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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 026

(obverse, column of entries; beginnings broken) [...] : [...] [...] : courtyard (KISAL) [...] : storehouse-container, 'mixed' (GA₂×HI) [...] : [...] [...] : 3 (N57 units), AN (reverse) 1 (N14, = 10 units) : livestock pen (TUR₃), 5 (N57 units) 1 (N14, = 10 units) : GA, ... (sign illegible) 5 (N14, = 50 units)⸢?⸣ : DA, GUL 2 (N14, = 20 units)⸢?⸣ : the Land (KALAM)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 030

1. 9 (units, N01-count): woman-sign (SAL) 2. 1 (N14-unit) + 2 (N01-units): 'mountain/foreign-land' sign (KUR) 3. 1 (unit, N01): compound sign |U4×2(N57)|, woman-sign (SAL) 4. 2 (units, N01): 'mountain/foreign-land' sign (KUR), compound sign |U4×2(N57)| 5. 2 (units, N01): 'calf/young' sign (AMAR), 'mountain/foreign-land' sign (KUR), compound sign |U4×1(N57)| 6. natron/soapwort sign (NAGA), [no numeral — label or divider] 7. 2 (N14-units) + 4 (N01-units, sign partly broken): KISZ (category sign, partly broken), PAP (partly broken — total/overseer marker), EN (partly broken — 'lord'/high official…

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 034

Obverse: 1. 3 (units): DU ("brought/delivered") 2. 1 (unit): [sign broken/illegible] 3. 1 (unit): UMUN2 (a lord/ruler-title) 4. 1 (unit): UR2-A 5. 1 (unit): HAL ZATU694 6. 1 (unit): SAR-A 7. 1 (unit): ALAN ZATU694 ("image/figure" — ZATU694) 8. [1 (unit)]: [...] (broken) 9. 1 (unit): [x]-SZU 10. 1 (unit): EN ("lord") — KASZ ("beer") 11. 1 (unit): SANGA ("administrator") — HI 12. Total: 1(N14) + 3(N01) [a combined higher-value count]: KISZ-UB (Reverse: no inscribed sign-entries preserved in the transliteration; the reverse of the tablet bears a cylinder-seal impression and a separate star-shape…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 036

2, BAR 1, tablet (DUB~b) [...], [...] 5, female (SAL) 1, heart/inner (ŠA3~a2) [2], |U4 × 3(N57)| 2, |U4 × 2(N57)| 5 AMAR, |U4 × 1(N57)| 1(N14) 8, KIŠ NAM2 ERIN 2, salt (MUN~a1) 1(N14) 6, |DU8~c × AMAR| grass/herbage (U2~a) 2, salt (MUN~a1) 1(N14) 5, female (SAL) 1, highland/foreign (KUR~a) 1(N14), sheep (UDU~a)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 037

Obverse 1. [1(N15)] 8(N02) — [commodity lost] 2. 5(N02) — (of) |U4×3(N57)| 3. 2(N02) — (of) |U4×2(N57)| 4. 6(N02) — (of) |U4×1(N57)| 5. 2(N02) — DUB~b (tablet/record-unit) 6. 1(N15) — MUN~a1 (salt) 7. 6(N02) — [commodity lost] 8. 3(N02) — (of) |U4×1(N57)| Summary (final case) 9. 5(N15) 2(N02) — KISZ, PAP~a (total) Reverse: surface broken and abraded; traces of one or two signs at the top (consistent with KISZ / PAP~a), the remainder illegible.

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 040

1(N14) [= 10], MUN~a1 [salt] 1(N01) [= 1], DUB~b [tablet/tally] 3(N01) [= 3], |U4x2(N57)| [day-unit × 2 notch] 3(N01) [= 3], |U4x1(N57)| AMAR [day-unit × 1 notch, calf/young animal] 6(N01) [= 6], SAL [women/female workers] 5(N01) [= 5], SZA3~a2 [interior/heart — commodity or category] 4(N01) [= 4], |U4x2(N57)| [day-unit × 2 notch] 3(N01) [= 3], |U4x1(N57)| AMAR MUN~a1 [day-unit × 1 notch, young animal, salt] 1(N14) 5(N01) [= 15], UDU~a [sheep] 3(N14) 5(N01) [= 35], KISZ NAM2 KAB# U2~b DIN [Kiš-category/institution, NAM2, KAB, fodder/plant, DIN] 1(N14) [= 10], MUN~a1 [salt] 2(N14) 5(N01) [= 25]…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 044

[...] [...] 3(N14) 2(N01) — UTUA~a [oven-product/heated-vessel category] 4(N14) 2(N01) — UDUNITA~a [rams/male sheep] [...] 2(N14) [...] 2(N01) — MASZ2 [goats/caprids] [...] [...] [...] [...] 4(N01) — [...] BU~a [...] UR2# [...] [...] [...] [...] 1(N48) [...] 3(N34) [...] [...] 4(N34) 3(N14) 2(N01) [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 045

28 ewes, 13 rams, 2 KIR11, 8 [animals of] KUR~a type, lambs DA~a PA~a 9 ewes, 7 rams, 2 KIR11, 3 [animals of] KUR~a type, lambs |BU~a+DU6~a| SZU |GISZxSZU2~a| ZATU752 |BU~a+DU6~a| SZU |GISZxSZU2~a| 51 [total?] DA~a PA~a 21 |BU~a+DU6~a| SZU |GISZxSZU2~a|

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 046

PAP~a — female (SAL) 2 rams (UDUNITA~a) — SZUR2~a 3 rams (UDUNITA~a) — AN [broken] [broken] ... [broken] [broken] ... [broken] [broken] — 3 sheep (UDU~a) — carpenter/craftsman (NAGAR~a) — [broken]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 049

1(N01) ewe 3(N14) rams 1(N01) ram — for ŠE3 [fodder/grain allocation?] 1(N14) 1(N01) [commodity unclear] [...] 2(N01) [NUN~b category] 4(N14) 5(N01) goats 9(N01) ewes 1(N01) ram 9(N01) she-goats 1(N01) goat 1(N14) ŠU GI [reed ration / hand + reed?] 9(N01)# [...] 3(N14) 9(N01) — 1(N57) sheep [subtotal marker] 1(N34) 3(N14) — GURUSZDA~a |DU8~c × UDU~a| DA~a PA~a [finished/released sheep — overseer category] 2(N34) 9(N01) — LAGAB~b UDU~a [enclosure/pen sheep]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 050

5 , BAR + sheep (female) 4 , goat (male) 3 , BAR + ram (male sheep) 3 , BAR + goat (male) [...] , [...] [3(N14)] 8(N01) , [...] 8 , BAR + she-goat 1(N14) 6(N01) [= 16] , sheep 1(N14) 3(N01) [= 13] , ram (male sheep)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 053

Obverse: 2 ewes 2 rams 2 she-goats 5 goats 1 [...] 3 [NUN~b category] 5 goats [...] [...] [...] [...] Reverse / lower section: 2 [...] 2 she-goats 3 [NUN~b category] [...] [...] 2(N14) [...] sheep

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 055

Obverse: 3 (N01) grain-fed(?) rams — U4 (day/date?) — UR; 1 (N01) grain-fed(?) ram, large — NAM2 — received(?) — MU; 2 (N15) 2 (N02) ewes; 2 (N15) 1 (N02) rams. Reverse: AN — MAR (sign group of undetermined function).

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 061

(obverse) [...] she-goat(?), storehouse [...] delivered. 1 given/deposited [...] [...] , [...] 1 — small (category?), BU. 1 — AN, the NAMEŠDA (official/class). 1 — UB (storage bin?), flour/ration. [...] , [...] [...] , [...] (remainder broken; reverse uninscribed or eroded)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 062

(obverse) [...] 4 (units); 4 ... carp (SUHUR) 8 (units): carp (variant sign, SUHUR@t) 94 (1×60 + 3×10 + 4): fish (KU6) 50 (5×10): ... (SUKUD-doubled sign, an unidentified commodity or fish category) [...]: settlement (URU) [... broken entry ...] (reverse) BU+DU6 (compound sign — an institution, place, or official) GIR3 ZATU714 (undeciphered sign) [... broken entry ...] [... broken entry ...] (two illegible signs) Uruk (UNUG)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 063

1 — the UKKIN×DIN (assembly-house product/official); [...] — [...] (line lost); 2 (small measures) — carp, disbursed (BA); 2 (small measures) — carp, (grade/qualifier) '5'; 'House' (E2×1) — '5'; 1 — female worker, (category) ZATU676b; 1 — female worker, young (girl); 1 — female worker, (category) ZATU676b; 2 — female workers, head-count received (SAGŠU); 1 — carp, (grade/qualifier) '5'; (of the) 'House' (E2×1).

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 064

(obverse) [...] , [...] 25 (2×10 + 5) she-goats, BAR (disbursement portion) ZATU773 (category heading; commodity unidentified) [...] , [...] 30 [+ ...] + 1 kids, wool 20 kids, BAR (portion), wool DA PA (classifying marks) 187 (3×60 + 7)# , [...] (probably a total; entry broken)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 065

(obverse) 52 (5×10+2) — dark(?) (DARA4) sheep, 25 (2×10+5) — sheep (and) goats, 8 — ... grain-fed(?) sheep, [...] — deposited(?) [...], 27 (2×10+7) — dark(?) (DARA4) kids, 52 (5×10+2) — small kids, 3 — grain-fed(?) sheep, 18 (1×10+8) — sheep (and) kids, BAR-portion; DA [PA] (classifying/official mark).

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 068

(obverse) [...] : AN, ZATU788, female(?), NUNUZ 2(N34) 3(N14) (= 150) : female(s) of the animal-pen, ME 1(N34) (= 60) : DUB 1(N14) (= 10) : deficit (LA2), SUG5 1(N01) (= 1) : ZI, UB, dark(?) goat, ZATU682 [...] 2(N01) (= 2) : [...] IB, dark(?) goat, sheep, SUG5, head, interior(?), UR2, HI, DA, PA, AK [...] 7(N34) (= 420) : dark(?) goat, sheep, IB, SUG5, head [...] : [...] (remainder broken)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 071

(obverse) 2 (units): AN, SAR, AN (a divine(?)/commodity entry with the 'plant/garden' sign); 2 (units): barley (of the) UR5-type (processed grain(?)); 2 (units): [...]; [...]: A (water(?)/liquid entry); 2 (units): fish — (of/for) the courtyard; 2 (units): X (sign illegible); 1 (unit): GISZ3; 1 (unit): [...] fine(?) (SAL); 1 (unit): TUM, house(hold), NAM2 (official/category designation); 1 (unit): ZATU659 (unidentified archaic sign); (subscript) SZU2 — (of the) city; (reverse) ZATU659; SZU2 — (of the) city.

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 072

(obverse) [...] , [...] [...] , barley — deposited (RU) 1(N14) , GIR3(?) — barley, ZATU773 3(N14) , barley — for the musician(?) (NAR), A (reverse) 6(N14) 4(N01) 1(N39a) 1(N24) , barley — new (fresh)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 075

1 (N01) — female (worker?), UB, ZI (entry of uncertain meaning) 1 (N24) — NA, MUD (a commodity of unknown identity), BU 1 (N24) 1 (N28) — ZATU714, MU, HI 1 (N26) — DI 1 (N14) — female (worker?), ME, of the cattle pen 7 (N14) 2 (N39a) 1 (N26) 1 (N24) — barley, DA, disbursed (BA), IM

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 077

(obverse) 1(N14) — purchase/exchange of barley; KI (place/origin). 1(N14) 2(N01) — storehouse(?); barley; the EN (lord/priest-ruler); NUNUZ. 1(N14) 3(N01) — barley; given/deposited (RU). 2(N19) — given/deposited (RU). [3(N19)] — [...] (entry broken). 2(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) — given/deposited (RU). 4(N14) — barley; fish/fishermen (KU6). (reverse — totals) 7(N14) 5(N01) — barley. 7(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) — (grain measures, no commodity sign preserved). [1(N45)? 5(N14)? 3(N01)?] 3(N41) — barley [...] (remainder lost).

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 079

Obverse 2(N34) 2(N36) 6(N14) 3(N19) 2(N01) — new (grain), barley; purchase-price; |U4×2(N57)|; NAM2 3(N34) 1(N14) 5(N01)# — barley 2(N46) 2(N19) — 3(N14)# [...] — 3(N19) [...] 3(N04)# — (Reverse: surface largely broken; further numerical entries and impressed round/oblique number-signs are visible but not covered by the transliteration.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 080

Obverse 1(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — GI [...] — EN~a, DUR2, ZATU751~a, ŠU [...] 5(N14) 2(N19) 5(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — barley; 2(N57) ŠU; EN~a, EN~a, DUR2, ZATU751~a, PA~a 5(N14) 1(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — barley (Reverse / final entry) 2(N19) 4(N04) (The numerical signs are given here in their archaic notation: N14, N19, N01, N39a, N24 and N04 are distinct units of the archaic grain-capacity system, and N57 belongs to a further numerical series. Several cases are broken away and cannot be read.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 081

Obverse 1(N34) — road (KASKAL), 3(N57) house/storehouse, barley 1(N19) — I(?), delivered [...] [...] — [...] |ZATU737×DI| — temple administrator (SANGA) [...] 1(N14) 1(N19) — barley [...] — barley 4(N19) — (Remaining entries broken; the reverse and edges bear further ruled cases whose signs are largely effaced.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 082

Obverse […] 1 (N14 unit) — barley; AN; festival(?); consumed; ZATU659; PA […] — […] 1 (N39a) — GAL (chief/large); [unreadable sign] 3 (N39a) — beer 1 (N39a) — delivered; temple administrator; the city 1 (N39a) — GI (reed-unit); NIN 2 (N39a) 1 (N24) — SAL SAL (fine/female, twice) 2 (N39a) 1 (N24) — […] […] — […] 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — temple administrator; SZIR 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — SAL (fine/female); [unreadable sign] 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — [unreadable sign] 1 (N39a) — NE (fire/fuel) 1 (N39a) — […] (Reverse uninscribed.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 084

(obverse, column i) [...] , [...] 8(N14) , PAP~a Šubur 1(N45) , [...] [...] , DUB~a 1(N45) , [...] 2(N14) , [...] [...] 2(N34) , [...] barley (ŠE~a), DUB~a [...] (Remaining cases and the reverse are broken away; no further text is preserved on the surviving fragments.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 086

Obverse column i 1. 3 (N01) 2 (N59) — GAL~a ME~a SZESZ~a 2. 4 (N01) 3 (N59) — SAL SZA GU~a 3. 2 (N14)? 2 (N01) 1 (N59) — [...] 4. [...] — [...] 5. [...] — [...] 6. [...] — [...] (Break) Reverse [...] — SZU TUR ("in hand of / received — small")

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 088

Obverse (fragmentary, ruled into cases) 6 (N01) — oxen (GU₄) […] (N…) — horn(s) (SI) […] (N…) — onion/garlic (ŠUM) copper (URUDU~c)(?) … (unidentified sign ZATU777) 5 (N14) — barley (ŠE~a); (then, in successive cases:) AN — KID~b — BA (allotment) — TAK₄~a — ERIM~a (work-troop/men)(?) — GIŠ (wood) — NIM~a — EN~a (lord) — ḪI — ŠITA@g~a — DU (delivered/brought) — KU₃~a (precious metal/silver) — IB~a — SUḪUR (carp) Reverse: uninscribed, or wholly effaced — no signs recoverable.

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 090

Obverse 2(N14) barley — AN, NUNUZ ("egg/spawn"), ZATU788 3(N01) barley — TA(?), Uruk, HI ("mixed") 3(N04) — AB (cattle-stall/institution), beer 1(N41) 1(N28) — |U₄ × 2(N01)| (day-sign enclosing 2) [...] (one case with an illegible sign) Reverse / second section 2(N19) — AN, NUNUZ, ZATU788 3(N04)[?] — TA(?), Uruk, HI ("mixed") 2(N41) — |U₄ × 1(N01)| (day-sign enclosing 1), AB (cattle-stall/institution) 1(N04) — consumed / disbursed as rations.

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 092

obverse (?) [...] — GIŠ₃~a (timber/wooden item) 1(N19) 3(N14) 1(N01) — |LAGAB~b.TE|, barley, SI (horn), delivered, SI4~f 2(N14) 2(N01) — barley 1(N19) 5(N04) — [no entry preserved] [...] — [...] (Remainder broken; the opposite face is entirely eroded and preserves no legible signs.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 095

(obverse) 1. [...] kid(s)/young goat(s) [...] 2. [...] storage-heap; beer 3. 1(N45) 5(N14) 3(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N29~a) 1(N30~c) — barley (reverse) 4. 7(N19) 5(N04) 1(N29~b) 5. consumed (rations disbursed)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 097

Obverse 1 (N01) — [...] NE~a (fire/fuel) 2 (N42~a), 1 (N25) — TUR3~a (cattle-pen) ME~a [...] — [...] (illegible sign) 1 (N42~a) — ZATU729(?) 1 (N42~a) — LU2, AMA~a, UDU~a (sheep) Reverse [...] — [...] EN~a (lord/institutional head) [...] — [...] ŠU, UR5~a 3 (N41) — TAR~a [...] 1 (N20)(?) — U2~b (fodder/plant material), KU6~a (fish)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 099

Obverse 4 (N01) — barley — U4×2(N57) 1 (N14) — barley — RU 1 (N14) — barley 2 (N14) — barley — seed-grain (NUMUN), BU~a 1 (N45) 5 (N14) — barley 1 (N14) 3 (N01) — barley — the household (E2~a) RU 1 (N45) 1 (N14) — A(?), NAR 3 (N14) — ZATU773~a, GIR3@g~b 2 (N14) — DU (delivery/bringing) 1 (N14) 4 (N01) — TUR, GIŠ3~b 4 (N14) — the settlement (URU~a1×KI), the lord (EN~a) 3 (N14) 2 (N01) — PAP~a, BU~a, [NAM2], barley (Break) [...] — X, SAR~a(?), NIR~b, the settlement (URU~a1)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 100

Obverse 1. 5(N14) — barley: BU~a, PAP~a, NAM2 2. DU (delivered), ŠE3, NI~a, BU~a 3. NAGAR~a, ZI~a, SANGA~a (the temple administrator) Reverse 1. 1(N34) 1(N45) 5(N14) 4(N1) — barley 2. 6(N19) 3. DU (delivered), ŠE3, NI~a, BU~a 4. NAGAR~a, SANGA~a (the temple administrator), ZI~a (The numerals are given in the archaic ŠE capacity system and are left in their sign values rather than converted; the small circular and D-shaped impressions on both faces are the counters themselves.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 101

(obverse, columns/cases — mostly broken) [...] , [...] 7(N14) , barley — consumed (rations) [...] , [...] [...] 4(N14) , [...] [...] 5(N14) , [...] [...] 2(N14) , [...] [...] , [...] [...] 4(N01) , [...] [...] 1(N04)(?) , [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] [...] 1(N01)(?) , [...] [...] , [...] (No further legible text; the remaining cases and the reverse are effaced or broken away.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 107

Obverse (proto-cuneiform, case-ruled) case 1: [...] — [...] case 2: [...] 2(N14) — TA, fine(?)/female, mixed(?) case 3: [...] 3(N19) — PAP, Uruk case 4: 1(N04) 1(N41) — assembly (UKKIN), NA, fish (KU6) case 5: 2(N41) — TA, fine(?)/female, mixed(?) case 6: [...] — [...] (Reverse: no legible inscription preserved; surface eroded and broken away.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 109

(obverse) […] , […] (one illegible sign) […] 1(N46), 1(N14), 1(N57) — the storehouse (E2~a); disbursed (BA) 5(N19), 2(N57) — the storehouse (E2~a) […] , […] […] , […] […] , […] (reverse) 1(N46), 6(N19) — disbursed (BA); the storehouse (E2~a)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 111

Obverse (col. i) 4(N14) 2(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N30~c) — barley (ŠE) [...] 1(N04) 1(N41) [...] — [...] (col. ii / lower register) 2(N18) 4(N03) 1(N30~c) 1(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N28) — |ḪI×1(N57)| GU [...] — [...] (Reverse: uninscribed / blank)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 112

(obverse) [...] 2 (N34) — [...] beer, LAGAB~b (container/enclosure) [...] — (unidentified sign) [...] N (numeral) — (unidentified sign) 2 (N14) — barley 1 (N18) 1 (N03) — (commodity lost) 1 (N14) 1 (N01) — (unidentified sign) HI@g~a [...] — [...] (blank/broken) — [...] (The remainder of the surface, including the reverse, is broken or too eroded to yield a continuous reading; the transliteration ends here.)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 115

Obverse (left column) 1. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for |GIŠ×ŠU₂~a| (an office/institution) 2. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for IM~a 3. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for NAGA~a 4. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for [...] 5. 2(N14) — barley, ration(s) for UNUG~b (Uruk) 6. [...] — [...] the temple administrator (SANGA~a) 7. [...] — (one illegible sign) 8. 1(N39~a) 1(N24) — barley, UB, new (GIBIL) 9. 1(N01) — barley, fish / fishermen (KU₆~a) 10. 1(N04) — GIŠ₃~b PA~a KÙ~a 11. 1(N19) 12. [...] — [...] (Further section / totals) 13. 1(N01) 1(N39~a) 1(N24) — LAGAB~b (container/aggregate), barley 14. 1(N19) 1…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 118

(obverse, upper cases — destroyed) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N01) , [...] ZATU714, ŠA₃~a1, MU [...] [...] , [unreadable sign] [...] (lower cases) [...] 1(N01) , GAR, LAGAB~b 2(N01) , U₄, GAR 3(N14) , [...] [...] 1(N14) , [...] (remainder lost; reverse uninscribed/effaced)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 119

4 (units) — fodder(?)/plant, threshing-floor, day-sign 5 (units) — rations/bread(?), day-sign, [quality-marker NUN] 2 (units) — day-sign, "opened," fodder(?)/plant 1 (unit) — day-sign, "opened" [...] — [...] 1 (large-unit) — rations/bread(?), day-sign, fodder(?)/plant 1 (large-unit) — the sanga-official, [...], cattle-stall/storage(?), TUN3-container(?) [...] — [...] 2 (units) — storehouse, sky/AN(-marker) 3 (units) — spear/dagger-sign (SZITA) 1 (unit) — remainder/allotment, at/from (place) — beer 1 (unit) — sky/AN(-marker), storehouse 1 (unit) — remainder/allotment, at/from (place) — ja…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 126

[...] , ABZU(?) 3(units) , LA2 SUG5 1(unit) GUG2 1(unit) , AN(?) KU3 (silver/shining) [...] , SZUBUR (dependent-worker) GUG2(?) 1(unit) , NIM (person/high-status?) [...] , HI (mixed?) [...] , ABZU(?) [...] , [...] 1(unit) , DU8 (released/allotted?) GUG2 X 1(unit) , SAL (woman) SZU PAP (total/overseer) [...] , [...] 6 (units of) , barley , 6 (units, restated)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 130

[...] , [...] [...] 1 (unit) , mixed(?)-commodity 1 (unit) — NE~a [fire/fuel(?) commodity] [...] 1 (unit) 1 (unit) 1 (unit) 1 (unit) , 1 (unit) — mixed(?)-commodity [...] 1 (unit) , MAR~a [boat/container(?) commodity] [...] 1 (unit) 2 (units) [...] , [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 131

1 (unit) 1 (unit) — cattle-stall(?): ZATU714 (commodity) 1 (unit) — ZATU710, PAP-official/total: storage-bin, allocated portion 1 (unit) — horn(?): axe(?) 2 (units) — ZATU710: storage-bin, allocated portion, silver, father(?) 3 (units) — ZATU710: Uruk 3 (units) — ZATU710: storage-bin, allocated portion, Uruk 3 (units) — storage-bin, allocated portion, Uruk 1 (unit) — storage-bin, allocated portion: barley, delivered, water(?) 1 (unit) — storage-bin, allocated portion: oil, vizier 1 1 1 (units) — field/commodity-category: ISZ (commodity) 1 (unit) — ZATU714 3 (units) — [unclear sign] 1 (unit) —…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 133

[...] 4 (units), [...] [...] , (2 illegible signs) [...] , [...] storehouse, bin(?) [...] , [...] seed(-grain)? 1 (unit) , [...] 1 (unit) , mixed(?) 1 (unit) , barley? carp(-measure): cattle-stall/institutional category

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 135

[...], barley — disbursed. 1(N01) field(-unit)/GAN2 — given/deposited, base of the city. 3(N57) — into the hand of / at the border(?). 1(N01), the lord/overseer — delivered — wood, carp, reed, wood, ... , overseer, pure/silver, water, x. 1(N01), the lord/overseer — water, delivered, small, x, [...]. [...] , [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 136

1 (N01), 4 (N39~a) — [......] [......] — [......] [......] — [......] [......] — [......] 2 (N42~a), 1 (N25) — lion(-skin)(?), disbursed 1 (N01) — mixed/HI [......] — [......]

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