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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 160
4(N01) units, |NINDA2xHI| (commodity) — sanga (administrator) 2(N01) units, GISZ3 (wood/timber, variant b) — sanga (administrator) 2(N01) units, EN (lord/high official) [...] [2(N01)] units, [...] ME (sign of uncertain value) DUG (vessel) [...] 1(N14) unit, DUG (vessel) — disbursed (BA) — |AMA~axE2~a| (institution/storehouse compound)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 162
(Obverse) [...], HAL 1(N30~a), KASZ~b [compound sign ZATU714×HI@g~a] MU 2(N01), U2~a DU6~b 3(N01), U4 SAL HAL 2(N14), TUR HAL# SAL 2(N01), EN~a TU~b [compound sign GISZ×SZU2~a] 2(N14) 5(N01), SZITA~a1 NAMESZDA X 5(N01) 1(N57), GAL~a 1(N01), [...] [...], [...] (remainder broken/illegible)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 163
1(N14) 8(N01), AMAR AB2 4(N14) 5(N01), [...] UB [...] [...], [...] [...], [...] [...] 1(N01), KISIM~b 3(N02) 1(N01), U4 GA~b
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 172
5(N01) 1(N24), HI (mixed-commodity marker) — (of) Uruk. 1(N01) 1(N24) 1(N16), HI (mixed-commodity marker) — (of) the ERIN (labor-troop/work-force) (of) the E2 (storehouse), UR2. 1(N01) 1(N24) 1(N28) 1(N30~c), HI (mixed-commodity marker) — [...] 4(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24), HI (mixed-commodity marker) — in the hand of (ŠU) the UR5 (dependent-worker group). New (batch, GIBIL): 1(N04), SAG (head/person).
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 173
[...] , [...] [...] , [...] 4(N01) 2(N39~a) 1(N24) , MU |ZATU714xHI@g~a| 3(N14) , sheep 1(N01) , carp(-fish) 1(N52) 1(N01) , DUG-vessel (1(N57) variant) 8(N01) , [into the hand of / SZU2] [1(N01) , ZATU644~a] 2(N01) , ZATU753 [...] , [...] 4(N01) [1(N08)] , HASZHUR (fruit) 2(N01) , MA-vessel ZATU735~b 2(N01) , GA2-container ZATU1xX NI RU 2(N57) SU GIBIL [consumed/GU7]
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 174
1. 5(N47) sila — [commodity], SANGA-official, U4×3(N57) (sign/measure) 2. fish(?) [commodity], courtyard 3. bird, storehouse 4. horn(?), ME-sign 5. EN (lord/high official), NE-sign 6. BU-sign, PAP-official/overseer, NAM2 7. LAGAB+LAGAB (double-LAGAB sign), jar/vessel, ground/place 8. [...] hand/SZU [...] 9. X X (illegible/damaged signs) 10. TE, RU ("given/deposited")
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 175
2(N01) units, GIŠ-E₂ (wood/house-sign commodity) 6(N01) units, DUG-vessel (compound sign, DUG×UDU×TAR type) 6(N01) units, KID-mat (reed mat, variant b) 1(N14)+7(N01) units, MA (vessel/boat) 1(N14)+[...] units, SZEN-vessel (cauldron, variant b) Disbursed (BA): tablet (DUB) of the storehouse (E2) of the land (KALAM), city (URU), barley (ŠE), plot/garden (SAR) , oil/fat (NI) — disbursed (BA)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 176
(Column 1) 6(N14) — barley — UR2 (blank/case division) — purchase — disbursed (Column 2) 4(N34) 1(N36) 2(N45) 3(N14) — barley, disbursed; purchase of fish; (in) the courtyard/storage-yard (KISAL) (Column 3) 4(N34) 1(N45) 3(N01) — barley 1(N36) 9(N19) (Final entry) 3(N19) 3(N04) — LAGAB.TE (compound sign)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 177
1(N01), fish (KU6~a) — ration/mouth-portion (KA~a) 2(N02) 1(N04) 1(N02) [...], [...] 1(N02) [...] 1(N01), small/junior (TUR) [...] 1(N01), reed (GI#) X 1(N01) [...] [...] 3(N01) [...], from (TA~a) [...], [...]
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 178
1. 3 units — fish — (of the) courtyard/storage-area (KISAL) 2. 3 units — horn(s) (SI) — ME 3. 3 units — 1(N57)-bird (MUŠEN) — storehouse (E2) 4. 2 units — RU (given/deposited) 5. 3 units — BU (commodity) — DU (delivered) 6. 3(N01) 3(N57) — PAP (total/supervisor marker) 7. 6 units — to Šuruppak 8. the lord/EN — TE — disbursed (BA) 9. 2(N14) 3(N01) — the lord/EN — TE — disbursed (BA)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 181
Obverse: 1. 8(N01) — DU (delivered/brought), commodity: ZATU737xBUR [sign partly damaged] 2. 1(N01) — TI (variant t), GIR3 (variant g/b) 3. 1(N01) — BAHAR2 (variant b, 'potter' sign) 4. 1(N01) — DU (brought) to the E2 (house/storehouse) [E2 sign damaged] 5. 1(N01) — ZATU773 (sign, function uncertain) Reverse: 6. 1(N01) — EN (lord/high official), ŠA3 (variant a2-g, 'heart/inside') 7. 1(N14) 3(N01) [i.e. a compound quantity of one N14-unit plus three N01-units] — A (water) [sign damaged], ŠU ('hand'/received) 8. 5(N01) — BA (disbursed), DU (brought), commodity: ZATU737xBUR 9. 3(N01) — ŠU ('hand…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 182
[...] — cattle-stall/institutional entry (AB) 1 (N08 unit): AN, disbursed (BA), cloth (TUG2) 1 (N01 unit): sign ZATU776, base/root (UR2) 1 (N01 unit): sheep (UDU) 1 (N01 unit): carp/fish (SUHUR) ZATU776, cattle-stall (AB), MU (year/name) [...] , [...] (break) 1 (N14 unit): X, [...] cattle-stall (AB), AN, disbursed (BA) 1 (N14 unit): LAGABxSZITA-sign, LAGABxSZITA-sign (doubled) 2 (N01 unit): sign ZATU710, field-enclosure sign (LAGAB), mixed/HI field-enclosure sign (LAGAB), city (URU), AN, disbursed (BA) [...] , [...] (break) 4 (N01 unit): LAGABxSZITA-sign 2 (N01 unit): [...] (break)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 184
1(N45) 4(N14), GIR3 (foot/toe or dagger) ZATU773 1(N45) 1(N14), NAR (musician) A [...], [...] 1(N45), ME KU3 (silver) URU UR 5(N14), URU×KI EN (lord) [...], [...] [...], X X (unidentified signs)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 187
Obverse: 1. Lamb(s), milk, [sign uncertain] [...] 2. [Lamb(s)], milk [...] 3. Lamb(s), [LAGAB-sign]; lord/UMUN2, DU (brought/delivered) 4. Lamb(s); sanga-official, tablet/record 5. EN (lord/high official); LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB (five LAGAB-signs), lamb(s) (Break) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] (Break ends) LAGAB-sign; [...] Lamb(s); [...] LAGAB-sign; storeroom(-sign) GA2, fish LAGAB-sign; wood/GISZ3 SZU (hand/total), TUR (small/junior)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 188
1(N05), great/overseer(?) [GAL~a] ... U4×1(N57) [...] 1(N05), lord/EN2, 3(N57) [...] 1(N05), overseer(?) [PA~a] of the city [URU~a1], beer-festival [EZEN×KASZ~b], U4×4(N57) Consumed/disbursed [GU7], beer-festival [EZEN×KASZ~b], U4×6(N57) (Reverse: uninscribed / no surviving signs)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 193
1 (unit): sheep 1 (unit): SUHUR (carp/fish) 1 (unit): [illegible sign], fish-compound sign (ZATU759×KU6) [...] : [...] 1 (N26-unit): NE~a, KI [...] : [two illegible signs] [...] : [...] AB~a, [U4×1(N01) sign] [...] [...] : [...] [...] 1 (N24-unit), 1 (N28-unit): [ZATU714×HI compound sign] 1 (N26-unit): NE~a, KI [U4×1(N01) sign], AB~a AB~a, SI4 (reddish commodity), consumed/disbursed
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 195
(Obverse) 1. [...] 7(N14): storehouse-container (GA2~a2), LAGAB, water/A, SIG (thin- or wool-grade quality) 2. [...] : [...] (broken) 3. 5(N01): consumed / rationed out (GU7) 4. 1(N14): the lord/high official (EN~a), delivered (DU) to the storehouse (GA2~a1) 5. 1(N22): beans/pulse (GUG2), beer (KASZ~a), portion/disbursed (BAR) 6. 5(N14) 2(N22): DUR~a, milk/dairy product (GA~a) 7. [...]: [sign broken/illegible] 8. [broken numeral] dependent workers/UR5~a, hand/SZU, sky-or-divine marker (AN), NUNUZ~c (grain/seed[?]), and the unidentified sign ZATU788 9. [...] : [...] (broken) 10. [...] field/are…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 199
[...] 1(N01), [...] [...], [...] 1(N01), NIM~a 2(N01), SUKKAL [...], ERIN(#, damaged) [...], [...] 2(N01), DU 3(N57) SAL 2(N01), PU2(#?) [...] 1(N01)(#) [...], [...]
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 202
(Obverse) [...] 1(N39a) [unit], water(?) — into the hand of — a woman [...], [...] 1(N01) [unit], [2 illegible signs] 1(N01) [unit], PAP-official/total(?) [+1 illegible sign] [...] 1(N01) [unit], [...] [...], [...] (Reverse) 1(N01) [unit], House of the Tigris 1(N01) [unit], beer — [illegible sign] — BUa (disbursed/plant?) [...], [...] NEa(?) — DU (delivered/in transit) — TE — BUa
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 217
(Line 1) [...] 5(N14) [...] (Line 2) 3(N14), |ŠE~a.NAM2| — "3 (units), grain(-NAM2 marker)" (Line 3) [...] , [...] (broken) (Line 4) [...] , [...] (broken) (Line 5) 3(N14)# , X [...] — "3 (units), [damaged sign] [...]" (Line 6) [...] , [...] (broken) (Line 7) 2(N14) [...] , [...] — "2 (units) [...], [...]" (Line 8) 2(N14)# [...] , [...] — "2 (units), [damaged] [...], [...]" (Line 9) [...] , GIR3@g~b SAG# [...] — "[...], GIR3 (variant g/b) — SAG [damaged] [...]" (Line 10) [...] , [...] (broken)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 219
1(N01) 1(N39~a) units — MUD, NA, BU(-marked) fish (KU6), (of the) courtyard/storage-compound (KISAL) 2(N39~a) units — AN, GIR3 ("going/foot") 3(N39~a) units — UB (bin/compartment), ZI[...] (damaged) 2(N39~a) units — NUNUZ ("egg/roe"), AMA ("mother") 1(N39~a) unit — ŠIM ("aromatic/resin"), E2 ("house") 1(N39~a) unit (sign damaged) — KI ("place/ground") [...] (broken, remainder lost)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 31, 047
[...] [...] 1(N14) 1(N14), 2(N01) : PAP (supervisor/summary mark?) EN-NUN (compound sign: 'lord' + NUN-qualifier) [...] NA2(?) (damaged sign) 2(N01) : APIN (plow / plow-team) 1(N01) : UD5 (she-goat) [...] 1(N15) : KISZ (category label)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 31, 054
[...] DU8~cxAMAR — AB~a 2(N14) 6(N01), MUN~a1 5(N01), KUR~a — DU8~cxAMAR 3(N01), MUN~a1 — E2~a [...] 2(N01), U4x2(N57) [...] X [...] BAR [...] [...] X — MAR~a
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 31, 055
(Obverse) 1. ...KIŠ [...] 2. ...salt: 5(N01) [...] 3. ...salt: 3(N01) [...] 4. 2(N14) (break) 5. [...] 6. 5(N01) , |U4×3(N57)| 7. 4(N01) , |U4×1(N57)| ZATU669 (break)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 31, 162
[...] [...] MEN-a, the šagan-official (vessel/commodity), wood — 2 (units), sheep, barley, — the EN (lord/official). [...] 3 (units), UR4 (harvested grain?), 1 (unit), ZATU850, ZATU850, 1 (unit), NAM2, given/deposited, 2 (units), barley — the EN; 1 (unit), AN. [...] 2 (units), the EN: AB-cattle-stall/institution (barley-and-barley), AB (1 unit) — 1(large)+3(units), SZU (received/in hand of): AB-cattle-stall/institution (barley-and-barley), AB (1 unit) — 3(large)# [3(units)], AB-cattle-stall/institution (barley-and-barley)# [AB (1 unit)].
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 31, 166
2(N01) — SZUM (garlic/onion or metal item) — PA~a (overseer/classifier) — U4?(day/storm marker) — E~a (house/temple) — ZATU659 2(N01) — SANGA~a — |ZATU737xDI| (compound sign) 3(N01) — GA~a (milk/dairy product) 1(N01) [...] — [...] [...] — [...] 5(N01) — DU?(delivered/in transit) — TE 3(N01) — KAB? [...] 3(N01) — ZATU659 — X 2(N01) — ZATU659 3(N01) — SUG5 — X [...] — [...] [...] — [...] 1(N14) 4(N01) [...] X [...] 2(N14) 10(N01) — DUR~b — ZATU659
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 31, 168
(Obverse) [...] SILA3~a (?) [...] |SILA3~a+MUD3~b| 1(N14) 5(N01), SUHUR (carp/fish) [...] UMUN2, GAL~a, TUR, PA~a [...] MUD, IB~a , SAL, PAP~a [...] (Reverse: uninscribed / no surviving text)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 31, 170
(Break — top edge missing) [...] [...] 1(N01) — jar (DUG) 3(N01) — NA-sign ... [x] 2(N01) — lord/EN of Šuruppak (Break) [...] IB-sign 5(N01) — male sheep/rams (UDUNITA) 1(N01) — ZATU676(b)-sign (Break) [...] KIŠ
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 31, 189
1. 5(N01), lord~a [...] 2. 5(N01), storehouse~a, DA~a (side/adjacent) 3. 5(N01), lord~a, SAG(?) (head/foremost?) 4. 5(N01), lord~a, DU(?) (delivered/in transit?) 5. 5(N01), X (sign illegible) 6. 5(N01), X (sign illegible) 7. 4(N01), MAR~a [...] 8. 5(N01), GAN2 (field/measured plot) 9. 4(N01), NAGA~a 10. 2(N01), UB 11. [...], [...] (broken) 12. 1(N01), MUŠ3~a 13. 1(N01), ŠE~a.NAM2 (barley-NAM2) 14. 1(N34) 3(N14) 1(N01), storehouse~a [...]
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MRAH O.4995
(Obverse, partial excerpt as transliterated) 1. 3(N14) 6(N01), AL — [quantity: 3 N14 + 6 N01 units], (commodity/term) AL 2. 8(N01), EN~a TUR — 8 units: (the) EN [lord/high official], junior/small 3. 7(N01), |U4x1(N57)| TUR — 7 units: U4-sign (variant with 1 N57), junior/small 4. 1(N01), |U4x2(N57)| TUR — 1 unit: U4-sign (variant with 2 N57), junior/small 5. 2(N14) 2(N01), |U4x3(N57)| TUR — [quantity: 2 N14 + 2 N01 units]: U4-sign (variant with 3 N57), junior/small 6. (Summary/total line) 1(N34) 1(N14) 4(N01), 1(N57) 2(N57) MUN~a1 SU~a PAP~a NIM~b2 |DARA3~cxKAR2| AL — total: 1 N34 + 1 N14 + 4 N…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2357
Obverse 1(N01) : Šubur (dependent workers/Subarians) — ŠA (sign, uncertain) 7(N01) : goats — of the highland/foreign land (KUR) — ZATU773 (unidentified sign) 3(N01) : the EN (lord/high official) — IB (category uncertain) — PIRIG (sign, perhaps "lion") 1(N01), 3(N57) : the sanga (institutional administrator) 5(N01) : Šubur (dependent workers) — ZATU795 (unidentified sign) — LAM (sign, uncertain) 7(N01) : beer — DA (marker, uncertain) (Break — text lost) Reverse 2(N14) 4(N01) : disbursed (ba) — NIM (sign, possibly "highland/Elam" or unrelated ideogram)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2358
(Obverse) 1(N01) — ŠU, TUR, PAP: "1 [unit]: hand/received(?), small/junior, PAP (supervisory or total marker)" 1(N01) — ŠE, SI, RU: "1 [unit]: barley, horn(?), given/deposited" 1(N01) — BU, ŠE, DU: "1 [unit]: BU (plant/disbursement marker?), barley, delivered/in transit" 1(N01) — ŠE, X, AB2: "1 [unit]: barley, [illegible sign], cow(AB2)" 1(N01) — UDU, ANŠE: "1 [unit]: sheep, donkey/equid" 1(N01) — AN, EŠDA, ŠE: "1 [unit]: AN (sky/divine marker or commodity), EŠDA, barley" — KU3, KI, A, PA: "silver, place/location, water(?), PA (overseer/ration-category marker)" (continuing / final section) 3(…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2396
1 (unit): beer — barley(-barley) [KAŠ, doubled ŠE-sign] 1 (unit): ZATU659 (commodity sign, reading not established) 1 (unit): Uruk (the place) — ZATU773 1 (unit): the lord/EN — reed(s) [doubled GI-sign] 1 (unit): donkey — sheep 1 (unit): mouth — fish 1 (unit): horn — courtyard 1 (unit): PAP (overseer/total-marker) PA (overseer/branch-marker) BA (disbursed) (blank/uninscribed line) 9 (units): disbursed — received/collected — total GAN (field) [sign partly broken]
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2431
1. 1(N57) — sig [wool/brick?] — rad (uncertain sign/title) 2. 5(N01) — ba [disbursed] 3. 9(N01) — gi [reed] 4. 1(N14) 1(N01) — en [lord/high official] 5. 1(N01) — ku3 [silver/metal] of the e2 [storehouse] 6. 6(N02) 7. 3(N14) 2(N01), 1(N57) 2(N57) — mun [salt] — du [delivered/in transit] — te — sig — rad
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2433
2 (units): UTUA (commodity, uncertain — 'oven/heated-vessel' category) 4 (units): UDUNITA, rams (male sheep) 2 (units): NUN (category/quality marker, meaning uncertain) 5 (units, secondary numeral system): MASZ2, goats 1 (unit, secondary numeral system): U8, ewe — (entry divider) — 2 (units): UD5, she-goats 1 (unit): NUN (category/quality marker, meaning uncertain) — (entry divider) — 16 (1 large-unit sign + 6 unit signs): UDU, sheep GI MASZ KI — [reed?] goat(s), place/source(?) (line badly preserved, sense unclear)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2434
5(N14) 6(N01) units, [...] (broken) 6(N34) 3(N14) units — NE, egg(s) (NUNUZ) 1(N01) unit — Dilmun container/vessel (TUN3, "of Dilmun") 1(N01) unit — lion (PIRIG), SU (no number given) — 1(N57) disbursed (BA): barley (ŠE.NAM2), NAM2, tablet (DUB), [sign ZATU694], egg(s) (NUNUZ) [...] 1(N01) — [...] (broken) 8(N01) units — UTUA (oven/heated-vessel category) 3(N01) units — male sheep / rams (UDUNITA) 1(N14) 1(N01) units — NUN (category/grade marker) 9(N01) units — goats (MAŠ2) (no number) — TE, RAD, sanga (chief administrator) (line blank / end of obverse) (Reverse: uninscribed, no signs present…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2436
Obverse: (1) RAD — BU — SI ("horn") — TE — KITI — ZATU795 — LAM — AN — MUSZ3 — URU ("city") (2) 2(N15) 1(N02), 2(N57) MUN ("salt"?) — PAP (total/overseer): 2(N57) SU (3) RAD — KITI — SI — TE — BU (4) ZATU795 — LAM — RU ("given/deposited") — KI — HI ("mixed") — KI — URU ("city") — AN — MUSZ3 — SIG — RAD
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2437
1. 3 (units): woman/female(-marked) — ZATU628-marker — UR-designation — cow (AB2) 2. 2 (units): woman/female(-marked) — ZATU628-marker — hand, hand (ŠU ŠU) — ME-marker 3. 2 (units): UŠ-designation — ŠUR2-designation — BU-designation 4. 2 (units): delivered/in transit (DU) — EN2(-place or name) — ZATU628-marker — woman/female 5. 1(N34) 2(N01) — SAG ("head"/person, total or heading entry)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2438
1. 2(N01), ewes (U8) 2. 2(N14), she-goats (UD5) 3. 2(N14) 8(N01), goats (MAŠ2) 4. 2(N14) 7(N01), NUN(-designated livestock) 5. 4(N01), [UTUA-commodity, uncertain] 6. 1(N14), rams (male sheep, UDUNITA) 7. 1(N34) 3(N14) 1(N01), sheep, fish, bird(s), goat 8. 4(N34) 1(N14) 7(N01), [...] (broken)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2446
1: (numeral) E2~b (house/estate), DA~a (side/adjoining) — 2: (numeral) A (water), KASZ~c (beer) — 1: (numeral) URI3~a (standard/emblem), IB~a — 1: (numeral) MUD (blood/red-copper[?]) — 1: (numeral) KU~b1, AN (sky/divine marker) — 2: (numeral) E2~b (house/estate), SI (horn) — (summary line, no numeral): LAGAB~a, ZATU659, NAM2, RAD~a, PA~a, SZE~a (barley), A (water), URI3~a (standard/emblem), IB~a — 2: (numeral) UD5~a (she-goats) — 1: (numeral) UTUA~a — 3: (numeral) UDUNITA~a (rams / male sheep) — 1: (numeral) NUN~b — 2: (numeral) MASZ2 (goats) — 9: (numeral) UDU~a (sheep), TUR (small/young[?]),…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2497
Obverse 8 (units): barley — (for) the Šubur (dependent workers / people of Subir) 7 (units) + 4 (units): barley — ZAG-KU6 ("fish-flank"; fish-related recipients / fishermen) 3 (units): barley — (for) the sanga (institutional administrator) 5 (units): barley — ZATU773, MAŠ 5 (units): barley — HI, U4 : City (URU) — barley (heading for an urban barley entry) 1(N34) + 7 + 4 (units): barley (subtotal) 1(N46) + 4(N19) (units): (subtotal, commodity unspecified) 1(N34) + 2(N45) + 1 + 4 (units): barley (grand total)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2501
1. 8 (units, N01-count) — UR(?) [and] GIŠ₃ (wood/tree-sign, variant b) 2. 1 (N14-unit) ... [break] ... 2 (units, N01-count) — DUR (variant b) [and] ZATU819 (sign not otherwise identified) 3. [break] ... 1 (unit, N01-count) — GIR₃ (variant c), BU (variant a), DU, A 4. — TE, RAD (variant a), the sanga-official [break] 5. [break] — [break] 6. 1 (N34-unit), 1 (N14-unit), 6 (units, N01-count) [break] — [break] 7. 6 (N34-units) — NE (variant a) [and] NUNUZ (variant a2) 8. 2 (units, N01-count) — ZATU831 (variant g) 9. 1 (unit, N01-count) — AGAR₂ 10. 1 (unit, N01-count) — TUN₃ (variant a) 11. [break]…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2502
(Obverse) 1. 5(N34) 5(N14) 8(N01), [sign X(?)] 1(N57) DUR(var. b) LAGAB(var. b) RAD(var. a) 2. 3(N34) 1(N14) 7(N01), DUR(var. b) BA 3. 1(N34) 2(N14), UR(var. a) SANGA(var. a) 4. 1(N34) 2(N14) 1(N01), GI (Reverse) 5. — NAM2 ESZDA(?), 3(N57) PAP(var. a) TE TUR
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2504
1. 9(N01) — má-sign(?) (MAR~a), na-sign(?) (NA~a), sheep (UDU~a), [sign ZATU749, variant b] 2. 7(N01) — sheep (UDU~a), [sign ZATU749, variant b] 3. [sign ZATU821], reed(?) (GI) 4. lady/mistress (NIN), SIG (quality-mark, uncertain: wool-grade/brick/"low") 5. TE (uncertain commodity/category), RAD~a (uncertain title or action), sanga-official (SANGA~a) 6. 1(N14) 6(N01) — sheep (UDU~a), tablet/bin-marker(?) (DUB~a), [sign ZATU749, variant b] 7. SIG (quality-mark, uncertain), lady/mistress (NIN)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2506
Obverse: 1. 2(N14) — sheep 2. — female (ewe) 3. 3(N01) — rams (male sheep) 4. 2(N01) — goats 5. [...] [...] — hand/receipt (sign broken) 6. 1(N14) — consumed/disbursed: RAD (sign uncertain) 7. 3(N01) — barley 8. 5(N01) — sheep 9. 1(N01) — beer 10. 2(N14) — bread/rations 11. 1(N01) — šita-vessel(?) with oil/fat (NI) Reverse (summary/closing entry): 12. — MUŠ₃ — ME — LAL₃ — ŠUR₂ (damaged at end)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2507
1. 4(N15)? — storehouse (E2~a), overseer/classifier (PA~a) 2. 3(N15)? — ISZ~b, RAD~a 3. 1(N15)? — SZU, junior/small (TUR) 4. 1(N15)? — AN, city/settlement (URU~a1) 5. [...] — [...], the lord/high official (EN~a) (damaged) 6. [...] 1(N14) — clay/tablet-board (IM~a) 7. 1(N14) — storehouse (E2~a, damaged), NAGA~a, horn/SI 8. 2(N50) 3(N14) — compound sign |HIx1(N57)|, ZATU756 (sign not otherwise identified) 9. 1(N45, damaged) 6(N14) — [...] (broken)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2511/1
(Obverse) [...], [...] 1(N57) BA (disbursed) 7(N01), NI-NE [...], [...] ... SAG 7(N01), ZATU659 LAGAB [...] 3(N34) 1(N01), 1(N57) BA GIŠ [...] [...], ... [...] (continuing / reverse) 2(N01), U8 (ewes) 2(N14) 3(N01), UD5 (she-goats) 1(N01), UTUA , [...] 2(N01), [...] 2(N01) [...], [...]
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2512
1. [...] , [...] 2. [...] , [...] X 3. [...] , [...] ZATU659 4. [...] , [...] naga(-a) ("soapwort/natron"-sign) 5. [...] , [...] bird-sign RAD(-a) 6. [...] , [...] ZATU659(?) 7. , 1(N57) salt 8. 1(N01) , IB(-a) [...] 9. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2514
(Face 1 / Case 1) 2 (units): sign ZATU694, DA, DA. (Case 2) — NI, grain (barley), AN, DI, RAD. (Case 3) 1 (unit): beer, sign ZATU737×E(?). (Case 4) — chief sanga-official (administrator). (Face 2 / Case 5) 2 (units): she-goat, DI, A. (Case 6) 1 (unit): goat (billy-goat); chief sanga-official, senior. (Case 7) 3 (units): BAR, NI, grain (barley), AN.
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 2516
1 (N52-unit): disbursement (BA) [......] [......] 1 (N52-unit), 2 (units): received / into the hand of (ŠU2) 3 (units): reed mat(s) (KID) 1 (unit): [musician(s), rations (NAR SU)] 1 (N52-unit), [......] [......] 3 (N52-units), 2 (units): received / into the hand of (ŠU2) 3 (units): reed mat(s) (KID) 1 (unit): musician(s), rations (NAR SU) 1 (N34-unit): NIM (uncertain commodity/status term) [......]
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