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~2270 BCE·Akkadian Empire

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Lippmann Coll 224

[n and] 1/3 mina minus 2 shekels of bronze; 7 nails. Its total was recorded (set down). [For] Lugal-amu, [the temple administrator] of Iškur; Dada, the smith, weighed it out to him. Month: Abe'eziga.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 225

4 mina of muš (a metal or material), 1/3 (mina) of Aratta-quality ..., ni-na — according to its measuring-rod: the 15th (unit) — Dada, the smith: it was weighed out to him. Month: Šugar.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 226

4 minas of muš-[...], 2/3 mina of Aratta-a-nina(?), (to) Dudu, (to) Dada — it was given to him. 9 sugan-units of copper, at one-third shekel [each], (to) Dada — it was given to him.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 228

3 1/2 minas of 'numun-kalga' (a strong/hardened seed-commodity, possibly a metal type); 6[+x] minas, 6 shekels of 'muš' (another commodity, possibly a metal or material); (for) Ax-kù-pa'e, the king (or: a royal official/dependent), was weighed out for him. Month: 'ab-e-zi-ga' (the going-forth of the ab).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 229

1 mana less 7 shekels of 'strong seed' (raw metal?), 1 mana 10 shekels of polished/cleansed muš-metal, [......] [......] for the thick-necked axe (ḫazi), for the total account (sagšu), (to) AxKU3-pa-e3, the smith — it was weighed out to him.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 230

1/2 shekel of silver: Nin-nigzu — the delivered goods — he brought (it). Dada, the smith, (for) 2 wagons of the estate, [...] — it was weighed out to him. 1/2 shekel of silver: Teni-šazu brought (it). (To) Ur-Ninmug it was weighed out.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 231

12 1/3 (units of) garlic — its weight: 3 minas, 35 1/2 shekels. Returned to hand (received/accounted for). Dada, the smith. Month: ŠE-ŠE-kin (harvest month).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 232

64 (units of) garlic/onion — its weight: 16 1/2 minas, 4 shekels. Received (lit. 'returned to hand'). Dada, the smith. Month: 'barley-harvest' (sze-sag11-ku5).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 005, 1928-425

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 005, 1928-425. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 005, 1928-426

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 005, 1928-426. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1126a

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1126a. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1126c

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1126c. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1127

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1127. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAS 011

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAS 011. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAS 203

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAS 203. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0650

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0650. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0660

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0660. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0663

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0663. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0666

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0666. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0669

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0669. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0676

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0676. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0684

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0684. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0692

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0692. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0693

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0693. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0695

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0695. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0696

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0696. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0698

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0698. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0717

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0717. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0718

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0718. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0726

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0726. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0727

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0727. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0733

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0733. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0745

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0745. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0748

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0748. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0749

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0749. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0750

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0750. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0751

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0751. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0752

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0752. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0753

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0753. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0759

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0759. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0760

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0760. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0772

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0772. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0773

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0773. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0774

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0774. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0776

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0776. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0793

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0793. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0799

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0799. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0800 + 1011

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0800 + 1011. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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