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~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 375
M157 [rubric / document-type sign] M203~c M136[?] M304 × M146~d M264~a , 1(N01) |M036+1(N30D)| , 1(N14) × M051~b M388 M146 M251~c[?] M218 M297 , 3(N39B) M111~b[?] M388 M347 M110 M250~ba[?] M387 M218 M297 , 3(N39B) M039~h M297 , 3(N39B)[?] M269~1 M260[?] , 1(N01) |M036+1(N14)| , 2(N01) M297 , 2(N01) 1(N39B) 1(N30C)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 381
M340 M388 M099 M304~b [...] , [...] |M036+1(N30D)|[?] , 1(N14) M304 M388 M218 [...] , [...] [...] M297[?] , 1(N39B) M111~f M388 [...] , [...] [...] M388 , 1(N01) M112~d M388 [...] , [...] M297 , 1(N01) 2(N39B) 2(N30C) 1(N30D)[?]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 382
[...] M218~b M066 M271~ca , 1 M263~e [...] , [...] [...] M035? M066 M271~ca , 1 M048~d M051~b M271~ca , [...] [...] |M036+1(N30C)| , 6 M379 , 1 (large unit) M305 M388 M240 M097~h M004 [M218 x] , [...] [...] M317 M271~ca , 1 [x] , 1 M271~ca , 1 |M036+1(N14)| , [...] [...] , 5? M305 M388 [...] , [...] M059 M501 M264~a , 1 |M036+1(N30D)| , 1 (medium unit)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 383
M384~e , M388 M332~d M329[?] M007~a[?] M096 , 1(N01) M377~e M129[?] M263 M218 , 1(N01) M370 , 1(N01) [x] M338~a[?] M066[?] , 1(N01)[?] [x] M047[?] M295~t M297[?] M218 , 1(N01) M099[?] M297[?] M057~a2 , 1(N01) M057~b[?] M047[?] M057~a[?] , 1(N01) 1(N02) M388[?] , 8(N01)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 385
Line 1: [Signs M305 M387 M131 M309 M032 M096 M263] , [...] Line 2: M036 , 5(N01) Line 3: M387~c × M218 M266~b[?] , 4(N01) Line 4: |M036+1(N30D)| , 4(N01) Line 5: M036[?] , [4(N39B)] [2(N30C)] [1(N30D)]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 386
[Heading/rubric: M157~a] M249~n, |M195+M038|, M145~n — 3 [...], [...] 2(large unit) 1(medium unit) M206~j — 5(N34) M206~i — [...] M128~e — 5(N34) M458~a — 5(N34) M128~e — [...] M039~c — 3 M039~e — 3 M032 — 2 [...] — 2
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 388
[Heading/rubric: M157] [Line 1:] M387~c M384~d M054 M387~l M263~b1 — 1 unit [Line 2:] [Sign M036+1(N30D)] — 5 units [Line 3:] M388 M265~f — 5 units [Line 4:] M354 — 5 units [Line 5:] M122~6 M265~f — 4 units [Line 6:] M354 — 4 units [Line 7:] M103 M111~a M323# M354 — 3 units# [Line 8 / totalling entry:] M297 — 2(N39B) 2(N30C) 1(N30D) 1(N39C) [Final numeral:] 1(N34)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 390
[...] M262~1 M301 M317 , 32 units M054[...] , [...] [...] , 2 units M072 , 5 units M387~ca M317 , 50 units M291 [x x] , 19 units M114? M048~i M096 M317 , 111 units M291? M073~b [M317?] , 22 units M054 , 2 units M072 , 10 units M387~ca M317 , 33 units M291 M388 M072 , 12 units M317 , 366 units M291 M054[...] , [...]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 391
Obverse (upper face): [M327 — sign, broken / rubric?] [M157] [M374~c] [M009] [M388] [M338] |M228+M320| [M371] [M149~a] , 8(N01) [M376] , 1(N34) 2(N01) |M157+X|? [M388] [M073~b?] |M296+M296| [M461~q] [...] , 1(N14) [M009] [M149~a] , 1(N14) 6(N01) [M376] , 2(N34) 4(N01) |M175+M175| , [...] [M374~c] [M015] [M149~a] , 2(N14) 4(N01) [M376] , 2(N34) [...] Reverse (lower face): [Several sign groups, heavily damaged — partially legible numerical notations visible]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 392
Line 1: [M387~c] [M387~c] [M370] [M153?] [M220?] , 2(N39B) Line 2: [|M175+M387~c|] [M317?] [M221?] , 1(N39B) Line 3: [x] [x] , 2(N39B)? Line 4: [M297~b?] , 3(N39B) Line 5: [M297~b] , 3(N01) 1(N39B)? [...] Line 6: 1(N34)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 393
[damaged/lost] ... M376, 3(N01) M291 M380~b M371 [M376?], 2(N01) 1(N08) M029~a? M054? M376, 1(N01) M039~a M103? M376, [1(N01)] [x] [x] M136~r? M203~a, 4(N01)? [damaged/lost] M376?, 7(N01) 1(N08A) M203~a, 4(N01)? 1(N34)?
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 394
[...], M292 M250~na M388 |M347+M038~a| M057~a M387~a M017 [...], 2(N01) |M036+1(N30D)|, 2(N14)[?] x, 5(N01)[?] M288, 2(N39B) 1(N34)[?]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 398
[...] , [...] [...] , 2(N30C@b) M379 , 1(N30C) [...] , 1(N30C)# 1(N30D) M050~p , 2(N30C) M112~a , 1(N30D) M036#? , [...] [...] , 1(N01) M263 , 1(N01) M296 , 3(N39B) M387~ef [x] , [...] [...] , 2(N01)# M296 , 2(N39B)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 399
M240~d , M054 M388 , 8(N14) 9(N01) M041~g M388 , [2(N23)] 7(N14) 1(N01) M123~a M054 , 4(N23) 2(N01) M041~g M388 , 5(N23) 6(N14) 5(N01) M054 M054 M388 , 5(N14) 5(N01) M051~a M388 , 3(N14) [... M388] , 1(N51) 4(N23) 1(N14) 2(N01) M297~b , 1(N34) 1(N45) 7(N14) 2(N39B) M219~s , 3(N14) 4(N01) 2(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C) --- Numerical values where numerals are decipherable --- Header/label: [M240~d — institution or category heading, undeciphered] Line 1: [M054] + [M388]: 89 units (approx.) Line 2: [M041~g] + [M388]: [2×60] + 71 units (approx.) Line 3: [M123~a] + [M054]: 4×10 + 2 units Line 4: [M041~g] +…
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 4994
M157 [heading/rubric] |M218+M288| |M305+M157| M264~a , 1(N01) M263~b1[?] , 1(N01) M297 , 2(N39B)[?] M002~b , 2(N30C) M379~c , 1(N30C) M262 M387~ca M297[?] , 3(N39B) M111~a M388 M387~ca M318~a M221[?] M377~e M347 M371 |M036+M035| , 5(N01) [...] , 1(N01)[?] 3(N39B)[?] 2(N30C) 1(N30D)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 4995
M157 [heading/rubric — function unknown] M136~s M387~a M261~d1 , 4(N01)# [...] M387~ef x , [...] [...] , 2(N30C@b) x , 1(N14)#? 1(N30C) x M009# M281~f# M096# M263# , [...] x , [...] n(N01) x M352~n#? M096# |M260~1+1(N24)|# , 1(N01) |M036+1(N30D)|# , [...] [...] x |M260+1(N24)| , 1(N01) |M036+1(N30D)|# , 5(N01)# [...] , [...] 1(N24)# 1(N34)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 4998
[...] [...] 2(N39B) 1(N24) [M347?] [M370?] |M347+X|? [sign] [...] [...] [...] [...] 1(N39B) [M010~2] : 4(N14) 5(N1@b) [M195~d] [...] [signs] [M288] : 2(N34) 1(N45) 2(N39B) 1(N24) [M066~a] [M352~n?] [...] [M288] : 2(N34) 2(N45) 7(N14) 3(N01) 2(N39B) [...] |M195+M038~a|? [M388] [M352~n?] [M301] [M057~a] [M288?] : [...] [sign] [M387~c] [M006] [sign] : 4(N14)? n(N01) [...]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 4999
[...], [x x] M365 M388 M263~1 M033 M371 M288 , 7(N14) 4(N01) M218 M075~r M066 , 2(N14) 1(N01) M056~f M288 , 5(N01) 2(N39B) 1(N24)[?] M066[?] M374~c[?] , 1(N01) M288 , 2(N14) 1(N01) |M157+M288| , 1(N14) 1(N01) M292 M388 M321~b M032 M332~g M057~a1 M288 , 2(N14)[?] 2(N01) M305 M388 M057 M058~b M057[?] [x] , 1(N14)[?] 1(N01) M319 , 1(N01) M296[?] , 1(N01) M115~a[?] M029~b , 1(N01) |M157+M131~d| , 5(N01) M175[?] , 2(N01) [...] , 1(N45) 9(N01)[?] 2(N01)[?] 2(N39B)[?] 1(N24)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 5000
M157 [heading/rubric] [x] M297[?] , 2(N14) M038~e , 1(N01) 1(N39B) M305~i [x] [...] , [...] 1(N24) 1(N30C) M286 M297~b , 1(N01) 2(N39B) 1(N24)[?] 2(N30C) 1(N30D) M102~da[?] M004 M218 , 1(N14) 3(N01) M006 [x] , 1(N14) [x] M136~c , 2(N01) |M317+X| , 1(N14)[?] [...] M297[?] , 7(N14) 5(N01)[?] [...]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 5002
[Rubric/heading sign M157] [M247~f M377 M217 M388 M102~d M004 M218 M288] : 1 (unit N01) [M124 M380?] [...] : 1 (unit N24) [M218 M369~b M288] : 1 (unit N39B) [M461? M390 M218? M370 M288] : 4 (units N39B) [...] [M347 M219 M101 M370 M288] : 2 (units N39B) 1 (unit N24) [M371 M332~d M218] [...] : [...] 1 (unit N39B) [M263 x M146 M371?] <M288> : 2 (units N39B) 1 (unit N24) [M217?] : [...] 2 (units N39B) 1 (unit N24) [x x x x x] : [...]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 5003
Line 1: [Sign M264~b] , 2 Line 2: [Sign M264~a] , 2 Line 3: [Sign M264~b?] [...] , [...] Line 4: [...] , 4 Line 5: [Sign M036+1(N24)?] , 8 Line 6: [Sign M036+1(N30C)] , 4 Line 7: [...] , 8 Line 8: [Sign M387~ca] [Sign M037] [Sign M243~h] , 1 (large unit) Line 9: [Sign M297] , 1 (large unit) Line 10: [...] , 1 (large unit, higher order) Line 11: [Sign M002] , 1 (large unit, higher order) Line 12: [Uncertain sign] [Sign M265~f?] [...] , [...] Line 13: [...] [Sign M036+1(n)] , 2 Line 14: [Uncertain sign] [...] , [...]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 5009
[...] M247~g M377 M217? x [...] , [...] [...] , 5(N14) 2(N01) 3(N39B) M136~b? [...] , [...] [...] M056~f M288 , 1(N14) 1(N01) M075~g M056~f M288 , [...] [...] M203~a M288 , 1(N14) M305 M388 M054 x [...] , [...] [...] x M288 , 3(N01) M292~a M388 M146 [...] , [...] [...] , 1(N14) M203~c M217 M288 , [...] x M005~a [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 5(N14) 1(N01) 2(N39B) [...]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 06, 5014
M218 M057~d x [...] , [...] [...] M219 M218 , 1(N01) M029~b M128~da [...] , [...] [...] x , 1(N01) M230# , 1(N24) [...] [...] M259 |M218~d+M288| M066 , 1(N01) [...]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 005
|M136+M365|# , |M175+M153| M270~e , 2(N39B) 1(N30C) [...] [...] M264~d2 , 1(N01) M270~e , 1(N01) M297 , 1(N39B) [...] M288 , 4(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 009
|M305+X| , M387 M263~b1 , 3(N01) M361~c M263~b1 , [...] |M305+X| M380 M270~c , 1(N30C@g) 1(N30D) M038~a2 M388 , 1(N30C@g) M124 M370 , 1(N30D@g) M387 M263~b1 , 2(N01) 1(N34)[?]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 010
Line 1: [Sign M157~a+M342] [M032], 2 (units) Line 2: [M145~c], 1 (large unit, N39B) Line 3: [M206~fa], 3 (tens-units, N14) Line 4: [M158] [M032], 2 (units) Line 5: [M206~fa], 3 (tens-units, N14) Line 6: [M157+M059] [M305+M342] (quantities not recorded or lost)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 018
Header/label: |M377+M320+M377| Entry 1: M328~c M388 M297 M218 M056~f M288 — 4(N01) Entry 2: M009 M102~k M096~3 — 1(N14) Entry 3: M377 M032 M048~d M096~3 — 1(N14) Entry 4: M004 M102~k M096 — 1(N14) Entry 5: M122 M242~b M096~3 M388 M057~b M387 M218 — 1(N14) Entry 6: M387[?] M099 M218 M338~m M066[?] M388 M387[?] M250~ba M387[?] M128[?] M320[?] M096[?] — 1(N14) Total: M056~f M288 — 5(N14) 4(N01)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 022
[Sign M327+M074~a] [Sign M193], [Sign M032], 2(N14) 1(N01) [= 21 units] [Sign M376], 2(N01) [= 2 units] [Sign M391] [Sign M005] [Sign M032], 6(N01) [= 6 units] [Sign M376], 2(N01) [= 2 units] [Sign M391] [Sign M032], 1(N14) 1(N01) [= 11 units] [Sign M376], 1(N01) [= 1 unit]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 023
Line 1: M388 M262 M097~f M218 M288 — 1(N14) 3(N01) Line 2: M024~a1 M033~a M371 M288 — 3(N01) Line 3: [x] M048~k M387~ef M057 M288 — 1(N01) Line 4: M054~i M371 M288 — 1(N01) Line 5: M048~k M219 M218 M288 — 2(N14) 5(N01) Line 6: M175 M218~b1 M259[?] M218 M288 — 2(N14) 2(N01) Line 7 (total): M288 — 7(N14) 3(N01)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 029
[...], 2(N34) 1(N45) [...], 2(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C) 1(N14), 1(N45) 7(N01) 1(N24) 1(N30C) 1(N30D) [x], 8(N14) 3(N01) 3(N39B) 1(N24)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 031
(Obverse) M157 (heading/rubric sign). M207e M131d(?) M248g M388 M004(?) M218+M101(?) M288 — 2 (units, N01). M387l M001 — 4 (units, N01). M102i M388 M332f M004 M338q — 2 (units, N01). M051a M462 M003b — 2 (units, N01). M209d M080d M320 M066a — 2 (units, N01). M153 M145a M371 — 2 (units, N01). (Total line:) M218, M218+M288, M288 — 22 (2 tens, N14, and 2 units, N01). 2 (units, N01). (The reverse is largely uninscribed apart from the final entries; the signs themselves are proto-Elamite and remain undeciphered, so no phonetic or semantic translation is possible — only the numerical structure can b…
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 038
(Heading) M157~a. M388 M219 M048~k M096 M288 M297 — 1 (N01 unit) 1 (N39B measure). M177 M297 — 2 (N39B measures) (numeral partly damaged). M175+M288 (compound sign) M297 — 1 (N39B measure). M292~i M297 — 1 (N39B measure). M004, M218+M320 (compound sign, damaged), ... M297 — 3 (N39B measures). (The proto-Elamite script is undeciphered: the sign groups before each numeral — likely designations of persons, offices, or commodity qualities — cannot be translated. The numerals and the recurring commodity sign M297 are the only elements whose function is secure.)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 040
Obverse (entry 1) M105a (undeciphered sign) — 1(N34) 4(N14) [= 140 in the decimal system] (entry 2) M385f (partially preserved) — 1(N34) 4(N14) [= 140] (entry 3) M254c — 1(N34) 4(N14) [= 140] (entry 4) [sign illegible] — 1(N34) 4(N14) [= 140] (entry 5) M377+M377 (doubled sign) with M054(?) — 2(N34) 2(N14) [= 220] (entry 6) [sign illegible] M260 (damaged) — 1(N34) 4(N14) [= 140] (entry 7) [sign illegible] — 1(N34) 4(N14) [= 140] (entry 8) [sign illegible] — 1(N34) 4(N14) [= 140] (entry 9) M304 (damaged) — 1(N34) 5(N14) [= 150] (entry 10) M365 — 1(N34) 4(N14) [= 140] (entry 11) M324f — 1(N34) 4(…
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 043
(obverse) [... beginning broken; several entries lost ...] (the one designated) M387-M388 M057a-M029b-M057a: 1 (unit of) M217+M124 (the one designated) [...]: [1] (unit of) M217+M388 (the one designated) M390-M128-M096: 1 (unit of) M217+M388 (the one designated) M254a-M058-M058-M057a: 1 (unit of) M217+M388 (the one designated) M124-M386a-M386a-M066: 1 (unit of) M217+M388 (the one designated) M124-M390-M338b-M066: 1 (unit of) M217+M388 (the one designated) M240e-M347-M371: 1 (unit of) M217+M388 (the one designated) M124-M218-M032-M096: 1 (unit of) M217+M388 (the one designated) M124-M218-M219-M…
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 046
(Header) [M327+M342?] (sign broken, reading queried) , M054 M377+M383+M377 M054 M388 M066 M314 M128 M096 — 2(N45) 5(N14) M009 M321~fa — 1(N14) 5(N01) M346 — 3(N14) (The non-numerical signs are proto-Elamite and remain undeciphered; only the numerical notation can be read with confidence: entry one records 2 large N45-units and 5 N14-units; entry two, 1 N14-unit and 5 N01-units; entry three, 3 N14-units.)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 047
(obverse) (Heading) M136~c — [no numeral; rubric or classifier] M305+M332(?) [damaged] ... : 1 (N30C@b) M379~g : 1 (N30D@b) M057 M243~j : 1 (N39B) M386~a M240 M263 M371 [damaged sign] : 1 (N01) 1 (N14) M243~j [damaged] : 1 (N39B) 1 (N24) M002 : 1 (N30C@b) 1 (N14) (The non-numerical signs are proto-Elamite and remain undeciphered; only the numerical notations — units of the proto-Elamite counting and capacity systems — can be read with any security. The reverse is uninscribed apart from the end of the final numeral column wrapping around from the obverse.)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 048
(Header) [Sign M175+M136 — compound heading, damaged] , M387~a [M036 with 1(N39C) inscribed] , 2(N30C) M261~a1 , 1(N01) M263 , 2(N01) [...] M124 , 1(N30C) 1(N30D) M387~ef M248~e , 1(N30C) 1(N30D) M036(?) , 1(N24) 1(N30C@b) 1(N30D@b) (The signs are proto-Elamite and remain undeciphered; only the numerical notations — one to two full units and several fractional capacity units per entry — can be read with confidence. The reverse is uninscribed.)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 054
(obverse) [entry lost] , [quantity lost] M384-g, M056-f, M288 (commodity/entry): 2(N01) 1(N39B) — 2 units, 1 small measure M047(?) [rest of entry lost] , [quantity lost] M288 (commodity/entry): 1(N01) — 1 unit M010-2 (commodity/entry): 2(N39B) 1(N24) — 2 small measures, 1 quarter-measure M059-a, M388, M263, M387-c(?), [illegible sign] , [quantity lost] [entry lost] , 4(N01) — 4 units M010-2 (commodity/entry): 3(N01) — 3 units [final entry, probably the total] , 1(N14) 2(N01) 3(N39B) 1(N24) — 1 ten-unit, 2 units, 3 small measures, 1 quarter-measure (reverse: uninscribed)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 061
(Header) M024~1(?) — [category/label sign, subject of the account] M304 M260 — 1 (N01) M354 — 10 (1 N14) M059~d M251 — 1 (N01) M354 — 5 (N01) [damaged sign] M260 — 1 (N01) M354 — 5 (N01) [two damaged signs] — 2 (N01) M354 — 4 (N01) [two damaged signs] — 1 (N01) M354 — 2 (N01) M387~b M387~b M260 — 1 (N01) M354 — 2 (N01) M297~b — 4 (N39B, a larger capacity unit) M387 — (no numeral preserved; entry or closing sign)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 062
(Heading) M175+M136 (entry heading; undeciphered sign compound, possibly an institutional title or account heading), M124 (with classifier?) M288 — 2(N14) 1(N24) [= 2 large units and 1 fractional unit], M128 M377 M347 M371 [M288] — 6(N14) 2(N01) [= 6 large units and 2 single units], M195 M288 — 1(N14) [= 1 large unit], M147 M101 M288 — [count lost], M288(?) — [count lost], [sign lost] M288 — [count lost].
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 064
(Header) M341 — (category label, no numeral) M038~b1 M032 — 2 (units) M210~n — [quantity broken away] M184~e M032 — 2 (units) M323~d M032 — 2 (units) M368~d M032 — 1 (unit) [sign lost] M032 M032 — 1 (unit, damaged) (The signs are Proto-Elamite and undeciphered; only the numerical notations — one header entry followed by six quantified entries in the N01 counting system — can be read with confidence. The reverse is uninscribed.)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 072
Obverse: [...] (line broken away) [...] M266~b M288 — 5 (N1) units, 3 (N39B) fractional units, 1 (N30C) small fractional unit [...] ... M036 M266~b M288 — 1 (N14) ten-unit, 1 (N1) unit, 1 (N39B) fractional unit [...] M288 — 2 (N14) ten-units, 1 (N1) unit, 3 (N39B) fractional units Reverse: M010~1 — 2 (N1) units [...] (remainder broken)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 075
(Proto-Elamite account; beginning broken) [entry lost] , [sign lost] — 4 (N01 units) M193 — 4 (N01 units) (illegible sign) — 1 (N14, ten) 1 (N01 unit), i.e. 11 M136~k — 1 (N14, ten) M210~g — 1 (N01 unit) [sign lost] — 4 (N01 units) M348 — 1 (N01 unit) M325 — 3 (N01 units) [sign lost] — 3 (N01 units, damaged) [sign lost] (illegible) — 1 (N34, sixty) 1 (N14, ten) [remainder of numeral lost]
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 076
(Header, damaged:) M103[?] — (no numeral preserved) (Entry 1:) M380 M387 M261a — 1(N01) (Entry 2:) M260 (variant 1, damaged) — 2(N01) 2(N39B) (Entry 3:) M387ef M248a[?] M010(6) — 2(N30C) (Entry 4:) M036+1(N39C) M297 — 2(N39B) 1(N24b)[?] (Entry 5:) M387 M346 — 2(N01) (Entry 6:) M036 — 2(N39B) 1(N24b)[?] (Entry 7:) M246s — 2(N39B) (Entry 8:) M036+1(N39B) (plus one unread sign) — 2(N39B) 1(N39Bb) 2(N30C) Note: the sign sequences (M-numbers) belong to the undeciphered proto-Elamite/proto-cuneiform script and cannot be translated as words; the numerals belong to the capacity/counting notations (N0…
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 080
(obverse) (Heading:) M305+M342 (compound sign, no numeral — rubric/heading) M320 M243: 1 N39B (small capacity/fractional unit) M024 M033 M376(?) [...] : [quantity lost] [...] : [...] 3 N01 (units) M124 M146 M218 M263: 1 N01 M131 [...] : [quantity lost] [...] : [...] 2 N01 M320 M243: 2 N30C (fractional units) M032 M376(?) [...] : [quantity lost] M305 M263: 1 N01 M382(?) M263: 1(?) N01 [...] M263: 1 N01 (Total:) 1 N34 (one large unit, i.e. the grand total of the entries)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 087
(obverse) [...] M136+M365 (damaged) M288 — 2(N14) 2(N01) [i.e. 2 tens and 2 units] M057~a M288 — 3(N01) [3 units] [...] — [...] 1(N24) [1 fractional unit] M208 M288 — 2(N14) 2(N39B) 1(N24) [2 tens, 2 and 1 fractional units] M288 — [...] [...] — [...] M288 — 4(N01) 1(N39B) 1(N24) [4 units, 1 and 1 fractional units] (Signs M057, M136, M208, M288, M365 are proto-Elamite signs whose meanings remain undeciphered; only the numerical notations can be read with confidence.)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 088
(Heading:) M157~a — [undeciphered rubric sign] (Entry 1) |M195+M057~a4| M324~c M056~f M206~d [...] , [amount lost] (Entry 2) [...] M288 : 3(N14) 4(N39B) — thirty (units) and four (fractional grain-measure units) (Entry 3) |M167~a+M131~k| M056~f [...] , [amount lost] (Entry 4) [...] : 2(N01) 4(N39B) — two (units) and four (fractional units) (Entry 5) M005~a M206~d [...] , [amount lost] (Entry 6) [...] : [...] 2(N01) 2(N39B) — [...] two (units) and two (fractional units) (The non-numerical signs are proto-Elamite and remain undeciphered; only the numerals can be read with assurance. The right…
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 090
(Obverse — an account in entries of "sign heading : quantity") [...] (compound sign M195+M057) : [quantity broken] M206~f : 4(N14) M206~fa : 2(N34) 1(N14) (unidentified sign) : 1(N39B) 1(N24) M252~qa : 4(N14) 6(N01) M206~f : 4(N39B) M039~b : 3(N01) 1(N39B) M005~a(?) (compound sign M195+M057) M206~f : 2(N34) 4(N14) M206~fa : 5(N34) (unidentified sign) : 3(N39B) M252~qa : 1(N34) 2(N14) (The sign entries are proto-Elamite and undeciphered; only the numerical notations can be read with assurance. N01 is the basic unit, N14 the ten-unit, N34 the next higher unit of the counting system used; N39B an…
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 092
(Header) M327+M342 (undeciphered classifier/heading sign): M180 M387 M381 M263-b1 — 3 (N1 units) M261-d — 1 (N1 unit) M387-a M328-b [...] — 2 (N1 units) 4 (N39B fractional units) M144 M243-j — 1 (N1 unit) 1 (N39B fractional unit) [...] — [...] 1 (N39B fractional unit) 1 (N24 fractional unit) (damaged) (Reverse uninscribed.)
Economy
~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MDP 17, 096 + 325 + 380
(Proto-Elamite account; the signs are undeciphered, so entries are rendered as sign-designations with their numerical notations) M362+M005 (with) M207b : 3 units (3 N01) M362+M059d (with) M312a : 6 units (6 N01) M362+M384a : 47 units (4 N14, 7 N01) M362+M059 (with) M001+M379c : 40 units (4 N14) M362+M383c : 10 units (1 N14) M362+M158 : 10 units (1 N14) [+ broken] M362+M026h : 5 units (5 N01) M351c M362 : 3 units (3 N01) M362+M244(?) : 33 units (3 N14, 3 N01) M362+M099b : 21 units (2 N14, 1 N01)
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