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~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) [...]

Economy

~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 [...] , [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 178

3 [units], fish — courtyard 3 [units], SI ME 3 [units], [1(N57)] bird — storehouse 2 [units], RU 3 [units], BU DU 3 [units] 3(N57), PAP 6 [units], Šuruppak EN — TE — BA 23 [units], EN — TE — BA

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 181

8 [units], DU, [commodity |ZATU737xBUR~a|] 1 [unit], TI@t (?) GIR3@g~b (foot/messenger personnel) 1 [unit], BAHAR2~b (potter?) 1 [unit], DU, E2~a (storehouse/building) 1 [unit], ZATU773~a 1 [unit], EN~a, SZA3~a2@g (lord/high official, [interior?]) 13 [units], A SZU 5 [units], BA DU, [commodity |ZATU737xBUR~a|] (disbursed/allotted) 3 [units], SZU SAL PAP~a 5 [units], KU6~a (fish)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 182

[...], AB~a 1(N08) , AN BA TUG2~a 1(N01) , ZATU776# UR2 1(N01) , UDU~a 1(N01) , SUHUR ZATU776 AB~a MU [...] , [...] 1(N14) , X [...] AB~a AN BA 1(N14) , |LAGAB~axŠITA~a1| |LAGAB~axŠITA~a1| 2(N01) , ZATU710 LAGAB~b HI@g~a LAGAB~b URU~a1 AN BA [...] , [...] 4(N01)# , |LAGAB~axŠITA~a1| 2(N01)# , [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 184

1 large unit (60?) + 4 medium units — GIR3 (foot/messenger personnel), [type] ZATU773 1 large unit (60?) + 1 medium unit — NAR (musician), A [...] — [...] 1 large unit (60?) — ME (category/quality marker), KU3 (silver/precious metal?), URU (settlement/city?), UR 5 medium units — |URU×KI| (city+place compound), EN (lord/high priest) [...] — [...] [...] — X X X

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 187

SILA4 (lamb/sheep), GA (milk) X [...] [SILA4] (lamb/sheep), GA (milk) [...] SILA4 (lamb/sheep), LAGAB, UMUN2, DU SILA4 (lamb/sheep), temple-administrator, tablet/record EN (lord/high-priest): LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB, SILA4 (lamb/sheep) [...], [...] [...], [...] LAGAB, [...] SILA4 (lamb/sheep), [...] LAGAB, GA2 KU6 (fish) LAGAB, [wood/timber] ŠU TUR (small hand / junior official?)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 188

1(N05) [units]: GAL (large/great) X |U4×1(N57)| [...] 1(N05) [units]: EN (lord/official) 3(N57) [...] 1(N05) [units]: PA (overseer?) URU (city/settlement) |EZEN×KASZ| |U4×4(N57)| GU7 (consumption/ration): |EZEN×KASZ| |U4×6(N57)|

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 193

1 (unit) — sheep 1 (unit) — [fish / carp?] 1 (unit) — X [compound sign: ZATU759×KU6] [...] — [...] 1 (N26 units) — NE KI [...] — X X [...] — [...] AB — day+1 [...] [...] — [...] [...] 1(N24) 1(N28) — [compound sign: ZATU714×HI] 1 (N26 units) — NE KI day+1 — AB AB — SI4 — consumed (GU7)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 195

[...] 7 large units, container/storehouse LAGAB water [quality-grade] SIG [...] , [...] 5 units, GU7 (consumed/disbursed for eating) 1 large unit, EN (lord/high official) brought, container 1 large unit (N22), GUG2 (grain-product?), beer, BAR (half/portion disbursed) 5 large units 2 large units (N22), DUR~a, GA~a (dairy product?) [...] , X X UR5~a, hand, AN, NUNUZ~c, ZATU788 [...] , [...] [...] field/plot [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 199

[...] 1(N01) , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N01) , NIM~a 2(N01) , SUKKAL [...] , ERIN[...] [...] , [...] 2(N01) , DU 3(N57) SAL 2(N01) , PU2[...] 1(N01)[...] , [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 202

[...] 1(N39~a) , [A] [hand/receipt] woman [...] , [...] 1 , [commodity X] [commodity X] 1 , [elder/supervisor?] [commodity X] [...] 1 , [...] [...] , [...] 1 , storehouse of the Tigris 1 , beer [commodity X] [BU] [...] , [...] [fire/fuel?] [brought/delivered?] [TE] [BU]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 217

[...] 5 large units(?) [of ...]\n3 large units of [barley/cereal + NAM2]\n[...] [...]\n[...] [...]\n3 large units(?) of X [...]\n[...] [...]\n20 [...] [...]\n20(?) [...] [...]\n[...] foot-sign SAG(?) [...]\n[...] [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 219

1(N01) 1(N39~a) — MUD, NA~a, BU~a fish (KU6~a), courtyard (KISAL~b1) 2(N39~a) — AN, foot/runner (GIR3@g~b) 3(N39~a) — corner/room (UB), ration/person (ZI~a)[?] 2(N39~a) — eggs/offspring (NUNUZ~a1), mother/female supervisor (AMA~a) 1(N39~a) — aromatic/spice (SZIM~a), storehouse (E2~b) 1(N39~a)[?] — place/location (KI)[?] [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 31, 047

[...] [...] 1(N14) 1(N14) 2(N01) , PAP [EN+NUN] [...] NA2~b1[?] 2(N01) , APIN~a 1(N01) , UD5~a [...] 1(N15) , KIŠ

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 31, 054

[...] |DU8~cxAMAR| AB~a 2(N14) 6(N01) [= 26], MUN~a1 5(N01), KUR~a |DU8~cxAMAR|[?] 3(N01), MUN~a1 E2~a[?] [...] 2(N01), |U4x2(N57)| [...] X [...] BAR[?] [...] [...] X MAR~a[?]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 31, 055

[KISZ?] [...] Salt: 5 [units] [...] Salt: 3 [units] [...] 20 [...] [...] 5 [units], |day×3(N57)| 4 [units], |day×1(N57)| [ZATU669] [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 31, 162

[...] [...] MEN~a SZAGAN GISZ 2 (units), sheep, barley , lord/EN-official [...] 3 (N57 units), [commodity: fleece/wool collection?] 1 (unit), [ZATU850] [ZATU850] 1 (unit), [NAM2] RU 2 (units), barley, lord/EN-official, 1 (N04 units), AN [...] 20 (units), lord/EN-official, [grain-storehouse type A], [grain-storehouse type B] 13 (units), ŠU, [grain-storehouse type A], [grain-storehouse type B] [30+?] 3 (units), [grain-storehouse type A], [grain-storehouse type B?]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 31, 166

2, [commodity/ration?] SZUM PA U4(?) [sign] ZATU659 2, SANGA [temple administrator] |ZATU737xDI| 3, GA 1(?) [...], [...] [...], [...] 5, DU(?) TE 3, KAB(?) [...] 3, ZATU659 [+sign] 2, ZATU659 3, SUG5 [+sign] [...], [...] [...], [...] [1]4(?) [...] [+sign] [...] 30, DUR [...], ZATU659

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 31, 168

[...] SILA3 (capacity measure)? [...] SILA3+MUD3 (combined/modified capacity sign) 1(N14) 5(N01) — SUHUR (carp/fish) [...] UMUN2 GAL~a TUR PA~a (lord/master, large, small, branch/wing?) [...] MUD IB~a — SAL PAP~a [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 31, 170

[...] [...] 1 , jar 3 , person(s) X 2 , EN [of/at] Šuruppak [...] [...] IB 5 , male sheep/goat(s) 1 , [ZATU676] [...] KIŠ[?]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 31, 189

5 , EN [...]\n5 , E2 DA\n5 , EN SAG[?]\n5 , EN DU[?]\n5 , [X]\n5 , [X]\n4 , MAR [...]\n5 , GAN2\n4 , NAGA\n2 , UB\n[...] , [...]\n1 , MUSZ3\n1 , |SZE.NAM2|\n1(N34) 3(N14) 1(N01) , E2 [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MRAH O.4995

36 [units] — AL[?] 8 [units] — EN (lord/official), small 7 [units] — [category U4×1], small 1 [unit] — [category U4×2], small 22 [units] — [category U4×3], small 1(N34) 14 [units] — [categories] 1(N57) 2(N57), salt(?), SU, PAP, NIM, |DARA3×KAR2| — AL[?]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2357

1 [unit], ŠUBUR — [type/quality] ŠA3 7 [units], MAŠE (goats?) — KUR (highland?) — ZATU773 3 [units], EN (lord/high official) — IB — PIRIG (lion-class?) 1 [unit], 3(N57) — SANGA (administrator/priest) 5 [units], ŠUBUR — ZATU795 — LAM 7 [units], KAŠE (beer?) — DA [...lost line(s)...] 2(N14) 4(N01) [= 24 units], BA — NIM (disbursed/delivered — highland?)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2358

1 unit — ŠU.TUR, elder/overseer (PAP) 1 unit — barley, SI, given/deposited (RU) 1 unit — BU, barley, brought (DU) 1 unit — barley, [X], cow (AB2) 1 unit — sheep (UDU), equid/donkey (ANŠE) 1 unit — AN, EŠDA, barley — silver (KU3), place/location (KI), branch/overseer (PA) 3 large units (3×N14) — barley — branch/overseer (PA), place/location (KI), silver (KU3), water/liquid (A)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2396

1(N01) — beer (KASZ~c) [and/with] grain (|SZE~a&SZE~a|) 1(N01) — [commodity: ZATU659, unidentified] 1(N01) — Uruk (UNUG~a) [place/institution] KI [with/at] ZATU773~a [unidentified sign] 1(N01) — EN~a (lord/high official) [with] reeds (|GI&GI|) 1(N01) — donkey (ANSZE~e) [and/with] sheep (UDU~a) 1(N01) — mouth/ration-opening (KA~a) [of/for] fish (KU6~a) 1(N01) — horn/branch (SI) [of/at] courtyard (KISAL~b1) 1(N01) — guardian/overseer (PAP~a) 1(N01) — branch/wing (PA~a) — disbursement/distribution (BA) — [line unclear/blank] Total: 9(N01) — distributed (BA) [via/through] SU~a PAP~a [body/officer:…

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2431

1(N57) units, fine wool [RAD~a] 5(N01) units, distribution [BA] 9(N01) units, reed [GI] 1(N14) 1(N01) units, lord/EN-official [EN~a] 1(N01) unit, silver/precious metal — storehouse [KU3~a E2~a] 6(N02) units, [commodity unclear] 3(N14) 2(N01) units — 1(N57) 2(N57) — salt [MUN~a1], delivery/bringing [DU], approach/receipt [TE], fine wool [SIG RAD~a]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2433

2 — UTUA (fish?) 4 — male sheep (rams) 2 — NUN~b (quality/type marker) 5 — goats 1 — ewe [subtotal or section divider] 2 — she-goats 1 — NUN~b (quality/type marker) [subtotal or section divider] 1(N14) 6(N01) [= 16] — sheep — GI MASZ KI (reed? / goat / place?)

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2434

5(N14) 6(N01) [...] 6(N34) 3(N14) , NE~a NUNUZ~a1 1(N01) , TUN3~a DILMUN 1(N01) , PIRIG~b1 SU~a [quantity] 1(N57) BA |ŠE~a.NAM2| NAM2 DUB~a ZATU694~c NUNUZ~a1 [...] 1(N01) , X [...] 8(N01) , UTUA~a 3(N01) , UDUNITA~a 1(N14) 1(N01) , NUN~b 9(N01) , MASZ2 [...] TE RAD~a SANGA~a [reverse: uninscribed or lost]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2436

Obverse: [Signs:] RAD~a BU~a SI TE KITI ZATU795 LAM~b AN MUSZ3~a URU~a1 2(N15) 1(N02) , 2(N57) MUN~a1 PAP~a 2(N57) SU~a [Signs:] RAD~a KITI SI TE BU~a [Signs:] ZATU795 LAM~b RU KI HI KI URU~a1 AN MUSZ3~a SIG RAD~a [Approximate rendering, given proto-cuneiform conventions:] Row 1: [Category/title: RAD~a BU~a] — SI TE KITI — ZATU795 LAM~b — AN MUSZ3~a URU~a1 Row 2: 2(N15) 1(N02) [= large quantity unit] — 2(N57) [units of] salt — PAP~a — 2(N57) SU~a Row 3: RAD~a — KITI SI TE BU~a Row 4: ZATU795 LAM~b — RU KI HI KI — URU~a1 AN MUSZ3~a — SIG RAD~a

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2437

3 females, [sign ZATU628~a], dog/servant, cow 2 females, [sign ZATU628~a], hand, hand, [ME~a quality/category] 2 males(?), [SZUR2~b], [BU~a] 2 females(?), [DU], [EN2], [sign ZATU628~a], female 1(large unit) 2, total/head-count

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2438

2 ewes (U8) 2 × 10 she-goats (UD5) 2 × 10 + 8 goats (MASZ2) 2 × 10 + 7 (male) kids (NUN~b) 4 young rams / lambs (UTUA~a) 1 × 10 adult rams (UDUNITA~a) 1 large unit + 3 × 10 + 1, [comprising:] sheep (UDU), fish (KU6), birds (MUSZEN), goats (MASZ) 4 large units + 1 × 10 + 7, [x] [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2446

2 — house (E2~b), DA~a 2 — water/beer (A), beer (KASZ~c) 1 — URI3~a, IB~a 1 — MUD 1 — KU~b1, AN 2 — house (E2~b), SI [subtotal/rubric:] LAGAB~a ZATU659 NAM2 RAD~a PA~a SZE~a A URI3~a IB~a 2 — she-goat (UD5~a) 1 — ewe (UTUA~a) 3 — adult male sheep/ram (UDUNITA~a) 1 — NUN~b 2 — goat (MASZ2) 9 — [young/small] sheep (UDU~a TUR#) [subtotal/rubric:] ZATU659 URI3~a IB~a

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2497

8 large units of barley — ŠUBUR 7 large units, 4 small units of barley — ZAG-fish [official/institution] 3 large units of barley — temple administrator (SANGA) 5 large units of barley — [ZATU773] goat(s) 5 large units of barley — HI U4 [city?] — barley 1 very large unit, 7 large units, 4 small units — barley [subtotal] 1 [highest-order unit], 4 [intermediate units] — 1 very large unit, 2 [large units], 1 large unit, 4 small units — barley [grand total]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2501

Obverse: 8 [units], dog(?) [and/or] tree/wood sign 1(N14) [...] 2 [units], DUR-type bundle(?) [and] ZATU819 [...] 1 [unit], foot/path(?) BU DU A [...] TE, offering-priest/administrator [...] [...] [...] 1(N34) 1(N14) 6 [units] [...] [...] Reverse: 6(N34) [units], NE [and/or] eggs/roe 2 [units], ZATU831 (unidentified commodity) 1 [unit], AGAR2 (a field or flour-type?) 1 [unit], TUN3 (a container or tool?) [...] [...] [...] TE, offering-priest/administrator X [...]

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MS 2502

5(N34) 5(N14) 8(N01) , [commodity/sign X] 1(N57) DUR~b LAGAB~b RAD~a 3(N34) 1(N14) 7(N01) , DUR~b BA 1(N34) 2(N14) , UR~a SANGA~a 1(N34) 2(N14) 1(N01) , GI [blank?] NAM2 ESZDA? 3(N57) PAP~a TE TUR

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