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~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 210

[...] [...] M314 M338~b [...] , [...] [...] x , 1 M370 M072 , 1 x [...] , [...] x M242~ab(?) , 1 M461~q M371 , 1(?) [...] , 1 M124 M115~a M314 [...] , [...] [...] M371(?) , 1 M175 [...] , [...] [...] M263 M218 , [...] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 218

x [sign] M010~2, 1(N01) x M099 x [...], [...] [...], 1(N39B) M124 M009 M338~b(?) M010~2, 1(N39B) M002(?), 1(N39B) 2(N30C) x M377 M099 M096 M010~2, 1(N24)(?) M124(?) M218 M295(?) [...], [...] [...], 1(N01) M206~d(?), [...]

Economy

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 219

[...] , [M263?] [M387~ef] [M066] [M288] , 4(N39B) [M219] [M371~a] , 1(N24) [...] [...] [x] [M011] [M288] , 1(N39B) 2(N30C) [M356] [M246~s] [...] , [...] [...] , 1(N39B@c) [M379] , 2(N30C) [M504] , 1(N34) [...] [M288] , 1(N01) 3(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C) [x]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 221

[M124] [M380~b] [M329]? [M102~da]? x [...] , [...] [...] [M263] , 1 (unit N01) [M387~ef] [M036] , 1 (unit N39B) 1 (unit N30C) [...] [M002] , 1 (unit N30C) [M370] [M288] , 2 (unit N30C) [...] , 1 (unit N30C) [M002] , 1 (unit N30C) [...] , 1 (unit N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 222

x M009[?], 1 unit M009[?], 1 unit M309~a[?], 4 units |M348+M288|[?], 1 unit M110~c, 1 unit M309, 1 unit M009[?], 9 units M009[?], 1 unit M309~a[?], 1(N14) 1 unit [= 11 units?] x, 2 units

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 225

[...], 1 x M297, 1 M218 M223 M218[?], [...] [...], 2[?] |M218~d+M288| M218, 1 M254~a M372 x M206~d, [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 228

M305[?], M387 M124 M081 |M036+1(N39C)|, 1(N24) 1(N30C@b) M387~eg M036, 1(N39B) M062, 1(N30D) M288, 1(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N30D) 1(N30C@b) 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 229

[...] |M106~2+M288| M256~b M041~d M288 , 5(N14) [...] , 2(N14) M038~e M295~e M288 , 3(N01) M288 , 7(N14) M295~ee M288 , 3(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 230

[...] M332~c(?) M249~n1(?) [...] , [...] [...] , 2(N01) [Sign-A] [Sign-B] [Sign-C] [Sign-D] , 1(N01) [...] [Sign-E] , 1(N01) [Sign-F] [Sign-G] , 1(N01) [...] , 6(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 235

[...] |M305+M288| M388 [...] , [...] [...] M297 M066 M348 , 3(N01) M066[...] , [...] [...] , 2(N01) M048~k M080~c M297 M066 M348 , [...] [...] , 3(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 237

x M228, 1(N01) |M036+1(N30D)|, 2(N01) [...], 6(N01) |M036+1(N30D)|, 6(N01) [...] M101 M101 x M097~h? M175 [...], [...] [...], 1(N01) x M371? |M036+1(N30D)|, 5(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 239

[...] , 4(N14) x M288 , 2(N14) M356# x M036# M312# x , 1(N14)# 2(N01)# [...] x M288# , 2(N01) 2(N30C) M217# M124 M288# , 2(N14) 1(N01) M288# , 1(N01)# 1(N29B)# [...] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 240

[...] x |M377~e+M377~e| M388 M242~n M295~yb[?] M073[?] [...] , [...] [...] , 3(N01) M254~a M372 , 1(N14) M032 M387 M218 M288[?] , 1(N01) M206~d M288 , 2(N01)[?] [...] M253[?] M301 |M296+M296| , 3(N01)[?] M146[?] M372 M288 , 1(N14) 2(N01) M387 M037~a [...] , [...] [...] x M009 M371 , 2(N39B) M263~a M387~ef M288 , 1(N01) M124[?] M218[?] M259 M371 M223~d , 1(N01) [...] , 3(N01) 2(N39B)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 243

[...] x , 2(N39B) [Sign M386] [Sign M263] , [...] [...] x [Sign M066] , [...] [...] [Sign M263~a] |M036+1(N30D)|[?] , [...] [...] , 1(N24)# 1(N30C)# [Sign M263] , 1(N01) 1(N24) [Sign M175] [Sign M136~c] , 1(N39B) x x [Sign M380] |M218+M288| [Sign M263] , 1(N01) [Sign M248~a] [Sign M259] [Sign M036] , 1(N24) 2(N30C@b) |M036+1(N30D)|[?] , [n] 1(N39B) 1(N30C) [...] , 2(N39B) 1(N30C) 1(N30D) 1(N39B@b) [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 246

Obverse: [M157?] M054 x , 1(N14) M218[?] , 1(N01) M096 , 2(N01) 1(N24) M218 , 1(N01) M066 M352~n[?] , [...] M218 , 1(N01) M058 M297 M066 , 1(N01) [x] M223~b M218 , 1(N01) M099 M371 , 1(N01) M352~n M301 M057~a , 1(N01) M057 M058 M057 , 2(N01) [...] , [...] [M288?] M242~d M097~h[?] , 1(N01)[?]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 247

[...], 1 M387 x, [...] [...], 1(N14) 9(N01) [= 19] M305, 2 M376, [...] [...], 3 M004 M058 M057~a M346, 2(N14) [= 20] [...] x M320(?), 1 M346, 1(N14) 5(N01) [= 15] [...] M066 M346, 2(N14) [= 20] x, [...] [...], 4 x x M388, 1 [...], 1(N14) 4(N01) [= 14] [...], n [= quantity lost]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 248

[...] x , 3 M146 x M101 , 5 M207 M057 [...] , [...] [...] M228~d M329 M101 , 3 M259 M219 M101 , 3 [...] , 1(large) 5(medium) M146 M371 M367 , 1(large) 5(medium) M301 M218 M329 x , 1 [...] [...] , 1(large) x M390 M218 M367 , 1(large) 5(medium) x [...] M371 , 1(large) 3(medium) [...] x M097~h M218 M367 , 1(large) 3(medium) M308~e [...] , [...] [...] M367 , 1(medium) M057 |M218+X| M367 , 1(large) 5(medium)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 249

[...] , [x] , 2(N39B) M244 [x] , [...] [x] M010~2 , 1(N14) M388? M262 M259 M218 , 1(N30C) [...] [x] M096 , 1(N39B) M048~d M288 , 1(N24) 1(N30C) M057~b1 , [...] [x] M218 M288 , 1(N30C) M024 M024 M288 , 1(N30C) [x] M371 M288 , 1(N30C) M386~a M288 , 1(N24) M155 , [...] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 252

[...] [...] M124 M298~a M379~d , 2(N01) [...] , [...] 1(N01)# 1(N39B) 1(N24) M218~g , 1(N01) M379~d |M036+M343~e|? M218~g , 5(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 255

[...] [...] M024 M264~a , 1 [...] M263~a[?] , 1 [...] M260[?] , 1 |M036+1(N14)| , 5 M111 M388 [...] , [...] [...] , 5 [...] , 2(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 256

[...] x M388 M057~a M029~b M288 , 2(N01) M346 , [...] [...] M057#? , 2(N01) M346 , 1(N01) M218 M323~c M066 , [...] [...] , 1(N01) M009 M073# , 3(N01) M346 , [...] M288# , 3(N14) 2(N01) M346 , 1(N14)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 257

[...] M250~m M058~b M057, 1 [...] M254~a M262 M024 |M218~d+M288| M066, 1 [...], 1 [x] M259 M218, 1 [x] M372, 1 [...] M388, 1(N14) M254~a M262 M024 [...], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 258

[...] M218, 1 (unit N01) M243~j, 1 (unit N01) M002, 1 (unit N01) M266~b M066 M352~o M246~b M066 M387# [...], [...] [...], 1 (unit N30C) M387~a# M036#, 2 (unit N30C) M001, 1 (unit N30C)# [x x] M288#, 2 (unit N01) 2 (unit N39B)# [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 259

Line 1: M217~m — 1(N01) Line 2: M387~a [|M036+1(N30D)|] — 1(N14) Line 3: [...] M361~c M361~b M080~ca [|M036+1(N30D)|] — 1(N14)[?] Line 4: [...] M341[?] M038~a[?] M296[?] — 1(N39B) Line 5: M038~a[?] [...] — [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 263

[...] 1(N01) [...] M318~a M259 M218 |M036+1(N30D)| , 2(N30C) [...] |M036+1(N30D)| , 2(N30C) M387 |M036+1(N30D)| , 2(N30C) [...] , 2(N39B) 1(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 265

M057 M252~r , M269~a# , [...] [M106~a] , [...] [M009] , [...] [M206~g] , 1(N01) M102~d , 2(N01) [M309~a] , [...] [...] , 1(N34) 5(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 266

[Sign M005~a] , [Sign M038~b] [Sign M374~c] , 4(N01) [Sign M288(#)] , [...] [...] [Sign M346] [Sign M001~b] [Sign M034~a] |M305+M009| [Sign M288(#)] , [...] [...] [Sign M424(#)] , 1(N14) 1(N01) [...] , [...] 2(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N34)(#)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 267

M367, 6(N01)# [...] M006, 4(N01) M367~a1#, [...] M006@g~1, 1(N14) 4(N01)# [...] [...], [...] 3(N01)# [...], [...] 4(N14)# [...], [...] 1(N01)#

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 271

[...] , 1(N30C) M387~ef , [...] [...] , 2(N30C) M387~ef M297 , 1(N39B) M387~ef M297 , 2(N39B) 1(N24) M387 M128~de x [...] , [...] M057 |M296+M296| M010~2 , 3(N39B) M387 M057~b M002 , 1(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 272

[...] M096 M004 M218 x , 2(N01) x M390(?) , 4(N01) [...] , 1(N01) |M036+1(N30D)|(?) , 5(N01) M240 M370~c M004 [...] , [...] [...] , 1(N01) 1(N30D)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 275

[...] , 3(N14) 4(N01) M367 , 2(N14) 3(N01) [...] , [...] 5(N14) 8(N01) M346~1 , 1(N23) 3(N14) 9(N01) [...] , 1(N14) 4(N01) M346~1 , 1(N23) 8(N14) [...] , [...] 6(N14) x M362 , 1(N51) 2(N23) [...] M346~1 , 4(N23) [...] M006 , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 279

[...] M066 M096, 3(N01) M203~c M066 M352~o M131~d [...], [...] [...], 2(N01) M388 M315 M263~1 M297, 2(N01) [x x] [...], [...] [...] |M296+M296| M096, 2(N01) M254 M352~n M218 [...], [...] [...] x M371, 1(N01) M124 M057 M099 M371, 1(N01) [...] M240 M096, 3(N01) x, 3(N01) M311 M314 [...], [...] [...], 2(N39B) 1(N24) M066 [...] M218 M066, 2(N39B) [...], 9(N14) 1(N39B) 1(N24)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 281

[...] x, M001 M259 M218(?) M278~e, 1(N01) M195~m M220 M218 x [...], 1(N01) M152 M097~h(?) M387 M387 M377 M295(?) M096(?) M066, 1(N01) |M296+M296|(?) M263~1 x M096 [...], 1(N01) M066~a M057, 1(N01) M263~1(?) x [...] M066~a, 1(N01) [...], 6(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 284

[...] , [...] M362, 3 M367, 2 [...] , [...] M252 M362, 7 M367, 4 M006, 1 [sign illegible] , [...] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 285

[...], M006[?], 3 M362, 4 × N14 [...], 2 M006, 2 M362~a, 1 × N14 + 3 M346, 2 M101, 1 [x], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 286

[...] , 2(N39B) M002 , 1(N39B) M098[?] , 2(N39B) M388 M219 M352~o M315[?] M297 [x] , [...] [x] M288 , 1(N01) M096 , 1(N24) M295~p M222[?] M288 , 1(N01) [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 297 + 299

[...] M386~a, M024, M371[?], 1 [M329?] [...] , [...] [...] M371[?], 1 M125~a, M124[?], M259, M229~e1, 1[?] M035, M066, 1 M029~e[?], M124[?], 1 M218, M242~ab, 1

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 300

[...] 1(N14) 1(N39B) M139 M048~d M288 , [...] M297~b , 9(N01) 2(N01)[?] [...] x [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 3(N01)[?] [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 303

[...] M263, 3(N01) M387~ef M036#, [...] [...], 2(N30C) 1(N30C@b) M387 M263, 1(N01) n(n@b)# [...], 1(N30C)# 1(N30C@b) x M243~e#, 2(N30C) [...], 1(N01) M263, 1(N01) [...], 1(N30C)# M387~ef M048~d M263, 1(N01) 1(N30C@b) x, [...] [...], n x x x, 1(N01)#? M057~b [...], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 317

[...] M388 M009(?) M318~a1(?) M371 M036(?) , [...] M010~6 , 1(N01) 1(N30C) M103 [...] , [...] M010~6(?) , 2(N01) 1(N39B) M387 M011(?) , [...] [...] , 1(N39B) 1(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 318

[...] M346, 2 M066 M219(?) M066 M346, 1 M433 M096 [...], [...] [x] [x] M377 [x] M346, 2 M059 M317~a [...], [...] [...], 2 M218 M035 M066 M346, [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 328

M288 [commodity/category], 4(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N30C)# [...] M288 [commodity/category], 4(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)# [...] [...], 4(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)# [...] [...], 4(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)# [...] [...], 4(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C) [...] [...], 4(N39B) 2(N30C)# [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 332

|M317+X| M297 M288, 6(N14)# [...] [...], 3(N14) M005~a M263~1 M387 M219 [...], [...] [...] M099 M102~da, 4(N01)#? 1(N01@b)#? [...] [...], 3(N14@b) 2(N1@b) |M157+M131|#, [...] 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 334

Line 1: [Signs M388, M380, M218+M320, M347, M377~e] , 1(N01) Line 2: [M222] , 1(N30C) Line 3: [x] , 1(N01) 1(N24) Line 4: [M175, M380, x, ...] , [...] Line 5: [...] , 1(N30C)# [n] Line 6: [x, x] , 1(N30C) Line 7: [..., M009] , 1(N30C)# Line 8: [x, x, M371#?] , [...] Line 9: [x] , [n] Line 10: [M011] , 1(N24) 1(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 335

[...] [...] 1(N39B) M379 , 1(N24) M050~k[?] , [...] |M175+M136| M266~b M263 , 2(N01) M124 M377 [...] , [...] [...] , 1(N30C) M124 M024 M242~b[?] M096 M288 , [...] [x x] , 2(N39B) [...] M288[?] , n(N01)[?]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 339

[...] M081 M387~l [x] M376 , [...] [...] M376 , 1(N01) M054~b [x] [...] , [...] [...] M376 , 1(N01) M388 [x] , 4(N14) [...] M136~a [x] M376 , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 342

[...] 3(N01) 1(N39B) M264~d [...] , [...] [...] M036 M343~h , 1(N14) 3(N01) 1(N14@b) 2(N1@b) [...] , [...] 1(N14)# 1(N01) 1(N30C)#? n(n@b)#

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 343

[...] [...] 1 M255 M096[?] [...] [...] [...] [...] 1 M386~a M295~s M110~a M297 M066 , 1 [...] M327[?] M219 M218 , 1 M248~f x [...] [...] x , 1(N24) M218 , 1 x x , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 344

[...] , 1(N34) 1(N45) 3(N14) 3(N01) [...] , [...] 2(N14@b) [M009?] [M388?] , 1(N39B)? [...] [...] , 1(N34) 1(N45) 4(N14) 1(N01) 3(N39B)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 345

[...] M009 M318(~a2?) M371 M321 , 1(N01)# [...] [...] M371 M376 , 5(N01) M509 x [...] , [...] [...] , 2(N01)# x [...] , [...] [...] M376 , 2(N01) M099 M136#? [...] , [...] x x x , [...]

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