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~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 245

[...] [...] 1(N45) [...] [...] M288, 1(N34) [...] [...] |M157+M288|# M125# M388 [...], [...] [...], [...] 3(N01) 3(N39B) 1(N30D) 1(N39C) M305# M016# M288, [...] [...] M157 |M175+M175| M288, 2(N34) [...] [...] [M288], [...] 2(N45)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 247

M157 [heading/rubric sign], |M195+M057|? |M218+M288| M001 M288 , 1(N34) 1(N45) 4(N14) [= large quantity, approx. 64+ units] [...] M195~d M288 , 2(N45) 2(N14) [...] [= approx. 22+ units] [...] , [...] 6(N14) [= 6 units of some commodity] [reverse, largely illegible]

Economy

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 251

[Heading/rubric: M157] M383~j / M260~1 — 1 M036 — 2 M111(?) / M388 / M057 / M240 / M377~e / M347 / M371 — <1> M036 — 5 M297 — 4(N39B) 2(N30C) 1(N30D)[?]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 252

[Heading/rubric:] M157 |M106~2+M288| : 1(N02) M288 : 2(N34) 1(N45) 1(N14) [...] 5(N01) 2(N39B) 1(N24) |M106+X|# : 1(N08) M288 : 1(N34)? 9(N14) 1(N01) |M106~2+M288| : 1(N02) M288 : 1(N45) 4(N14) [...] : [...] 2(N34)# [...] 2(N01) 2(N39B) [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 253

[Sign cluster: M327+M342] (broken/uncertain) [Sign cluster: M153+M106~a] M066 M242~b M096 M387~eh M004 M346 , 5 [M249~m] [M332~d?] [M057~a2?] M346 , 2 M370 M346 , 1 [M218~d+M288?] x M218 M346 , 2 M346 , 1 (larger unit)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 254

M157 [heading/rubric] M374~c : 2 M124 M391 M218~b M295~wa [...] : [...] 4 [units] 3 [units] 1 [unit(??)] [...] : 1 [large unit] 3 [units] 2 [sub-units] [...] M066 : 1 [large unit] 3 [units] 3 [sub-units] M218 M370 M219 M263 : 2 M263 M242~b M096 : 5 M386~a M242~b M096 : 1 [large unit] 2 [units] 2 [sub-units] [...] M352~n |M218+X|(?) : [...] M218 M295~ka M218 : 3 M146 M380 M263 [...] : [...] [...] M218 M295~ka M218 : 3 [illegible entry] [...] : 2 [highest units] 2 [large units] 3 [sub-units] 1 [smallest unit(?)]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 256

[...], [...] M376, [1(N08)?] M046 M254~b, 1(N01) M218 M250~ba [...], [...] [...] M024 M033(?) M376, 1(N08) M254~b1 M046 [...], [...] [...] M380~b M295~y(?) M263~1 M376, [1(N08)?] [...] M096(?), 1(N01)(?) [x x ...], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 258

[...] M388 M057~b1 M099 M371 M288, 4(N01) [...] [...], [...] 1(N01) [...] M004 |M218+M101| M371, 5(N01) M377~e |M106+M288| [...], [...] 1(N24) M380 M371, 1(N14) M295~u M220, 4(N01) M387~c × M387 M218, 3(N01) M301 |M296+M296| M057, 2(N01) M290? [...], M288, 5(N14)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 260

[...] M302~s, 2 M288, [...] [...] M262 M262 M096, 5 + 2(N39B)# [...] [...] x, 4 M056~e M288, [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 264

[...] |M106+M288|, [...] [...], [...] 2(N39B) M391 , 1(N01) M288 , [...] [...], [...] 2(N01) 2(N39B) M391 , 1(N01) M288 , [...] [...], [...] 1(N01) M288 , 1(N34) 1(N45) [...] M288 , 2(N45) M295~ka M157~a M288 , 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 266

[...] [...] 4 M374~c [...] [...] [...] [...] 6 M281~f M149~a1 M387 [...] [...] [...] M075~m(?) M149~a1 x [...] [...] [...] 1 x [...] [...] [...] [...] 4 M057 [...] [...] M387 2 (large unit) M136(?) [...] [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 268

[...] [...] 3 M346 , 1 [x x] [...] , [...] [...] M111? M240~b M057~a , 1(N14) 4 [= 14] M346 , 2 [...] [...] M250~ba M387 x , 4 [...] [...] x M096 , 1(N14) 1 [= 11] [...] [...] M250~ba M387 M218 [...] , [...] [...] M240 M057~a , 3 [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 270

[...] [...] x M056~f M288 , [...] [...] , [...] [...] M048~c , [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 3(N39B) [...] [...] , [...] [...] x , [...] [...] M220 M099 , 1(N24) [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 4(N14) 3(N39B) [...] [...] x , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 271

[...] [...] M096, 1(N01) M251~c M009 M371, 4(N39B) M218# [...], [...] [...] M220, 1(N01) 3(N39B) M044~a M029~b M057~a, 3(N01)# [...] [...] x M281~a# M096, 1(N01) 1(N24) M057 M230~a M387#? [...], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 272

[...] M049~c? M240~a? M057~a , 1(N01)? [...] [...] , [...] 4(N39B) 1(N24) M262~1 M096 , 2(N01) M032? [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N01) M386~a M131 M263 M218 , 1(N01) M260~1? M218? , 1(N39B)? [...] [...] M377~e M347 M371 , 1(N01) M151~e M057~a4 , 1(N01) M218 M295~da M218 , 1(N01) M089 M388 M251~c? [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N14) M259 M009 M371 , 3(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 273

[...] [...] [...] 5 (large unit) [...] [...] [...] [...] [M305+M111~c(?)] [...] [...] [...] [...] 5 (large unit) 4 (small unit) [...] [...] [...] [...] 5 (large unit) 5 (small unit) [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] 2 (medium unit) 2 (higher unit) [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 275

[...] x, 5(N01) 3(N39B) [...] [...], [...] 2(N30C) [dairy/commodity sign] [sign] [M388] [M387] [M387] [M352~n2] [M228~ga] [M347] [M377~e], [...] [...], [...] 1(N24) 1(N30C) [|M175+M136|?] [M387~ca], 1(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C) x [...], [...] [...], [...] 1(N01) 1(N39B) 1(N30C) [M038~a1] x [...], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 276

[Rubric/heading sign M157] [x] [M004] [M218] [M376] , 2 [M228b+M101] [M228b+M320] [...] , [...] [...] [M285c] , 2 [M386a] [M380] [M371] , 2 + 1(large unit) [M219] [M295l] [M218] , 1 [x] [M296+M296] [M371] , 3 [M251i] [M371] , 1(large unit) [M381] , 1 [...] [M226c?] [M032] [M218b] , 4 [M387] [x?] [...] , [...] [...] [M352o] , 1 [...] [M218] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 4 [M381] , 4 + 1(large unit)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 280

[...], [...] [signs] [commodity?], 1(N39B) [...] [...] x [sign], 1(N39B) 2(N30C) 1(N30D) [...], [...] 2(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C) [...], [...] 2(N39B) 1(N24) [...], [...] 4(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N30C) [...], [...] 1(N24) 2(N30C) 1(N30D) [...] [commodity?] [sign] [sign?] x, 1(N24)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 282

[...] , [...] x M387 M264~a , 3(N01) M297 [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N30C)[?] x M243~j[?] , 1(N39B) 1(N24) [...] M288 , 1(N01) 3(N39B)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 283

M157 [heading/rubric sign] , M383~j[?] x |M305+M009| , [...] [...] , [...] 5 M305 M049~e M066 M346~b , 1 [...] [...] x M346~b , 5 M147~a [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 285

[...] [...] 1 (unit) 1 (large unit) [sign] M097~h M218~b M250~ba[?] [...] [...] [...] M288[?] | 2 (large units) 1 (large unit) [sign] M242~b M003~b | 1 (unit) [...] [...] M288 | 1 (unit) M219 M295~b[?] M220 M054 | 1 (unit) [...] M370 M124 | 1 (unit) M203~a M124 | 1 (unit) [...] | [...] 1 (unit) M288 | 1 (unit) M124[?] M009[?] [...] | [...] [...] | 1 (large unit) M218[?] [...] | [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 286

M157 [heading/rubric sign] [broken] x [...] , [...] [broken] x [...] , [...] [broken] x , 2(N14)[?] |M327+M059|[?] , 2(N14) [...] |M327+X| , 2(N14) 2(N01) [...] |M106+M288| M218 M073~a , 1(N14) 7(N01) x M110~a[?] M371 , 8(N01)[?] |M057+M291| M352~o M004 , 3(N14) x M250~ba[?] M218[?] , 1(N14) 2(N01)[?] [...] , 7(N01) M365 , 1(N14) x x , 1(N14) M218 [...] , [...] 4(N34)[?] 2(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 290

Heading/rubric: M325 [Line 1:] |M157+M377~e+M377~e| M388 M057~b1[?] M387 M218 — 1(N02) [Line 2:] M057~a M372~m M371[?] — 2(N01) [Line 3:] M377[?] x M371 — 1(N01) [Line 4:] M057 M352~n M004 M218 — 1(N01) [Line 5:] M109 M096[?] M057 — 2(N02) [Line 6:] [...] — 1(N01)[?] [Line 7:] M388 M096[?] M329[?] — 1(N01) [Line 8:] x x M371 x — 1(N01) [Line 9:] x [...] — 1(N01)[?] [Line 10:] [...] x — 1(N01)[?] [Line 11:] M029~c[?] M387~ef M066 — 1(N01) [...] [Line 12:] x M291 — 1(N14) 3(N01) [Line 13:] M072 — 3(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 291

[...] M218 M297, 1(N39B) M347[?] [...], [...] [...] M230~a M377~g[?] M218 M223~a, 1(N39B) M270~m M371~a[?] [...], [...] [...], 1(N39B) [...] M217 M361~d M329 M223~a, 1(N39B) [...] [...], 1(N39B) M066 M352~o M096 M297, 1(N39B) M217[?] [...], [...] M066 M297, 1(N39B) M217~e M024 M223~a M066 M288, [...] [...] M296[?], 1(N39B) M024 M281~d M096, 1(N39B)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 292

[ Heading/rubric: M157 ] [Line 1:] M377 M217~e M005~a M124 M146 x M376 — 1(N01)[?] [Line 2:] x M380 M371 M376 — 2(N01) [Line 3:] M124 M049~n M049~e M057~a M376 — 1(N08A) [Line 4:] M391 M038~i M096~4 M376 — 1(N01) [Line 5:] M146~5 M222? M218 M376 — 1(N01) [Line 6:] M218~b M332~d M218 M376 — 1(N01) [Line 7:] M371 M295~ka M066~a M376 — 1(N08A) [Line 8:] M311~b M388 M218 M386~a x x [...] — 1(N08A)[?] [Line 9:] M391 M318~a — 1(N01) [Line 10:] [...] — [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 297

[...] [...] [...] [...] M288, 3(N01) 1(N39B)# [...] [...] [...] [...] M124 M386~a M024 M371 [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] 2(N39B) 1(N24) M124# x [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] |M317+M260|#? M054 M386~a M124 x [...] [...] [...] [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 299

[...] [...] 1(N24) 1(N30C) 1(N30D) 1(N39C) M288 , 1(N45) 4(N14) [...] [...] M288 , 9(N14) 4(N01) 3(N39B) [...] [...] [...] 2(N01) 3(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C) [...] [...] [...] 1(N30C) 1(N30D) 1(N39C) M288 , 3(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 300

[...] x [...] , [...] [...] x , 2 [...] M024#? M295~f , 2 M301 M338 [...] , [...] [...] M157? , 1 x M145~a M371 , 2 M145~a [...] , [...] x M110~b#? M380~b , 1 M332~d , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 303

[...] M263~e(?), 1 [x] [...], [...] [...] M269~a3(?), 1(N30C) 1(N30D)(?) [...], [...] 1(N30C)(?) M288(?), 1 (N24) 2(N30C)(?) 1(N30D)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 304

[...] , 1(N14) 2(N01) x [...] , [...] [...] , 1(N14) M101~b , 2(N14) [...] x M230 M024 M033 , 1(N14) M146 x , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N14) 1(N01) [...] M254~a , [...] [...] , 1(N01) [...] M387~a M110 , [...] [...] , 1(N01) [...] M153 M059~f , [...] [...] M309 M314 [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 305

Line 1: [Sign M157] (heading/rubric) Line 2: [...] [M157+M288 compound] [...] Line 3: [M328~b] [M103~1] [M286?] [...] Line 4: [...] 4(N39B) 1(N30C)[?] Line 5: [M219?] 1(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)[?] Line 6: [...] [x] 1(N39B)[?] [...] Line 7: [...] 3(N39B)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 309

[...] M066 M288, 1(N14) 2(N01)[?] [...], 1(N45) M254~a M372~a M288, 1(N14)[?] [...] M388 M066~1 M352~n M370 M218 M288, [...] [...], [...] 9(N14)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 310

M157 [rubric/heading sign] M319 M218 M321~fa , 8 [...] , 1 M032 , 6 M376 , 1(×10) + 8 [...] , 9 M311[?] M376 , 3(×10) + [...] [...] M321~f , 2 [...] M321~ha , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 311

[...] , [...] , [...] [...] , 1 |M370+M072+M370| , 1 M054 , 1 M288 , 1 + 1(N39B) + 1(N24) M124 M370 M024~a1 M371 , [...] M332~d? M024? M371 M376 M370 x , [...] x , 2 |M370+M046+M370|#? [...] , [...] [...] , 2(N39B) + 1(N24) M057~b , [...] M288 , 1 M218 M295~e M054 , [...] [...] M288#? , 35 + 4(N39B)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 312

[...] x M240, [...] [...] x M223 M044, 1(N24) M218, [...] [...], 3(N01) M314 x M096, 2(N01) M218 M032, [...] [...], 2(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 315

[...] [M329?], 1 M370 M376 M072, 1 |M157+M057|? M297 M072, [...] M370? M046?, 1 M388 M376 M001, 1 |M370~b+M388|, 1 M288, 1 (+ fraction) [...], 1 M124, 1 |M370+M388+M370|, 2 |M370~b+M388|, 2 [x], 1 (+ fraction?)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 317

M157 [heading/rubric — function unknown] M005~a M257~d M348 M346 , 9(N14) 8(N01) [= 98 units] M263~1 M295~da [x] , 5(N14) 1(N01) [= 51 units] |M218+M320|# [x] M001 , 9(N14) [= 90 units] M009#? [...] , [3(N14) 4(N01)] [= ca. 34 units] M136~a#? M005~a , 2(N14) [= 20 units] M346 , 2(N23) 9(N14) 3(N01) [= 2 large + 93 small units]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 320

[...] , 1 [...] (signs M388, M332~d) , [...] [(M097~h?)] (M004) (M218) , 2 (M305#) (M316~e3#) (x) , [...] [...] , [...] (large numerical sign N30C) (M305) (M388) (M066#?) (M352~o) (M218) (M218+M320)# , [...] [...] , (large numerical sign N30C) (numerical sign N30D) (x) , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 323

[Heading/rubric:] M157(?) [Line 1:] M388 — M057~a — M240 — M059~f1 — [...] — [...] [Line 2:] M377~e — M097~h(?) — M262~1 — : 1 [Line 3:] M099 — M390 — M218 — : 1 [Line 4:] [...] — : 1 [Line 5:] [...] — : [...] 2 [Line 6:] M352~o — : [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 326

Line 1: [x] M131, 1(N01) Line 2: [x], 1(N01) Line 3: M305, 2(N01) Line 4: M329 M376, 1(N08A) Line 5: [x], 1(N01) Line 6: [x], 1(N01) Line 7: M180(?), n [quantity unclear] Line 8: [...], 1(N01)(?) Line 9: M003~b M175(?) M032, 1(N01) Line 10: M096~d [x] M376, [...] Line 11: [x] [x] M131, [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 329

[...] [...] [...] 3(N39B) [...] [...] [...] 2(N39B) |M305+X| [...] [...] [...] [...] 1(N24) 2(N30C)? [...] [...] 3(N39B) M197? [...] [...] [...] [...] 2(N39B) 1(N24) M056~f [...] |M305+M288| M056~f [...] [...] [...] 1(N24)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 337

[...] , 2 M153 M096 M096 M066 M348 , 22 + 2 M346 , 1 [...] , 50 M262 M352~n M320 , 2 M346 , 1 M305 M388 M128 [x] , [...] [...] , 4 M346 , 1 M254~a M263 , [...] [...] , [...] 2 M080~b M001~b , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 342

[...], 4 M263 M338~a M371[?], [...] [x] M251~c M009, 2 |M195+M038~a| M301 M056~f, 1(N45) M057, 1(N14) M005~a M388 M386~a M230 [x], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 344

M203~c [heading/rubric sign] M387 x M329 M377~e M223 M218 x [...] , [...] [...] M004 x , 1(N14) M347 M243~n M128? M096 , 1(N14) M387 x M099? x M057? M329 [...] , [...] M288 , 8(N14) 3(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 353

[Heading/rubric: M157] M305+M388+M218+M259~2+M371+M033+M066+M346 , 3 M103~3+M371+M386~a+M338~a+M346 , 2 M145~d+M103~3+M145~a+M097~h+M004+M218+M346 , 2 M009+M103~3+M146+M066+M096+M346 , 2 M103~3+M387+M048~c+M320+M346 , 2 M209~d+M346 , 1 M124+M325~e+M218[?]+M038~e[?]+M346 , 1 M346 , 13 M131~e+M001 [Total:] 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 354

M157 [heading/rubric sign] M388 M096 × M009 M259~1 M218 M288 , 1(N14) M352~n M066 , 1(N14)[?] M048~i M218 M219 , 1(N14) M219 M387 M218 , 3(N14) M057~a M240 M386~a M240 , 3(N14) M080~a M066 , 3(N14) M218 M295~c[?] M218 , 2(N14) M097~f[?] M218~b[?] M250~ba M263 , 2(N14) M288[?] , 1(N45) 6(N14)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 355

[Header/Tablet-type marker] M305 M388 M240 M097~h M004 M218 M263 — 1(N01) [Sub-entry:] |M036+1(N30D)| — 5(N01) M305 M388 [M128] [M128] M096 M263~e — 1(N01) [Sub-entry:] |M036+1(N30D)| — 5(N01) M009~a M305 M388 M217 M035 M066 M263~e — 1(N01) [Sub-entry:] |M036+1(N14)| — 5(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 356

[Heading/rubric sign M157] [Commodity complex: |M195+M057| M149~a M320 (×) M312~f (×) M297~b(?)] — 5 [Commodity complex: |M343~h+M354| M305 M388 M347 M097~h M004 M218 M263] — 1 [Entry: |M039~ca+1(N30D)|] — 5 [Commodity: M066 M259(?) M332~d M218 M263~b] — 1 [Entry: |M039~c+1(N30D)|] — 5 [Commodity: M103~1 M111~a(?) M263~b] — 1 [Entry: M036] — 5 [Entry: M297(?)] — 5, [subtotal/total:] 2(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)(?)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 06, 357

M157 [heading/rubric] |M195+M057| |M305+X|? M264~a , 2 M263 , 3 M387 M376#? , 2 M263# , 1 M002 , 2 [large units] M305 M388 M066 M259 M218 M263~e , 1 M136~c# x M388 M152 M057~a2 M260 , 1 M036#? , 2 M260#? , 1 [+ possible fractional notations] [1 large unit?]

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