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~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0218

5(N14@f) 1(N01@f)? [...] , 1(N57) BIRD# [...] 3(N14@f) 5(N01@f) , BIRD [seated/source-marker] BU~a [...] , [...] 5(N14@f)# 1(N01@f)# [...] , [...] 1(N14@f) [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0221

5 sheep — processed/worked, [garden/measured?], negated(?); [...] [...] X; 7 [units] — partridge(?)/split(?) — storehouse — fodder — [water?] — calf; [...] 1(N14) [...]; [...]; [...]; [...] 1(N34)# 4(N14) 2(N01) — X [...]; [...]

Economy

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0225

4(×60) 4(×10) [= 280 units] , 6(×60) 2(×10) [= 380 units] , 2(×60) 2(×10) [= 140 units] , calf — large — ox? 3(×60) 3(×10) [= 210 units] , mixed? — delivered? 2(×60) 1(×10) [= 130 units] , mixed — calf 6(×60) 2(×10) [= 380 units] , divine/celestial — made/processed 3(×60) [= 180 units] , large — water/offspring 6(×60) [= 360 units] , water/offspring — reed? 8(×60) [= 480 units] , storehouse? — calf 3(×60) 3(×10) [= 210 units] , water/offspring — [X, damaged] 3(×60) [= 180 units] , water/offspring — reed? 10(×10)?# [...] , [...] 6(×60) 2(×10) [= 380 units] , herb/plant? — horn/fill 6(×60) [= 36…

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0229

[...] [...] GAR [...] x [...] 1(N14@f) 1(N01) — A SI EN GAR[?] — [~11 units] 1(N14@f) 5(N01@f) — LAL3 LU2 — [~15 units] 1(N14@f) 5(N01@f) — A GAL AMAR E2 — [~15 units] [ruling line / end of tablet]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0240

1 unit — calf, calf 1 unit — woman (SAL), statue/figurine (ALAN~a) 1 unit — pig (ŠAḪ2), pig (ŠAḪ2), one (additional) [...] — [...] X 1 unit — yellow-green (SIG7), woman (SAL), eye/face (IGI), vessel/bowl (BUR~a) 1 unit — LAM~c, LAM~c, yellow-green (SIG7)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0242

[...] IGI IGI [...] |DUG~a×HI| AMA~b [...] NIN [...] X UB AMAR AMA~b HI HI HI[?]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0254

6(N01@f)# [...] , [...] 1(N01@f) , copper [brought/delivered?] received(?) 2(N57) [given/deposited?] copper 1(N01@f)# , [BU~a] penned sheep X , 1(N04) seed(-grain) 2(N01@f) , sheep

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0257

1(N01@f) [vessel/unit], X [...] LU2 [...] 1(N01@f) [vessel/unit], sheep sheep [...] 1(N01@f) [vessel/unit], NE~a PAP~a PA~a GISZ~v GARA2~a [...] , [...] 1(N01@f) [vessel/unit], X [...] 3(N14@f) [large unit], [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0272

[...] [...] brick/wool? [...] black/dark? head [...] egg-sign egg-sign head [...] cattle-stall/sea? [NN] [...] [...] [...] not/NU lord/EN [...] [...] [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0273

1 [unit]: [commodity: MUD-type/fish product?], MAR~a (boat/container?) — GAL~a (large/great), A (water/liquid?), SA~a 2 [units]: female (SAL), small/junior (TUR) 1 [unit]: ZI~a, A (water/liquid?), HUB2 1 [unit]: NI~b, sheep (UDU~a) 2 [units]: HI (mixed?), storehouse/building (E2~a) 1 [unit]: DUR2, RA, LAGAB~b, DA~a (side/rib?), DAR~a? 2 [units]: female sheep (SAL UDU~a) 2 [units]: ZI~a, A (water/liquid?), HUB2 [remainder blank/uninscribed]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0278

8 [units] — AN, [head(?)] GI(?), SZU, SUM, SUM(?) 3 [units] — ME, SI, NUN 2 [units] [...] — [...] 1 [unit] — [...] 2 [units] [...] — [...] 1 [unit] — [...] X [...] — X X [...] 1 [unit] — calf of Nanna 4 [units] — statue(s) of the Abzu — X, A 1 [unit] — KA, mother(?), mixed(?) —

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0285

1 (large unit) [...] , [...] 1 (large unit) , barley(?) [...] , [divine/celestial?] bread-ration-vessel | mixed/qualified | 2 (small units) , head/person [...] 3 (small units) , [...] , [delivered/disbursed?] X [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0287

[...] [...] TA NAM ŠÀ [...] [...] ŠE NA |ŠU₂.2(N57)| ŠÀ [...] SI AMA NUN? AB GIŠIMMAR [...] [...] EN

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0305

[...] LAK172(?) [fire/NE~a] [...] [...] [fire/NE~a] [elder/supervisor PAP~a] [great GAL~a] [wood/tree GISZ~v] [dagger/blade GIR2~a(?)] [...] 1 [...] [brother/SZESZ~a] X [dagger/blade GIR2~a] [...] [...] [place KI] 1 , [vine/grape GESZTIN~c] [water/liquid A] 1 , [...] 5 , [MUSZ3~a] [AN] [calf AMAR] [...] , [...] [calf AMAR] 2 , [lord/EN~a] |GAN~dx HI| [reed GI] 2(?) [...] , [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0344

[...] [...] X [...] [...] GIR2~a (dagger/blade) | URI3~a+IB~a | [...] [...] NU AZU? [...] USZUMGAL A [...] [...] GESZTIN~c (vine/wine) [...] [...] MUSZEN (bird)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0361

6(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) — GAN2 [...] — [...] X DILMUN[?] 3(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) — EN [DUG?] X 1(N14) — AN LA[?] A ME[?] 1(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) — [...] AK [...] 7(N14) 1(N22)[?] 1(N01)[?] [...] — [...] — LUGAL [...] — [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

UET 2, 0370

[...] [...] SZA3~a1 [...] AK~a [...] [...] X [...] 1(N01@f)# [...] DUB~a# [...] DA~a [...] X X NE~a PAP~a GISZ~v 1(N22@f) 1(N58) 3(N01@f) , KAL~b2? GI RU X LU2 [...] [...] LU2 [...] [...] 1(N14@f)# [...] X [...] [...] [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 146

5 bundles of reed — foreman: Nig2-si 5 disbursed — 5 Utu-[di?]-ku5[?] — 5 Utu-x-[x] — 1(N51) 3(N14) Sa12-du5 — 1(N51) 2(N14) E2-si — 1(N34) 2(N14) Kisal-si — 2(N51)[?] [x x] — n [...] — 1(N51) Mes-ki-nu-zu — [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Fs Krecher 339-340 07

12 she-goats, 2 male goats — Utu-im-ru. 16 she-goats, 3 male goats — E2-su13-ag2. 33(?) she-goats — Me-mah-nu-sa2. 23 [she-goats] — Nam-mah2-sud3. 15 [she-goats] — Amar-gu2-la2. 40 male goats. 144 — grand total.

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Fs Krecher 341-342 10

1 Lugal-inim-ma(?) 1 Sud-[...]-[...] 1 donkey, [young/prime type] 1 jenny (female donkey) [1]0+5 sheep [n] selected [animals(?)] [...] ... 1 SAG×HA, DI, [...] 1 donkey, [young/prime type] 1 jenny (female donkey) [1]0+5 sheep 5 minas of copper, [weighed as] tun3-la2 [...] steppe(?)-si(?)

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Fs Krecher 349-350 17

[n?] AN# [x] [x?] 3: Hu-bu7 1: Ur-Nanshe 1: Bilx-ga-UL4, foreman ½: Mes-ukken 2: Lugal-a2-mah

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Fs Krecher 352-353 20

1 Ig-x-[x] Mes-lu 1 Pa4-UL4-gal 1 Sud3-ki-na[?] 1 Mes[?]-AN-Pa3[?] [1] AK-x-[x] Da[?] x x? UD[?] [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

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

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 473

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 473. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 03

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 03. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 04

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 04. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 06

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 08

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 08. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 09

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 09. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 11

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 11. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 14

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 14. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 15

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 15. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 19

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 19. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 20

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 20. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 21

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 21. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 22

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 22. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 24

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 24. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 25

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 25. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 26

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 26. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 29

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 29. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 30

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 30. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 31

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 31. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 34

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 34. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 35

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 35. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 38

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 38. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 39

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 39. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 41

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 41. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 44

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 44. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 45

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 45. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nisaba 25, 46

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — Nisaba 25, 46. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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