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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6710,a
1. 1(N14) 3(N01), [commodity-sign ZATU678] — male workers (ERIM~a) 2. 1(N14), [commodity-sign ZATU678] — [sign ZATU765] 3. 5(N01), [sign ZATU718?] 4. 5(N01), woman/female (SAL) 5. 5(N01), PAP~a (supervisory/summary marker) 6. 1(N14), copper(?) (URUDU~a?) 7. 4(N14) 8(N01), [total, no commodity given]
Economy
~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
ATU 5, pl. 071, W 9579,cc
Obverse: 2(N01), AB2 NUN~a ZATU639 LAM~b NIMGIR GU4 (2 units: cow [qualified by] NUN~a, ZATU639, LAM~b, herald, ox) 1(N01), AB2 X BA# [...] (1 unit: cow [qualified by] the unread sign X; disbursed(?) — remainder broken) 1(N01), AB2 SZE~b UNUG~a (1 unit: cow [qualified by] barley, Uruk) 4(N01), AB2# GU4 ZATU639 UNUG~a (4 units: cow(?), ox, ZATU639, Uruk)
Economy
~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
ATU 5, pl. 077, W 9579,dv
1. 2(N34) 2(N01) — [designation:] NUN 2. 1(N34) 2(N14) — she-goats (UD5) 3. 4(N14) 9(N01) [...] — [...] wethers / castrated male sheep (UDUNITA) 4. 4(N14) 1(N01) — [designation:] NIR-UKKIN-UTUA 5. 7(N34) 3(N14) 8(N01) — sheep (UDU), disbursed (BA)
Economy
~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
ATU 5, pl. 089, W 9656,ab
(Obverse, case 1) 1(N01) — |1(N58).BAD~a| (case 2) 1(N01) — ZATU689 (case 3) [...] — ZAG~b [...] (case 4) 1(N01) — ZATU693, UKKIN~a (case 5) 1(N01) — AK~a (case 6) 1(N01) [...] — [...] (Reverse/final case) [...] 9(N01) — [...] KU6~a NUN~b
Economy
~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
ATU 7, pl. 018, W 19416,a
1. 2(N14) — MA (vessel/boat-sign), ZATU735~b (unidentified sign) 2. 2(N14) — GU, SIG2~b, HAŠḪUR (apple/orchard-fruit) 3. 2(N01) — DIN, GAN~c×LAGAB~b (compound field/enclosure sign) 4. 2(N01) — GAN~c×X (compound sign, second element illegible) 5. 1(N14)# — GAN~b 6. [...] GI, SAR~a׊E~a (compound sign), DA~a 7. [...] — DIN 8. 7(N01)# — MA 9. 2(N34) — HAŠḪUR (apple/orchard-fruit) 10. 2(N14) — MA, ZATU735~b 11. SAR~a׊E~a#, A#, [...]
Economy
~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 3009
(Obverse) 2(N14) , U2~b DI — 20 units of fodder/plant-material, [sign] DI 3(N14) 4(N01) , ZATU842 EN~a — 34 units of [ZATU842], (for/under) the EN (lord/high official) 2(N14) , UNUG~a — 20 units, (of/at) Uruk , — (word/entry divider) 2(N14) , SAG IB~a — 20 units, SAG-IB (a category or personnel/commodity heading) 3(N14) 2(N01) , ERIN — 32, troop-personnel/labor-gang 3(N14) , NUNUZ~a2 — 30, NUNUZ (grain/seed category) 2(N34) 3(N14) 6(N01) , KISZ GAL~a# SANGA~a# EN~a#? [...] — (large total sign) 36, total/sum(?), the great sanga-official, the EN (lord) [...broken...] (Reverse: broken/effaced by…
Economy
~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 3010
(Numerical/administrative notation tablet — proto-cuneiform, no verbal syntax; each line records a count and an associated sign-group) 1. 1(N01) — SAL ("woman"/female category) 2. 6(N01) — ŠA3~a1 (compound sign, "interior/heart"-element, uncertain commodity or institutional designation) 3. 2(N01) — NINDA2×X (compound bread/ration sign with attached qualifier) 4. 1(N01) — KUR~a, |U4×1(N57)| ("highland/foreign-land" sign together with a compound U4-numeral sign) 5. 9(N01) — X X (two signs, illegible/unidentified due to surface damage) 6. 1(N01) — DU8~c×HI(?) (compound sign, reading of the HI-el…
Economy
~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 3160
1. 5(N01), PAP~a, UZ — "5 (N01-units): PAP~a [supervisory/summary mark], UZ [commodity/bird sign]" 2. 1(N14), SI NAGA E2~b(?) — "1 (N14-unit): SI [horn(?)] NAGA [sign, uncertain] E2~b [house/storehouse, sign damaged]" 3. 4(N01), SZUBUR — "4 (N01-units): Šubur [personal name or worker-class designation]" 4. 3(N01), EZEM~c — "3 (N01-units): EZEM [festival-sign, variant c]" 5. 7(N01), PA~a — "7 (N01-units): PA~a [overseer/category mark]" 6. 4(N14) 2(N01), BARA2~a — "4 (N14-units), 2 (N01-units): BARA2~a [institutional/dais category]" 7. 6(N14), SZE~a BA ERIN — "6 (N14-units) of barley: disbursed…
Economy
~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 3171
1. 5(N01) units: sheep (UDU) — DIM(?) 2. 5(N01) units: HAL — PAP (supervisory/summary marker) 3. 5(N01) units: ŠUR — [illegible sign] 4. 4(N01) units: ZATU678(?) [undeciphered sign] 5. 3(N14) units: LAGAB×(HI×N04) [compound sign, undeciphered] 6. 4(N01) units: ZATU753 [undeciphered sign] 7. 6(N01) units: goat (MAŠ2) 8. 3(N01) units: BIR — cow (AB2) 9. 4(N01) units: GA2×NUN [compound sign, undeciphered] 10. 5(N01) units: PA — ZATU659(?) [undeciphered sign] 11. 3(N01) units: DA 12. ŠUR [no quantity given] 13. URU (settlement/city sign) — 8(N57) units
Economy
~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
MS 4485
1(N01) , GAL ("great/large") — SZU2 ("into the hand" / receipt marker) — 3(N57) 1(N01) , GESZTU ("ear") — SZIM (aromatic/resin) — SZU ("hand") 1(N01) , SI4 (sign, meaning uncertain) 1(N01) , GAN2(?) ("field") — UR3xMASZ (compound sign, meaning uncertain) 1(N01) , SI ("horn") — UR3 (sign, meaning uncertain) 1(N01) , ZATU844 (unidentified sign) — AMAR ("calf/young animal") (damaged) — X X [...] (illegible/broken)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
ATU 7, pl. 084, W 22102,5+
1. 4(N14): |GA2~a1xU4| (compound sign), (of the) courtyard, fish. 2. 2(N14): KALAM~b (land/community), small, female, fish, PAP~a (supervisor/total-marker). 3. 4(N01): fish, (for/of) the SUKKAL (vizier/minister), TE. 4. 2(N01): |GIxGISZ@t| (compound reed-wood sign). 5. 2(N01): HI (mixed), U4 (day). 6. 3(N01)# [...], [text broken/lost]. 7. 5(N01): TUR3~b (cattle-pen/byre). 8. 5(N01): HI (mixed) U4 (day), (the) GURUSZDA (animal-fattener/official). 9. 2(N01): GISZIMMAR~b1(?) (date palm). 10. 1(N01) [...], [text broken/lost].
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 188
1 (N01) — NAM2-EŠDA 1 (N01) — NAM2 KAB(?) 1 (N01) — NAM2 DI 1 (N01) — NAM2 NAM2 1 (N01) — NAM2 URU(?) 1 (N01) — PA ŠE NAM2 1 (N01) — NAM2 RAD 1 (N01) — AB ME(?) 1 (N01) — GAL [x] 1 (N01) — EN(?) [...] 1 (N01) — [x] [...] 1 (N01) — [x] [...] 1 (N01) — [...] 1 (N01) — [...] (Reverse/lower line) [n] 1 (N14) — EN 2 (N57) [E2 ...]
Writing & LiteratureDaily Life
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CDLI Lexical 000030, ex. 057
1(N01), [......] X AD~a(?) 5(N01), MUNU3(?) 5(N01), GAZI 1(N01), [......] 1(N14), SUHUR 1(N14), KAR2~b 1(N01), [......] 1(N01), [......] 1(N01), X [......] 1(N01), [......] [N], [......] X
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CDLJ 2009/4 §4
1(N57 unit): MUN [salt] (sign partly broken) 43 (4×N14 + 3×N01): AL 11 (1×N14 + 1×N01): EN, (the) TUR (junior/small) 5 (N01): |U4x1(N57)| TUR (compound sign, 'small') 10 (N14): |U4x2(N57)| TUR (compound sign, 'small') 16 (1×N14 + 6×N01): |U4x3(N57)| TUR (compound sign, 'small') Total 85 (1×N34 + 2×N14 + 5×N01): 1(N57) 2(N57) MUN [salt], SU, PAP (total/sum), compound sign |1(N58).BAD|, SI, AN, AD, GIR
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CMAA 020-C0003
[...] 1(N01) unit(s), [...] X X (traces illegible) 1(N01) unit(s): a kid-goat (MASZ2), sign ZATU628~a, DIM~a, [qualifier] SAL 1(N01) unit(s): NUN~b, DIM~a 1(N01) unit(s): NUN~b, GAR, SAG (head/overseer), sign ZATU694~c [...], [...] (broken) [...] 6(N01) unit(s), [...] (broken)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 015
5(N34) 4(N14) units — workers (ERIM) — (of) the gate (KA2). 2(N14) 2(N01) units — (of) the gate — received/in hand (SZU). 2(N34) units — delivered/in transit (DU) — [sign: ZATU737×BUR]. 3(N34) units — settlement/city (URU) — [sign: ZATU659] — (of) the gate. 2(N34) units — [......] — (of) the gate. 3(N34) units — [......] — (of) the gate. 1(N51) 1(N14) units — [compound sign: 6(N57).KU3]. 1(N34) 2(N14) units — wood/GIŠ commodity — (of) the gate. (of) the gate. 1(N48) 9(N34) 2(N14) 2(N01) units — disbursed (BA) — oil/fat (NI) — (of) the gate.
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 016
Obverse 1. 1(N34), 1(N58) — UR5(-a) [commodity/account term] 2. 1(N57) — URI [place-name or container sign] 3. 3(N57) — GIŠIMMAR (date palm), wood, SI (horn/measure) 4. [......] — LA2 (weighed/allotted), SUG5 (goose/marsh-bird sign) 5. [......] — U2 (plant/fodder) 6. [......] — ZATU759 (unidentified sign) 7. 1(N57) — GADA (linen cloth), NA2 (bed/couch sign) 8. 1(N57) — ŠU2 (hand/total), SAL (woman), BAR (outside/half-portion) 9. 1(N34), 1(N58), 3(N57) — U2 (plant), NAM(-a) (category marker) 10. [x], 3(N57) — U2 (plant) 11. 1(N57) — ZATU802 (unidentified sign) (Reverse) 12. ŠU ŠU (hand, hand)…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 017
[...] , [...] 2(N01) units, PAP (person/entry) — DAR (variegated designation) 2(N01) units, NAGA (plant/alkali substance) [...] [...] , SAL (woman/female) [...] , [...] 2(N01) units, EN (lord/official) — 1(N04) [measure] 1(N01) unit, NU11 AN (star/sky sign) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 4(N01) units, LAL2 (honey/syrup) 1(N01) unit, UR (dog/guard-personnel)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 019
(Obverse) 1(N01) — AN, NU11 [1(N01)] — ..., MU 1(N01) — ..., PAP, ME 1(N01) — BU-BU.NA2 (compound sign), SZA, ME 1(N01) — LAGAB, ..., BU 1(N01) — AL 1(N01) — ZATU725 (unidentified sign) [1(N01)] — [...] 1(N01) — [...], SZITA 1(N01) — [...] 1(N01) — SAL, GA2, GI 1(N01) — SANGA, [...] 1(N01) — KAK, GISZ [...] — [...] (Reverse) 1(N14) 4(N01) — GI, E2, NU11, NUN, DU, A
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 021
1(N22), ADAB (place/commodity notation) 3(N01), X (sign not identifiable) 1(N01), ERIN KAB (labor contingent / troop-sign + qualifier KAB) 1(N01), GAN2 ISZ~b (field-sign + damaged qualifier) 2(N14), UDU~a (sheep) 3(N01), APIN~a EN~a (plow[-team] of/for the EN — lord/high official) 1(N01), SUG5# MAR~a ZATU752 (SUG5-sign, MAR-container/boat-sign, unidentified sign ZATU752) 1(N01), HI EN~a (HI-qualifier + the EN) 1(N01), APIN~a GAN2 (plow-field) 2(N14), AN TE (AN-sign + TE-sign, function unclear) 1(N01), SAL DARA4~a1 (woman/female-sign + DARA4-sign) (final line) ZATU851 — unidentified sign, likel…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 025
(Case 1) [...], field(GAN2) — the lord/high official (EN), "interior/contents" (ŠA₃), [AN?], mother (AMA), ruler/diadem (MEN), given/deposited (RU), water/associated (A) (Case 2) [...] 4(N14 units), [...] the lord/high official (EN), X, SZU ("in hand of"/received), field (GAN2) (Case 3) 2(N50) 3(N14) — SILA₃×DUG (a capacity-vessel measure) (Case 4) [...], [...] (Case 5) [...], [...] (Case 6) [...] 2(N14), [...] (Case 7) [...], [...] (Case 8) [...] 2(N14), [...] ZATU788, woman/female (SAL), [AN], egg/offspring (NUNUZ)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 026
(obverse, column of entries; beginnings broken) [...] : [...] [...] : courtyard (KISAL) [...] : storehouse-container, 'mixed' (GA₂×HI) [...] : [...] [...] : 3 (N57 units), AN (reverse) 1 (N14, = 10 units) : livestock pen (TUR₃), 5 (N57 units) 1 (N14, = 10 units) : GA, ... (sign illegible) 5 (N14, = 50 units)⸢?⸣ : DA, GUL 2 (N14, = 20 units)⸢?⸣ : the Land (KALAM)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 030
1. 9 (units, N01-count): woman-sign (SAL) 2. 1 (N14-unit) + 2 (N01-units): 'mountain/foreign-land' sign (KUR) 3. 1 (unit, N01): compound sign |U4×2(N57)|, woman-sign (SAL) 4. 2 (units, N01): 'mountain/foreign-land' sign (KUR), compound sign |U4×2(N57)| 5. 2 (units, N01): 'calf/young' sign (AMAR), 'mountain/foreign-land' sign (KUR), compound sign |U4×1(N57)| 6. natron/soapwort sign (NAGA), [no numeral — label or divider] 7. 2 (N14-units) + 4 (N01-units, sign partly broken): KISZ (category sign, partly broken), PAP (partly broken — total/overseer marker), EN (partly broken — 'lord'/high official…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 034
Obverse: 1. 3 (units): DU ("brought/delivered") 2. 1 (unit): [sign broken/illegible] 3. 1 (unit): UMUN2 (a lord/ruler-title) 4. 1 (unit): UR2-A 5. 1 (unit): HAL ZATU694 6. 1 (unit): SAR-A 7. 1 (unit): ALAN ZATU694 ("image/figure" — ZATU694) 8. [1 (unit)]: [...] (broken) 9. 1 (unit): [x]-SZU 10. 1 (unit): EN ("lord") — KASZ ("beer") 11. 1 (unit): SANGA ("administrator") — HI 12. Total: 1(N14) + 3(N01) [a combined higher-value count]: KISZ-UB (Reverse: no inscribed sign-entries preserved in the transliteration; the reverse of the tablet bears a cylinder-seal impression and a separate star-shape…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 036
2, BAR 1, tablet (DUB~b) [...], [...] 5, female (SAL) 1, heart/inner (ŠA3~a2) [2], |U4 × 3(N57)| 2, |U4 × 2(N57)| 5 AMAR, |U4 × 1(N57)| 1(N14) 8, KIŠ NAM2 ERIN 2, salt (MUN~a1) 1(N14) 6, |DU8~c × AMAR| grass/herbage (U2~a) 2, salt (MUN~a1) 1(N14) 5, female (SAL) 1, highland/foreign (KUR~a) 1(N14), sheep (UDU~a)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 037
Obverse 1. [1(N15)] 8(N02) — [commodity lost] 2. 5(N02) — (of) |U4×3(N57)| 3. 2(N02) — (of) |U4×2(N57)| 4. 6(N02) — (of) |U4×1(N57)| 5. 2(N02) — DUB~b (tablet/record-unit) 6. 1(N15) — MUN~a1 (salt) 7. 6(N02) — [commodity lost] 8. 3(N02) — (of) |U4×1(N57)| Summary (final case) 9. 5(N15) 2(N02) — KISZ, PAP~a (total) Reverse: surface broken and abraded; traces of one or two signs at the top (consistent with KISZ / PAP~a), the remainder illegible.
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 040
1(N14) [= 10], MUN~a1 [salt] 1(N01) [= 1], DUB~b [tablet/tally] 3(N01) [= 3], |U4x2(N57)| [day-unit × 2 notch] 3(N01) [= 3], |U4x1(N57)| AMAR [day-unit × 1 notch, calf/young animal] 6(N01) [= 6], SAL [women/female workers] 5(N01) [= 5], SZA3~a2 [interior/heart — commodity or category] 4(N01) [= 4], |U4x2(N57)| [day-unit × 2 notch] 3(N01) [= 3], |U4x1(N57)| AMAR MUN~a1 [day-unit × 1 notch, young animal, salt] 1(N14) 5(N01) [= 15], UDU~a [sheep] 3(N14) 5(N01) [= 35], KISZ NAM2 KAB# U2~b DIN [Kiš-category/institution, NAM2, KAB, fodder/plant, DIN] 1(N14) [= 10], MUN~a1 [salt] 2(N14) 5(N01) [= 25]…
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 044
[...] [...] 3(N14) 2(N01) — UTUA~a [oven-product/heated-vessel category] 4(N14) 2(N01) — UDUNITA~a [rams/male sheep] [...] 2(N14) [...] 2(N01) — MASZ2 [goats/caprids] [...] [...] [...] [...] 4(N01) — [...] BU~a [...] UR2# [...] [...] [...] [...] 1(N48) [...] 3(N34) [...] [...] 4(N34) 3(N14) 2(N01) [...]
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 045
28 ewes, 13 rams, 2 KIR11, 8 [animals of] KUR~a type, lambs DA~a PA~a 9 ewes, 7 rams, 2 KIR11, 3 [animals of] KUR~a type, lambs |BU~a+DU6~a| SZU |GISZxSZU2~a| ZATU752 |BU~a+DU6~a| SZU |GISZxSZU2~a| 51 [total?] DA~a PA~a 21 |BU~a+DU6~a| SZU |GISZxSZU2~a|
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 046
PAP~a — female (SAL) 2 rams (UDUNITA~a) — SZUR2~a 3 rams (UDUNITA~a) — AN [broken] [broken] ... [broken] [broken] ... [broken] [broken] — 3 sheep (UDU~a) — carpenter/craftsman (NAGAR~a) — [broken]
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 049
1(N01) ewe 3(N14) rams 1(N01) ram — for ŠE3 [fodder/grain allocation?] 1(N14) 1(N01) [commodity unclear] [...] 2(N01) [NUN~b category] 4(N14) 5(N01) goats 9(N01) ewes 1(N01) ram 9(N01) she-goats 1(N01) goat 1(N14) ŠU GI [reed ration / hand + reed?] 9(N01)# [...] 3(N14) 9(N01) — 1(N57) sheep [subtotal marker] 1(N34) 3(N14) — GURUSZDA~a |DU8~c × UDU~a| DA~a PA~a [finished/released sheep — overseer category] 2(N34) 9(N01) — LAGAB~b UDU~a [enclosure/pen sheep]
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 050
5 , BAR + sheep (female) 4 , goat (male) 3 , BAR + ram (male sheep) 3 , BAR + goat (male) [...] , [...] [3(N14)] 8(N01) , [...] 8 , BAR + she-goat 1(N14) 6(N01) [= 16] , sheep 1(N14) 3(N01) [= 13] , ram (male sheep)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 053
Obverse: 2 ewes 2 rams 2 she-goats 5 goats 1 [...] 3 [NUN~b category] 5 goats [...] [...] [...] [...] Reverse / lower section: 2 [...] 2 she-goats 3 [NUN~b category] [...] [...] 2(N14) [...] sheep
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 055
Obverse: 3 (N01) grain-fed(?) rams — U4 (day/date?) — UR; 1 (N01) grain-fed(?) ram, large — NAM2 — received(?) — MU; 2 (N15) 2 (N02) ewes; 2 (N15) 1 (N02) rams. Reverse: AN — MAR (sign group of undetermined function).
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 061
(obverse) [...] she-goat(?), storehouse [...] delivered. 1 given/deposited [...] [...] , [...] 1 — small (category?), BU. 1 — AN, the NAMEŠDA (official/class). 1 — UB (storage bin?), flour/ration. [...] , [...] [...] , [...] (remainder broken; reverse uninscribed or eroded)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 062
(obverse) [...] 4 (units); 4 ... carp (SUHUR) 8 (units): carp (variant sign, SUHUR@t) 94 (1×60 + 3×10 + 4): fish (KU6) 50 (5×10): ... (SUKUD-doubled sign, an unidentified commodity or fish category) [...]: settlement (URU) [... broken entry ...] (reverse) BU+DU6 (compound sign — an institution, place, or official) GIR3 ZATU714 (undeciphered sign) [... broken entry ...] [... broken entry ...] (two illegible signs) Uruk (UNUG)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 063
1 — the UKKIN×DIN (assembly-house product/official); [...] — [...] (line lost); 2 (small measures) — carp, disbursed (BA); 2 (small measures) — carp, (grade/qualifier) '5'; 'House' (E2×1) — '5'; 1 — female worker, (category) ZATU676b; 1 — female worker, young (girl); 1 — female worker, (category) ZATU676b; 2 — female workers, head-count received (SAGŠU); 1 — carp, (grade/qualifier) '5'; (of the) 'House' (E2×1).
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 064
(obverse) [...] , [...] 25 (2×10 + 5) she-goats, BAR (disbursement portion) ZATU773 (category heading; commodity unidentified) [...] , [...] 30 [+ ...] + 1 kids, wool 20 kids, BAR (portion), wool DA PA (classifying marks) 187 (3×60 + 7)# , [...] (probably a total; entry broken)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 065
(obverse) 52 (5×10+2) — dark(?) (DARA4) sheep, 25 (2×10+5) — sheep (and) goats, 8 — ... grain-fed(?) sheep, [...] — deposited(?) [...], 27 (2×10+7) — dark(?) (DARA4) kids, 52 (5×10+2) — small kids, 3 — grain-fed(?) sheep, 18 (1×10+8) — sheep (and) kids, BAR-portion; DA [PA] (classifying/official mark).
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 068
(obverse) [...] : AN, ZATU788, female(?), NUNUZ 2(N34) 3(N14) (= 150) : female(s) of the animal-pen, ME 1(N34) (= 60) : DUB 1(N14) (= 10) : deficit (LA2), SUG5 1(N01) (= 1) : ZI, UB, dark(?) goat, ZATU682 [...] 2(N01) (= 2) : [...] IB, dark(?) goat, sheep, SUG5, head, interior(?), UR2, HI, DA, PA, AK [...] 7(N34) (= 420) : dark(?) goat, sheep, IB, SUG5, head [...] : [...] (remainder broken)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 071
(obverse) 2 (units): AN, SAR, AN (a divine(?)/commodity entry with the 'plant/garden' sign); 2 (units): barley (of the) UR5-type (processed grain(?)); 2 (units): [...]; [...]: A (water(?)/liquid entry); 2 (units): fish — (of/for) the courtyard; 2 (units): X (sign illegible); 1 (unit): GISZ3; 1 (unit): [...] fine(?) (SAL); 1 (unit): TUM, house(hold), NAM2 (official/category designation); 1 (unit): ZATU659 (unidentified archaic sign); (subscript) SZU2 — (of the) city; (reverse) ZATU659; SZU2 — (of the) city.
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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 072
(obverse) [...] , [...] [...] , barley — deposited (RU) 1(N14) , GIR3(?) — barley, ZATU773 3(N14) , barley — for the musician(?) (NAR), A (reverse) 6(N14) 4(N01) 1(N39a) 1(N24) , barley — new (fresh)
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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 075
1 (N01) — female (worker?), UB, ZI (entry of uncertain meaning) 1 (N24) — NA, MUD (a commodity of unknown identity), BU 1 (N24) 1 (N28) — ZATU714, MU, HI 1 (N26) — DI 1 (N14) — female (worker?), ME, of the cattle pen 7 (N14) 2 (N39a) 1 (N26) 1 (N24) — barley, DA, disbursed (BA), IM
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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 077
(obverse) 1(N14) — purchase/exchange of barley; KI (place/origin). 1(N14) 2(N01) — storehouse(?); barley; the EN (lord/priest-ruler); NUNUZ. 1(N14) 3(N01) — barley; given/deposited (RU). 2(N19) — given/deposited (RU). [3(N19)] — [...] (entry broken). 2(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) — given/deposited (RU). 4(N14) — barley; fish/fishermen (KU6). (reverse — totals) 7(N14) 5(N01) — barley. 7(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) — (grain measures, no commodity sign preserved). [1(N45)? 5(N14)? 3(N01)?] 3(N41) — barley [...] (remainder lost).
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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 079
Obverse 2(N34) 2(N36) 6(N14) 3(N19) 2(N01) — new (grain), barley; purchase-price; |U4×2(N57)|; NAM2 3(N34) 1(N14) 5(N01)# — barley 2(N46) 2(N19) — 3(N14)# [...] — 3(N19) [...] 3(N04)# — (Reverse: surface largely broken; further numerical entries and impressed round/oblique number-signs are visible but not covered by the transliteration.)
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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 080
Obverse 1(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — GI [...] — EN~a, DUR2, ZATU751~a, ŠU [...] 5(N14) 2(N19) 5(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — barley; 2(N57) ŠU; EN~a, EN~a, DUR2, ZATU751~a, PA~a 5(N14) 1(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — barley (Reverse / final entry) 2(N19) 4(N04) (The numerical signs are given here in their archaic notation: N14, N19, N01, N39a, N24 and N04 are distinct units of the archaic grain-capacity system, and N57 belongs to a further numerical series. Several cases are broken away and cannot be read.)
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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 081
Obverse 1(N34) — road (KASKAL), 3(N57) house/storehouse, barley 1(N19) — I(?), delivered [...] [...] — [...] |ZATU737×DI| — temple administrator (SANGA) [...] 1(N14) 1(N19) — barley [...] — barley 4(N19) — (Remaining entries broken; the reverse and edges bear further ruled cases whose signs are largely effaced.)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 082
Obverse […] 1 (N14 unit) — barley; AN; festival(?); consumed; ZATU659; PA […] — […] 1 (N39a) — GAL (chief/large); [unreadable sign] 3 (N39a) — beer 1 (N39a) — delivered; temple administrator; the city 1 (N39a) — GI (reed-unit); NIN 2 (N39a) 1 (N24) — SAL SAL (fine/female, twice) 2 (N39a) 1 (N24) — […] […] — […] 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — temple administrator; SZIR 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — SAL (fine/female); [unreadable sign] 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — [unreadable sign] 1 (N39a) — NE (fire/fuel) 1 (N39a) — […] (Reverse uninscribed.)
Economy
~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 084
(obverse, column i) [...] , [...] 8(N14) , PAP~a Šubur 1(N45) , [...] [...] , DUB~a 1(N45) , [...] 2(N14) , [...] [...] 2(N34) , [...] barley (ŠE~a), DUB~a [...] (Remaining cases and the reverse are broken away; no further text is preserved on the surviving fragments.)
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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine
CUSAS 01, 086
Obverse column i 1. 3 (N01) 2 (N59) — GAL~a ME~a SZESZ~a 2. 4 (N01) 3 (N59) — SAL SZA GU~a 3. 2 (N14)? 2 (N01) 1 (N59) — [...] 4. [...] — [...] 5. [...] — [...] 6. [...] — [...] (Break) Reverse [...] — SZU TUR ("in hand of / received — small")
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