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~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TSA 49

[Basket] of tablets: (records of) the [fisher]men of the sea and the fishermen of the sweet water, which they delivered. Baranamtara, wife of Lugalanda, ruler (ensi) of Lagash. (Year) 2.

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~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, supp 07

1 (unit/person): AN [...] DU 1 (unit/person): Lugal-šu 1 (unit/person): Ša-nugal 1 (unit/person): A-nuzu 1 (unit/person): [two signs, illegible] [... break ...] 1 (unit/person): Dada 1 (unit/person): A-utu-ta (?) 1 (unit/person): Ur-Šubur (Reverse: uninscribed; the surface bears only modern museum markings.)

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~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, supp 12

(beginning broken) 1 (person): Da-[da] 1 (person): Sag-ti 1 (person): Ur-Nintu [1 (person)]: Lugal-ur-x [1 (person)]: Amar-Ninkilim [1 (person)?]: Lugal-Nanna-ra-tum 1 (person): Lugal-lu-titi 1 (person): Lugal-enishe 1 (person): Lugal-ki 1 (person): Nigar-[mud] (remainder lost)

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~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

VS 14, 029

75 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 of barley, by the gur-saggal (standard) measure — barley rations of the female workers, (their) children, the porters, (and) the igi-nu-du8 workers. 47 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 of barley for the regular monthly bread offerings. 10 gur of barley: its bar-portion is on hand. Total: 133 gur less 2 ban2 of barley, by the gur-saggal measure — barley rations, barley issued, (for) the people of Baba. URU-KA-gi-na (Uru-inim-gina), king of Lagash, from the granary of Baba distributed it to them. 5th (year).

TSA 49

UET 2, supp 07

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VS 14, 029

Anonymous 271233

ASJ 16, 043-046 Barton Cylinder

BE 01/2, 107

BIN 08, 013

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BIN 08, 093

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CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 002

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 012

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 015

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