M260~1 M096 , 1(N39B) M124(?) M371 [...] , [...] [x] , 1(N39B) [x] M230(?) [...] , 1(N39B) [x] [x] , 1(N39B) |M029~l+1(N08A)| M297 , 1(N01) 4(N39B) |M305+M342| [total line or closing sign]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4758

[Heading/rubric sign: |M327+X|] M157 |M175+M288| M124~c M259 M318 M371 M297[?] , 1(N01) [x] M281 M124 M259[?] M101 [x] M297[?] , 1(N01) M193 [x] M226~c M218 [x] M219[?] M029~a M242~d M096 M243~ee , 1(N08A) |M131+M388| M024~1[?] M281 M096 M243~ee , 1(N08A) M024~a1 M281[?] M096[?] M297[?] , 1(N08A) [...] , 3(N01) M243~ee[?] , 1(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4760

[ x x M288 ], 7(N14) [...] M288, 1(N45) 4(N14) 5(N01) M010~3, 1(N14) [...] [...], 1(N01)[?] M005~a[?] |M305+X|, 8(N14) M288, 1(N34) 1(N14) 1(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4761

[Heading/rubric: M157~a] [Commodity A]: M402 M111~a M388 M146 [...] , [...] [...] M314 M297 |M036+1(N30D)| , 2(N01) [Commodity B]: M107~a#? M388 x [...] , [...] [...] M057 |M260~1+1(N24)| , 1(N01) M036# , 2(N01) [...] x x M101# M066# M260~1# , 1(N01)# [...] , 1(N39B) 1(N24) [Total/subtotal:] 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4762

M157 [heading/rubric sign] [...] M054(?), 3(N01) M001, 1(N01) [x], 1(N39B) M354, 1(N14) M340 M054(?), [...] [...], 2(N01) M354, 2(N01) M387~l M001, 1(N01) [x] [...], [...] M297~b, 1(N39B) M354, [...] M387 [x] M354, 2(N01) M341(?), [...] 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4765

[...] [M482], 3 (large units) [M103] [M277~g] |M136+M365| [...], [...] [...] [M388] |M036+1(N30D)|, 2 (large units) [M482], 1 (large unit) [M131~k] [M136~g] [...], [...] [...], [...] n (small units) [M482], 1 (large unit) [M302~b] |M136+M365| |M036+1(N30D)|, 1 (large unit) [M388] [...], [...] |M036+1(N30D)|, 1 (medium unit) + 3 (large units) + 1 (small unit) [M482?], 1 (medium unit) [M297~b], 2 (N39B units) + 1 (N24 sub-unit)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4767

[...] M038~e M288, 1(N39B) [...] M297[?], 1(N39B) M305 M388 M146 M128[?] M096 M387~a M011[?] x, [2(N01)?] [...] x, 1(N24) M218 M243~h[?], 1(N39B) M297, [...] [...], 1(N01) M297, 1(N24) x, [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4768

[Heading/rubric: M157~a] M387~i M387~i [+] M054 , 5(N01) [...] , 5(N01) |M305+M136~c| M354 , 1(N14)[?] [...] [...] , [...] 1(N30C) 1(N30D) 1(N39C) 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4769

[Heading/rubric:] M157 M177~a M388 M032 M297 M288 , 1(N14) M348 M288 , 1(N01) 1(N39B) M292 M388 M146 M032 M332~g [...] , [1(N14)?] x M347 M219? M101 , 1(N14) M288 , 3(N14) 1(N01) 1(N39B) [total]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4770

[Heading/rubric:] M157 [Line 1:] x [...M206~d], 1 [Line 2:] |M153+M320+M153| M206~d, 6 [Line 3:] |M195+M038~a| M206~d, 2 [Line 4:] x x, 2 [Line 5:] M206~d, 9 [Summary line:] M288 — 1(×60) 5(×1) 2(×1/3) 1(×10): [total commodities] [Grand total:] 1(×600)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4771

[Header/label:] M401 M393~a, M340, [x x x], M054 — 3 (units) M288 — 1 (unit), 2 (sub-units N39B), 1 (N24) M054 — 1 (unit) M265 — 1 (unit) M354 — 1 (unit) M286[?] (damaged) M297~b — 2 (units), 2 (sub-units N39B), 1 (N24), 1 (N30D), 1 (N39C) [Total/summary:] 1 (N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4776

M157 [heading/rubric] M005~a M213~b M346 , 2(N01) M005~a [x] [...] , [2(N01)] [...] , 2(N01) M249~c M001 , 2(N01) M131# M388# [...] , 2(N01) [...] M388 M260~1 M260~1 , 2(N01) M075~ab [...] [M346] , [...] 2(N01) 2(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4782

[Heading/rubric: M157~a] M387~a + M036 : 1(N39B) 1(N30C)[?] M387 + M036 : 1(N39B) 1(N30C) M387~ef + M036 : 1(N39B) 1(N30C) [M260~1+1(N24)][?] : 1(N01) M288 : 3(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4786

M157~a [heading/rubric] M038~i? M141 M086 |M036+1(N24)| : 4 (units) |M036+1(N30C)| : 1 large-unit, 2 (units) M140~a M288 : 1 (large numerical unit, type N39B) M262~b : 1 (unit) M262~ba : 1 (unit) [damaged] [...] : 1 (unit) M248~a M002 : 1 (large unit, type N30D) |M343~h+1(N30C)| M037 M288 : 1 (unit), 1 (large unit, type N39B) [damaged] M288 : 2 (units), 4 (type N39B), 1 (N24), 2 (N30C), 1 (N30D) [totals line]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4787

[...] [...] , 1(N45) 9(N14) 2(N01) [x] [...] , 2(N14) 4(N01) 3(N39B) 1(N30C) M203~c M288 , 6(N14) [...] [...] M387~i M387~i M054 M288 , 4(N14) 3(N39B) 1(N30C) M340 [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N01) M054 [x] M288 , 3(N01) M371? [x] [x] M048~c M288 , 4(N14) [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4788

[...] 4(N14) [x] M288, 1(N14) 2(N01) [...] M066 M288, 1(N14) 3(N01) M387~a M111~i M242~b [...], [...] [...] M066 M352~o M218 M259 M218 M288, 1(N14) M038~h [...], [...] [...] M288, 3(N01) M047 [x] M288, 3(N01) [1(N39B)] M288, 1(N45) 3(N14) 4(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4790

[Heading/rubric: M157~a] [Classifier M305], (damaged sign) — 1(N14) [M096] [M112] [M136~c] [M263~b1] — 1(N01) [M305] [...] [M260] — 1(N01) |M036+1(N30D)| — 5(N01) [M111~b] [M388] [...] — [...] |M036+1(N30D)| — 5(N01) (damaged) [...] — [...] |M036+1(N30D)| — 5(N01) [...] — [...] (damaged) |M036+1(N30D)|[?] — 1(N01)[?] (damaged sign) — 1(N01) [M297] — 1(N01), 2(N39B), 2(N30C), 1(N30D), 1(N39C) 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4791

M005~a , M305 M388 M009 M004 [...] , [...] [...] , 9(N01) |M036+1(N30D)| , 4(N14) 5(N01)# [...] , 3(N01) |M036+1(N30D)| , 1(N14) 6(N01)# [...] , 1(N14) M228~d M265~1? , 4(N01) |M036+1(N30D)| , [...] M246~b M263 , 1(N01) |M036+1(N30D)| , 4(N01)# [...] , [...] 1(N39B)# 2(N30C)# 1(N30D)#

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4793

[(Sign M327+M342), broken] , [M157~a] x [...] , [...] [...] M387(?) x , 1(N39B) M387~ef x , 1(N39B) M387 M016 M288 , 3(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4795

Line 1: [M157# — heading/rubric sign, partially preserved] Line 2: M304 M146~d M383~n M151~c — 1(N30C) 1(N30D) Line 3: M033# — 1(N30C) 1(N30D)# Line 4: [x] — 1(N30C)# 1(N30D) Line 5: M111~n M218? |M036+1(N30D)| — 1(N14) Line 6: M219 [x] — 1(N30C) 1(N30D) Line 7: [illegible/lost]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4797

M157~a [heading/rubric — function unknown] M319 M218 M297 : 51[+? units] [...] M325~d M380 M297 : 11 [units] M001 M388 M259 x [...] : [...] [...] |M106+M288| M218 M073~b : 1 [unit]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4804

M157 [heading/rubric] M051~b |M054+M365+M054~i|# x [...] , [...] [...] M243~j# , 3(N39B) x , 1(N01)# x x [...] , [...] x M180#? [...] , [...] [...] M297@b M379~c@b , 1(N39B@b)? [...] , [...] [...] M379~c#? , 1(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N30C) M243~j , 3(N39B@c)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4805

Line 1: [M051~b M264~a] — 1 (unit) Line 2: [M262~ba] — 1 (unit) Line 3: [...] — 1 (N24 unit), 2 (larger units) Line 4: [M051~b M263~b] — 1 (unit) Line 5: [...] — 5 (units) Line 6: [M033~b M048~c M263~b?] — 3 (units) Line 7: [M036 + 1(N30D)] — 1 (N14 unit) Line 8: [M305+X]? [M388]? [M009] [M004] [M218] [M263~b1] — 1 (unit) Line 9: [M036 + 1(N30D)] — 5 (units) Line 10: [M297~b] — 1 (unit), 4 (N39B sub-units), 1 (N24 sub-unit)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4806

[Heading/rubric sign M157] [M081?] [M033] [M009~a] [M269~b?], [...] [...] [M325~d] [M304] [M278~e], 1 (large unit) [...] [M269~b], 1 (large unit) [M354], 2 (medium units) [...], 1 (large unit) [M354], 2 (large units) [...], 2 (impressed circle units) 1 (largest unit)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4835

[...] (sign M388) (sign M347?) (sign M057~b1?) (sign M218?) , 1(N01) 1(N39B)? [...] [...] (sign M057) (sign M320) , 2(N01) 3(N39B)? [...] (sign M305)? (sign M388) (sign M097~h)? (sign M226~c) (sign M371) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 2(N39B)? [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4838

[...] M175+M288 M324~d M261~d1 , [...] [...] M305+M136 M261~d1 , 1(N14) 1(N01) [x] M263 , [...] [...] x , 1(N01) [x] M263 , 1(N01) M175+M388 [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4844

M157 [heading/rubric] M217~a M377 M247~c M124 M377 M386~a M240 M096 x M288 [...] [...] M222~e x M218 , 3(N39B) M029~a M240 M096(?) [...] , [...] [...] , 1(N01) 2(N39B) 1(N24) M218(?) x M096(?) , 5(N01) 3(N39B) M073~b(?) M242~b [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4847

[...] x M376, 1 M009 [...], [...] [...] x M371[?] x, 2 M318[?] M004 M218 M305[?], 1 [...], 3 M230 M096 M152~d, 1 |M131+M388| M263 [...], [...] x M376, 1 M352~n [...] M218 M376, 1 [...], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 4848

[...] (broken) [M029~b], 1 [M369~a], 2 [M072], 1 [...], 4 [M029~b M388 M074~f], 1 [|M377+M377|], [...] [...], 1 [M032], 1 [M223], 1 [x M001 M139], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 5008

[...] [...] M153, 1(N14) M244, 3(N01) [x x ...], [...] [...], [...] M153, 1(N01) M110~a M242~b M096 x, 1(N01) M153, 1(N14) 4(N01) x, 2(N01) M153~a, 3(N14) 4(N01) M387~l M288, 1(N01) M387~a, 1(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 26S, 5036

M157~a [rubric/heading sign] M302~t(?) M387 M009 M264~a1 , 2(N01) M297(#) , 2(N39B)(#) [x] M263~b(#?) , 1(N01) M297 , 1(N39B) M002 , [...] M288 , 1(N01) 1(N39B) 1(N30C) 1(N34) [total?]

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