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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 283

1. [I]da-ilum 2. [...]-um 3. [... to Ag]ade 4. [...] 5. [...]-mu(?) 6. [he we]nt. 7. [Wi]th(?) 8. Ida-ilum 9. there is (an amount); 10. he shall pay 11. the deficit.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 284

4 barig of barley (fodder for) oxen — Abba; 4 barig — Si-ḫursag; 4 barig — Dadi; 4 barig — Kurub-ilī; 2 gur of barley — Zawi: barley ration of 1 month; 4 gur of barley — Dada: barley ration of 5 months; 1 gur 3 barig of barley — Eštar-nu'id: barley ration of 2 months.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 285

1. 3 sheep — 2. Šu-Mama; 3. 2 sheep — 4. Ida-ilum; 5. 2 sheep — 6. Puzrum. 7. Total: 7 sheep, 8. (of/for) Irisaĝrig.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 286

1. 40 minas of aromatic cedar wood, 2. 25 (units) of sumelum-aromatic, 3. 25 (units) of suballulum-aromatic (juniper?), 4. x (units) of ayazum-aromatic, 5. 10 (units) of ballukum-aromatic.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 289

1. 4 gur of gu-nida grain — 2. Šu-gubu; 3. 4 (gur) — Galzu; 4. 4 (gur) — Dingir-kal; 5. [2] (gur) — Ilulu; 6. 2 (gur) — Puzrum; 7. 2 (gur) — Ilī-dan; 8. 1 (gur) — Dingir-su-kal; 9. 1 (gur) — Ilu-da[nu]. 10. Total: 20 gur of gu-nida grain.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 291

1. 14 shekels of silver, 2. 16 gur of barley — 3. as an interest-bearing loan 4. Ṭāb-aḫī (Du-aḫī) 5. received. 6. 2 gur 3 barig 2 ban of barley, 7. 5 minas of wool, 8. [x] sila of oil 9. [as] barley rations (for) 10. Tamtalik 11. and the children.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 293

1. 4 barig (of barley) — Abba; 2. 4 barig — Kurub-ilī; 3. 4 barig — Si-ḫursag; 4. 4 barig — Dadi; 5. 4 barig — Dada; 6. 4 barig — Eštar-nuʾid; 7. 4 gur 1 barig of barley — 8. Zawi; 9. [2 barig] — Utu-e₂. 10. Total: 10 gur less 3 barig of barley — 11. barley for the oxen. 12. Month: Ḫalūt.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 295

1. 4 barig of barley — Dadi; 2. 4 barig — Si-ḫursag; 3. 4 barig — Dada; 4. 4 barig — Kurub-ilī; 5. 4 barig — Abba; 6. 4 barig — Eštar-nu'id; 7. 2 barig — Utu-e; 8. 4 gur 1 barig of barley — 9. Zawi. 10. Total: 10 gur less 3 barig of barley. 11. One month: (the month) Za'atum.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 296

1 Uzāzum 1 Zabukānum 1 Kīnum-bala 1 Pirḫašum 1 U-KA-KA 1 Šu-Mama 1 Zunānum 1 Kirbānum 1 Ilum-kīmat 1 Megir-ilī-ilī ("Favorite-of-the-gods") [...]-zu [broken name]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 297

1. 8 gur of barley, seed grain — 2. Abi-bi; 3. 3 gur 2 barig 3 ban — Ilī-dān; 4. 2 gur — Ilšu-dan; 5. 2 gur — Ilu-dānu; 6. 2 gur — Itutu; 7. 10 gur of barley — Iškiki; 8. 10 gur of barley — Galzu. 9. [Total: 3]7 gur 2 barig 3 ban of barley, seed grain. 10. Barley (account) concluded.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 301

1. 8 talents less 3 minas of wool — 2. Šu-Mama; 3. 8 talents 40 minas of wool — 4. Ida-il; 5. 8 talents less 13(?) minas — 6. Puzurrum. 7. Total: 24 talents 24 minas of wool.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 302

1. 5 shekels of sil<ver> — 2. Amur-ilum; 3. 5 shekels of silver — 4. Aḫūssunu; 5. 4 shekels (of silver and) 1 chariot given; 6. 10 minas of silver, 7. 2 gur of barley — 8. Kabruru; 9. 2 minas of 'small' (low-grade?) silver — 10. Zabi; 11. 8 pigs — Ilī-a[ḫ]i; 12. 2 sheep — Uze'um; 13. 1 ban of beer-bread — 14. Zibīnu.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 303

1. 2 shekels (and) 2 'small' minas of pure silver, 2. 5 gur, 1 barig, 1 ban, 4 sila of barley (in the) saggal-gur (standard measure), 3. — that (being the share) of one man (each) — 4. Tašqītum, 5. the lamentation-singer, 6. Dabali, 7. Ešra, 8. Šu-Išḫara, 9. Iliš-takal, 10. Enbu-ilum, 11. Aḫusunu, 12. Tata: 13. (these are) the receivers of the silver.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 304

1. [n +] 1 shekel(s) of silver 2. [for ...] gamgam-aromatic (kukru) 3. [n +] 1 shekel(s) of silver 4. [for ...] beads (lit. 'eggs') 5. [n] shekel(s) of silver 6. [for ...]-šuru 7. [......] (Break) 8. [Total: n mi]na(s) less ½ (shekel and) n (shekels of) silver. 9. [That] of one year.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 306

1. 1 gur 1 barig of barley, (measured in the) sag-gal₂ (gur) — 2. (for) Baba; 3. 1 gur 1 barig — (for) Subarītum; 4. 1 gur 1 barig — (for) Silabat; 5. 1 gur 1 barig — (for) Tudašar-libiš; 6. 20 minus 1 (= 19) male calves; 7. 2 gur minus 3 ban of barley; 8. 12 sheep, 1 female (goat) kid; 9. 1 gur 1 barig 1 ban 5 sila of barley; 10. Total: 5 gur of barley, (in the) sag-gal₂ (gur); 11. Total: 3 gur 4 ban 5 sila of barley; 12. 1 month: Irisat.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 307

1. 1 barig (of barley) — Tišpakum 2. 1 barig — Šu-ilīsu 3. 1 barig — Erdabu 4. 1 barig — Warassuni 5. 1 barig — Dingir-bani 6. 1 barig — Ilulu 7. [1 barig] — Izamar 8. 1 barig — Saga-dingir

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 308

(Beginning destroyed) 1'. 10 [...] 2'. Puzur-[...] 3'. 4 [+ n?] KIN-[...] 4'. Su-ilī-[...] 5'. 4: Ilī-maḫ[ri] 6'. 2: Eram-gi

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 309

(Beginning destroyed) [...] [Tu]naksi[num]: 20 minus 2 (= 18) — Šu-Mama; 20 minus 2 (= 18) — U-KA-KA; 20 minus 2 (= 18) — Zunanum; 20 minus [2 (= 18) — U]zazum.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 311

1. [n] sheep — 2. [Šu]-Mama; 3. 3 female lambs — 4. Amarum; 5. [...]-eri; 6. [...]-LUL; 7. 1 old male donkey — 8. Aḫuḫu, son of Ušum; 9. 1 old male donkey — 10. Zuzu, the woman of Dēr.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 312

1. 8 talents 44 minas of goat hair: 2. Zuzu; 3. 2 talents: 4. Ududa. 5. Total: 19 talents 33 minas of goat hair.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 313

1 ban of cheese, 1 (unit of) boots, 1 ban of milk, 8 hides, 60 birahu(-measures/containers) of aromatics, ... ... KA-um, [...] minus [... n] sila of ghee ...

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 318

1. [2] very large še-du₁₀-trees, 2. 4(?) la[rge] še-du₁₀-trees, 3. 2 še-du₁₀-trees, 4. 5 mountain apple trees, 5. 1 very large poplar, 6. 1 poplar, 7. [2] biradan-trees, 8. [1]5 u-trees, 9. 2 apple trees; 10. total: 40(?) less 2 (= 38) trees. 11. Imutum 12. to Išnun (Ešnunna) 13. brought (them).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 320

1. 1 (gur) — Erra-ra; 2. 4 barig — Ša-an, 3. son of Nūrum; 4. 1 (gur) — Ilum-nāṣir; 5. 3 barig — Šamium, 6. son of Puzur-abi; 7. 3 barig — Azu-ilum, 8. son of Mumu; 9. [n] — Ilī-bilanī, 10. son of Izamar; 11. [...]-AN, 12. son of Abībī. 13. [Total: n] gur [of barley].

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 321

1. Nu-[...] 2. 5 gur of barley: 3. Tabsiga, 4. the scribe — 5. (as) an interest-bearing loan. 6. 62 gur of barley 7. Nabium 8. the merchant received, 9. for the exchange of [barley]. 10. Total: 271 [+ n] gur of barley.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 323

1. 5 jars of ghee — 2. Zuzu; 3. 2 jars (and) 1 sila of ghee — 4. Ilī-sukkal; 5. 1 jar (and) 3 sila of ghee — 6. Šu-ilīsu; 7. 1 jar (and) 4 sila of ghee — 8. [U]duda; 9. 16 sila of ghee — 10. Bibi; 11. 23 sila of ghee — 12. Salulu. 13. Total: 10 jars (and) 17 sila of ghee, 14. received (deliveries).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 325

1. 13(?) zar-[...]u-objects 2. 4 "tooth-and-claw" (toothed blades/tool parts) 3. 30 ...(?) of [wood of the] poplar 4. 2 beds(?) 5. 30 less 1 (= 29) hoe-heads 6. 30 less 3 (= 27) shovels 7. 67 ...(?) of [wood of the] še-du₁₀-tree 8. 10(?) [... brick(?)]-molds 9. 140 [...] of eš-bara (rope/cordage items(?))

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 327

1. 3,240 gur of barley — 2. that of the new granary; 3. 304 gur of barley — 4. that of Arʾim; 5. [...] gur of barley [...] 6. [that(?) f]or [...] 7. which are on hand(?); 8. [...] 124 [gur of barley]. 9. Total(?): [...] 2,640 minus 2(?) [...] gur of barley. 10. 10 gur of barley, (as) seed: 11. Ilī-dan. 12. Expended.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 329b

6 (measures of) oil, 1 gur of barley — (as) the price: 2 shekels of silver. (For) the field, Tirum and Admar received (it). [...]-nu [...] [...] [...] [...] their [...] son of Šu-Išḫara, (and) Admar received.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 330

1. 4 barig [...] barley (for) the oxen — 2. Dada; 3. 4 barig, PAP (check mark): Si-ḫursag; 4. 2 gur of barley: Mansa-ninsu; 5. 4 barig, PAP: Dadī; 6. 4 barig, PAP: Kurub-ilī; 7. 4 barig, PAP: Abba; 8. 4 barig, PAP: Eštar-nu'id; 9. 4 gur 1 barig of barley: 10. Zawi; 11. 2 barig: Utu-e; 12. Total: [1]1 gur 2 barig of barley. 13. [Month:] Zalliltum.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 331

1. 1 gur 1 barig of barley, principal on hand — 2. Subarītum; 3. 1 (gur) 1 barig — Tašqītum; 4. 1 (gur) 1 barig — Tata; 5. 1 (gur) 1 barig — Tuda-šar-libbiš; 6. 5(?) gur of barley — 7. [Eš]tar-nuʾid; 8. 12 sheep, 1 female kid; 9. barley rations: 1 gur 1 barig 1 ban 5 sila of barley; 10. [n gur of barley], principal on hand; 11. [...] 12. wife of Dada(?); 13. [Month: Ḫa]lūt.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 1, 334

1. [n] gur of [barley], 2. [for the barley] rations of the servants 3. of [Pu]su-gi(?); 4. [n] gur of barley — 5. [I]šarum; 6. 15 gur of barley 7. for the barley rations of the servants, 8. (measured by the standard) of Agade — 9. Nabium, the merchant, 10. received (it); 11. [n] gur of barley — Ilulu; 12. [that of(?)] ME-Ištar: a debt (ḫubullum).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 002

1. 2/3 (shekel) of silver — therefrom: 2. 1 male equid, 3. 4 oxen. 4. Deficit: 5. 180 gur of barley, 6. in(?) the gur-measure of Agade. 7. House(?) of Ḫalum.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 003

1. 4 gur 2 barig of barley — 2. Abī-Tišpak; 3. 16 (gur) — the palace; 4. 3 (gur) 3 barig — Idada; 5. 3 (gur) 3 barig — Pū-ilum. 6. (It is) šibšum-levy, 7. in the hand of (/ credited to) Azaqar.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 013

1. 3 barig of fine beer bread (bappir), 2. 3 barig of fine groats: 3. Ḫal-ilum; 4. 3 barig of fine beer bread, 5. 3 barig of fine groats: 6. Ibbi-ilum, the cook; 7. 5 sila of fine groats: 8. Situm-ki; 9. 6 sila: Ama-lu-du(?); 10. n sila: Ama-teš; 11. [...] ... 12. [...] ... [...]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 019

1. 32 mother ewes, 2. 40 less 1 (= 39) rams, 3. 11 female lambs, 'fine' (ša-du), 4. 10 less 1 (= 9) male lambs, 'fine', 5. 14 nanny goats, KU, 6. 5 full-grown billy goats, 7. 8 female kids, 'fine', 8. 2 male kids, 'fine'; 9. total: 91 sheep, 10. total: 30 less 1 (= 29) goats. 11. They are the sheep of Ur-Šara; 12. En-ane keeps (lit. 'lives with') them. 13. The plucked sheep are for E-gud-diš. 14. 10 years, 8 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 020

1. 5(u) la2 3(aš) — 50 less 3 (= 47) mother goats, 2. 10 female kids, šà-du₁₀ (regular-quality/suckling), 3. 10 male kids, šà-du₁₀, 4. 15 full-grown billy goats; 5. total: 1(geš₂) 2(u) 2 — 82 goats on hand (lit. "standing"). 6. It is (the herd) of Ur-Šara. 7–8. They are kept (lit. "live") with Utu-mu, the shepherd. 9. In Barasiga its account was settled (lit. "its account was made"). 10. 11 years, 7 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 021

1. 60 less 13(?) gur of barley, (in) the sag-gal (measure): 2. Ur-Endimgig(?); 3. 15 (gur): Ur-saga, the cupbearer; 4. 10 (gur): Ur-nagar, the lamentation-priest; 5. 46 gur 2 barig: Mezu, the scribe; 6. 6 (gur): Ur-gu (of?) Ur-dudu; 7. 16 (gur): Uda; 8. 10 (gur): Ama-e'e — 9. received (šu ba-ti); 10. 5 (gur): Id-hinun, the nugig-priestess; 11. 20 (gur): Ur-Šubur, the fuller. 12. Total: 175(?) gur 2 barig of barley, (in) the sag-gal (measure), 13. barley expended (zi-ga). 14. Ur-zu(?), the builder(?). 15. Year 5(?), month 4.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 024

1. 2 goat hides, with (their) flank-mark (zag-šu), 2. 1 kid hide, with (its) flank-mark, 3. 1 kid, without flank-mark, 4. 1 male lamb, without flank-mark — 5. (these are) of Ur-Šara. 6. 1 ram, with (its) flank-mark — 7. (this is) of Lugal-KA. 8. 1 si-ašgar (female kid?), without flank-mark — 9. (from) Si-du, the shepherd. 10. 1 goat hide, with (its) flank-mark — 11. (this is) of Ur-Suen. 12. 1 kid: Ur-Šara, the scribe of the god; 13. Utu-mu, the shepherd. 14. Na-ešdua (delivered it?). 15. 5 years, 4 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 025

1. 34 (gur): ME-Iškur 2. 16: Mušen-du (the fowler) 3. 15: Lugal-eš 4. 10: Ka-še 5. 20 less 2 (= 18): Dada 6. (and) Ur-dingir-tur 7. 30 less 2 (= 28): Lugal-si 8. 25: Ur-gigir 9. 10: Ur-dingir-tur 10. (and) Lugal-KA 11. 10: Ur-mes 12. (and) Ur-du

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 026

1. 50 [+ n gur of barley] in the saggal-measure gur, 2. (for) the gala-priest Ama-emega; 3. 65 ... gur of barley, 4. (for) Lugal-nig; 5. 55 gur of barley, 6. (for) A-kalle; 7. 66 gur of barley, 8. for the house(hold).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 028

1. 3 draft oxen, 2. 1 ox, three years old, 3. 3 cows, 4. 1 cow, one year old, 5. 3 calves at (their mothers') side, 6. 5 mother ewes, 7. 1 suckling female lamb, 8. 33 mother goats, 9. 3 suckling female kids, 10. 1 suckling male kid. 11. Total: 43 sheep and goats standing (on hand/allocated); 12. (this is) of Ur-Suen.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 030

1 60 mother goats, 2 30 minus 1 (= 29) female kids, (of) regular (quality/delivery), 3 5 male kids, (of) regular (quality/delivery), 4 20 minus 1 (= 19) mother ewes, 5 3 female lambs, (of) regular (quality/delivery), 6 4 male lambs. 7 Total: 120 <minus 1> goats (and) sheep. 8 It is a tablet (that has been) set in order. 9 With Abi-narda 10 they are living (i.e., the animals are kept with him). 11 Ur-sipa (is) the shepherd. 12 [Year 2, month 8].

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 031

1. [n rams] — the house of [...]; 2. 2(?) rams — Iri-sig-[...]; 3. [n] rams — (at/for) Da-gešhar: 4. En-ane brought (them); 5. [n] rams — (at) the house of the mound (e₂-du₆): 6. he gave (them) to Namtila; 7. 1 ram — the geš-aš(?) of Nisaba, (at) the house of the nam-zu of the rope(?): 8. he gave (it) to Namtila; 9. 2 rams, 1 kid — (for/at) GAN₂-maḫ (the 'exalted field'): 10. Geme-ea drove (them) off; 11. 1 female lamb, 1 [male] lamb; 12. [17 (animals in all?); year ..., month ...].

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 032

1. 56 gur 2 ban (?) of barley, (measured in) the sag-gal gur, 2. (for/from) Ur-TAR; 3. 70 gur 2 ban (?) of barley, 4. (for/from) Ama-bara; 5. 77 gur of barley, 6. (for/from) Lul-gu-ak; 7. 53 gur of barley, 8. (for/from) Lugal-ašni; 9. 63 gur of barley, 10. (for/from) [...]-šeš; 11. [...] (Break) 12. 61 gur of barley, 13. (for/from) Lugal-[...].

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MAD 4, 033

1. 3 rams, 2. which A-ura had received — 3. he drove (them) off from the sheep pen; 4. (this concerns) his life — it is known. 5. 1 kid: 6. in the city it was (the occasion of) the elunum-festival; 7. he went to his (personal) god. 8. 1 ram: En-ane 9. gave to the slave woman ... (assigned to?) the journey. 10. 1 ewe: Geme-ea 11. to Dada 12. gave. 13. 1 ram: Geme-ea, 14. for the sake of his/her life, 15. gave to him.

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MAD 4, 035

20 gur (damaged numeral), in the sag-gal-ku (measure) — Gurgulum; 6 (gur): KA-ku (Kaku); 6 (gur): Dada, son of Kar; 5 (gur): Baragani, the man of the forest (forester); 5 (gur): Dudu, (of) Ki-til; 5 (gur): Kaše; 5 (gur): Ur-e, overseer of the house(hold); 5 (gur): Lugal-DU; 5 (gur): Ur-lu, the brewer; Total: 52 gur of barley in the sag-gal-ku (measure). It is (grain) of the forest(-establishment) of Ur-Suen; it is on deposit with them. ... year, ... month (date traces, broken).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 037

1 (man): Šeš-sipa — he dwells with Nanna-ezua; Dugani lives with him. 1 šen-kettle (copper vessel) is with Lu-nimgir. 3 gur of barley in the saggal-measure are with Ama-nanam, wife of Lugal-nigdu. It is a tablet of his protection (lit. 'his shade').

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 038

Obverse 1. [...] full-grown cow(s), 2. [...] three-(year-old) cow(s), 3. [...] two-(year-old) cow(s), 4. 2 two-(year-old) bull calves, 5. 3 calves at (their mothers') side — 6. (these) are Ur-Šara's. 7. 3 full-grown cows, 8. 1 two-(year-old) cow, 9. 3 calves at (their mothers') side — 10. (these) are Ur-Suen's. 11. With Ur-Nin-ildu, the cowherd, 12. they are living (i.e., are kept at pasture). 13. 1 year, 4 months.

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MAD 4, 041

1. 11 sila of white cedar oil, 2. 3 minus one-quarter (= 2 3/4) sila of oil of fine (lit. "very small") aromatics, 3. 10 minas of white cedar (resin), 4. 10 gur of barley (in the saĝĝal-gur measure), 5. 1 gur of garlic (in the saĝĝal-gur measure), 6. 10 (units of) beer-bread, 7. 10 linen headbands, 8. 5 polished (lit. "shining") hides, 9. 1 complete set of equipment for a plow-ox — 10. Ama-e'a 11. with Šada, the scribe, 12. has (these on account).

Economy·Daily Life

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MAD 4, 045

32(?) gur 2 barig of barley (in) the saggal-gur (measure) — Nin-mes received (it). 7 gur of [barley]: barley consumed by the donkeys (fodder). 3 gur 4 ban₂ of barley: barley consumed by the oxen of the weaving(-establishment?) of A-nimgirza — (responsible:) Lugal-tir. 2 ban₂ of barley: barley consumed by the oxen, (of) the weaving(-establishment?) of A-nimgirza — (responsible:) Ur-Nin-ildu.

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