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~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) [...], [...]

Economy

~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|

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0183

4(N14) [units], barley — [bread/ration commodity] — governor/official 5(N14) 2(N01) [units], AN — MUSZ3 — [allocation] 4(N14) 4(N01) [units], LA LA NI 3(N14) 2(N01) 1(N08) [units], MA — egg/roe [commodity] 3(N14) 3(N01) [units], woman — storehouse — [received/allocated] [...] 2(N01) 1(N08) [units], large/great — cream/dairy product 2(N19) 3(N04) [units], AN — MUSZ3 — [allocation] 2(N19)? 3(N04) [units], LA LA NI 3(N19) 3(N04) [units], MA — egg/roe [commodity] 1(N19) [units], woman — storehouse — [received/allocated] 2(N19) [units], large/great — cream/dairy product 1(N19) [units], SZAGAN [vess…

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0185

[...] 2(N45) 6(N14), [...] bread (NINDA2 type) 1(N36) 2(N46) 2(N19) 2(N04), — SI, inner/heart (ŠA3) 1(N34) 2(N45) 8(N14) 2(N01), barley — PA (overseer/ration category), TUN3 — GIBIL (new/fresh), ŠA3 2(N45) 5(N14), day/sun (U4), dog? (UR) 2(N45) 5(N14), festival (EZEN), calf (AMAR) 2(N45) 5(N14), physician/diviner (AZU), stone (NA) 2(N45) 5(N14) 1(N01), king (LUGAL), great (GAL), dagger/sword (GIR2) 1(N45), SI, X, cattle-stall/father (AB)? 1(N45), AN, AN, calf (AMAR) [...], ADDA, water (A) [...], [...], plow (APIN) 7(N14), bread (NINDA2 type), barley (ŠE), inner (ŠA3), new/fresh (GIBIL)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0187

[...] X HI [...] [...] 2, KALAM MEN A 2, SI KALAM A 3, MA |(ZU&ZU).SAR| X [...] [...] , [...] 3, IGI [...] 1, ME [...] 1, [...] 1, [...] [...] , [...] 1 (large unit) 1 (medium unit) 1 [...] , [...] , TUR X [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0188

1(N50)[?] [...] 2(N14), [...] , PA~a SI |EZEN~a×X| [...] 3(N34@f) 1(N50)? 2(N01@f) [...] , SZE~a [...] [...] , [...] MA BU~a[#] [...] X SI?

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0191

[...] , [...] land (KALAM) [...] 3 (units) , dagger (GIR2) woman (SAL) large (GAL) 1+3 (units) , shearer/collector (UR4) blood/mud (MUD) 1+3 (units) , horn (SI) water (A) [...] , [...] X 1+3 (units) , status/title (NAM2) water (A) 1+3 (units) , garlic/plant (SUM) digging-tool (TUN3) , horn (SI) [commodity] (BU) branch/overseer (PA) vessel/boat (MA) 1+3 (units) , house/storehouse (E2) fire/fuel (NE) not (NU) delivered (DU) [...] , [...] 1 (unit) , [...] 1 (unit) [...] , [...] , X [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0194

[...] , [...] X inner-store/contents DU# [...] 6 , sanga-official — calf/young animal 2 , statue/image — female overseer/dam 2 , overseer/PA X [...] [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0205a

8(N14) 4(N01): barley, [bread/food-ration], milk, flour, flour 2(N14) 3(N01): calf / [junior official], sanga-administrator 7(N14) 2(N01): SI [broken] ... [...]: [...] [bread/food-ration with sign X], barley(?), [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0207

[...] X , [...] 1 (unit) , day/sun [qualifier] ME~a 1 (unit) , UR~a [dog / guard-person]? 5 (units) , ALAN~a [statue/image] + A 5 (units) , LU2 [person/worker] X [...] , [...] 1 (unit) , [...] 1 (unit) , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0215

[...] , [...] [...] , [...] DUB~a PA3 DA~a? 1 (unit) , KAL~b2 GAR , SAG SUG5 , SAL GIŠZ [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] GAL~a? DA~a X 2 (units) , KAL~b2 [...] [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0217

[...] [...] X KALAM~a 1(N19) 2(N04) , DUG~a 4(N19)# , KAL~b2# GAR [...] [...] X [...] [...] X 1(N19) [...] [...] [...] 1(N19)# [...] [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0218

5(N14@f) 1(N01@f)? [...] , 1(N57) BIRD# [...] 3(N14@f) 5(N01@f) , BIRD [seated/source-marker] BU~a [...] , [...] 5(N14@f)# 1(N01@f)# [...] , [...] 1(N14@f) [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0221

5 sheep — processed/worked, [garden/measured?], negated(?); [...] [...] X; 7 [units] — partridge(?)/split(?) — storehouse — fodder — [water?] — calf; [...] 1(N14) [...]; [...]; [...]; [...] 1(N34)# 4(N14) 2(N01) — X [...]; [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0225

4(×60) 4(×10) [= 280 units] , 6(×60) 2(×10) [= 380 units] , 2(×60) 2(×10) [= 140 units] , calf — large — ox? 3(×60) 3(×10) [= 210 units] , mixed? — delivered? 2(×60) 1(×10) [= 130 units] , mixed — calf 6(×60) 2(×10) [= 380 units] , divine/celestial — made/processed 3(×60) [= 180 units] , large — water/offspring 6(×60) [= 360 units] , water/offspring — reed? 8(×60) [= 480 units] , storehouse? — calf 3(×60) 3(×10) [= 210 units] , water/offspring — [X, damaged] 3(×60) [= 180 units] , water/offspring — reed? 10(×10)?# [...] , [...] 6(×60) 2(×10) [= 380 units] , herb/plant? — horn/fill 6(×60) [= 36…

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0229

[...] [...] GAR [...] x [...] 1(N14@f) 1(N01) — A SI EN GAR[?] — [~11 units] 1(N14@f) 5(N01@f) — LAL3 LU2 — [~15 units] 1(N14@f) 5(N01@f) — A GAL AMAR E2 — [~15 units] [ruling line / end of tablet]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0240

1 unit — calf, calf 1 unit — woman (SAL), statue/figurine (ALAN~a) 1 unit — pig (ŠAḪ2), pig (ŠAḪ2), one (additional) [...] — [...] X 1 unit — yellow-green (SIG7), woman (SAL), eye/face (IGI), vessel/bowl (BUR~a) 1 unit — LAM~c, LAM~c, yellow-green (SIG7)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0242

[...] IGI IGI [...] |DUG~a×HI| AMA~b [...] NIN [...] X UB AMAR AMA~b HI HI HI[?]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0254

6(N01@f)# [...] , [...] 1(N01@f) , copper [brought/delivered?] received(?) 2(N57) [given/deposited?] copper 1(N01@f)# , [BU~a] penned sheep X , 1(N04) seed(-grain) 2(N01@f) , sheep

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0257

1(N01@f) [vessel/unit], X [...] LU2 [...] 1(N01@f) [vessel/unit], sheep sheep [...] 1(N01@f) [vessel/unit], NE~a PAP~a PA~a GISZ~v GARA2~a [...] , [...] 1(N01@f) [vessel/unit], X [...] 3(N14@f) [large unit], [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0272

[...] [...] brick/wool? [...] black/dark? head [...] egg-sign egg-sign head [...] cattle-stall/sea? [NN] [...] [...] [...] not/NU lord/EN [...] [...] [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0273

1 [unit]: [commodity: MUD-type/fish product?], MAR~a (boat/container?) — GAL~a (large/great), A (water/liquid?), SA~a 2 [units]: female (SAL), small/junior (TUR) 1 [unit]: ZI~a, A (water/liquid?), HUB2 1 [unit]: NI~b, sheep (UDU~a) 2 [units]: HI (mixed?), storehouse/building (E2~a) 1 [unit]: DUR2, RA, LAGAB~b, DA~a (side/rib?), DAR~a? 2 [units]: female sheep (SAL UDU~a) 2 [units]: ZI~a, A (water/liquid?), HUB2 [remainder blank/uninscribed]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0278

8 [units] — AN, [head(?)] GI(?), SZU, SUM, SUM(?) 3 [units] — ME, SI, NUN 2 [units] [...] — [...] 1 [unit] — [...] 2 [units] [...] — [...] 1 [unit] — [...] X [...] — X X [...] 1 [unit] — calf of Nanna 4 [units] — statue(s) of the Abzu — X, A 1 [unit] — KA, mother(?), mixed(?) —

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0285

1 (large unit) [...] , [...] 1 (large unit) , barley(?) [...] , [divine/celestial?] bread-ration-vessel | mixed/qualified | 2 (small units) , head/person [...] 3 (small units) , [...] , [delivered/disbursed?] X [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0287

[...] [...] TA NAM ŠÀ [...] [...] ŠE NA |ŠU₂.2(N57)| ŠÀ [...] SI AMA NUN? AB GIŠIMMAR [...] [...] EN

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0305

[...] LAK172(?) [fire/NE~a] [...] [...] [fire/NE~a] [elder/supervisor PAP~a] [great GAL~a] [wood/tree GISZ~v] [dagger/blade GIR2~a(?)] [...] 1 [...] [brother/SZESZ~a] X [dagger/blade GIR2~a] [...] [...] [place KI] 1 , [vine/grape GESZTIN~c] [water/liquid A] 1 , [...] 5 , [MUSZ3~a] [AN] [calf AMAR] [...] , [...] [calf AMAR] 2 , [lord/EN~a] |GAN~dx HI| [reed GI] 2(?) [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0344

[...] [...] X [...] [...] GIR2~a (dagger/blade) | URI3~a+IB~a | [...] [...] NU AZU? [...] USZUMGAL A [...] [...] GESZTIN~c (vine/wine) [...] [...] MUSZEN (bird)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0361

6(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) — GAN2 [...] — [...] X DILMUN[?] 3(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) — EN [DUG?] X 1(N14) — AN LA[?] A ME[?] 1(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) — [...] AK [...] 7(N14) 1(N22)[?] 1(N01)[?] [...] — [...] — LUGAL [...] — [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0370

[...] [...] SZA3~a1 [...] AK~a [...] [...] X [...] 1(N01@f)# [...] DUB~a# [...] DA~a [...] X X NE~a PAP~a GISZ~v 1(N22@f) 1(N58) 3(N01@f) , KAL~b2? GI RU X LU2 [...] [...] LU2 [...] [...] 1(N14@f)# [...] X [...] [...] [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 146

5 bundles of reed — foreman: Nig2-si 5 disbursed — 5 Utu-[di?]-ku5[?] — 5 Utu-x-[x] — 1(N51) 3(N14) Sa12-du5 — 1(N51) 2(N14) E2-si — 1(N34) 2(N14) Kisal-si — 2(N51)[?] [x x] — n [...] — 1(N51) Mes-ki-nu-zu — [...]

~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

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 473

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 473. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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