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~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 092

(obverse) 182 (3×60+2) able-bodied men — Uruk; 192 (3×60+12) — Adab; 94 (1×60+34) — Nippur; 60 (1×60) — Lagash; 56 — Šuruppak; 86 (1×60+26) — Umma: men who are stationed (settled in place), (of) Kiengi (Sumer). DU-DU handed (them) over. (reverse) Total: 670 (1×600 + 1×60 + 10) able-bodied men, men who are stationed.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 093

(obverse) 1,532 able-bodied male workers (guruš), 40 minus 1 (= 39) sons of the builders, 41 female workers (geme), (reverse) grand total: 1,612 persons who consume food (ration recipients). 50 minus 3 (= 47) men gone to Kish.

Economy

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 094

(obverse) 122 (2×60 + 2) able-bodied laborers, men stationed at Uruk; 215 (3×60 + 35) — Adab; 74 (1×60 + 14) — Nippur; 110 (1×60 + 50) — Lagash; 66 (1×60 + 6) — Šuruppak; 128 (2×60 + 8) — Umma. (reverse) Grand total: 650 (1×600 + 1×60, less 10) able-bodied laborers, men stationed of Kiengi (the land of Sumer).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 101

670 workmen going to battle (me₃ du), — food (rations consumed); 1,612 workmen (of) the assembly (ukken) — food (rations consumed); fine oil (i₃-šeš₄).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 109

(obverse) [1] Ur-Utu [1] Lu-lal 1 E-munus 1 E-na-lulu 1 En-kas 1 En-abzu-mud 1 E-šeš 1 Amar-edin 1 Lamma 1 Lu-siki-UŠ-AK (reverse uninscribed)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 116

13 ninda(-loaves), sila-measure — [...] Lugal-nig-ba-bara-du. 12 — Ur-absi(?). 7 — Engar-tuš-še. [...] ...-KA(?). (Reverse: uninscribed / blank.)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 122

1 (person): Amar-PA; 1 (person): Il-lu-sar; 1 (person): Nin-ukken-a; 1 (person): Lu-lu, [...](-[...]) [...]; 1 (person): Dingir-šeš-mu. (Under) Nin-ursag, the overseer (ugula). 1 (person): Ad-da; 1 (person): Mes-[...]-[...]; 1 (person): Lu-nanam; 1 (person): Utu-amu; 1 (person): Na-ni. (Under) Utu-ursag.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 123

(obverse) [...] ... [... ]-zi 3 (units): Ni-kura 3 (units): UŠ 3 (units): Ak-sud 3 (units): Ursag-ata 2 (units): Ur-[...] [x] GI? [...] (reverse) 3 (units): Pa'en-da-[...] 2 (units): Sud-...-[...] 2 (units): Nin-[...] 2 (units): Šeš-[...] 2 (units): ...-[...] 3 (units): AN-[...] 3 (units): [...]

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 136

10 garments: Šumu-Aštar, the man of …; […] […] … the vizier (sukkal); 1: Nanna, the cupbearer; 1: Šeš-gu; 1 (and) 3 barig: Utu-ursag, the barber; sanga-GAR (the temple administrator …); (Total:) 14 garments — É-šud-du, the gal-dilmun (Dilmun-chief). (Reverse: uninscribed; bears only the modern museum numbers 12451 and 195 in ink.)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 139

1/3 (mina) 5 shekels of silver, 1 aktum-garment — carried/received (il₂): Ur-Enki, son of NI-ba-ḫi-li, has (them) with him (i.e. owes them). Giri-ni-ba-dab₅, Ḫe-egal; apart (bar): NI-ḫi-li, his lu-munsub (attendant/herdsman), Ku-an — does/do not know (of it). (Reverse: uninscribed.)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 140

10 (measures of) ghee (i₃-nun): the E-uri (household). 10 (measures): En-kas. 2: |DUMUxNUN|-šita. 2: Ur-Utu. 2: the overseer of the donkeys (ugula-anše). 1: Tug-TE-DU. 1: Lu-max(SI). 2: A-zuzu. 2: Lamma. 5: the gardener (nu-kiri₆). 1: Šeš-tur. 1: En-abzu-mud. 1: Nig-luguda. Grand total (an-šè-gu₂) of ghee: 40.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 141

Obverse 899 (units of) nig-du gamur; 8 (lidga) 3 ban of gamur, šu-kam — in lidga measure; 20 less 1 barig 3 ban of gamur, šu-tag — in lidga measure; (account of) the herdsman(?). 111 (units of) nig-du gamur; 1 (lidga) 1 barig of gamur, šu-kam — in lidga measure; 2 barig 3 ban of gamur, šu-tag; (account of) the cowherd. Reverse Grand total: 1,010 gamur of the nig-du (type); 9 (lidga) 1 barig 3 ban of gamur, šu-kam — in lidga measure; 20 (lidga) 1 barig of gamur, šu-tag — in lidga measure.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 142

2 gešʾu (= 1,200) si-|NUxU|; 2 gešʾu (= 1,200) |(TIR&TIR)xU₂|: (for) the ensi-GAR, En-zi-u-di. 1 geš (= 60) si-|NUxU|: (for) Gal-Dilmun, Šubur, the barber (šu-i), the sanga-GAR. 1 geš 3 u (= 90) si-|NUxU|: (for) the son of Gal-Dilmun, GAR-ḪU-DUR₂-BU, the kinda-barber. (Reverse: uninscribed.)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 145

170 (2 gešʾu 50) nigdu-figs/dates — Adab (of?) Ha-ur; 350 (5 gešʾu 50) nigdu-figs/dates — Ti'e [...]; 100 (1 gešʾu 40) nigdu-figs/dates — the festival of the courtyard; 180 (3 gešʾu) nigdu-figs/dates — gal-UN (the "great people" / senior personnel). (Reverse: surface broken and eroded; no legible text preserved.)

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 151

20 mana of copper: A-NI-NI; 20 (mana): É-ḫursag (the "House of the Mountain"); 20 (mana): É-en-ra; 20 (mana): Iškur; 20 (mana): É-zi-pa-è; 4 (mana): Ur-gibil; 4 (mana): Amar-KISAL-NUN; 4 (mana): |DUMU×NUN|-šita; 4 (mana): Munus-ki-nu-zu; 4 (mana): Šita; 20 (mana): A-si; [... ...] (two signs illegible) (reverse / total) Total: 140 mana of copper.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CT 50, 015

2 garments, 2 linen [garments] — U5-ri the carpenter. The bailiff [who will] return [them]: to the storehouse they are to be brought. 1 [and] 1/2 garments. The king's bailiff. A-ḫu-ti has returned [them]. To Mes-lu2-nu [they were] brought along.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

LAK p. 73, no. 1

4? [units of] bar-gada cloth, fine-quality — female courier(s) 2 SUR 2 GI-GI 2 female farmer(s) 2 lady-mother(s) 5 TU-AB 2? [x] woman(?) [...] 1 EN-bird [x] 3? brother-calf [x] 3 DA-GE 3 small birds 1 [DUG×HI] — barley-barley [x] 3 ESZ16, lion-[x] 8? [x x] [x] Total: 38? [units of] bar-gada cloth x x

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RTC 003

[...] ... [n] zi#-zu-[...] [n] herald(-na-me-ub-[...]) 2 ne-[...] [...] [n] a-en-da 4 — House of Shadow (é-gissu) 10 women of the lord 4 USZ [...] 20 [x]-nin-[x] [...]

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TSŠ 0869

n [šeš-tur] 7 Mes-lu₂-nu-ḫun 1 Bilx(PAP.GEŠ.BIL)-a₂-nu-kuš₂ 7 Bara₂-sag₇-nu-di 1 Du₆-du₆ 1 Si-du₃ 1 En-kas₄ 6 shepherds [...] wood(?) [...] BAD

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

WF 038

5 asz 2 barig of barley — loan, [now] committed; 11 shekels of silver — purchase price of the field. 1 eše₃ — that field. [Seller,] eminent [person], son of Sud-da-zi; An-na-šum₂; Lu₂-na-nam, [his] brother, eminent [person]. Witness: GAM-GAM. The buyer.

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 002, 1924-465 + photo, pl. 1

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 002, 1924-465 + photo, pl. 1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 052

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 052. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 007

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 007. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 17, 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) ?) — CUSAS 17, 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 17, 009

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CUSAS 17, 009. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

DP 037

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — DP 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 003

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 005

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 006

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 006. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 008

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 009

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 009. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 010

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 010. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 011

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 011. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 013

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 016

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 016. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 017

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 017. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 018

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 018. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 019

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 019. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 022

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 022. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 023

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 023. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 024

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 024. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 026

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 026. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 027

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 027. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 028

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 028. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 029

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 029. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

FTP 031

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — FTP 031. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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