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~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 065

67½ nindan, the long side (length), the short side (width): (so that the area is) 1 iku of field. (Result:) 1 nindan, 5 cubits, 2 šu-du-a (spans), 3 fingers and ⅓ finger. Il-il (?).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 141

3 dark mes-trees, 3 white mes-trees, 30 less 2 (= 28) fig trees — in the orchard. 65 plants (u₂), 70 less 1 (= 69) [......], 30 less 1 (= 29) large eb, 13 small eb. (reverse — totals) 83, 84, 43, 5.

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 172

Ur-Ennugi Ur-Šulgame Ur-Nina-LAK590 Ur-SIG₄ (Ur-Sig) Ur-Nin-SIG₄ (the same sequence repeated:) Ur-<En>-nugi Ur-Šulgame Ur-Nin-|GEŠ×KID₂|-a-x Ur-SIG₄ Ur-Nin-SIG₄

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 211

1 (unit of) [...], (charged to) A-zu-[zu], the brewer. From the month "Harvest," it is held against him. That tablet was transferred (rolled over), (when) the governor of Nippur was residing together with (the man of) Iri-sagrig.

TMH 05, 065

TMH 05, 141

TMH 05, 172

TMH 05, 211

BIN 08, 021

CBS 09647

CBS 09678

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 002

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 012

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 015

Nik 1, 126

OSP 1, 019

OSP 1, 037

RIME 1.11.add06.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add20.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add52.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add54.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add55.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add57.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add58.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add59.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add60.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.12.06.02, ex. add05

RIME 1.13.add11.16, ex. 01

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 02

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 03

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 06

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 07

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 08

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 10 & RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 12

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 11

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 12 ?

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 13 & RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 54

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 16

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 17

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 18

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 19 & RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 13

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 20

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 21

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 22

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 23

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 24

RIME 1.14.14.04, ex. 01

RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 02

RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 03

RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 04

RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 05

RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 06

RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 07