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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 077

(obverse) 1(N14) — purchase/exchange of barley; KI (place/origin). 1(N14) 2(N01) — storehouse(?); barley; the EN (lord/priest-ruler); NUNUZ. 1(N14) 3(N01) — barley; given/deposited (RU). 2(N19) — given/deposited (RU). [3(N19)] — [...] (entry broken). 2(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) — given/deposited (RU). 4(N14) — barley; fish/fishermen (KU6). (reverse — totals) 7(N14) 5(N01) — barley. 7(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) — (grain measures, no commodity sign preserved). [1(N45)? 5(N14)? 3(N01)?] 3(N41) — barley [...] (remainder lost).

~3100 BCE·Uruk Period

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CUSAS 01, 079

Obverse 2(N34) 2(N36) 6(N14) 3(N19) 2(N01) — new (grain), barley; purchase-price; |U4×2(N57)|; NAM2 3(N34) 1(N14) 5(N01)# — barley 2(N46) 2(N19) — 3(N14)# [...] — 3(N19) [...] 3(N04)# — (Reverse: surface largely broken; further numerical entries and impressed round/oblique number-signs are visible but not covered by the transliteration.)

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 080

Obverse 1(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — GI [...] — EN~a, DUR2, ZATU751~a, ŠU [...] 5(N14) 2(N19) 5(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — barley; 2(N57) ŠU; EN~a, EN~a, DUR2, ZATU751~a, PA~a 5(N14) 1(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — barley (Reverse / final entry) 2(N19) 4(N04) (The numerical signs are given here in their archaic notation: N14, N19, N01, N39a, N24 and N04 are distinct units of the archaic grain-capacity system, and N57 belongs to a further numerical series. Several cases are broken away and cannot be read.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 081

Obverse 1(N34) — road (KASKAL), 3(N57) house/storehouse, barley 1(N19) — I(?), delivered [...] [...] — [...] |ZATU737×DI| — temple administrator (SANGA) [...] 1(N14) 1(N19) — barley [...] — barley 4(N19) — (Remaining entries broken; the reverse and edges bear further ruled cases whose signs are largely effaced.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 082

Obverse […] 1 (N14 unit) — barley; AN; festival(?); consumed; ZATU659; PA […] — […] 1 (N39a) — GAL (chief/large); [unreadable sign] 3 (N39a) — beer 1 (N39a) — delivered; temple administrator; the city 1 (N39a) — GI (reed-unit); NIN 2 (N39a) 1 (N24) — SAL SAL (fine/female, twice) 2 (N39a) 1 (N24) — […] […] — […] 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — temple administrator; SZIR 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — SAL (fine/female); [unreadable sign] 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — [unreadable sign] 1 (N39a) — NE (fire/fuel) 1 (N39a) — […] (Reverse uninscribed.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 084

(obverse, column i) [...] , [...] 8(N14) , PAP~a Šubur 1(N45) , [...] [...] , DUB~a 1(N45) , [...] 2(N14) , [...] [...] 2(N34) , [...] barley (ŠE~a), DUB~a [...] (Remaining cases and the reverse are broken away; no further text is preserved on the surviving fragments.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 086

Obverse column i 1. 3 (N01) 2 (N59) — GAL~a ME~a SZESZ~a 2. 4 (N01) 3 (N59) — SAL SZA GU~a 3. 2 (N14)? 2 (N01) 1 (N59) — [...] 4. [...] — [...] 5. [...] — [...] 6. [...] — [...] (Break) Reverse [...] — SZU TUR ("in hand of / received — small")

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 088

Obverse (fragmentary, ruled into cases) 6 (N01) — oxen (GU₄) […] (N…) — horn(s) (SI) […] (N…) — onion/garlic (ŠUM) copper (URUDU~c)(?) … (unidentified sign ZATU777) 5 (N14) — barley (ŠE~a); (then, in successive cases:) AN — KID~b — BA (allotment) — TAK₄~a — ERIM~a (work-troop/men)(?) — GIŠ (wood) — NIM~a — EN~a (lord) — ḪI — ŠITA@g~a — DU (delivered/brought) — KU₃~a (precious metal/silver) — IB~a — SUḪUR (carp) Reverse: uninscribed, or wholly effaced — no signs recoverable.

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 090

Obverse 2(N14) barley — AN, NUNUZ ("egg/spawn"), ZATU788 3(N01) barley — TA(?), Uruk, HI ("mixed") 3(N04) — AB (cattle-stall/institution), beer 1(N41) 1(N28) — |U₄ × 2(N01)| (day-sign enclosing 2) [...] (one case with an illegible sign) Reverse / second section 2(N19) — AN, NUNUZ, ZATU788 3(N04)[?] — TA(?), Uruk, HI ("mixed") 2(N41) — |U₄ × 1(N01)| (day-sign enclosing 1), AB (cattle-stall/institution) 1(N04) — consumed / disbursed as rations.

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 092

obverse (?) [...] — GIŠ₃~a (timber/wooden item) 1(N19) 3(N14) 1(N01) — |LAGAB~b.TE|, barley, SI (horn), delivered, SI4~f 2(N14) 2(N01) — barley 1(N19) 5(N04) — [no entry preserved] [...] — [...] (Remainder broken; the opposite face is entirely eroded and preserves no legible signs.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 095

(obverse) 1. [...] kid(s)/young goat(s) [...] 2. [...] storage-heap; beer 3. 1(N45) 5(N14) 3(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N29~a) 1(N30~c) — barley (reverse) 4. 7(N19) 5(N04) 1(N29~b) 5. consumed (rations disbursed)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 097

Obverse 1 (N01) — [...] NE~a (fire/fuel) 2 (N42~a), 1 (N25) — TUR3~a (cattle-pen) ME~a [...] — [...] (illegible sign) 1 (N42~a) — ZATU729(?) 1 (N42~a) — LU2, AMA~a, UDU~a (sheep) Reverse [...] — [...] EN~a (lord/institutional head) [...] — [...] ŠU, UR5~a 3 (N41) — TAR~a [...] 1 (N20)(?) — U2~b (fodder/plant material), KU6~a (fish)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 099

Obverse 4 (N01) — barley — U4×2(N57) 1 (N14) — barley — RU 1 (N14) — barley 2 (N14) — barley — seed-grain (NUMUN), BU~a 1 (N45) 5 (N14) — barley 1 (N14) 3 (N01) — barley — the household (E2~a) RU 1 (N45) 1 (N14) — A(?), NAR 3 (N14) — ZATU773~a, GIR3@g~b 2 (N14) — DU (delivery/bringing) 1 (N14) 4 (N01) — TUR, GIŠ3~b 4 (N14) — the settlement (URU~a1×KI), the lord (EN~a) 3 (N14) 2 (N01) — PAP~a, BU~a, [NAM2], barley (Break) [...] — X, SAR~a(?), NIR~b, the settlement (URU~a1)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 100

Obverse 1. 5(N14) — barley: BU~a, PAP~a, NAM2 2. DU (delivered), ŠE3, NI~a, BU~a 3. NAGAR~a, ZI~a, SANGA~a (the temple administrator) Reverse 1. 1(N34) 1(N45) 5(N14) 4(N1) — barley 2. 6(N19) 3. DU (delivered), ŠE3, NI~a, BU~a 4. NAGAR~a, SANGA~a (the temple administrator), ZI~a (The numerals are given in the archaic ŠE capacity system and are left in their sign values rather than converted; the small circular and D-shaped impressions on both faces are the counters themselves.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 101

(obverse, columns/cases — mostly broken) [...] , [...] 7(N14) , barley — consumed (rations) [...] , [...] [...] 4(N14) , [...] [...] 5(N14) , [...] [...] 2(N14) , [...] [...] , [...] [...] 4(N01) , [...] [...] 1(N04)(?) , [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] [...] 1(N01)(?) , [...] [...] , [...] (No further legible text; the remaining cases and the reverse are effaced or broken away.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 107

Obverse (proto-cuneiform, case-ruled) case 1: [...] — [...] case 2: [...] 2(N14) — TA, fine(?)/female, mixed(?) case 3: [...] 3(N19) — PAP, Uruk case 4: 1(N04) 1(N41) — assembly (UKKIN), NA, fish (KU6) case 5: 2(N41) — TA, fine(?)/female, mixed(?) case 6: [...] — [...] (Reverse: no legible inscription preserved; surface eroded and broken away.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 109

(obverse) […] , […] (one illegible sign) […] 1(N46), 1(N14), 1(N57) — the storehouse (E2~a); disbursed (BA) 5(N19), 2(N57) — the storehouse (E2~a) […] , […] […] , […] […] , […] (reverse) 1(N46), 6(N19) — disbursed (BA); the storehouse (E2~a)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 111

Obverse (col. i) 4(N14) 2(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N30~c) — barley (ŠE) [...] 1(N04) 1(N41) [...] — [...] (col. ii / lower register) 2(N18) 4(N03) 1(N30~c) 1(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N28) — |ḪI×1(N57)| GU [...] — [...] (Reverse: uninscribed / blank)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 112

(obverse) [...] 2 (N34) — [...] beer, LAGAB~b (container/enclosure) [...] — (unidentified sign) [...] N (numeral) — (unidentified sign) 2 (N14) — barley 1 (N18) 1 (N03) — (commodity lost) 1 (N14) 1 (N01) — (unidentified sign) HI@g~a [...] — [...] (blank/broken) — [...] (The remainder of the surface, including the reverse, is broken or too eroded to yield a continuous reading; the transliteration ends here.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 115

Obverse (left column) 1. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for |GIŠ×ŠU₂~a| (an office/institution) 2. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for IM~a 3. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for NAGA~a 4. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for [...] 5. 2(N14) — barley, ration(s) for UNUG~b (Uruk) 6. [...] — [...] the temple administrator (SANGA~a) 7. [...] — (one illegible sign) 8. 1(N39~a) 1(N24) — barley, UB, new (GIBIL) 9. 1(N01) — barley, fish / fishermen (KU₆~a) 10. 1(N04) — GIŠ₃~b PA~a KÙ~a 11. 1(N19) 12. [...] — [...] (Further section / totals) 13. 1(N01) 1(N39~a) 1(N24) — LAGAB~b (container/aggregate), barley 14. 1(N19) 1…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 118

(obverse, upper cases — destroyed) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N01) , [...] ZATU714, ŠA₃~a1, MU [...] [...] , [unreadable sign] [...] (lower cases) [...] 1(N01) , GAR, LAGAB~b 2(N01) , U₄, GAR 3(N14) , [...] [...] 1(N14) , [...] (remainder lost; reverse uninscribed/effaced)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 119

4 (units) — fodder(?)/plant, threshing-floor, day-sign 5 (units) — rations/bread(?), day-sign, [quality-marker NUN] 2 (units) — day-sign, "opened," fodder(?)/plant 1 (unit) — day-sign, "opened" [...] — [...] 1 (large-unit) — rations/bread(?), day-sign, fodder(?)/plant 1 (large-unit) — the sanga-official, [...], cattle-stall/storage(?), TUN3-container(?) [...] — [...] 2 (units) — storehouse, sky/AN(-marker) 3 (units) — spear/dagger-sign (SZITA) 1 (unit) — remainder/allotment, at/from (place) — beer 1 (unit) — sky/AN(-marker), storehouse 1 (unit) — remainder/allotment, at/from (place) — ja…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 126

[...] , ABZU(?) 3(units) , LA2 SUG5 1(unit) GUG2 1(unit) , AN(?) KU3 (silver/shining) [...] , SZUBUR (dependent-worker) GUG2(?) 1(unit) , NIM (person/high-status?) [...] , HI (mixed?) [...] , ABZU(?) [...] , [...] 1(unit) , DU8 (released/allotted?) GUG2 X 1(unit) , SAL (woman) SZU PAP (total/overseer) [...] , [...] 6 (units of) , barley , 6 (units, restated)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 130

[...] , [...] [...] 1 (unit) , mixed(?)-commodity 1 (unit) — NE~a [fire/fuel(?) commodity] [...] 1 (unit) 1 (unit) 1 (unit) 1 (unit) , 1 (unit) — mixed(?)-commodity [...] 1 (unit) , MAR~a [boat/container(?) commodity] [...] 1 (unit) 2 (units) [...] , [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 131

1 (unit) 1 (unit) — cattle-stall(?): ZATU714 (commodity) 1 (unit) — ZATU710, PAP-official/total: storage-bin, allocated portion 1 (unit) — horn(?): axe(?) 2 (units) — ZATU710: storage-bin, allocated portion, silver, father(?) 3 (units) — ZATU710: Uruk 3 (units) — ZATU710: storage-bin, allocated portion, Uruk 3 (units) — storage-bin, allocated portion, Uruk 1 (unit) — storage-bin, allocated portion: barley, delivered, water(?) 1 (unit) — storage-bin, allocated portion: oil, vizier 1 1 1 (units) — field/commodity-category: ISZ (commodity) 1 (unit) — ZATU714 3 (units) — [unclear sign] 1 (unit) —…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 133

[...] 4 (units), [...] [...] , (2 illegible signs) [...] , [...] storehouse, bin(?) [...] , [...] seed(-grain)? 1 (unit) , [...] 1 (unit) , mixed(?) 1 (unit) , barley? carp(-measure): cattle-stall/institutional category

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 135

[...], barley — disbursed. 1(N01) field(-unit)/GAN2 — given/deposited, base of the city. 3(N57) — into the hand of / at the border(?). 1(N01), the lord/overseer — delivered — wood, carp, reed, wood, ... , overseer, pure/silver, water, x. 1(N01), the lord/overseer — water, delivered, small, x, [...]. [...] , [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 136

1 (N01), 4 (N39~a) — [......] [......] — [......] [......] — [......] [......] — [......] 2 (N42~a), 1 (N25) — lion(-skin)(?), disbursed 1 (N01) — mixed/HI [......] — [......]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 137

1(N51) [...] 1(N28): NE~a-GUG2 (processed GUG2-foodstuff) X: [...] 1(N14): [...] 1(N28): NE~a-GUG2 1(N14): [...] GUG2 of the city 2(N39~a): cattle-stall(?) BULUG3-goods of the city, returned [...] 1(N03) [...]: [...] [x] of the city, consumed City purchase/exchange: cattle-stall(?), day 1, consumed, BULUG3-goods Purchase/exchange, consumed

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 138

1(N14) unit(s): [LAGAB×ŠA] [LAGAB×ŠITA] (a container/implement type) 2(N01) unit(s): [DUG variant vessel] 2(N01) unit(s): SZEN-vessel (cauldron/pot) 1(N01) unit: DUG-vessel (jar) 1(N01) 1(N26) unit(s): DU6 (storage-heap/beer-mound entry) 5(N01) 1(N29a) unit(s): SAG (person/head-count or recipient) 2(N01) unit(s) [...]: GAR (bread/ration allotment) [...] AN — BA (disbursed) [...] KU6 (fish) [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 139

2(N34) 1(N14) 1(N01), GUG2(-commodity) — in the hand of / delivered by (SZU) 2(N34), SI-A (horn-vessel? / liquid measure) [...], [...] 2(N14), bird(s) (MUSZEN) — bin/compartment (UB) [...], [...] [total:] [...] 6(N34) [...] 1(N14) [...] 3(N01)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 144

[...] 2(N14) [...] , barley (ŠE~a) [...] 1(N14) [...] , [...] [...] , X [...] , [...] 3(N01) , HI-mixed(?) GAR-ration |ZATU714×HI~a| |ZATU651×GAR| [...] , [...] [...] 2(N14) [...] [...] , [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 146

(Obverse) [...] , [...] 5(N01) , DU8~c@g 6(N01) [...] 1(N14) 1(N01) , X GU7 NAGA~a |U4x1(N01)| SANGA~a SANGA~a GAL~a (Break) 1(N24~b) , [...] [...] , TE [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 153

[...], [...] [...], NU11 (shining/bright) [AN] (sky/heaven, broken) [...] 1(N01), AN (sky/deity) ŠA3 (heart/interior) UR2 (base/root) [...], [PA] (overseer) KU3 (silver/bright) A (water) [GIŠ3] (broken, sign uncertain) 1(N22), GUG2 (cheese) KAŠ (beer) BAR (portion/disbursement) 1(N01), GUG2 (cheese) 1(N01), ZATU776, X (sign not identified) [...], [...] 1(N01), DUB (tablet) SANGA (temple administrator) 1(N01), GA2 (storeroom) ME EN (lord/high official) ŠU DU (delivered/brought by hand) 1(N01), TUR3 (cattle-pen) 5(N57) 2(N01), ME DAR PAP (total/supervisor) 2(N01), AN NU11 (shining) [...] 1(N14),…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 157

(Obverse) 1. 4 (N39a units): fish (KU6) — [sign] ZATU710 2. 3 (N39a units): [compound sign] ZATU714×HI(g) — ME 3. sanga (administrator) — TUR3 (cattle-pen/byre) 4. 1 (N39a) + 1 (N24) units: U4 (day/sun sign) — GAR (rations/bread) 5. 1 (N39a) + 1 (N24) units: [sign] ZATU710 — fish (KU6) — kisal (courtyard/storage compound) 6. 1 (N14 unit): TUR3 (cattle-pen/byre) — ME 7. 2 (N01 units): [sign] ZATU710 — HAL — [compound sign] ZATU714×HI(g)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 160

4(N01) units, |NINDA2xHI| (commodity) — sanga (administrator) 2(N01) units, GISZ3 (wood/timber, variant b) — sanga (administrator) 2(N01) units, EN (lord/high official) [...] [2(N01)] units, [...] ME (sign of uncertain value) DUG (vessel) [...] 1(N14) unit, DUG (vessel) — disbursed (BA) — |AMA~axE2~a| (institution/storehouse compound)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 162

(Obverse) [...], HAL 1(N30~a), KASZ~b [compound sign ZATU714×HI@g~a] MU 2(N01), U2~a DU6~b 3(N01), U4 SAL HAL 2(N14), TUR HAL# SAL 2(N01), EN~a TU~b [compound sign GISZ×SZU2~a] 2(N14) 5(N01), SZITA~a1 NAMESZDA X 5(N01) 1(N57), GAL~a 1(N01), [...] [...], [...] (remainder broken/illegible)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 163

1(N14) 8(N01), AMAR AB2 4(N14) 5(N01), [...] UB [...] [...], [...] [...], [...] [...] 1(N01), KISIM~b 3(N02) 1(N01), U4 GA~b

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 172

5(N01) 1(N24), HI (mixed-commodity marker) — (of) Uruk. 1(N01) 1(N24) 1(N16), HI (mixed-commodity marker) — (of) the ERIN (labor-troop/work-force) (of) the E2 (storehouse), UR2. 1(N01) 1(N24) 1(N28) 1(N30~c), HI (mixed-commodity marker) — [...] 4(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24), HI (mixed-commodity marker) — in the hand of (ŠU) the UR5 (dependent-worker group). New (batch, GIBIL): 1(N04), SAG (head/person).

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 173

[...] , [...] [...] , [...] 4(N01) 2(N39~a) 1(N24) , MU |ZATU714xHI@g~a| 3(N14) , sheep 1(N01) , carp(-fish) 1(N52) 1(N01) , DUG-vessel (1(N57) variant) 8(N01) , [into the hand of / SZU2] [1(N01) , ZATU644~a] 2(N01) , ZATU753 [...] , [...] 4(N01) [1(N08)] , HASZHUR (fruit) 2(N01) , MA-vessel ZATU735~b 2(N01) , GA2-container ZATU1xX NI RU 2(N57) SU GIBIL [consumed/GU7]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 174

1. 5(N47) sila — [commodity], SANGA-official, U4×3(N57) (sign/measure) 2. fish(?) [commodity], courtyard 3. bird, storehouse 4. horn(?), ME-sign 5. EN (lord/high official), NE-sign 6. BU-sign, PAP-official/overseer, NAM2 7. LAGAB+LAGAB (double-LAGAB sign), jar/vessel, ground/place 8. [...] hand/SZU [...] 9. X X (illegible/damaged signs) 10. TE, RU ("given/deposited")

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 175

2(N01) units, GIŠ-E₂ (wood/house-sign commodity) 6(N01) units, DUG-vessel (compound sign, DUG×UDU×TAR type) 6(N01) units, KID-mat (reed mat, variant b) 1(N14)+7(N01) units, MA (vessel/boat) 1(N14)+[...] units, SZEN-vessel (cauldron, variant b) Disbursed (BA): tablet (DUB) of the storehouse (E2) of the land (KALAM), city (URU), barley (ŠE), plot/garden (SAR) , oil/fat (NI) — disbursed (BA)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 176

(Column 1) 6(N14) — barley — UR2 (blank/case division) — purchase — disbursed (Column 2) 4(N34) 1(N36) 2(N45) 3(N14) — barley, disbursed; purchase of fish; (in) the courtyard/storage-yard (KISAL) (Column 3) 4(N34) 1(N45) 3(N01) — barley 1(N36) 9(N19) (Final entry) 3(N19) 3(N04) — LAGAB.TE (compound sign)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 177

1(N01), fish (KU6~a) — ration/mouth-portion (KA~a) 2(N02) 1(N04) 1(N02) [...], [...] 1(N02) [...] 1(N01), small/junior (TUR) [...] 1(N01), reed (GI#) X 1(N01) [...] [...] 3(N01) [...], from (TA~a) [...], [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 178

1. 3 units — fish — (of the) courtyard/storage-area (KISAL) 2. 3 units — horn(s) (SI) — ME 3. 3 units — 1(N57)-bird (MUŠEN) — storehouse (E2) 4. 2 units — RU (given/deposited) 5. 3 units — BU (commodity) — DU (delivered) 6. 3(N01) 3(N57) — PAP (total/supervisor marker) 7. 6 units — to Šuruppak 8. the lord/EN — TE — disbursed (BA) 9. 2(N14) 3(N01) — the lord/EN — TE — disbursed (BA)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 181

Obverse: 1. 8(N01) — DU (delivered/brought), commodity: ZATU737xBUR [sign partly damaged] 2. 1(N01) — TI (variant t), GIR3 (variant g/b) 3. 1(N01) — BAHAR2 (variant b, 'potter' sign) 4. 1(N01) — DU (brought) to the E2 (house/storehouse) [E2 sign damaged] 5. 1(N01) — ZATU773 (sign, function uncertain) Reverse: 6. 1(N01) — EN (lord/high official), ŠA3 (variant a2-g, 'heart/inside') 7. 1(N14) 3(N01) [i.e. a compound quantity of one N14-unit plus three N01-units] — A (water) [sign damaged], ŠU ('hand'/received) 8. 5(N01) — BA (disbursed), DU (brought), commodity: ZATU737xBUR 9. 3(N01) — ŠU ('hand…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 182

[...] — cattle-stall/institutional entry (AB) 1 (N08 unit): AN, disbursed (BA), cloth (TUG2) 1 (N01 unit): sign ZATU776, base/root (UR2) 1 (N01 unit): sheep (UDU) 1 (N01 unit): carp/fish (SUHUR) ZATU776, cattle-stall (AB), MU (year/name) [...] , [...] (break) 1 (N14 unit): X, [...] cattle-stall (AB), AN, disbursed (BA) 1 (N14 unit): LAGABxSZITA-sign, LAGABxSZITA-sign (doubled) 2 (N01 unit): sign ZATU710, field-enclosure sign (LAGAB), mixed/HI field-enclosure sign (LAGAB), city (URU), AN, disbursed (BA) [...] , [...] (break) 4 (N01 unit): LAGABxSZITA-sign 2 (N01 unit): [...] (break)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 184

1(N45) 4(N14), GIR3 (foot/toe or dagger) ZATU773 1(N45) 1(N14), NAR (musician) A [...], [...] 1(N45), ME KU3 (silver) URU UR 5(N14), URU×KI EN (lord) [...], [...] [...], X X (unidentified signs)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 187

Obverse: 1. Lamb(s), milk, [sign uncertain] [...] 2. [Lamb(s)], milk [...] 3. Lamb(s), [LAGAB-sign]; lord/UMUN2, DU (brought/delivered) 4. Lamb(s); sanga-official, tablet/record 5. EN (lord/high official); LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB (five LAGAB-signs), lamb(s) (Break) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] (Break ends) LAGAB-sign; [...] Lamb(s); [...] LAGAB-sign; storeroom(-sign) GA2, fish LAGAB-sign; wood/GISZ3 SZU (hand/total), TUR (small/junior)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 188

1(N05), great/overseer(?) [GAL~a] ... U4×1(N57) [...] 1(N05), lord/EN2, 3(N57) [...] 1(N05), overseer(?) [PA~a] of the city [URU~a1], beer-festival [EZEN×KASZ~b], U4×4(N57) Consumed/disbursed [GU7], beer-festival [EZEN×KASZ~b], U4×6(N57) (Reverse: uninscribed / no surviving signs)

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