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·Old Babylonian

ETCSRI

Abi-sare 2005 / CDLI Seals 012800 (CDLI Seals 012800 (composite))

(1) ..., the scribe, child of Lu-Ninšubur, the temple administrator of Ningal, is the slave of Abi-sare.

Economy

~1850 BCE·Old BabylonianETCSRI

Sumu-El 2003 / CDLI Seals 012803 (CDLI Seals 012803 (composite))

(i 1) Sumu-El, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad: Lu-Ninšubur, the scribe, child of Kudanum, is your servant.

~1850 BCE·Old BabylonianETCSRI

Sumu-El 2007 / CDLI Seals 012045 (CDLI Seals 012045 (composite))

(1) Kug-Lugalbanda, šita-eša priest of Ningal, child of Nasilim, servant of Sumu-el.

~1850 BCE·Old BabylonianETCSRI

Warad-Sin 31

(1) Warad-Sin, king of Larsam, child of Kudur-mabuk.

~1850 BCE·Old BabylonianETCSRI

Warad-Sin 32

(1) En-ane-du, en priestess of Nanna in Urim, child of Kudur-mabuk, sibling of Warad-Sin, king of Larsam.

~1850 BCE·Old BabylonianETCSRI

Warad-Sin 33

(1) Rim-Sin, child of Warad-Sin, king of Larsam.

~1822 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

JCS 24, 093, 03

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — JCS 24, 093, 03. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Rim-Sin I y1 — Rim-Sin became king based on canonical year-name formula in the translit…

~1822 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

JCS 24, 093, 06

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — JCS 24, 093, 06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Rim-Sin I y1 — Rim-Sin became king based on canonical year-name formula in the translit…

~1822 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

JCS 24, 093, 15

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — JCS 24, 093, 15. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Rim-Sin I y1 — Rim-Sin became king based on canonical year-name formula in the translit…

~1822 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

JCS 24, 093, 21

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — JCS 24, 093, 21. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Rim-Sin I y1 — Rim-Sin became king based on canonical year-name formula in the tr…

~1822 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

JCS 36, 170, UM 29-15-855

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — JCS 36, 170, UM 29-15-855. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Rim-Sin I y1 — Rim-Sin became king based on canonical year-name formula in th…

~1822 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

SA 175

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — SA 175. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Rim-Sin I y1 — Rim-Sin became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianOur engine

Akkadica 134/1 §2.9b

(obverse) 14 [...] 254 (4 sixties + 14?) [...] [...]-Suen(?) [...]-Suen(?) Erra-[...] [...] Yada'atum(?) [...] (Break) [...] 6 gur [...] 1 gur [...] Zakuri(?) [...] 6 gur [...] Zakuri(?)

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianOur engine

AOAT 440, 197-198 BM 97939

18 plow-teams (iniātum) — the registration (talpittu). 2 barig of barley: the holder of the harbu-plow. 2 ban 4 sila of flour: their food ration. 3 ban 3 sila of barley: fodder for the rear ox(en). 1 ban 5 sila of barley: for the goats.

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianOur engine

AOAT 440, 199-200 BM 97938

1 barig, 1 ban, 2 sila of barley: wages of 6 men, breakers [of clods]; 1 barig, 2 ban, 4 sila of barley: wages of 12 men, gatherer(s) of clods; 2 ban, 4 sila of barley: wages of 2 men who heaped up the dike. Total: 3 barig of barley, expended (zi-ga).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianOur engine

DWJ 2, 019-021

(obverse) To Sîn-magir speak: thus (says) Lugal-gubbani: May Enlil keep you in good health! May the scattered be gathered! The one who(?) had ceased(?) (work) for 2½ ... [broken] ... [illegible] ... (seal legend / closing lines) Lāqīpum(?), gudu-priest of Enlil, the king's contract-agent(?), son of Ninurta-nīšu, servant of Abī-ēšuḫ.

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianETCSL

Letter from Ur-dun to Shulgi about the purchase of cedar resin

Say to my lord: this is what the merchant Ur-dun, your servant, says: My lord gave me silver and sent me to a distant land in order to purchase cedar resin. After I had entered the land and had purchased cedar resin, Apillaca, the 'Sage of the Assembly', sent men to me and they took away my goods. When I arrived at his palace gate, no one enquired about my business. Aradju, your servant, and Babati, the ...... official, had gone from Zimudar to Simurrum and had learnt ...... and their messengers ....... ...... of my lord ....... Being in a weak (?) position, I was not able to ...... their ille…

Economy·Daily Life

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 10, 151

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 151. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 10, 183

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 183. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 10, 187

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 187. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 10, 194

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 194. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 11, 087

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 11, 087. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 11, 115

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 11, 115. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 14, 215

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 14, 215. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AJSL 32, p. 271 no. 4

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AJSL 32, p. 271 no. 4. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AlT 244

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AlT 244. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 012

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 013

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 014

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 019

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 019. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 020

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 020. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 021

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 021. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 024

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 024. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 026

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 026. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 200

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 200. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 237

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 237. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AS 17, 29

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AS 17, 29. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

ASJ 05, 150

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — ASJ 05, 150. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

ASJ 05, 161, CBS 7479

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — ASJ 05, 161, CBS 7479. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

ASJ 05, 161, CBS 7536

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — ASJ 05, 161, CBS 7536. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

ASJ 15, 079 7

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — ASJ 15, 079 7. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUAM 73.3123

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUAM 73.3123. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUAM 73.3211

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUAM 73.3211. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 042

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 042. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 043

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 043. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 044

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 044. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 045

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 045. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 046

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 046. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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