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~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Cuneiform Akkadian clay tablet 1

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Small clay tablet with cuneiform writing on both sides (in Akkadian language), from Early Old Babylonian period. It displays an account of labor, specifically refe…

Economy·Daily Life

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- account text concerning bitumen, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 134

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Akkadian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Economy·Daily Life

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- house sale contract, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 204

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Akkadian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Economy·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0695

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0695. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0748

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0748. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0830

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0830. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0868

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0868. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0874

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0874. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0885 + 1062

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0885 + 1062. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0942

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0942. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 1001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

BuB 1, 203-208

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — BuB 1, 203-208. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 27, 058

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 058. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 27, 060

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 060. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 27, 071

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 071. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 27, 072

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 072. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 27, 228

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 228. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 35, 268

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) ?) — CUSAS 35, 268. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 35, 517

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) ?) — CUSAS 35, 517. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

ETB 2, 23

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 23. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

ETB 2, 34

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 34. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

ETB 2, 37

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 37. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

FAOS 19, pl. 9, Ki 2

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — FAOS 19, pl. 9, Ki 2. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

FAOS 19, pl. 9, Ki 4

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — FAOS 19, pl. 9, Ki 4. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Fs Kienast, no. 1

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Fs Kienast, no. 1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

HSS 10, 008

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — HSS 10, 008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

HSS 10, 010

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — HSS 10, 010. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

HSS 10, 012

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — HSS 10, 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

JCS 01, 348, 11

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — JCS 01, 348, 11. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MAD 1, 170

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 1, 170. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MAD 1, 282

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 1, 282. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MAD 5, 022

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 5, 022. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MAD 5, 075

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 5, 075. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MAD 5, 081

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 5, 081. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MAD 5, 083

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 5, 083. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MAD 5, 091

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 5, 091. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MCS 9, 251

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MCS 9, 251. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MCS 9, 252

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MCS 9, 252. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

OAIC 47

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — OAIC 47. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

OAIC 52

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — OAIC 52. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

OAIC 53

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — OAIC 53. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RTC 077

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 077. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

SBen 21

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) ?) — SBen 21. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

TMH 05, 050

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TMH 05, 050. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

USP 63

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — USP 63. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0636

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0636. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0661

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0661. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0708

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0708. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0963

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0963. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AfO 25, 104 15

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AfO 25, 104 15. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life