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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 087

1. 2 kids (young goats) — Hurhura; 2. 1 kid — Alaya; 3. (animals) that died (in the charge of) Ur-Suen, 4. (they) were expended (booked out). 5. They are the kids of Ur-Šara. 6. 23(rd) year, 8(th) month.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 089

1 ram, (from) Aya-<bi>-nar, from the house of A-mašzu: delivery. 1 male kid, 1 ram: sheep of Abi-gi. 22 — year(s); 10 — month(s).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 094

3 kids (young goats), not branded; 1 male lamb: (these are) of Ur-Šara. 1 kid, not branded: (this is) of Ur-Suen. Expended goats (goats booked as expenditure). Utu-mu, the shepherd. 5 years, 8 months.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 097

Obverse/Reverse (no sides marked in the source): 1. 40 gur of barley, (by the) sag-gal₂ (gur measure); 2. 15 <gur> of emmer; 3. 7 gur 2 barig of wheat: 4. threshed grain, 5. (from) the field whose area was measured; 6. the processing (?) was carried out. 7. 4 year(s), 5 month(s).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 100

1. 2 goat skins: 2. (they are) of Ur-Šara. 3. 1 ewe skin: 4. (it is) of Lugal-KA. 5. 2 goat skins: 6. (they are) of Ur-Suen. 7. Utu-mu, the shepherd, brought (them) in. 8. Year 4, month 12.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 103

Obverse/Reverse (no side division given in the transliteration) 1. 63 gur of barley, (by the) great gur (sag-gal₂), 2. (from) Ur-a-lu-za; 3. threshed barley 4. of the agar-district of the field Enlila. 5. Lugal-KA 6. received it. 7. Overseer: Ra-bala. 8. Month 4.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 104

Obverse/Reverse (as given): 1. 99 (literally 1 sixty 40 minus 1) gur of barley, (by the) sag-gal2-dul3 (gur measure); 2. 5 gur of emmer — 3. it is the barley of Lugal-TAR. 4. Lugal-KA-e 5. received (it). 6. The gala, the scribe; 7. palace of U.EDIN. 8. Year 6, month 6.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 111

1. 2 ewe skins, 2. 1 nanny-goat skin: 3. Ur-Šara; 4. 1 nanny-goat skin: 5. Ur-Suen. 6. Lugal-e-ge 7. to Gurgulum 8. took (them). 9. 22nd year, 12 months completed.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 113

1. 4 goat skins, whole (za3-šu4); 2. 2 goat skins, not whole (za3 nu-šu4); 3. for the governor's offering, 4. Mutila, 5. Dumuzi-andul 6. brought (them). 7. Year 3, month 10.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 114

1. 1 goat skin: 2. at the threshing floor (?) adjoining (?), 3. it (the goat) died. 4. Aḫuḫu 5. to Asar-antila 6. handed (it) over. 7. Ur-Šara. 8. 23 years, 2 months.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 116

1 kid, za3 not šu4 (unmarked?); 1 kid, za3-šu4 (marked?): (from/for) Ur-Šara. 1 kid, za3 not šu4 (unmarked?); 1 ewe skin, za3-šu4 (marked?); 1 nanny-goat skin, za3-šu4 (marked?): (from/for) Ur-Suen. Festival of Dumuzi. Utu-mu (responsible official?). Year 8, month 1.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 120

Obverse/Reverse (single continuous text as given): 1. 349 (lit. 360 minus 11) gur of barley, by the standard (sag-gal2) gur, correct (measure); 2. Ur-ankinu: 3. threshed barley 4. (from) the meadowland of the field Enlila. 5. Lugal-KA-e 6. received (it). 7. Month 4.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 124

Obverse/Reverse (as given, without side markers): 1. 1 shekel minus 1/4 (shekel) of silver, 2. Ur-e-AB, Tutuda — 3. Lugal-KA 4. holds (it as a claim) against him. 5. x-gi, the smith, 6. Ur-zu, the leatherworker: 7. they are the witnesses. 8. 4th year, 12th month.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 128

Obverse(?) 1. [...] sheep(?) skin(s), 2. Ama-e (or: the 'house-mother'), 3. [...] ewe skin(s), 4. [......] 5. [from A]sar[-antil]a, 6. they received (them). 7. 23 ... year [......], month [......]

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 132

Obverse/Reverse (no section markers given in source): 1. 1 (man): Ur-Šara; 2. 1 (man): Dada — 3. Ur-saga, the captain (nu-banda), took them away. 4. 1 (man): Ur-KU-ma — 5. Šubur, the scribe, took him away. 6. 1 (man): Ur-teš — 7. Dada, son of the shepherd, took him away. 8. 1 (man): Gala — 9. Ikuku, the merchant, took him away. 10. (These are) men who were taken away. 11. E-ur is their foreman.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 133

1. 5 he-goats, 2. 2 rams: 3. (these are) of Ur-Šara. 4. 3 mother ewes: 5. (these are) of Lugal-KA. 6. From (the time of) the plucking, 7. Utu-mugi, 8. the shepherd, 9. led (them) away. 10. 4 years (and) 8 months.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 134

1. 5 (units of) garlic: 2. E-ku, 3. wife of Ur-šer; 4. 2 (units): Kurra; 5. 1 (unit): Ur-du. 6. Garlic (as) wages(?), 7. received. 8. Garlic expended (zi-ga), 9. (by) Ama-e, 10. wife of Ur-Šara. 11. 3 years.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 135

1. 26 sheep: mother ewes, 2. 26 rams, 3. 7 female lambs, regular (delivery), 4. 6 male lambs, regular (delivery): 5. (these) are the sheep of Lugal-KA; 6. at the ox-house 7. they are kept.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 136

Obverse/Reverse (sides not distinguished in the supplied transliteration): 1. 186 gur 2 barig of barley, by the large gur (gur sag-gal₂), 2. 10 gur less 2 barig of emmer, gur, 3. 4 gur 2 barig of wheat, <gur>: 4. threshed grain; 5. Šara-andul; 6. field 7. of Lagaš. 8. 4 years, 5 months.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 138

Obverse(?) 1. 1(?) ram, 2. Ur-Šara; 3. [the sheep] of Ur-Suen 4. was slaughtered. 5. 2 billy-goats, 6. 1 nanny-goat: 7. to the sheep-house 8. Utu-mugi'e 9. returned (them). 10. Sheep expended, 11. by the king(?). 12. 22 (years?); year … ; month 10 minus 1 (= 9th month).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 139

1. 2 goat skins, side(s) covered, 2. 1 goat skin, side not covered: 3. it is (that) of Ur-Šara. 4. 3 goat skins, side(s) covered, 5. 1 goat skin, side not covered: 6. it is (that) of Ur-Suen. 7. (For) the offerings of the governor, 8. Mutila (and) 9. Dumuzi-andul 10. brought (them) in. 11. Year 3, month 10.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 145

Obverse/Reverse (sides not distinguished in the source): 1. 127 [gur of barley] (by the gur) sag-gál-dul, 2. Ur-id; 3. threshed barley 4. of the agar-field Bar-DU: 5. Lu-pada 6. received it. 7. Apisal. 8. Year 5, month 4.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 146

1. Deficit: 135 rams, 2. 22 mother ewes, 3. 31 mother nanny-goats, 4. 13 billy-goats. 5. Total: 201 sheep and goats of various kinds, 6. the deficit, with Enanne the shepherd 7. has been established (against him). 8. 49 (literally '50 less 1') minas of wool, deficit: 9. it is with Enanne the shepherd.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 148

Obverse / Reverse (continuous text; no side markers in source) 1. 12 mother ewes, 2. 6 rams, 3. 14 mother nanny-goats, 4. 6 female kids, regular (stock) — 5. with Kituš-lu, the shepherd, 6. they are (kept); 7. Lugal-KA 8. counted (them). 9. Kabru of the palace of the potter(s), 10. the New Field. 11. Year 11, month 1.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 149

1. 3 bur, field area: GAN₂ 2. A-surdura; 3. 4 bur, field of Dumuzida; 4. 2 bur, field of A-suhur(?)ra; 5. 4 bur: Ša-gal; 6. 3 bur: Lugal-ramugi; 7. 2 bur: beside the granary site. 8. Total: 2 bur'u minus 2 bur (= 18 bur), field area 9. of Ama-e, the wife 10. of Ur-Šara.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 159

Obverse(?) (no side markers in the source; line numbers supplied editorially) 1. 1 [hide ...], 2. Ur-[...]; 3. Ur-x-[...] 4. took (it) away. 5. 1 goat hide, marked(?) — Ur-Šara; 6. Lugal-kur, the shepherd, brought (it) in. 7. 1 goat, not marked(?) — 8. Abira. 9. (This is) of Ur-Suen. 10. Lugal-kur, the shepherd. 11. 8 [...]

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 162

Obverse/Reverse (no section markers in source): 1. 3 bar-si linens: 2. Lugal-nigdu; 3. 3: Ur-dam; 4. 3: Ur-saga; 5. 2: Ursag; 6. 7: E-zi; 7. 3: Ur-ša. 8. Total: 20 bar-si linens. 9. To Agade 10. they were brought. 11. 4 years (and) 11 months.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 163

Obverse (as given): 1. 115 nindan: the lower length; 2. 70 nindan: the upper length; 3. 66 nindan: the upper width; 4. 56 nindan: the <width>, lower. 5. 2 eše (and) 1 eše: field (area).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 164

1. 110½ (nindan?), <the (measure)> of (?) from the lower side (?); 2. 85 (nindan?) (and) 2 cubits, the (measure) of the upper front of the seeded (land); 3. 540 minus 50 (= 490 nindan?), length; 4. 30 (nindan?), width.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 166

1. 63½ nindan: the length (us2); 2. 22½ nindan: the width (sag) along the canal; 3. 90 (nindan): the lower length; 4. 22½ (nindan): the width at the a-gar-ra side; 5. 2 eše ½ 1/8 iku of field, harrowed (ur3-ra): 6. Ka'a, the leatherworker.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 168

Šubur, the scribe; Tir-kuge; Si-ku-e; Dubi, the lamentation-priest (gala); the lamentation-priest (gala) Balli; Lugale, the shepherd; Enannatum; Lugal-zage-si, the city-ruler (ensi) of Šuruppak; Galzu-[...]; ME-[...]; Amar-lu, the foreman.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 003

Obverse/Reverse (no side division given in the source) 1. 3 gur 2 barig 3 ban of barley, (by the) gur of Agade: 2. for the išginnū of the field 3. the owners of the field received. 4. 62 gur of barley: 5. Amur-ilum. 6. 45 gur of barley 7. for silver, (at the rate of) 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban (per shekel), 8. was sold; 9. its silver: 1/2 mina. 10. 40 gur less 2 barig 3 ban of barley 11. is on hand. 12. Total: 150 gur of barley. 13. Angu 14. for the master of the house 15. settled (the account).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 004

1 (person): Ilulu, son of Eštar-nu'id; 1 (person): Šaṭpum, son of Meduk(?)la — for (the) BAR. 1 (person): Edamu, son of Ila-nu'id; 1 (person): Ili-tukulti — for Aḫa (or: for the side / the other one).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 007

(Beginning destroyed) 1 Ha-[...] 1 Salim-[ahu] 1 Zu-[zu] 1 Puzuzu 1 Bala-ea 1 Imi-ilum 1 Mulu-šum 1 Išma-Suen Total: 10 less 1 (= 9) [able-bodied men], (of/at) |URU+TAR| Harsi[...] (rest destroyed)

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 010

1 calf (amar-gir), 20 assorted sheep: in Irisagrig. 10 gur of barley, (by the) large gur (sag-gal), 5 gur, (by the) large gur, of salt: in Bad-Suen (Dūr-Sîn). 3 KIN [......], 1 ka?-[......]: in Kiš. 1 SU [......], 1 Eštar-bītī, a female servant — Amur-ilum took away.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 011

Obverse(?) 1. 10 workmen: 2. overseer: Ida-ilum. 3. 10: Ipqum. 4. 7: Aḫuḫu. 5. Ilī-gal, the envoy (sukkal). 6. 5: Puzur-Eštar. 7. Total: 32 workmen. 8. bi-ru.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 013

(Beginning possibly lost) 1. Imtalik, gu₂(?); 2. overseer: Mututu. 3. 1 (man): Ilulu; 4. overseer: Ipqum. 5. 1 (man): DINGIR-qar (Il(um)-qar), gu₂(?); 6. overseer: Martu (or: the Amorite). 7. 1 (man): DINGIR-galzu (Il(um)-galzu), gu₂(?); 8. 1 (man): Ilak-nuid; 9. 1 (man): Ilala; 10. overseer: Nisu-dannam.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 014

Obverse(?) 1. [1 La]gibum 2. [1] La'arab 3. [1] Naḫan(?) 4. 1 Puzuzu 5. 1 Bēlī-Sîn 6. Total: 5 workmen. 7. Ilak-nu'id 8. Erda'u(?) 9. Total: 5 messengers (lit. 'men sent on errands').

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 015

Obverse(?) 1. 1 Lagibum, 2. son of Išma'ani; 3. 1 Imtalik; 4. 1 Ilum-dan (DINGIR-KAL); 5. 1 U-ili; 6. 1 U-ili [......]; 7. 5 PAP-PAP; 8. 1 Illala, 9. son of AN-[......]; 10. [To]tal: 15 workmen (guruš), 11. foreman: Elili; 12. present (wāšibū).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 019

1 Mututu 1 Salim-aḫu 1 Kibutum 1 Galab-Ea 1 Išma-Suen 1 Išim-Ea Total: 6 runaway workmen; foreman: Mututu.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 022

1. Adi-ilum — 2. with (him) 3. (is) 1 Ilum-dan, 4. the one of Šu-ilīsu, 5. the land registrar, 6. servant of Ilum-bāni, 7. the merchant, 8. servant of Šarati-gubisin, 9. is staying. 10. Let them bring (him) here! 11. An-gu 12. (is) the commissioner.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 023

Obverse(?) 1. [...] mina(s) (and) 8 shekels of silver; 2. 1/2 mina, 'small' (weight), less 4(?) shekels, of gold; 3. 3 bala-garments; 4. 1 dul-garment (cover/cloak); 5. 4 (items of) bronze; 6. [...] 7. [...]-rim, 8. those of Angu, the musician.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 024

Obverse/Reverse (single sequence as given): 1. 5 gur of barley, (by the) sag-gal₂ (measure), 2. by the gur UL, less 2 (sila); 3. of it (?), 11 sila each, 4. (is) the increase (?). 5. Naḫšum-bala 6. from Ilī-ištakal 7. received (it), 8. in Dugal.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 025

Obverse(?) 1. 59(?) sheep (lit. 60 less 1): 2. [Šu]-Enlil(?) 3. [rec]eived (ŠU.DU8). 4. [n sheep] 5. [......] 6. the cook 7. for 8. the commissioner 9. received (ŠU.DU8). 10. 1 sheep: 11. Bubu(?), 12. the man of [......] 13. the king, 14. the cook, 15. received (ŠU.DU8).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 026

[n sheep] [t]o(?) KI.AN 3; 5 sheep to KI.AN 7; 4 sheep [......]; 2 sheep: Bubu(?); šu-[du8] (held in charge / taken over).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 028

1 (man): Dingir-azu, foreman: Ili-ili. 1 (man): Ili-tabba, foreman: Lu-uš-[udu]. 1 (man): Šuma-[zaba?], [foreman: ......]. [1 (man): ......], [foreman: ......]. Total: 4 messengers, for bar.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 029

(Beginning destroyed?) 1. [foreman:] Ilili; 2. 1 (man): Ilala, 3. foreman: Kuku; 4. 1 (man): Ilšu-aḫa, 5. foreman: Lu-ušudu (lu₂-uš₂-udu); 6. 1 (man): Iš-esinat (iš₁₁-e-si-na-at), 7. foreman: Nīšu-dannam.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 030

1. Edamu 2. (and/son of?) Šuruš-kīn 3. from 4. Warassuni received: 5. 4 1/2 shekels of silver; 6. 1 mina 5 shekels — Edamu. 7. The remainder 8. against them 9. is [outstanding].

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 031

(obv.) 1. [the ov]erseer A-pum-[...] 2. 3 ban less 3 sila (of barley), 1 (unit/person): Lugal-iti[da], 3. the scribe; 4. 4 barig (of barley), 1 (unit/person): Ili-bilani, 5. son of the enku-official (or: son of Enku).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 032

1. Urua(?) ... to [...] 2. concerning the wife [of ...] 3. he said, [and] 4. he did not go out(?) [...] / did [not] re[lease(?) ...] 5. [Na]ḫšum-[bala] 6. [...] ... [...] 7. [...] (the) city [...] 8. [...] ... [...] 9. [...] 10. in(?) Irisa[grig].

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