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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 064

[...] | [...] 25 | she-goat(s) — BAR ZATU773~a [archaic sign of unknown reading] [...] | [...] [3×10...]+1 | goat(s) — wool 20 | goat(s) — BAR, wool DA~a PA~a [3×60?]+7# | [...]#

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 065

52 — male deer [and] sheep 25 — sheep [and] goats 8 — [X] [uncertain sign] sheep [...] — [deposited/dedicated?] [...] 27 — male deer [and] goats 52 — goats, young/small 3 — [uncertain sign] sheep 18 — sheep [and] goats [disbursement category] [separator marker] [overseer/category marker]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 068

Line 1: [...] AN [ZATU788] — female(s) — egg(s)/offspring Line 2: 2(N34) 3(N14) — female(s) — pen/enclosure — [quality marker ME] Line 3: 1(N34) — record/tablet [DUB] Line 4: 1(N14) — weighed/balanced — replacement-grade Line 5: 1(N01) — grain/flour — storage bin — ibex — [ZATU682] Line 6: [...] 2(N01) — [...] Line 7: [IB-container?] — ibex — sheep — replacement-grade — head/person — interior — base — mixed — adjacent — overseer — performed/made Line 8: [...] 7(N34) — ibex — sheep — [IB-container?] — replacement-grade — head/person Line 9: [...] [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 071

2 units — [AN]-garden / AN 2 units — barley / UR5 2 units — [broken] [...] — A (water?) 2 units — fish / courtyard 2 units — [unidentified sign] 1 unit — timber (GISZ3) 1 unit — [...] woman / female [worker?] 1 unit — [brought to] storehouse / NAM2 1 unit — [ZATU659: sign unidentified] —— Disbursement (SZU2): city (URU) [ZATU659: sign unidentified] Disbursement (SZU2) — city (URU) [closing formula]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 072

[...] | [...] [...] | barley — given/dedicated 1 (large unit) | [delivery/transport?] — barley — [ZATU773~a: category heading?] 3 (large units) | barley — musician(s) — [A] 6 (large units) 4 (sub-units) 1 (fraction) 1 (fraction) | barley — new/fresh

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 075

Line 1: 1[?] [unit] : female [worker] — granary-bin — flour Line 2: 1 [unit] : [NA] — [MUD] — [BU] Line 3: 1+[1] [units] : [ZATU714] — [MU] — mixed Line 4: 1 [unit] : [DI] Line 5: 1 [large unit] : female — [ME?] — small / [pen] Line 6: 7+2+1+1 [measures] : barley — [DA] — [disbursed] — [IM]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 077

1(N14) — purchase/exchange: barley, [at/from] KI 1(N14) 2(N01) — [storehouse/container?]: barley, [for the] EN [lord/official], NUNUZ [eggs/offspring?] 1(N14) 3(N01) — barley: given/deposited 2(N19) — given/deposited [3(N19)] — [...] 2(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) — given/deposited 4(N14) — barley: fish 7(N14) 5(N01) (partially preserved) — barley 7(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) (partially preserved) [1(N45)? 5(N14)? 3(N01)?] 3(N41) (partially preserved) — barley [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 079

Line 1: 2(N34) 2(N36) 6(N14) 3(N19) 2(N01) — new barley; purchase/exchange; [compound day/time sign]; [NAM2] Line 2: 3(N34) 1(N14) 5(N01) [last sign partly damaged] — barley Line 3: 2(N46) 2(N19) — Line 4: 3(N14) [partly damaged; remainder broken] — Line 5: 3(N19) [broken] 3(N04) [partly damaged] —

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 080

1(N01) 2(N39~a) 1(N24) — reed [...] — lord-official (EN~a) DUR2 ZATU751~a; received [...] 5(N14) 2(N19) 5(N01) 2(N39~a) 1(N24) — barley; 2(N57); received by the lord-official (SZU EN~a); lord-official (EN~a) DUR2 ZATU751~a — overseer (PA~a) 5(N14) 1(N01) 2(N39~a) 1(N24) — barley 2(N19) 4(N04)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 081

1(N34) — road-ration; 3(N57) [from/to] storehouse(?); barley[?] 1(N19) — [personal designation?]; delivered[?] [...] [...] — [...] [ZATU737×DI] — sanga (temple administrator) [...] 1(N14) 1(N19) — barley [...] — barley 4(N19) — [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 082

[...] 1(N14): barley — AN-festival, rations consumed — [ZATU659] — overseer [...] : [...] 1(N39~a): large/great — [sign unread] 3(N39~a): beer 1(N39~a): delivered — sanga (temple administrator), city 1(N39~a): [reed?] — lady/mistress 2(N39~a) 1(N24): female / female (two women workers) 2(N39~a) 1(N24): [...] [...] : [...] 1(N39~a) 1(N30~a): sanga (temple administrator) — aromatic [SZIR] 1(N39~a) 1(N30~a): female — [sign unread] 1(N39~a) 1(N30~a): [sign unread] 1(N39~a): [NE — fire/fuel] 1(N39~a): [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 084

[...] | [...] 8(N14)[damaged] | PAP~a (supervisor/official): SZUBUR (dependent workers / Subarians) 1(N45) | [...] [...] | DUB~a (tablet / record-category) 1(N45) | [...] 2(N14) | [...] [...] 2(N34) | [...] SZE~a (barley/cereal), DUB~a[damaged] [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 086

3(N01) 2(N59) | large [GAL~a], [ME~a designation], [ŠEŠ~a / brother-category] 4(N01) 3(N59) | female [SAL], SZA, GU~a 2(N14)[?] + 2(N01) + 1(N59) | [...] [...] | [...] [...] | [...] [...] | [...] [...] | junior/small — [SZU] TUR

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 088

6 cattle [lost], horns [lost], garlic copper [sign damaged] — [unidentified sign] — [ZATU777: undeciphered] 5 [large units] | barley — [AN: divine/sky marker] — reed mat — allotted — remainder — male workers [sign damaged] — timber — [NIM~a: high/elite/Elam?] — lord/institutional head — mixed — mace — delivered — silver/precious — [IB~a: damaged] — carp

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 090

[Section I] 2 [large measures] — barley: [AN], eggs/spawn, [ZATU788] 3 [medium measures] — barley from/of Uruk, mixed 3 [small measures] — [institutional category], beer [1(N41) uncertain] 1(N28) — [time/tally marker] + 2 count [illegible sign] [Section II] 2 [medium measures] — [AN], eggs/spawn, [ZATU788] 3 [small measures (uncertain)] — from/of Uruk, mixed 2 [units] — [time/tally marker] + 1 count, [institutional category] 1 [small measure] — consumed / ration disbursed

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 092

[...]: [wood/timber product (GISZ3~a)] 1(N19) 3(N14) 1(N01): [LAGAB~b·TE], barley — horn(s)/SI, delivered, [SI4~f commodity] 2(N14) 2(N01): barley 1(N19) 5(N04): [commodity not preserved] [...]: [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 095

[...], goat(s) [...] [...], storage-heap, beer 1(N45) 5(N14) 3(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N29~a) 1(N30~c) — barley 7(N19) 5(N04) 1(N29~b) Consumed [as rations]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 097

1(N01) [unit]: [broken sign], NE~a (fire/fuel commodity) 2(N42~a) 1(N25) [units]: livestock pen (TUR3~a), [category marker] (ME~a) [...]: [broken] [X] [...] 1(N42~a) [units]: [ZATU729 — unidentified commodity/category] 1(N42~a) [units]: person (LU2), female/mother (AMA~a), sheep (UDU~a) [...]: [...] lord/official (EN~a) [...]: [X] received/in-hand-of (SZU#), [dependent category] (UR5~a) 3(N41) [units]: allocated/cut (TAR~a) [...] 1(N20)#? [units]: plant-fodder (U2~b), fish (KU6~a)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 099

4 [small units] of barley — [day-sign] 2 1 [large unit] of barley — given 1 [large unit] of barley 2 [large units] of barley — seed — BU~a 1 [very large unit] 5 [large units] of barley 1 [large unit] 3 [small units] of barley — storehouse given 1 [very large unit] 1 [large unit] — [A?] — musician(s) 3 [large units] — [ZATU773] — foot-[sign] 2 [large units] — delivered 1 [large unit] 4 [small units] — junior — [GISZ3] 4 [large units] — city [institution] — lord 3 [large units] 2 [small units] — supervisor — BU~a — [NAM2?] — barley [...] — [X] — [area/garden?] — [chief?] — city

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 100

[Obverse — Entry A] 5 [N14-units] of barley | [BU~a commodity]; [PAP~a — supervisory heading/official]; [NAM2 — counted designation] [DU — delivery/transfer]; [SZE3 — toward/destination?] | NI~a [oil/commodity?]; [BU~a commodity] Carpenter [NAGAR~a]; [ZI~a — flour/ground grain]; Temple-administrator [SANGA~a] [Reverse — Entry B / Subtotal] 1 [N34-unit] 1 [N45-unit] 5 [N14-units] 4 [N01-units] | Barley [SZE~a] 6 [N19-units] | [DU — delivery/transfer]; [SZE3 — toward/destination?] | NI~a [oil/commodity?]; [BU~a commodity] Carpenter [NAGAR~a]; Temple-administrator [SANGA~a]; [ZI~a — flour/ground…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 101

[...] | [...] 7 large capacity units | barley — consumed / disbursed [...] | [...] [...] 4 large capacity units | [...] [...] 5 large capacity units | [...] [...] 2 large capacity units | [...] [...] | [...] [...] 4 small capacity units | [...] [...] 1 medium capacity unit(?) | [...] [...] | [...] [...] | [...] [...] 1 small capacity unit(?) | [...] [...] | [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 107

[...] | [...] [...,] 20 | female [personnel], mixed [...,] 3(N19) | [heading]: Uruk 1(N04) 1(N41) | assembly — person/stone — fish 2(N41) | female [personnel], mixed [...] | [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 109

[...] — [...] [sign: unidentified] [...] 1 large measure (partially preserved) + 1 medium measure + 1 small measure — storehouse — disbursed 5 small measures + 2 units — storehouse [...] — [...] [...] — [...] [...] — [...] 1 large measure + 6 small measures — disbursed — storehouse

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 111

[ca. 4](N14) 2(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N30~c) | barley [...] 1(N04) 1(N41) [...] | [...] 2(N18) 4(N03) 1(N30~c) 1(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N28) | [mixed/qualified(?)] fiber/thread (GU~a) [...] | [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 112

[...] 2 bariga-measures, [...] beer — [storage-]enclosure [...], [sign unclear] [...] [number], [sign unclear] 2 ban-measures, barley 1 [large capacity-unit] 1 [medium capacity-unit], 1 ban-measure 1 sila, [sign unclear] mixed[-quality?] [...], [...] [...], [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 115

1 large-unit — barley, rations, [to] |GISZxSZU2| [hand-receipt/receipting category] 1 large-unit — barley, rations, [for] IM [clay-tablet/clay category?] 1 large-unit — barley, rations, [for] NAGA [natron/soapwort category?] 1 large-unit — barley, rations, [...] 2 large-units — barley, rations, Uruk [...] — [...] sanga (temple administrator) [...] — [sign unread] [fractional units: 1(N39~a) 1(N24)] — barley, [from] storage bin, new/fresh 1 small-unit — barley, fish [category] 1 minor-unit — [timber/wood?], overseer, silver/precious 1 medium-unit [label broken] [...] — [...] [1(N01) 1(N39~a) 1(…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 118

[broken] | [broken] [broken] | [broken] 1 [unit] | [commodity: broken] [undeciphered sign (ZATU714)] [inner contents/store] [year/name] [broken] [broken] | [unknown sign] [broken] [...] 1 [unit] | [ration/bread allocation] [enclosure-unit] 2 [units] | [day/period] [ration/bread allocation] 3 [larger measures] | [broken] [...] 1 [larger measure] | [broken]

~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 [......] — [......]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 137

1(N51) [...] 1(N28): NE~a-GUG2 (processed GUG2-foodstuff) X: [...] 1(N14): [...] 1(N28): NE~a-GUG2 1(N14): [...] GUG2 of the city 2(N39~a): cattle-stall(?) BULUG3-goods of the city, returned [...] 1(N03) [...]: [...] [x] of the city, consumed City purchase/exchange: cattle-stall(?), day 1, consumed, BULUG3-goods Purchase/exchange, consumed

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 138

1(N14) unit(s): [LAGAB×ŠA] [LAGAB×ŠITA] (a container/implement type) 2(N01) unit(s): [DUG variant vessel] 2(N01) unit(s): SZEN-vessel (cauldron/pot) 1(N01) unit: DUG-vessel (jar) 1(N01) 1(N26) unit(s): DU6 (storage-heap/beer-mound entry) 5(N01) 1(N29a) unit(s): SAG (person/head-count or recipient) 2(N01) unit(s) [...]: GAR (bread/ration allotment) [...] AN — BA (disbursed) [...] KU6 (fish) [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 139

2(N34) 1(N14) 1(N01), GUG2(-commodity) — in the hand of / delivered by (SZU) 2(N34), SI-A (horn-vessel? / liquid measure) [...], [...] 2(N14), bird(s) (MUSZEN) — bin/compartment (UB) [...], [...] [total:] [...] 6(N34) [...] 1(N14) [...] 3(N01)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 144

[...] 2(N14) [...], barley [...] 1(N14) [...], [...] [...], [unknown sign] [...], [...] 3(N01), [commodity signs: HI@g~a, GAR, |ZATU714×HI@g~a|, |ZATU651×GAR|] [...], [...] [...] 2(N14) [...] [...], [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 146

[...] [...] 5(N01) — DU8~c@g 6(N01) [...] 1(N14) 1(N01) — X GU7 NAGA~a |U4×1(N01)| SANGA~a SANGA~a GAL~a 1(N24~b) — [...] [...] — TE# [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 153

[...] , [...] [...] , NU11# [AN] [...] 1(N01) , AN# ŠA3~a1 UR2# [...] , [PA~a] KU3~a# A# [GISZ3~a] 1(N22) , GUG2 KAŠE~a BAR 1(N01) GUG2 1(N01) , ZATU776 X [...] , [...] 1(N01) , DUB~a SANGA~a 1(N01) , GA2~a1 ME~a EN~a ŠU DU 1(N01) , TUR3~a 5(N57) 2(N01)# ME~a DAR~b# PAP~a 2(N01) , AN# NU11# [...] 1(N14) , ZATU776 X A# HAL AL

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 157

4 [large units], fish (KU6), ZATU710 3 [large units], |ZATU714×HI| ME SANGA (temple administrator), TUR3 (cattle-pen/fold) 1 [large unit] 1 [medium unit], U4 (day/sun), GAR (ration/allocation) 1 [large unit] 1 [medium unit], ZATU710, fish (KU6), KISAL (courtyard/forecourt) 1 [higher unit], TUR3 (cattle-pen/fold), ME 2 [small units], ZATU710, HAL (division/apportionment), |ZATU714×HI|

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 160

4 [units] of |NINDA2×HI| (bread/food ration) — SANGA (temple administrator) 2 [units] of GISZ3 (timber/wooden goods) — SANGA (temple administrator) 2 [units] of EN [official] [...] [2 units] of [...] ME DUG (vessel/jar) [...] 1 [large unit] of DUG (vessel/jar) — disbursed — |AMA×E2| (institution of the 'mother'-house)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 162

[...], HAL 1(N30~a) [small unit], beer(?) |ZATU714×HI@g~a| MU 2(N01) [= 2], plant(?) mound(?) 3(N01) [= 3], day(?) / sun(?) woman HAL 2(N14) [= 20], young/small HAL [broken] woman 2(N01) [= 2], lord(?) TU~b |GIŠ×ŠU2~a| 2(N14) 5(N01) [= 25], ŠITA~a1 NAMEŠDA X 5(N01) 1(N57) [= 5 + large unit], great 1(N01) [= 1], [...] [...], [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 163

1(N14) 8(N01) [= 18 units], calves (and) cows; 4(N14) 5(N01) [= 45 units], [...]; UB [...]; [...], [...]; [...], [...]; [...] 1(N01), KISIM~b; 3(N02); 1(N01) [?], day/sun [?] dairy product [?]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 172

5 + 1(N24): HI@g — Uruk 1 + 1(N24) + 1(N16): HI@g — labor-force / workers, storehouse (base) 1 + 1(N24) + 1(N28) + 1(N30c): HI@g — [...] 4 + 3(N39a) + 1(N24): HI@g — receipt (into the hand of) UR5 ; GIBIL — 1(N04) heads/persons

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 173

[...] [...] [...] [...] 4 (large units) 2 (medium units) 1 (small unit) — MU |ZATU714×HI@g~a| 3 (units) — sheep 1 (unit) — carp/fish (SUHUR) 1 (large unit, N52) 1 (unit) — jar with [contents] 8 (units) — [hand/consignment?] [1 (unit) — ZATU644~a] 2 (units) — ZATU753 [...] [...] 4 (units) [1 (unit)] — apple(s)/orchard fruit 2 (units) — MA ZATU735~b 2 (units) — [container/storehouse item] NI~a RU 2 (N57) SU~a GIBIL [GU7]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 174

5 (large units), [official title: SANGA] — [sign: |U4×3(N57)|] Fish — courtyard [or forecourt] Bird(s) — storehouse/building [Signs: SI] — [Signs: ME] [EN/lord] — [NE] [BU] — [PAP] — [NAM2] [LAGAB+LAGAB] — vessel/jar — place/location [...] hand/receive [...] [two damaged/unread signs] [TE?] — [RU?]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 175

2 [units], timber/wood storehouse (E2~a) 6 [units], [vessel/container with animal/butchery determinative] (|DUG~bx(UDU~axTAR)|) 6 [units], reed mat (KID~b) 1(N14) 7 [units], MA [commodity — possibly boats or containers] 1(N14) [...] [units], SZEN~b [commodity uncertain] BA DUB~a E2~a KALAM~g URU~a1 SZE~a SAR~a [Disbursement/allotment] — tablet — storehouse — the land (Kalam) — city — barley — SAR~a [...] NI~a BA [...] oil/fat — disbursement

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 176

6(N14)[?] barley — base/root — exchange/disbursement 4(N34) 1(N36) 2(N45) 3(N14) — barley disbursed, exchange; fish; courtyard 4(N34) 1(N45) 3(N01) — barley 1(N36) 9(N19) 3(N19) 3(N04) — [commodity/enclosure sign |LAGAB~b.TE|]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 177

1(N01) fish [with] mouth/opening 2(N02) 1(N58) 1(N04) 1(N02) [...] , [...] 1(N02) [...] 1(N01) , junior/small [...] 1(N01) , reed(?) [damaged sign] 1(N01) [...] [...] 3(N01) [...] , TA~a [...] , [...]

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