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Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay tablet, late Uruk period, 3300-3100 BCE. Proto-cuneiform signs, food issue list " rations" written by combining a human head and a bowl (the triangular object…
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — Trudy Otdela Vostoka 3 p. 27ff.:2. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — CUSAS 17, 103. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — CUSAS 17, 104. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — CUSAS 17, 105. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — OIP 104, 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — Fs Krecher 330-332 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — Fs Krecher 342-343 11. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — MRAH O.5015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLB 2014/001 1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CUSAS 17, 004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 470. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 477. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — MAH 16070. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OIP 104, 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) ?) — OIP 104, 016a. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OSP 1, 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OSP 1, 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — PTS 0002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SEL 19, 001-004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 018. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 031. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 036. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 038. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 039. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 040. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 045. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 049*. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 050. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 050*. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 051. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 052. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 053. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 056. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 078. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OIM A33679. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 055. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 060. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — TSŠ 0271. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
The earliest historical document in human history. Before this, we have lists, accounts, and dedications. Here, for the first time, a ruler tells us what happened — with names, places, and consequences.
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BIN 08, 021. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Nik 1, 177. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Nik 1, 309. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Nik 1, 313. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Nik 1, 318. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — OSP 1, 019. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).