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~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Nisaba 25, 52

2 jars(?) of prime beer — NAGA-me (under) overseer (and) inspector 1 — calf of SZAGAN 1 — [product of] SZAGAN 1 — small bread, [made by] cupbearer 1 — |PA.MUNSUB| (for/of) donkeys 1 — engiz-woman

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Nisaba 25, 54

1 (unit), [commodity:] emmer wheat, crushed — |NINDA2xŠIM| — On the day of the festival, food-ration given: bread. 1 (unit), AB SAR, release/disbursement; AN |GANxHI|, mouth/ration returned. 1 (unit), TI SUR A AN |GANxHI|, mouth/ration returned. 1 (unit), [mouth/]ration returned, AN |GANxHI|[...] On the day of the new moon(?), TI, mouth/ration of UR, food-ration given: bread. 2 (larger units), AN |GANxHI|[...] returned[!] [Mouth/]ration(?) consumed, AN |GANxHI|[!]

Economy

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Nisaba 25, 55

2 [units], reed — Amar-Abzu 7 [units] — Utu-ur-sag 5 [units] — Sag-aya-da [...] SAG DA 9 [units] — Pa-bilga 2 [units] — Šubur-la, PA-A 1×10+2 [units] — En-abzu-si [broken line:] x A KA₂ GIR DIM DIM A A KA₂ SAL KA₂

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Nisaba 25, 56

2(N14@f) [+?] |NINDA2×ŠIM|# — bread (akullû-loaves?) 4(N01@f) — basket(s) of ama-pa-gu₂-si 1(N01@f) — nam₂-bilx — (commodity/title?) 1(N01@f) — amar-e₂-nun 1(N01@f) — x-x [...] — x-[...] 1(N01@f)# — IŠ ZU#? 1(N19@f) 2(N04@f) — ab (cows/cattle) 1(N14@f) 1(N01@f) 1(N08@f) — ninda me-ararma₂ (bread/ration of the me-ararma₂ type) 1(N01@f) — beer (and/or) barley 1(N08@f) — nam₂ |ŠEŠ+IB|# 1(N08@f) — lu-du# 4(N01@f) — abgal (sage/expert)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Nisaba 25, 59

3 [rations/units], [...] 3 [rations/units], [...] 3 units, x x 4 units, x x 2 units, x x 2 units, [...] 2 units, x x x UR 1 unit, |ŠEŠE+IB| 1 unit, x 1 unit, x 1 unit, GAL x 1 unit, x 2 units, x 6 (large units), barley available

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Nisaba 25, 63

3(N01@f)# [...] 2(N01@f) , ensix(|PA.SI|)-uri5 2(N14@f) 5(N01@f) , lu2-dugin2 8(N01@f)#? , nin [n] 2(N01@f)# , amar-e2 NIG2# nam#? 3(N14@f) , ensix(|PA.SI|)-|UET2_161b+KI|#? 1(N14@f) 2(N01@f) , ensix(|PA.SI|)#-uri5# 1(N14@f) , munus-alan#-ak IL2 2(N34@f) 3(N14@f) 5(N01@f) , GAN2# du3 APIN ISZ# [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Nisaba 25, 64

4(N14) 5(N01) [units] — nunuz-zi-nanna ("true eggs/seed of Nanna") 3(N14) [units] — kindagal ("great lamentation-singer" / chief cultic mourner) 1(N14) n [units] — Nanna-ur-sag ("Nanna is a hero") n 4(N01) [units] — aya-zi-da ("true/right-hand aya") [...] x EN x [...] 1(N34) [units] — [...] ga 1(N34) [units] — pa-en-ki ("branch/official of Enki") 1(N34) [units] — NIG2 kingal TE [...] 4(N34) [units] — DUR2 UN-uri ("seat/base of the people of Uri/Ur")

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0010

[...] , [...] [...] , ration(?)‑tablet [...] , herald (of the) mother [...] , horn / [fill(?)] 1 , man / calf 1 , eye / vessel‑opening 1 , cattle‑stall + [X] [X] 1 , [X] [X] 1 , AK (work/make?) + AN [...] 1 , [X] + calf + bird 1 , herald (of the) mother , cattle‑stall + mace/weapon , cattle‑stall + mace/weapon [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0011

[...] , [...] X [...] , aromatic(s) / spice(s), fire/fuel [...] 1 (unit/ration) , [...] X — bird(s) [...] , [...] hoe / agricultural implement, water(?), assembly/institutional group , salt(?) — equid(s) , processed/made — ZATU687 [...] , barley(?) — salt(?)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0021

4(N34) 4(N14) 6(N01) [...] , KAL~b2 GU [...] 2(N34) 4(N14) , GU BU~a [...] 2(N34) 2(N14) 8(N01) , TUR [...] 8(N34) [...] 5(N14) 5(N01) , ŠE₃ AN GU₂ GU

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0026

[...] — calf — [ME-category?] — [IB-category?] [...] — female-figure / dam — statue [... lacuna ...] [... lacuna ...] 1 — [HI-qualified] mason / builder of Nanna — female / mother — [GAN×HI compound?] — [performed / made] [...] — [AN] — female / mother — [MUSZ3-category?] — [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0028

3 — choice vessel(s); — [field/storage] [container] 1 — [made/produced(?)] [divine-marker(?)] [MUSZ3-category] 1 — [UR(?)] [vessel/boat(?)] [egg/seed/roe] 1 — mixed wood(-and-)reed 2 — large head(s)(?), [...] [broken] 1 — head(?) great(?), MU, GU2 2 — [day/sun(?)] NU, [ME-category(?)] 1 — large [...] NI2 [...] [broken] 1 — BU [...] [broken] [...] [broken]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0033

[...] [...] [...] [...] pig(-herder/commodity)? [...] 7 (units), young animal(s) X storehouse/building [...] 9 (units), garden/plot MA [...] 5 (units), young animal(s) [in/of] vessel-jar [...] [...] X mixed/qualified?

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0039

[...] GARA2~a, PA~a, GAL~a ('dairy/cream official — overseer — great/chief') 4(N14) — UR~a, SAG ('40 — servant/dependent, head/person') [...] 1(N14)# — NANNA~a, SAG ('[...] 10 — Nanna(-estate), head/person') 1(N14) — [...] ('10 — [...]') 3(N14) — [...] ('30 — [...]') 2(N22)? — [...] ('2(?) — [...]') 2(N01)# — [...] ('2(?) — [...]')

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0040

[...] , [...] received/in hand [...] , [...] X [...] , [...] person/worker [...] , [...] day/sun [...] X , dagger-weapon 3(N14) , ritual-weapon SZITA~c [LAK350] [...] , [...] lord/high-priest [...] , [...] X [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] young animal/calf [...] , [...] young animal/calf 1(N14) [...] , [...] dairy-product official?

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0046

1(N45)# [...] , [...] , [...] 3(N14)# [...] , [...] , KISAL~b1#? AMAR 1(N45) , NUN~a IG~a X 1(N14) , GI4~b X , X AB~a X 1(N34) , |NINDA2x(GISZ.DAR~a)|

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0047

3 (units) — goat(s), storehouse, water(?), MUD, NUN 2 (units) — NE, wood/timber, elder/supervisor, large, dagger/blade 2 (units) — statue/figurine, NE, elder/supervisor, GA'AR 1 (unit) — man, tablet/scribe 2 (units) — NI, day/sun, bird

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0053

2(N01) ? — barley (and) beer — Ur-Nanna, head (person) 1(N01) — head, beer 2(N01) — ration (GAR) — Before/In charge of: BUR, great mother, chancellor (SUKKAL) 1(N01) — head, beer — AN, IM, wife? [PN?] 1(N01) — head, beer — junior/small (TUR), Ur-[PN] 1(N01) — head, beer — king, goat (MASZ) 7(N01) — ration (GAR), king, KAB, DA — [x]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0055

2 [large units], bread/rations of Nanna, head of the dependent-workers 2 [large units] 1 [medium unit], horn/fill — [commodity] — natron 1 [large unit] 1 [small unit counted by weight] 2 [medium units], calf — fresh/new — storehouse [sign:] mixed-grain? [sign:] X — reed(?) — bread/rations 2 [large units] X, [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0068a

[...] , [...] X AMA~b A 3(N01@f)# , barley [...] , [...] TI# storehouse [...] , [...] SZAGAN#? [...] , [...] AK~a# AN# MUSZ3~a#

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0068b

4 (units) — barley, aromatic bread/beer — governor 2 (units) — barley 5 (units) — wood, LA~e? [...] 1 (unit) — barley, aromatic bread/beer — MIR~a, A 2 (units) — barley, A 1 (unit) — LUGAL, great [...] RA? PA3 [...] — [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0071

[...] 3 (large units), KAL-quality — GAR (rations/bread) — large (GAL) dagger/sword (GIR2) 1 (large unit) 3 (large units), barley — GAR (rations/bread) — ZI (flour/rations) ZI (flour/rations) NA 1 (large unit) 3 (large units), barley — GAR (rations/bread) — calf (AMAR) [...] [...] 3 (large units)? — AN X [...] [...] — [...] 1 (large unit)? 3 (large units)?, — SI (horn?) [...] — storehouse (E2)? ME? calf (AMAR) —

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0073

[...] , [...] , barley(?) / flour-ration(?) , NI~b / flour-ration 1(N34@f) 6(N14@f) , barley , processed/made 1(N36@f) 1(N19@f) , ASZ2 , NIN (lady/priestess) , field(-unit) of Nanna

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0077

[...] LUM KA-opening, deficit/deduction [...] 5 (units), large cream/dairy product [...] 3 (units), garlic/onion, cream/dairy, garlic/onion [...] 2 (units), [category marker?], prince/NUN-storehouse [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0081a

4 [units], field/category [sign] GESZTIN~c (wine/grapes?) 1 [unit] 1 [unit] 3 [sub-units], ME~a sheep 2 [units], SZESZ~a# [X] [...], [...] 1 [unit] [...], [...] , ME~a AN# [...] 7 [units], X LUGAL# [...] 1 [unit] X [...], [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0086

[...] [...] 1(N14) [...] [...] [...] PA~a SI URI5 1(N45) [vessels?] URI3~a+IB~a TI KALAM~a 8(N14) calves — courtyard/storage area [...] [vessel type] DUG~axHI [broken] — calves [...] barley — ration/allocation

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0094

[...] field (GAN2), AN, calf (AMAR) [...] dais/shrine (BARA2), mother (AMA) [...] [...] X 1(N22), X basket/container (GA2) X side/rib (DA) 3(N01), head/person (SAG) X dog/servant (UR) 3(N01), horn/fill (SI), mother (AMA), Abzu [...] [...] X [...] [...] 2(N14) 1(N22) 2(N01) [...], timber/wood (GISZ3)? [...] 4(N01), X [...] 1(N22) 3(N01), X [...] [...] 1(N14), day/sun (U4), head/person (SAG) [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0099

4(N14@f) 5(N01@f) [units] — large GAR [rations/bread]; NI, flour/rations (ZI) 5(N14@f) 8(N01@f) [units] — [commodity] AK (processed/made) 3(N14@f) [units] — barley of Uri (Ur), overseer/PA 3(N14@f) [units] — AMA (mother/female head?), statue/figure (ALAN) 3(N14@f) [units] — [...] mixed? (HI?), overseer/PA 4(N14@f) [units] — sanga (temple administrator), young animal/calf (AMAR) [...] [broken] [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0114

[...] , [...] [...] 1(N14) , [...] KALAM~a 1(N51) , vessel (|DUG~a×HI|) — calf/young 1(N51) , sheep — sheep [...] 3(N14) , sanga-official — calf/young [...] , [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 4(N51) 2(N14) , deficit/balance — ration/allocation 5(N14) , deficit/balance — ration/allocation — MUSZ3~a [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0123

1(N14@f) 4(N01@f) [...] , processed/made [...] 1(N14@f) 5(N01@f) , NI~b ZI~a 1(N14@f)# 3(N01@f)# [...] , X [...] [...] , wool(?) [RU] linen [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0124

[...] , [...] X [...] , [...] X [...] , [...] X X [...] , [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N14@f) , X [...] 4(N14@f) [...] , [...] SAL E2~a TI [...] 2(N14@f) [...] , [...] 2(N14@f) [...] , [...] [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0126

[...] [...] calf/young animal 1(N01@f) , GARA2 NE PAP GISZ PA 1(N01@f) , |SZU2.2(N57)| heart/interior + water 1(N01@f) , LUGAL ME SI 1(N01@f) , |DUG~a×HI| LU2 [...] , [...] calf? calf

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0133

[...] , [...] [...] , [...] X [...] , [...] X [...] 1(N14) , [...] 1(N19) 2(N04) , X [...] , SI ABZU# [...] 2(N19) , KAL~b2 [...] 1(N19) 2(N04) , DUG~a# [...] , AN AN AMAR 2(N14)# , KAL~b2 GAR

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0134

[...] [...] TUN3~a, sheep 1(N01@f) TUN3~a, SILA3~a [...] [...] [...] [...] — SAG TUN3~a(?) [...] [...] DA~a TUN3~a, GAR 1(N08@f) — SZUM(?) [...] [...] [...] [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0135bis

[...] [...] storehouse(?) [...] [...] temple-administrator, grapes/wine [...] 2(N14), bundle(?) RA processed/made [...] date-palm, mother(?) vessel(?), horn(?), plow(-team?) [...] X field, grapes/wine, water

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0136

[...] X X [...] 2(N14) 1(N22) — DUB~a, PA3, DA~a 3(N14) 1(N22) — E2~a(?), IGI, BUR~a [...] [...] 2(N14) 1(N22)(?), [...] [...] 1(N14) [...], [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0136bis

5(N19@f) 5(N04@f), X [...] [...] 3(N19@f) 2(N04@f), SAG# [...] [...], SAG# [...] [...] 2(N14@f)#?, SAG# [...] [...], [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0142

[...] [...] GALGA~a[?] [...] [...] A [...] AMAR |DUG~axHI| 3(N14@f) — ENSI 1(N14@f) — MUD KU6~a DIN |MAx2(N57)| AN IR~a MUSZ3~a 3(N14@f) — SANGA~a AMAR 3(N14@f)[?] [...] — [...] ME~a EN~a PA~a KI [...] 1(N14@f) — KISAL~b1 AMAR 3(N14@f) — ME~a SI NAGA~a 1(N14@f) — SI |GA2~a1xNUN~a| AMA~b 2(N14@f) — NI~b ZI~a 2(N14@f) — ALAN~a AMA~b 2(N14@f) — MA |(ZU&ZU).SAR~a| 1(N14@f) — SZAGAN 1(N14@f) — AK~a

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0145

7(N01@f) [...] , KAL [GAR] [...] , [NI] GAR 3(N14@f) , [GIR2] , BU X E2 [...] , [KISAL]? X AMAR [...] , X [...] [...] , [...] , LUGAL GAL [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N14@f) [...] , [...] 1(N14@f) [...] , [...] 3(N01@f) , X X [...] 1(N14@f) [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0147

[...] [...] sheep [...] [...] [...] [...] X [...] LA(?) mother 1, governor/city-ruler (ENSI) 1, overseer (PA~a), lord (EN~a), place (KI) 1, [made/processed] X |GAN~d×HI| [...] [GUR?] 1, NU, [brought out from / issued from] storehouse (E3~a ŠA3~a TA~f) 1, overseer (PA~a), mixed (HI), water/river (A) 1, temple administrator (SANGA~a), calf/young animal (AMAR) [...] [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0152

2(N14@f) 1(N22) 2(N01@f) [units] — field (GAN2) [category:] large (GAL~a), gate/door (IG~a), mother (AMA~b) 2(N14@f) 1(N22@f) [units] — large (GAL~a), master-builder (SZIDIM), blade/dagger (GIR2~a), water (A) 1(N14@f) 1(N22@f) 4(N01@f)? [units] — junior/small (TUR), [category] (SZUR2~b) 2(N22@f) 1(N01@f) [units] — large (GAL~a), mother (AMA~b), gate/door (IG~a) [...broken...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0154

[...] 1(N22), PA~a [...] 2(N22)[?] [...], DU MA NI~b [...] X, A [...] [...] 1(N14), KISAL~b1 [...] [...] 2(N01), KISAL~b1 [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0155

[...] 4, LA~e [...]\n[...] 1(N08), large/great woman/female (with) blade/dagger\n[...] 1, sanga(-official) [with] TAR DA\n[...], X TU~b GARA2 (dairy/butter)\n[...], [...] X\n[...], [...]\n1(N22), [...]\n, [...]\n3 [...], [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0161

[...] X plow, rations, rations 1(N22): mother-storehouse, horn, building-of-the-prince 2(N22): AN, mother-cow 3(N01): great serpent (ušumgal) 2(N22): vessel/boat, [city/place]? 1(N14): ruler, X, [life/arrow?] 1(N22) [...]: [...] 2(N14): [...] mother-storehouse, side-of-the-prince Balance/deficit: LA2 [...] [...]: large/great, X [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0169a + 0182b

[...] 1(N14), |U4×1(N01)| [...] [...], [...] |U4×1(N01)| [...], [...] [...], [...] X 1(N01), GISZ PU2 NUN~a [...] , |U4×1(N01)| [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0170

[...] , [...] [...] , [...] SAR~a? X 4(N01@f) , X SI NAGA~a 1(N01@f) , A 1(N01@f) , E2~a [large] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] SAG UR~a 1(N14@f) , NAM2 2(N14@f)# [...] , ERIM~a? [...] 1(N01@f)# [...] , X SAG SUG5 [...] , AMAR EN2 E2~a [...] , LUGAL# BU~a PA~a SIKIL?

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0171a

[...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N14) , KUN 1(N14) 3(N01) , AN SAG AK~a ME~a 1(N14) , ALAN~a KUR~b TA~f 2(N22) , DA~a DUB~a 1(N22) , UDU~a UDU~a 1(N22) 3(N01) , HI PA~a 2(N22) , TUR UR~a [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0172

[...] ... [...] X [...] 1(N14) 3(N01) , [LA~e?] AN X [...] 1(N14) , A TU~b [...] , HI NE~a PAP~a GISZ~v X [...] [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0176

[...] , [...] X 6(N14@f) , SAL TI [E2~a] — 6 (units): woman/female, alive(?), [storehouse] 4(N14@f) , ME~a NE~a — 4 (units): [category marker] NE 2(N14@f) 2(N01@f) , |(ZU&ZU).SAR~a| A — 2 (units) 2: [(ZU&ZU).SAR] water/liquid [...] 3(N01@f) , BARA2~a AMA~b SI — [...] 3: BARA2, mother(?), SI [...] , [...] X 1(N34@f) 5(N14@f) , GARA2~a NE~a PAP~a GISZ~v PA~a — 1 (large unit) 5 (units): GARA2, NE, elder/supervisor, GISZ, overseer 1(N34@f) 2(N14@f) , PA3 DA~a [...] — 1 (large unit) 2 (units): PA3, DA, [...] 1(N14@f) 4(N01@f) [...] , TUR [...] — 1 (unit) 4: junior/small [...] 5(N01@f) , [...] SAL […

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0182a

[...] , [...] [...] 3 (units) , NI ZI 22 (units) , disbursement (E3), within (ŠA3), not (NU), from (TA) 2 talents 4 (units) , PA overseer/category, A, X [...] [...] , [...] 6 talents , [...] storehouse (E2), new/fresh (GIBIL) 6 talents , large/great (GAL), door/gate (IG) 4 talents 3 (units) , tablet-record (DUB), beside/alongside (DA) [...] 2 talents 3 (units) , sheep (UDU), sheep (UDU) [...] 1 talent [...] , SI, X [...] , [...] BAR, door/gate (IG) , [...] |NINDA2×ŠIM|

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