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~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0147

(obverse, upper section — broken) [...] , [...] sheep [...] , [...] [...] , [...] (illegible sign) [...] , LA(?) — AMA (female overseer / dam) 1 (unit) — the ensi (governor/city-ruler) 1 (unit) — PA-EN-KI (the overseer-lord of the place) 1 (unit) — AK ... |GAN×HI| [...] GUR(?) 1 (unit) — NU-È-ŠÀ-TA 1 (unit) — PA-HI-A 1 (unit) — the sanga-official — AMAR (calf / junior) [...] , [...] (the remainder of the surface is lost)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0152

Obverse 2(N14) 1(N22) 2(N01) (units of) field (GAN2), — (for) the chief (GAL) of the door(?) (IG), the AMA-official; 2(N14) 1(N22) (units of field) — (for) the chief builder (GAL ŠIDIM), Gir-a(?); 1(N14) 1(N22) 4(N01)?(units of field) — (for) Tur-šur(?); 2(N22) 1(N01) (units of field) — (for) the chief (GAL) AMA-official of the door(?) (IG); [...] (remainder of the text broken)

Economy

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0154

(obverse, fragmentary) [...] 1 (N22 unit) — PA (overseer/category mark) [...] 2 (N22 units)(?) [...] — DU MA NI (delivered(?) ... container(?) ... oil/fat(?)) [...] (illegible sign) — A [...] [...] 1 (N14 unit, = 10) — the courtyard (KISAL) [...] [...] 2 (N01 units) — the courtyard (KISAL) [...] (remainder broken; reverse uninscribed or lost)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0155

(obverse, fragmentary) [...] 4 (units) ..., LA [...] [...] 1 (N08 unit), the chief(?) ..., female(?) ..., GIR2 [...] [...] 1 (unit), the temple administrator ..., TAR, DA [...] [...] , ... TU, cream/dairy product [...] [...] , [...] ... [...] , [...] 1 (N22 unit) , [...] , [...] 3 (units) [...] , [...] (remainder broken)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0161

(obverse) [...] : ... plow, SUM, SUM (garlic/onions?) 1 (N22-unit) : Ama-..., horn(?), (of) the house of the prince (E2-NUN) 2 (N22-units) : An-ama(?), ox 3 (N01-units) : Ušumgal 2 (N22-units) : MA (container/boat?), Kiš(?) 10 (1 N14) : Lugal-...-ti 1 (N22-unit) [...] : [...] (Break) 20 (2 N14) : [...] Ama-..., house, DA, NUN (storehouse?) ... : deficit (LA2) [...] [...] : great(?) ... [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0169a + 0182b

obverse [...] 10 (units) [...], (on the) 1st day [...] [...] ..., [...] (on the) 1st day [...] ..., [...] [...] ..., [...] (illegible sign) 1 (unit) — wood(?) (of the) well(?) (of the) NUN-institution [...] ..., (on the) 1st day [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0170

(obverse) [...] : [...] [...] : [...] garden-plot(?) ... [broken] 4 (units) : ... horn(?) (and) soapwort/natron 1 (unit) : water(?) (A) 1 (unit) : the great house (palace) [...] : [...] [...] : [...], first quality, ... (UR) 10 (units) : NAM2 (an official/category) 20 [+ ...] (units) : male workers(?) [...] 1 [+ ...] (unit) : ..., first quality, SUG5 (no number) : Amar-EN2-E2 (personal name?) (no number) : Lugal-BU-PA, the pure(?) (personal name/title?)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0171a

(obverse) [...] ... [...] [...] ... [...] 1(N14) [= 10] — KUN (tail?) 1(N14) 3(N01) [= 13] — AN, first-quality(?), AK, ME 1(N14) [= 10] — ALAN(?), KUR, TA 2(N22) — DA(?), DUB (tablet/account sign?) 1(N22) — sheep, sheep (UDU UDU) 1(N22) 3(N01) — HI (mixed?), PA 2(N22) — TUR (small/junior?), UR [...] ... [...] (remainder broken)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0172

(obverse, fragmentary) [...] ... [...] ... (illegible) [...] 13 (units: 1×N14 + 3×N01) ..., LA?, AN, ... (sign illegible) [...] 10 (units: 1×N14) ..., water(?) / A, TU (category/qualifier, damaged) [...] ..., HI ("mixed"?), NE (fuel/fire sign), PAP (marker/total?), GIŠ (wood) ... [...] [...] ... [...] (rest broken)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0176

(obverse) [...] : [...] ... 60 (6×N14) : female ... TI, of the house(hold) 40 (4×N14) : ME NE 22 (2×N14 + 2×N01) : ZU&ZU.SAR-plant, water(ed?) [...] + 3 (3×N01) : dais(-official?) BARA2, mother/AMA, SI [...] : [...] ... 110 (1×N34 + 5×N14) : GARA2 (dairy product?), NE, PAP-official(?), wood/tree, PA(-official?) 80 (1×N34 + 2×N14) : PA3, DA [...] 14 (1×N14 + 4×N01) [...] : small/junior (TUR) [...] 5 (5×N01) : [...] female [...] [...] : [...] ... 10 (1×N14) + [...] : [...] ... : the king(?) [...] (remainder broken)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0182a

(obverse) [...] ... [...] [...] 3 (N04) units — NI, expended(?); 2 (N19) 2 (N04) units — issued(?), from the interior(?), not ...; 2 (N14) 4 (N04) units — the overseer(?) ... [...]; [...] ... [...] 6 (N19) units — [...] (for) the new house; 6 (N19) units — the great door; 4 (N14) 3 (N04) units — chosen(?), tablet(-office?), DA; [...] 2 (N14) 3 (N04) units — sheep, sheep; [...] 1 (N14) [...] units — horn(?) ... [...]; [quantity lost] — [...] BAR-portion(?) (of/at) the door; [quantity lost] — [...] (the sign NINDA2×ŠIM, a bread/ration category). (remainder broken)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0183

(obverse) 4 large measures (N14): barley, in NINDA₂×ŠIM (ration-)vessels — the ruler (ensi); 5 large measures, 2 units: AN-MUŠ₃-AK; 4 large measures, 4 units: LA-LA-NI; 3 large measures, 2 units, 1 small fraction: MA-NUNUZ; 3 large measures, 3 units: the woman of the house of TI (SAL-E₂-TI); [...] 2 units, 1 small fraction: GAL-GARA₂ (the chief of the dairy?); (second accounting section, in the N19/N04 measure system) 2 great measures (N19), 3 sub-measures (N04): AN-MUŠ₃-AK; 2(?) great measures, 3 sub-measures: LA-LA-NI; 3 great measures, 3 sub-measures: MA-NUNUZ; 1 great measure: the woman of…

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0185

(obverse) [...] 2(N45) 6(N14) [measures of grain] — [...] NINDA₂×(GIŠ.DAR) (ration/allotment category); 1(N36) 2(N46) 2(N19) 2(N04) [measures] — — (for) Si-ša ("horn, within"?); 1(N34) 2(N45) 8(N14) 2(N01) [measures] — barley, — (for) Pa-tun, — new (stock), within; 2(N45) 5(N14) — (for) Ud-ur; 2(N45) 5(N14) — (for) Ezen-amar; 2(N45) 5(N14) — (for) Azu-na; 2(N45) 5(N14) 1(N01) — (for) Lugal-gal-gir; 1(N45) — (for) Si-...-ab(?); 1(N45) — (for) An-an-amar; [...] — (for) Adda-a; [...] — [...] the plowman/plow (team); (reverse, summary) 7(N14) — NINDA₂×(GIŠ.DAR) allotment, barley, new (stock), with…

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0187

(obverse, column of case-divided entries; beginning broken) [...] ... HI (mixed?) [...] [...] 2: KALAM, MEN, A 2: SI, KALAM, A 3: MA (container?), (ZU+ZU)-SAR (a garden plant?), ... [...] [...] : [...] 3: IGI [...] 1: ME [...] 1: [...] 1: [...] [...] : [...] 1(N14) 1(N22) 1(N01) [i.e. a compound total: one 'ten' unit, one N22 unit, one single unit] [...] : [...] ... : TUR (small?) ... [...] (remainder broken; reverse uninscribed or effaced)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0188

(obverse, fragmentary) 1(N50)(?) [...] 2(N14) [tens] ... [...] ... PA (overseer/classifying mark), SI (horn?), EZEN-compound sign [...] 3(N34) 1(N50)(?) 2(N01) [units] [...] barley [...] [...] ... MA (container/boat sign), BU [...] ... SI(?) (remainder of the tablet broken away)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0191

(obverse, fragmentary account) [...] : [...] of the Land (KALAM) [...] 3 units : large fine daggers (GIR2 SAL GAL) 1 (N22-unit) 3 units : UR4-MUD (a commodity of unknown identity) 1 (N22-unit) 3 units : SI A (horn[s] ...) [...] : [...] ... (sign illegible) 1 (N22-unit) 3 units : NAM2 A 1 (N22-unit) 3 units : SUM (onions?) — TUN3 (no number preserved) : SI, BU, PA, MA (horn(?) ... overseer(?) ... container(?)) 1 (N22-unit) 3 units : the house/estate (E2) ... NE ... not delivered (NU DU) (Break) [...] : [...] 1 (N22-unit)[...] : [...] 1 (N22-unit) [...] : [...] (final line) : ... [...] (traces o…

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0194

(Obverse) [...] : [...] ... interior/contents — delivered [...] 6 : the temple administrator (SANGA) — Amar (calf/junior official) 2 : ALAN (statue/figure?) — AMA (the 'mother'-official) 2 : PA (overseer?) ... [...] [...] : [...] (remainder broken; the other surfaces are uninscribed or effaced)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0205a

(obverse) 8(N14) 4(N01) [= 84 units] — barley, (in the) NINDA2-measure (of the GIŠ.DAR type), GA, flour(?), flour(?); 2(N14) 3(N01) [= 23 units] — calf(s) (of/for) the temple administrator; 7(N14) 2(N01) [= 72 units] — horns(?) [...]; (Break) [...] — [...] NINDA2×[...]-measure(?), for(?) [...] (remainder broken)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0207

(obverse) [...] ... [...] 1: U4 ME (day/ME-item) 1: UR (guard/personnel designation?) 5: ALAN A (statues/images? ... A) 5: men of ... (LU2 ...) (Break) [...]: [...] 1: [...] 1: [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0215

(obverse) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] tablet(?) (DUB), PA₃, DA(?) 1 (unit) , KAL-category, ration (GAR) , first quality(?), SUG₅ , fine(?) ... wood(-product) [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] large(?) (GAL), DA, ... (illegible sign) 2 (units) , KAL-category [...] [...] , [...] (remainder broken; reverse and edges uninscribed or effaced)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0217

(obverse) [...] ... KALAM (the Land?) 1(N19) 2(N04) — jars 4(N19) — KAL, rations (deposited) [...] ... [...] ... 1(N19) [...] — [...] [...] 1(N19) [...] — [...] (remainder lost; reverse uninscribed)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0218

(obverse) 51(?) [...] — 1 (stroke) ... bird[s] [...] 35 — birds, DUR₂ BU [...] — [...] 51 [...] — [...] 10 [...] — [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0221

Obverse: 5 (units): sheep — AK — SAR — NU (entry perhaps voided) [...] , [...] ... (illegible) 7 (units): variegated(?) ... storehouse — fodder-plant — water(?) — calf [...] 10 (units), [...] (line lost) (line lost) [...] 1(N34) 4(N14) 2(N01) (= 102 units) , ... [...] (line lost) (Remainder of the tablet broken.)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0225

(obverse) 4 sixties 4 tens (= 280) [commodity lost], 6 sixties 2 tens (= 380) [commodity lost], 2 sixties 2 tens (= 140), large calves — oxen(?), 3 sixties 3 tens (= 210), mixed(?) — delivered(?), 2 sixties 1 ten (= 130), mixed calves, 6 sixties 2 tens (= 380), AN — 'made/processed'(?), 3 sixties (= 180), 'large' — A(?), 6 sixties (= 360), A — wood/tree(?), 8 sixties (= 480), calves of the house(?), 3 sixties 3 tens (= 210), A — [sign illegible], 3 sixties (= 180), A — wood/tree(?), 10 tens(?) (= 100?) [...] — [entry lost], (reverse) 6 sixties 2 tens (= 380), fodder-plant(?) — horn(?), 6 sixti…

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0229

obverse (line 1) [...] , [...] food portion(s) (GAR, sign damaged) (line 2) [...] , ... [...] (line 3) 11 (= 1×10 + 1) , ... (A, damaged), horn(s) (SI), the lord (EN), ...(A?) (line 4) 15 (= 1×10 + 5) , honey/syrup (LAL3) — the man (LU2) [of ...] (line 5) 15 (= 1×10 + 5) , A(-)GAL — calf (AMAR) of the house/storehouse (E2) (line 6) (empty case)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0240

(obverse) 1 (unit) — a calf, "Amar-amar"; 1 (unit) — a female figurine (SAL ALAN); 1 (unit) — a pig, "Šaḫ-šaḫ-aš"; (Break) [...] — [...] ...; 1 (unit) — SIG7 (quality-grade), female, IGI-BUR; 1 (unit) — "Lam-lam," SIG7 (quality-grade).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0242

(obverse, fragmentary account in case-lines) [...] , [...] ... IGI IGI [...] , [...] ... jar(-sign compounded with HI), AMA-b (senior/female functionary?) [...] , [...] ... NIN (lady/mistress — title or divine name) [...] , [...] ... (illegible sign) ... , UB AMAR — storage-bin(?) (and) calf (or: junior person) ... , AMA-b ... HI (mixed?) ... , HI HI(?) ... (remainder broken; reverse uninscribed)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0254

(obverse) 6 [...] ... [...] 1 — copper ..., delivered(?), received(?); 2 ..., deposited — copper. 1 — ... (BU) ... (LAGAB) sheep. [n broken] — 1 (small measure) of seed. 2 — sheep. (reverse uninscribed)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0257

(obverse) 1 [unit] — ... [...] man of [...] 1 [unit] — sheep, sheep [...] 1 [unit] — NE (fuel?), PAP, PA, timber, cream/dairy product [...] — [...] 1 [unit] — ... [...] 30 (3 × 10) — [...] (remainder broken)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0272

(obverse) [...] , [...] brick(s) [...] , black(?) — first quality [...] , eggs, eggs — first quality [...] , cattle-stall(?) ... [...] [...] , [...] , ... NU(?) the lord(?) [...] [...] , [...] (remainder broken; the reverse and edges preserve no legible continuous text)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0273

(obverse) 1 ...-vessel(?) (sign MUD3×GU), (with) a MAR-container(?); — the great one(?) ..., A-SA(?); 2 young female(s); 1 (for/of) Zi-a-ḪUB(?); 1 (measure of) sheep tallow; 2 mixed(?) ... of the house; 1 ... (DUR2-RA, block(?), DA, DAR?); 2 ewes (female sheep); 2 (for/of) Zi-a-ḪUB(?); (final case blank) (reverse uninscribed)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0278

Obverse: 80 (units): An(?) — first quality — reed-bundle(?) — received(?) — SUM SUM (delivered/onions?) 3 (units): ME — horns — of the princely storehouse (NUN) 2 (units) [...] — [...] 1 (unit) — [...] 20 (units) [...] — [...] 1 (unit) — [...] ... [...] — ... ... [...] 10 (units): calves of Nanna 40 (units): statue(s)/figure(s) of the Abzu (no number): ... A 1 (unit): KA — mother(?) — mixed(?) (blank line) Reverse: uninscribed.

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0285

(obverse) 10 [...] ... [...] 10 ..., barley(?) [...] ..., AN, (a bread/ration measure: NINDA2×1(N06)), (field-sign GAN combined with HI, 'mixed') 2 ..., first-quality [...] 3 ..., [...] ..., perfect/fattened(?) ... [...] (remainder of the tablet uninscribed or lost)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0287

(obverse, all quantities broken away) [... (number lost)] ... TA, NAM, therein (ŠA) [... (number lost)] ... barley, NA, received(?) (ŠU2), therein (ŠA) [... (number lost)] horn(?), AMA(?), NUN(?), cattle-stall(?), date palm [... (number lost)] ... the lord (EN) (remainder broken)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0305

(obverse) [...] : ...(LAK172?), NE (fuel?) [...] : [...] NE, PAP (overseer?), GAL (great/chief), wood, GIR2 (dagger?) [...] 1 : [...] ŠEŠ (brother?), ..., GIR2 [...] : [...] KI (place) 1 : wine (GEŠTIN) ... A 1 : [...] 5 : MUŠ3, AN, calf (AMAR) [...] : [...] calf (AMAR) 2 : EN (lord), |GAN×HI| (field?), GI (bundle/unit) 2 [...] : [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0344

(Obverse — column of entries, each preceded by a lost numeral) [...] : [...] ... (sign illegible) [...] : [...] gir-animals(?) ... URI-IB(?) [...] : [...] ... NU, the physician(?) [...] : Ušumgal-a (personal name?) [...] : [...] wine [...] : [...] bird(s) (remainder of the tablet broken)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0361

obverse 6(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) — field (GAN2) [...] — [...] ... Dilmun(?) 3(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) — the en (lord) ... jar(?) ... 1(N14) — AN ... water(?) ... ME(?) 1(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) — [...] ... AK ('made'/'performed'?) [...] 7(N14) 1(N22)(?) 1(N01) [...] — [...] — the king (LUGAL) [...] — [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0370

Obverse col. i(?) 1. [...] | [...] ŠA3~a1 [...] AK~a 2. [...] | [...] (illegible sign) 3. [...] 1(N01) | [...] DUB~a [...] DA~a 4. [...] | (two illegible signs) NE~a PAP~a GIŠ~v 5. 1(N22) 1(N58) 3(N01) | KAL~b2(?) — GI — RU — (illegible sign) — LU2 ("man/personnel") 6. [...] | [...] LU2 ("man/personnel") 7. [...] | [...] 8. 1(N14) [...] | (illegible sign) [...] 9. [...] | [...] (Reverse uninscribed / not preserved) Paraphrase of the readable content: an entry of 1(N22) + 1(N58) + 3(N01) units, set against the category KAL~b2, counted in GI-units, marked RU ("given/deposited"), assigned to…

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 146

5 (N51) reed(s) Overseer: Nig-si 5 (N51) — Ba-zi 5 (N51) — Utu-[di?]-ku₅(?) 5 (N51) — Utu-…-[…] 1 (N51) 3 (N14) — Sa₁₂-du₅ (the registrar) 1 (N51) 2 (N14) — E-si 1 (N34) 2 (N14) — Kisal-si 2 (N51)? — … … [n] […] 1 (N51) — Mes-ki-nu-zu (sign written UM) […] (Remainder broken; the lower part of the surface and the reverse are lost or uninscribed.)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Fs Krecher 339-340 07

12 she-goats, 2 male goats — Utu-im-ru. 16 she-goats, 3 male goats — E2-su13-ag2. 33(?) she-goats — Me-mah-nu-sa2. 23 [she-goats] — Nam-mah2-sud3. 15 [she-goats] — Amar-gu2-la2. 40 male goats. 144 — grand total.

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Fs Krecher 341-342 10

1 Lugal-inim-ma(?) 1 Sud-[...]-[...] 1 donkey, [young/prime type] 1 jenny (female donkey) [1]0+5 sheep [n] selected [animals(?)] [...] ... 1 SAG×HA, DI, [...] 1 donkey, [young/prime type] 1 jenny (female donkey) [1]0+5 sheep 5 minas of copper, [weighed as] tun3-la2 [...] steppe(?)-si(?)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Fs Krecher 349-350 17

[n?] AN# [x] [x?] 3: Hu-bu7 1: Ur-Nanshe 1: Bilx-ga-UL4, foreman ½: Mes-ukken 2: Lugal-a2-mah

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Fs Krecher 352-353 20

1 Ig-x-[x] Mes-lu 1 Pa4-UL4-gal 1 Sud3-ki-na[?] 1 Mes[?]-AN-Pa3[?] [1] AK-x-[x] Da[?] x x? UD[?] [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TSŠ 0835

[1] ox — Mes-IGI-NU2 1 amar-u4-sakar [new-moon calf; or: 1 for Amar-u4-sakar] 1 cow 2 — E2-kur-diri ["House Surpassing the Mountain"] 1 — Ki-gal-ku3[?] ["Pure Great Place"] 1 — Ama-AN-RU

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Anonymous 270814

obverse 1. [… …] … Ur-amar-ka₅ [x] 2. 1 (gur) 1 barig — the fisherman, gone/delivered to Šuruppak; 3. [… (quantity)] — the overseer of the boatmen; 4. 1 (gur) 1 barig — the scribe of the storehouse (ganun); 5. 1 (gur) 1 barig — the commissioner (maškim), PA. (reverse: uninscribed / surface eroded, no legible signs)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

AoF 41, 010-014

8 bur₃ of field: ĝeš-ur₃-ra ("the roof-beam field"). 2 bur 1 eše₃ of field: KA-banda₃. 3 bur₃ 1 eše₃ of field: du₆ sal₄-la ("the mound of Salla"). 3 bur 1 eše₃ of field: sur₃ al-lu₂ ("the ditch of Allu"). 2 bur 1 eše₃ of field: du₆ nam-gi ("the mound of Namgi"). (These) fields belong to Ur-lugal-gub. Five brothers — a gift — it was delivered (ba-de₆). The field of the levee, a gift: it belongs to Ĝišgal-si. (Reverse: uninscribed.)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 028

1 (person): Ur-Ninmug; 1 (person): Ur-šerda — Adab: they are resident (there). He-su-be'a, Ašlum, Iritum — they are the ...-men (šu-x-DU-NI-meš).

Daily Life·Economy

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 228

6 niĝ-lam garments, suluḫu cloth; 6 ib-ba-du garments, suluḫu cloth; 4 niĝ-la (belt/sash) garments, suluḫu cloth; 1 du-gi garment, suluḫu cloth; 13 niĝ-la (belts/sashes); 7 ib-ba-du garments; 2 niĝ-lam garments; 4 ha-la-um cloths; 2 aktum cloths. (Reverse uninscribed.)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 269

1 (unit): Ur-e, Lugal-sisa, the fisherman; 1 (unit): Enlila, the cupbearer; 1 (unit): Dudu, (and) Ur-lu, the ploughman; 1 (unit): Ur-nin-[...], Ur-e-iginim; An-ne-šum, Beli-dug.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

DP 034

[…] 2 children (junior workers), Di-[Utu], the foreman; Lu-ad; […] Sud-ur-sag, the foreman; 25 — Ur-egal, the foreman; 20 musicians, AK; 12 (measures of) malt, KA-zi-[da]; […] gal? […]; [Lu?]-di. (uninscribed space) […] delivered. (Reverse: uninscribed; modern museum markings only — "AO 13242" and the label "XV / DP 34".)

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