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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 121

1. 1 barig of crushed garlic, 2. 3 ban of šum-sikil onions — 3. it is the second (allotment?); 4. (for) the governor (ensi), 5. to the king 6. [...] ... delivered (ru-a). 7. 2 barig of crushed garlic, 8. 3 ban of šum-sikil onions, 9. for the second (time/instalment); 10. (for) the governor (ensi). 11. 2 ban (for) the man of the uz-ga.

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OSP 2, 122

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [...] given(?); (its) measure(?) [...] 2. [Ur]-saga 3. [...] (of) the city 4. [...] ...-iš 5. [...] his statement/order 6. 1 Dudu, the overseer 7. 6 (units/persons): the governor (ensi) 8. [...] ... [...] (rest destroyed)

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OSP 2, 125

1. 1 barig of crushed garlic: 2. Ur-saga, 3. commissioner (maškim) of the house of Enlil. 4. 1 ban: Puzur-ḫa<lu>m. 5. 2 ban: Ibkuku, 6. commissioner for the lawsuit, 7. from the house; 8. [Su]-pium (is) its commissioner. 9. 1 ban: Namudab, the cook, 10. (of) the house of Lugal-KA; 11. Ur-Erra 12. (is) its commissioner. 13. From Lugal-nig-bedu 14. it was withdrawn (expended).

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OSP 2, 131

1. [...] 2 tu-lu₂-onions, the man of the kab₂-ku₅ (water-regulator) 2. the dub-nagar (craftsman) ... [...] 3. [con]sumed. 4. [...] 5. [... sikil]-onions, (by the) talent 6. [...] ... [...] 7. [...] crushed onions, (by the) talent 8. 1 talent of sikil-onions, 9. 1 talent of tu-lu₂-onions: 10. Puzur-Suen, 11. Ur-Damu, 12. the cupbearer. 13. [... En]lil.

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OSP 2, 139

1. 2 barig [of barley(?)] — 2. Ur-Da[mu], 3. the scribe, 4.–5. received (it) on the occasion of the governor's journey to Agade. 6. 2 barig — Lugal-nammah. 7. 1 ban — [...], 8. the soldier of the overseer of the [household]. 9. From Lugal-nig-baradu 10. it was expended (withdrawn). 11.–12. Because the new field was carried off by the storm(?).

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OSP 2, 143

Obverse (?) 1. [n bundles of garl]ic 2. [......] 3. [the scr]ibe. 4. 40 bundles of garlic: 5. Ur-Šubur, the cupbearer. 6. 40 bundles of garlic, 7. conveyed by (giri3) [PN], 8. to the en-priest of Nanna 9. were brought. 10. 60 bundles of crushed garlic, 11. his standing (allocated) amount; 12. Lugal-ḫe-a-[...] 13. [has] expended (them).

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OSP 2, 145

1. [n lidga] of šum-sikil onions, 2. [...] crushed onions (šum-gaz); 3. [Ur-]Enkika, the scribe. 4. for [...]-kam; for the governor (ensi), for the journey (expedition). 5. [...]-ga-a-a. 6. [n ... onions], checked (by measure) (kab-ku5). 7. [...]-im(?) 8. [...] house/estate (e2). 9. [...] šum-sikil onions. 10. [n onions] ... tu lu2 (?).

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OSP 2, 146

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [...] he brought (it) there. 2. [...] for? the man, his shepherd. 3. Inim-[mani?] (is) its commissioner. 4. 60? (bundles) — Lugal-kas-e; 5. He-sa (is) its commissioner. 6. 40 (bundles) — Lu-uzga; 7. Inim-mani (is) its commissioner. 8. 20 (bundles) — Ur-gu (of/for) Lu-lila; 9. [He]-sa (is) its commissioner. 10. [...] 11. [Ur]-tir (is) commissioner. 12. [Total:] 960 [bundles] of crushed(?) garlic; 13. total: 2 barig of crushed(?) garlic; 14. [total: n bundles of] sikil-onions.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 147

1. 2 (gur) of garlic/onions ... ... 2. Ur-Inanna; 3. commissioner: E-da. 4. 3 (gur) of garlic/onions, measured (kab₂-ku₅) [...]; 5. 2 talents(?): Du-du, the cupbearer; 6. commissioner: Ur-ni(?), the carpenter (of) copper(?). 7. 2 (gur), measured (kab₂-ku₅): He-sa-sa. 8. 3 ban: Na-mu-dab. 9. 2 barig: Nita, the scribe.

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OSP 2, 148

1. 2 (gur) crushed onions [...] 2. Nam-zi (was) the commissioner (maškim). 3. 2 (gur): Lugal-itida 4. to E-tumal, 5. the household overseer, gave (it). 6. 2 (gur): Ur-[...] 7. [...] Lugal-gur [...] 8. Ug-IL, son of the household overseer, 9. (was) the commissioner. 10. 3 (gur) onions of the kab-ku (sluice-plot): 11. He-sa-[sa], 12. son of Ur-Nin[ma]da, the smith; 13. E-da (was) the commissioner. 14. Lu-sa [...] (rest broken)

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 152

1. [n bundles of š]um-sikil onions: 2. KA-ku, 3. the scribe. 4. [60] + 90 (= 150) bundles of šum-sikil onions: 5. Nita-edina. 6. 40 bundles of onions: 7. Ur-šubur(?), 8. the cupbearer(?). 9. [...] bundles of onions: 10. [...], the scribe. 11. [n bundles of š]um-sikil onions: 12. [...], the scribe. 13. 10 [+ n bundles of š]um-sikil onions: 14. [...]-si.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 153

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [...] onions, [crushed], 2. 1 barig 3 ban of sikil-onions (= 90 sila), 3. onions for the journey; 4. 3 barig of [...]-onions, 5. (for) Lugal-GAN2-[zi]; 6. [onions] at 2 barig each (per month), 7. from the [month 'bricks] placed in the mould' 8. to the [month] 'Ku-ŠIM', 9. for the regular provisions, 10. [...] consumed. 11. [...] gamgam-onions; 12. 4 ban of crushed onions, 1 barig of sikil-onions: 13. he took (them). 14. From Lugal-[nig-bedu] 15. it was expended.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 155

1. 1 (gur) 2 barig of onions/garlic, (in the) lidga (measure): 2. Aga-kiag. 3. 1 (gur): Dada. 4. 2 barig: Ur-tir, 5. son of E-ku. 6. 2 barig: E-geš, the man of U-[...]. 7. [...]-x-ḫa-[...] 8. [...]-x-[...] 9. [...]-en-[...] 10. 2 ban: [Na]mu-[dab]. 11. [n]: KA-ku, 12. son of U-muni-[zal]. 13. From Lugal-nigbedu 14. it was withdrawn.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 157

1. 3 (units of) garlic, kab-ku (measured/checked), 2. (for) KA-ku, the scribe; 3. 2 (units) — A-Enlil-ta; 4. 1 (unit) — Sag-abtuku-a; 5. [... En]lil-la; 6. [...] ... they are. 7. From Lugal-nigbe-du 8. it was expended (booked out).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 160

1. 600 [bundles] of garlic: 2. the en(-priest); 3. [60] + 120 + 30 (= 210): Nin-[...]-ga; 4. 120: Du-du; 5. 60: Du-du, 6. son of Ur-gula; 7. 30: the man of the uzga; 8. 60: Inim-ma-[ni]-zi, 9. the gendarme of Ur-[...]. 10. From Lugal-[nig-be-du] 11. (it) was withdrawn.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 161

1. 4 (gur) of garlic — Kabku, 2. Atu; 3. 3 (gur) — Lu-saga; 4. 6 [......] 5. Agade [......]; 6. 2 (gur) — Lu-saga(?), 7. (when) he went to ...; 8. it has been expended.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 162

1. [......] x-mu-[......] 2. [...] onions: Ur-Damu, 3. [son of] Enlil-la. 4. 1 barig 2 ban of onions: the boat of U-zalla; 5. the overseer of the household took (it) over. 6. 3 ban of onions: Lugal-engar-du, 7. the butcher. 8. 2 ban of onions: Dalla, 9. son of Lugal-kigalla. 10. [...] onions: the sluice/measuring-weir x [......]

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OSP 2, 163

1. Nita-edin[a] 2. [...] En-sa 3. [...] overseer of the house(hold) 4. [...] E-nam 5. 20 bundles of garlic 6. An-en-[...] 7. [...] 1 (bundle?) [En]-nilu(?) 8. [...] Ku-sa(?) 9. [...] E-[...] 10. [...] 2 (bundles?) En-an-[...] 11. the man of AN-pa [...] 12. Total: 14 (units) of garlic, (of/for) Kabku; 30 bundles. 13. From Nin-[...].

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 166

1. Total: 58 (gur) 1 barig 2 ban of onions, (by the) lidga(-measure); 2. grand total: 3. it is (the) onions deposited (in store). 4. Therefrom: 5. 36 (gur) 4 ban 5 sila of onions, (by the) lidga(-measure), 6. were booked out (expended) from it. 7. Year: (the) wall of Agade.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 167

1. 5 lidga of garlic, 2. (for) Ur-teš, the courier (sukkal), 3. for Kalamba — 4. was given to him. 5. 2 lidga of garlic, 6. (for) Ur-teš, the courier, 7. for the second time. 8. 2 barig of garlic: KA-kù, 9. the scribe. 10. 2 barig of šum-sikil onions, 1 barig of crushed garlic: 11. Sag-dingir-tuku, 12. for (the journey to) Agade, 13. for daybreak — 14. was given to him. 15. From (the account of) Lugal-nig-be-du it was withdrawn.

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OSP 2, 168

[...] [...] son of the chief cupbearer (sagi-[gal]); 2 barig (barley): Aba-Enlil; 30 (bundles of) onions, [...] strings [...]; 4 ban (of) sikil-onions: Da[da], son of Lugal-[ša]; Dada [(was) the responsible official (maškim)]; 180 (bundles of) onions, [... strings]; [...] son of Puzur-[...]; 4 ban: Šu-ilī-[su]; 3 ban: Lu-girgi-[lu]; 6(?) ... [...] [...] [...]-zi, the overseer of the household (ugula-e2).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 172

1. [...] 20 [...] 2. Ur-[...] 3. received. 4. 180 [...] ... ... ... 5. 300 [...] 6. [...] 7. 60 strings of [...] garlic, 8. from the house(hold): 9. 2 (gur) of garlic, checked (against the standard measure), 10. the man of the overseer of the house 11. received.

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OSP 2, 174

1. 3 lidga of garlic: 2. Lu-sa; 3. 2 (lidga) 1 barig: E-mes; 4. 1 (lidga) 2 barig 2 ban: Ur-tir, 5. the porter; 6. 2 barig from Lugal-uri, 7. son of Mes-e; 8. 3 (lidga): Kabku, 9. from Gissu; 10. Ur-sa, 11. son of Lugal-ennu. 12. Total: 8 less 1 barig lidga of garlic. 13. From Gal-sar 14. He-sa 15. received (it).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 175

1. 1 gešʾu 40 (= 100) bundles of garlic/onions, 2. (for) the boat; 1 (year?) — mu(?), 3. drawn out (disbursed). 4. 1 barig of garlic/onions: 5. Ur-šerda, 6. KU-kuge (Kù-kù-ge), 7. Lugal-nig-be-du, 8. brother of the šabra (chief administrator), 9. (was) the commissioner (maškim) for it.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 176

1. [...] crushed onion(s) [...] 2. [...] Enlil-[...] 3. ...-da-... 4. the overseer of the household [...] 5. oil [...] / i₃-[...] 6. man (of the) workmen [...] 7. 1 (unit of) crushed onion(s), checked by measure; 8. Namu-dab, the courier(?); 9. [...] crushed onion(s)

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 177

1. [......] onions, 2. from Ur-kidma; 3. 2 barig, from Lugal-teszmu — 4. Lugal-GAN2-zi, 5. the singer of the house of the Lady (E-nin), 6. took (them) away. 7. 180 (3 sixties) bundles of crushed onions: 8. Lul-gu-ak, 9. the merchant, took (them) away. 10. 180 (3 sixties) bundles of crushed onions: 11. ... [...]-esi, the merchant(?), 12. [took (them) away].

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 180

1. 3 gur 1 barig 3 ban 5 sila of garlic, (measured by the) lidga — 2. Lugal-itida; 3. [...] Ur-ki, the field-surveyor; 4. 2 barig 3 ban: Ur-kidma; 5. 1 gur 2 ban: Ku, 6. the man of Zaqtum; 7. 1 barig(?): [x]-da; 8. 1 barig 3 ban: Lugal-kar; 9. 4 ban 5 sila: Lugal-gi(?)-šu(?), 10. shepherd of the maš-bar-du goats.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

OSP 2, 181

1. [1 lidga 2 barig of onions (lidga measure)] 2. Aga-kiag 3. to Agad[e]. 4. 1 lidga: 5. Dada. 6. 2 barig: Ur-tir, 7. son of E-ku. 8. 2 barig: E-geš[...]. 9. 1 barig: Ur-tir. 10. 1 barig: Ur-[...]. 11. ... [...] (rest broken)

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OSP 2, 186

1. [n] mina(s) [of silver] 2. [......] ... ... ... 3. 1/3 (shekel/mina) — Ḫesa 4. (and/of) E-zu-ga-kul-la 5. oil of the workshop 6. he bought there for him. 7. For the 12th (instalment/time), 8. Ḫesa, the house-born (slave), 9. together with him, 10. Ur-Enlila 11. in the house of ... 12. weighed out to them. 13. [Ur]-Enkika, the envoy (sukkal).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

PBS 09, 035

1. Geme-ḪAR [...] 2. PAP: Bubu [...] 3. PAP: A-Enlil [...] 4. 5 Subarian(s) [...] 5. 1 Subarian [...] 6. 1 barig (of ...): En[lil-...] 7. Tablet (of) [...] (rest lost)

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

CT 50, 049

566 sheep, 303 female goats — confirmed on the broad tablet. 135 sheep, 12 lambs: these are sheep of the slaughter-rotation. Sheep at pasture. Year: the expedition-yoke at the drinking-hall was established.

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CUSAS 11, 283

143 gur of barley — its field-area: 1 bur3. Month of Še-sag-kal, day 7. Field of Mu-nu11-mah; [Field of Gada-gar-Ib]-ni-Suen — it is (this).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

JCS 32, 169 1

Wood(en) ... not ... [...] Wooden [object], [its] face/front, [sign uncertain], ... not (At the) foot / path of the city The path(?) of Utu is made just [...] ...-[broken] A man [...] path(?) [...] to measure [...] vessel(?) Toward its throne dais(?) A man who does not return (what he owes to) a man A man who does not add (what is due) to a man [...] Wood(en) [...] ... [...] Wood(en?) binding [...] The term of office passes ... [...] [...] for its destiny, a judgment is rendered Alas — it was brought out [...]

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 001

3 [units] of finest-quality bread; 36 gu2-zi jars; 18 jars of [...]; [...] received. At the mouth of the small canal — bread disbursed. Lugal-an-dul3, chief cupbearer; Mes-ki-gal-la, governor of Adab.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 004

[n ...] weaver(s) [...]... [...]-lum [...] house [...] their commissioner [...] bank of the city [n?] I-lum-gar3, scribe — An-na-šum2. 1 merchant: An-na-šum2. A garment has been issued.

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Lippmann Coll 006

32 + [n] sheep Adda [n +] 23 — Inim-ma-ni-zi 30 — E2-dam-si 30 — Nin-da [n +] 8 — [lu2...]-u2-[...] [remainder broken]

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Lippmann Coll 009

11 gur, 1 barig, 1 ban2 of flour 25 gur of barley 3 gur of beer-bread [...] (broken) [n+]1 gur, 2 barig of groats 48 gur, 1 barig, 1 ban2 — grand total Annašum

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 013

[n] goat(s) — Sag-zi; 1 goat — Ili-ili; [n] goat(s) — [...]-ba; 1 goat — Ur-tir; 1 male sheep — Ka-ku3, son of Ur-[...]

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 018

[...]-gu [...]: [Thus] speak: To my lord, say: 'The troops have been set in order. On day 4, [they] perished — mace(?). 15 troops were [...] [...]-na-ga [...] [...] gathered [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] year / name (?) [...] in the palace. A person who has nothing [...] may he bring it.'

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Lippmann Coll 020

1 silver ring [hu-la] — its weight: 1/3 mina 1 naš-pāru garment 1 first-quality, fully finished garment — (for the) bala rotation 1 weaver's garment — (for the) bala rotation 1 (vessel of) fine oil — 2 sila; (1) rope 1 (unit of) bitumen — for the house (for / by) Bēlī-il-abā 1 weaver's garment — (for the) bala rotation (for / by) Elīšta-kal lu2-ku (official) [the] gleaming ornament(s) [of / for] the king they brought [it/them]

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Lippmann Coll 021

1 bala-garment, 1 (unit of) bitumen (for) the ox-stall of the house, 1 leather bag — (for) Ḫulium; 1 bala-garment, 1 (unit of) bitumen of the house, 1 leather bag — [U]ṣium; Men of the nig₂-mul (institution), (of) Lagaš, from Zira — they brought [it there]; they received (it). Month: Šesagkalga.

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Lippmann Coll 023

[1] silver ring, spiral, its weight: 1/3 (shekel) 1 garment of naspārum-type 1 heavy garment, perfectly finished 1 fine garment, ušbar-weave 1 [1-sila3 vessel of] sweet oil [n unit(s) of] bitumen, house-[allotment] [n] gur of barley, (for/at) Agade [...]

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 024

1 silver ring, unraveled — its weight: 1/3 shekel. 1 garment of naṣparu-type. 1 garment, second-quality, bala(-type). Enna-num, coppersmith — for the king's statue; [having come with it?] [An-mu?] — garments expended. Month: du6-ku3 (the Sacred Mound).

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Lippmann Coll 025

[n] garment(s), nāsparu type 2 garments, fine-grade (nig₂-lam₂), second quality 2 garments, šagadu type, second quality 2 garments, šage-dab type 1 (jar of) good oil, 1-sila measure 1 (unit of) bitumen, house-allocation his/her command: [was given to him?]

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Lippmann Coll 026

10 mana of wool, 1 sila of sesame oil, 1 sila of lard, 1 [unit of] bitumen — house ration: Al-la, the steward of the household. 1 sila of sesame oil: Puzur-Enlil, the barley commissioner, gave [it] to him. Oil: disbursed. Month: mu-tir.

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Lippmann Coll 027

10 minas of wool; 1 sila of sesame oil [and] garlic; 1 (unit) of bitumen — house ration. Ur-Gibil, the gardener, [...] small, small [...]; [came] to him; [he] gave to him. The oil is the expenditure. Lugal-amu. Month: mu-tir.

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Lippmann Coll 029

2 bar-dul5-cloaks — weaver; 2 sila of pig fat: Lu-ane, the nu-eš (cultic functionary), Ursu, the cupbearer — their commissioner. 2 bar-dul5-cloaks — weaver; [X] bar-dul5-cloak(s) — šabra (estate manager). Sealed account — to Amur-um he gave [it] to him. Month: Šuba-nun. It is a garment disbursement.

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Lippmann Coll 031

3 sila of oil; 1 garment — Naspāru; 2 sila of oil; 15 leather gu-tum items; [x x — illegible]; 1 sila of oil (signs damaged); chariot of Da-da; ½ sila of oil; Du-du; Pīrāum — oil expenditure: this is its designation.

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Lippmann Coll 032

[n (units of)] sweet oil [from Aga]de — 1 [vessel?] from the storehouse — Da-kum, brother of Ur-Marada, was given to him. Oil expenditure. [Month:] [barley-har]vest.

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Lippmann Coll 033

[n sila3 of] fine oil; [n sila3 of] garlic — Gu-zi, the uz-ga official; 1 sila3 of pig fat — Da-[di], steward of the [temple]; [...] for/to [...]; [came / was brought ...], [...] (it) was given to him.

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