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~2800 BCE·Early Dynastic

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TSŠ 0835

[1] ox — Mes-IGI-NU2 1 amar-u4-sakar [new-moon calf; or: 1 for Amar-u4-sakar] 1 cow 2 — E2-kur-diri ["House Surpassing the Mountain"] 1 — Ki-gal-ku3[?] ["Pure Great Place"] 1 — Ama-AN-RU

Economy

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Anonymous 270814

Line 1: [x x] x Ur-Amaraka [x] Line 2: 1 gur, 1 barig — fisherman — to Šuruppak, delivered Line 3: [...] overseer of boatmen Line 4: 1 gur, 1 barig — storehouse scribe Line 5: 1 gur, 1 barig — agent (PA-official)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

AoF 41, 010-014

8 bur of field — the gešur field. 2 bur 1 eše of field — KA-banda. 3 bur 1 eše [?] of field — the sal₄-la mound. 3 bur 1 eše of field — the al-lu₂ furrow. 2 bur 1 eše of field — the Nam-gi mound. Fields of Ur-lugal-gub. 5 brothers — allotments — were disbursed. Field — household allotment — belonging to Gišgal-si.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 010

[...] she-goat(?) [LAK20] — [...] place(?) — not having [...] ... place GU [...] LUM — not having [...] servant/Subarian [...] MAR — not having [... ...] ... not(?) — [dairy/ghee?] [complex sign cluster] — not eggs/roe — fish — not LI TAR [...] ... [...] KU [... ...]

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 32, 002

Enuru, [... serpent(?),] dark — of the Abzu [...]; its tail rising, its nature — the mouth opened and opened. Its mouth-enclosure — matched, declared. The serpent bites; the great dragon bites. The spotted field — [pure-water ...] [laden-water ...] [...] ... The serpent — its mouth laden. Its tongue, the voice — very small, very small — filled. The serpent — mouth burdened — [the sun's mouth?] — may it not [harm ...] [harm ...]. The sanga-administrator Ur-Gibil, the scribe, [wrote it].

Religion & Myth

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 028

1 Ur-Ninmug, 1 Ur-Šer7-da — Adab: they are stationed there; may [it] be settled; asz11-lum, iritum — šu-[x]-DU-NI (plural).

Daily Life·Economy

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 228

6 nig2-lam2 suluh-garments 6 ib2-ba-du3 suluh-garments 4 nig2-la2(!) suluh-garments 1 du5-gi4 suluh-garment 13 nig2-la2 7 ib2-ba-du3 2 nig2-lam2 4 ha-la-um 2 aktum

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 269

1 (person): Ur-E2, [son of] Lugalsisa, fisherman; 1 (person): Enlil-la, cupbearer; 1 (person): Du-du; Ur-lu2, farmer; 1 (person): Ur-Nin-[...], Ur-E2-Igi-Nim; An-ne-šum2; Be-li2-du10.

Daily Life·Economy

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

DP 034

[...] 2 junior workers (apprentices), Di-[Utu], foreman. Lu-Ad, [...] Sud-ur-sag, foreman. 25 — Ur-e2-gal, foreman. 20 musicians — AK. 12 (units of) malt — KA-zi-[da]. [...] chief [...] [man?]-di, (blank) [was] delivered.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

DP 036

2 si, large-grade; 40 si-[NUxU], prime quality; 7, 4 ban of si; 105 si-[NUxU], prime quality; 7, 4 ban of si; 51 si-[NUxU], prime quality; 7, 2 ban of si; 42 si-[NUxU], prime quality; 23 si; 118 si-[NUxU], prime quality; [Account of the] fisherman? (šu-[ku₆?]); Received (šu ba-ti); si; [ba-za?]

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 021

[...] [...] ox/bull(?) 3 gaba-sheep 1 URUDU-sheep — An-na-sum Enlil [...] URUDU-sheep Temple of Sud-Anzu(?) 2 [...] [En]lil 12 [...]

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 025

1 ban of barley — Ur-Sud 2 ban — Lugal-ana 2 ban — Adda-tur [2] ban — Ur-Abzu [...] (line broken) [...] (line broken) 1 ban — [name lost] 2 ban — [sign(s) unread, name lost] 2 ban — [name lost]

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 030

[...] barley: issued 1 gur, 2 barig — Ur-BAD-DAB 1 gur, 2 barig — Sud-ur-sag 1 gur, 2 barig — Lugal-GAR-NI [x,] 1 barig(?) — Na-diri(?) 1 gur, 2 barig — Ur-mes Ur-[ni](?) [...]

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 032

[...] Sur[ra] [...] [x]-Sud [...] é-ur₂ [...] a-eren₂ Labor: 1 day 2 ban₂ — Ur-Sud 3 ban₂ — Adda-tur Day 2

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 035

2 barig — Šeš-nu-kuš₂, shepherd, [LAK020] 1 barig — Di-utu, [of the] E₂×KASKAL 2(?) barig — Ur-sag(?), the malt-grower 1 barig — Munus-ma 1 barig — Pa₄-nu-kuš₂, boatman

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 036

2 barig, 1 ban of barley — [lid2-ga] — Sag-nin-tuku; 1 barig, 1 ban — Me-[NIGIN2]-[x]; 4 ban — Nin-ama-na; 3 barig — [Bara2]-[x]-[gal2].

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 037

[x] 1 barig of barley — [for] Ša3-gigir[?] (the chariot[-depot]?), the cupbearer; 2 barig — Geszgal-si, GAM-GAM; 1 barig of semolina — Lu2-ezen; [...] 3 barig of barley — Ama-abzu-si.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 058

4 (asz) + 1 barig of semolina, sealed [in storage] — Munus-a-nu-kusz; Semolina, [AB institution]; 3 barig of semolina; 20 [units of] semolina, sealed [in storage], from Za3-sud3, Ur-Inanna.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 067

1 asz 3 barig of beer, [measured in] sila: Ur-ni. 1 asz: U2-KA. 2 barig: E2-ur2-bi-du10. 1 barig: Nin-ig-gal. 1 asz: Enlil-a2-mah.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 072

13 sila of beer; 3 sila of beer — [from/at] Zaningata: [x] 2 sila of beer, [x x] AN[...], 17 sila of beer — Ur-ni.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 073

7 sila of beer — Ur-ni [...] 4? [sila] — the courier's house 4 [sila] — Enlil-amah 1 [sila] — Munus-ma [...] 2 barig of beer [in sila] [...]-si [...] from Za-sudu 2 barig [of ...] [...]

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 078

Lu-iri-sari'g: 1 TAR-jar of barley-beer. Ur-Ur: 1 TAR-[jar] of barley-beer. Lu-Adab: 1 ba-an-ASZ-measure of barley-beer. Lu-Umma.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 079

2 shekels of silver — Ezi 2 (shekels) — Mes-pa3 2 (shekels) — Ur-šubur 1 (shekel) — Lu-nanam 1 (shekel) — Engar-zi 1 (shekel) — Šubur 1 (shekel) — Ur-nin-USŠ scribe

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 083

8 (units), gu2-u2: ki-ni-gi4 30 (units): house of Ušumgal 30 (units): Sud-Anzu — pig-keeper (šušₓ) 15 (units): Ur-tur (gu2-szu-du8) 15 (units): Sud 12 (units): [house of] Zi — the cook

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 092

2 barig — Ur-Lugal-DU[?] [...] Lugal-na-[ri]-ga [...] [...] di-Utu 1 barig 3 ban2 — [[sag]-A]-DU[?]-ba[?]-sum 2 barig 4 ban2 — Lu2-AB-DU-GA2[?] 1 barig 2 ban2 — Enlil-pa3[?], KISAL (courtyard) 1 barig 2 ban2[?] — AB [...] [...] [...] x KA x [...] 2 ban2 — Ku5-da (Overseer of the courtyard) 3 barig barley — Ur-ig-[gal?] 2 barig — U2-RU-[...] [x +] 1 barig — Ur-[...]

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 105

[x] 2 áš, [x] sila of clarified butter; 3 áš, [x] sila of processed milk — (for) Enki. 3 áš 3 barig of oil, (measured) in sila — Lugal-meslam. [...] AN-AN. 2 áš 2 barig — Nin-kur; 2 áš 2 barig — Nu-muš-da; 2 áš 2 barig — Nin-PA-unken-gal. Di-Utu, herdsman. 3 áš 3 barig — Nin-me-šu-[du7]; 3 áš [x] — Nin-[x]; 3 áš [x x].

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

FTP 106

Entry 1: 2 asz of prime dairy cream, KA-GABA [type]; 2 asz of ba-an-ASZ-tur cream; é-gissu-du10 ('House of the Good Shade'); [mes(?)]-sanga-[...] (temple administrator); Nin-kin-nir. Entry 2: 2 asz of prime dairy cream, KA-GABA [type]; 2 asz of [ba-an-ASZ]-tur [cream]; [...] [damaged — signs unreadable]. Entry 3: 2 asz of prime dairy cream, KA-GABA [type]; 2 asz of ba-an-ASZ-tur [cream].

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Kress 151

20, hand-deficit, [in the] Dilmun(?) gur[-measure] 420 + 20, hand-deficit [LAK240] — that is its [total] 8(?), hand-deficit, [x] gur 40 minus 2, hand-deficit Musicians — that is [their] dairy-ration Life[-ration] Given to An[-na] Month: [Sacred Mound]

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

MRAH O.5011

[n+]2 barig of gamur, [n] sila3 of bronze — Ur-gu, cupbearer, House of NE-DAG; [table?] [sag-x?] GA-duh-hum, Ab-zi. 2 ban2 of gamur — Ur-gu, cook, House of the cook; Ištaran — via him — šuš3.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

MRAH O.5012

24 [barley ...] al-mu (?) 24 — URIx 10 — Giri-ni men of the wall (?) Barley of the house of Šà-lu boat of Lugal-iti-da An-si Month: du6-ku3 ("pure mound") Month: nig2-kiri6 ("orchard") given to An-na Month — 9 days elapsed [of/at] Adab these are the witnesses

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

MRAH O.5014

15 [capacity units] — fat/oil(?) [...] [UMBIN×UDU compound] Ibbūbu 15 [capacity units] — Šeš-pada 16 [capacity units] — for Lugal-ra 8 [capacity units] — Šimdu Via his comptroller/inspector (He) delivered (it) Barley-ration cutting

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

OSP 1, 125

[1] Lugal-en-il₂, the mu₆-sub₃ official; 1 scribe; 1 bara₂-gan-nu-di; 1 niĝ-iri-a-zi; 1 niĝ-lum-ma.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RTC 007

1 gur of flour — [for?] ag[...?] 20 sila3 of flour (and) garlic 10 (sila3 of) barley (and) natron — Tirash 1 barig of malt-flour, divided (into portions) [1 gur?] of flour (with) natron(?) — Enki 1 barig of dark bread (with) flour 10 (sila3) of dark flour (and) garlic dark bread (for) the king 80 sila3 of barley-flour 1 gur of fine flour — An-ki 1 barig of bread-ration (per head)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

SF 002

šud₃ of the mountain-land, surpassing [all others] e-lum that covers [the sky?] [...] [...] toward/of [barley?] [...] [...] (broken) e-lum of the righteous/true crown The house (temple) whose interior canopies the sky — (sweet as) honey e-lum with [prayer?] beside it Mistress of [the sea / cattle-stall], of Anzû

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

SF 003

[...] (broken) [...] (broken) [1] Nin-zadim 1 Alam-i 2 Nin-iri-ša [1] Lugal-[...] 1 [...]-GAL-[...] 1 A₂-la₂(?)-[...] 1 [...]-buru₅

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

SF 004

1 — Nintinugga [1] — Ninnigar [1] — AMA-[x]-GAN [...] — x (broken) [1] — NAM-A-[x-(x)] (uncertain) [1] — NAM-NUN 1 — for the palace (e₂-gal) 1 — KISAL-SI 1 — En-zida 1 — Amar-MI-ZA [...] — x (broken)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

SF 025

[...] (illegible) Ur-Inanna Ku-lili Si-du [A?]-|SAGxHA|-NE Mes-abzu Ur-Nisaba Mes-pa Zu-[la?]-lum Woman-[...] Nu-[...] ([...]) [illegible]

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 002

4 donkeys — sig7-[LAK046·LAK046] breed — Lumma; 5 donkeys — [LAK046·LAK046] breed — NE-lum; 5 men who did not go out with [them]; 9,734 [LAK046·LAK046]-type donkeys; yellow-green donkeys — in the care of Ama-gan.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 010

2 donkeys — [yellow-]green SZUL-SZUL [category] NE-LUM [uncertain qualifier] 9 donkeys — SZUL [category] lu2 [official] — mu-e3 [disbursement notation] 5 SZUL-SZUL lum-ma [uncertain qualifier] 16 SZUL-SZUL

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 014

4 donkeys — Darda 1 — AK-nab, overseer of the construction workers 1 — Dingir-nu-me, construction worker 1 — Dumu-Anzu, leather-worker 2 — E2-na, (of) Lagaš 2 — E2-la-lum, (of) Adab [total outstanding:] 2¾ plow-donkeys Single tablet

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 019

4 donkeys — AK-NE-li; 3 [donkeys] to/for KA-ki-bi; 4 uru₁₈ [donkeys]; 1 nig₂-ḫu-bu₇ [donkey]; 2 [donkeys] — Lumma, orchard-keeper; 2 [donkeys] — ki-ni; 2 [donkeys] — kun-du₆, fisherman; UR-UR; [heading:] an-šè₃-gu₂: 4½ plow donkeys — UR-UR.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 020

90 plow-donkeys 33 plow-donkeys 41 plow-donkeys 31 plow-donkeys city donkeys 11 farmers 11 farmers 6 farmers 6 farmers donkey-driver(s) an-sze3-gu2 196(!) plow-donkeys [total] city donkeys 34 farmers royal laborers

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 021

2 donkeys — son of Hax-NE; 2 from the flank — herald Nag-su; 2 — AK-dingir / Nag-su; 1 — Utu-šita, scribe; Lu-zi, scribe. New tablet.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 043

5 iku of field — Me-maḫ-nu-sa 5 iku — Abzu-ki-du₁₀ 1 eše 3 iku — Gal-la 2 iku — Ada-DUR₂ 5 iku — Anzu [Category:] farmers [of/at] An-še-gu₂ Total: 1 bur 1 eše 2 iku of field Lumma

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 055

11 gur-mah + 2 barig of barley — great granary (ganun-mah); 6 gur of barley; 3½ [gur] + 2 barig — granary (ganun); [category:] gur2-gur2 [heaped/piled grain]; seed grain (sze-numun); [grand total thereof (an-sze3-gu2):] 21 gur-mah of barley — [designated] seed grain (sze-numun); [associated field area:] 3 bur'u + 7 bur3 + 1 esze3 + 3 iku.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 059

1 iku of field — Lugal-ezen 1 iku — Ur-[…]-HA 3 iku — Ur-lamma 3 iku — Ur-nin-girinx 3 iku — E₂-kur-pa-e₃ 1 eše₃ — Amar-šuba₃ 4 iku — AN-sag-tuku 3 iku — AN-URUDU-si 1 eše₃ — Il 3 iku — Anzu ½ iku — A-NI-NI ½ iku — Usz

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 064

10 [units] sealed in storage — Mes-u4-ba; 4 [units] sealed in storage, 1 [unit] consumed — Nin-ul4-gal; 2 [units] sealed in storage — AN-ur2-sze3, shepherd; 3 [units] of barley(?) sealed in storage, 1 [unit] inner allocation — 23 [units]: palace; 16 [units]: [...]

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 079

[x +] 1 kor? of barley — received: — delivered. 2 barig, 2 ban of barley — disbursed: tagx-allocation, [person of the] boat, Mes-pa3. 2 kor, tagx-allocation, malt: 1 kor? [x] barig, Ur-sud3, boatman, Lugal-en-lil2. [...] 2 barig, reed-mat [work] — delivered.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 080

5 gur 3 barig of stored barley — En-hegal; 2 gur [2 barig?] — Me-pa-e3; 1 gur — Bil-a-nu-kusz2; 1 gur — Adda; 2 gur 2 barig — Pa-nin-gal, Me-me; 1 gur — AN-nu-me; 1 gur — Amar-Isin.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 085

177 gur-mah of barley — Lugal-a[2]-mah: 108 [gur-mah for] e2-KA-nun; 87½ [gur-mah]; 36½ [gur-mah] — si-du3; 239 gur-mah; 51½ + 1 barig of barley, [standard] gur, [for] 2; 408 of barley, [standard] gur — Sud-Anzu.