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~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 247

(obverse) […] , 1 (unit) M387 , [ … ] […] , 10 + 9 (units) = 19 M305 , 2 (units) M376 , [ … ] […] , 3 (units) M004 M058 M057~a M346 , 20 (units) […] … M320(?) , 1 (unit) M346 , 10 + 5 (units) = 15 […] M066 M346 , 20 (units) … , [ … ] […] , 4 (units) … … M388 , 1 (unit) […] , 10 + 4 (units) = 14 […] , (number lost)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

Achaemenid Persian

MDP 17, 248

obverse […] …, 3 (N01) M146 … M101(?), 5 (N01) M207, M057(?) […], […] […] M228~d, M329, M101, 3 (N01) M259(?), M219(?), M101(?), 3 (N01) […], 1 (N23) 5 (N14) M146, M371, M367(?), 1 (N23) 5 (N14) M301, M218, M329(?) …, 1 (N01)(?) […] […], 1 (N23) … M390, M218(?), M367(?), 1 (N23) 5 (N14) … […] M371(?), 1 (N23) 3 (N14) […] … M097~h(?), M218, M367(?), 1 (N23) 3 (N14) M308~e […], […] […] M367, 1 (N14) M057, |M218+X|, M367, 1 (N23) 5 (N14) (reverse uninscribed / not preserved)

Economy

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 249

[...] , [x] , 2(N39B) M244 [x] , [...] [x] M010~2 , 1(N14) M388? M262 M259 M218 , 1(N30C) [...] [x] M096 , 1(N39B) M048~d M288 , 1(N24) 1(N30C) M057~b1 , [...] [x] M218 M288 , 1(N30C) M024 M024 M288 , 1(N30C) [x] M371 M288 , 1(N30C) M386~a M288 , 1(N24) M155 , [...] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 252

[...] [...] M124 M298~a M379~d , 2(N01) [...] , [...] 1(N01)# 1(N39B) 1(N24) M218~g , 1(N01) M379~d |M036+M343~e|? M218~g , 5(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 255

[...] [...] M024 M264~a , 1 [...] M263~a[?] , 1 [...] M260[?] , 1 |M036+1(N14)| , 5 M111 M388 [...] , [...] [...] , 5 [...] , 2(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 256

[...] x M388 M057~a M029~b M288 , 2(N01) M346 , [...] [...] M057#? , 2(N01) M346 , 1(N01) M218 M323~c M066 , [...] [...] , 1(N01) M009 M073# , 3(N01) M346 , [...] M288# , 3(N14) 2(N01) M346 , 1(N14)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 257

[...] M250~m M058~b M057, 1 [...] M254~a M262 M024 |M218~d+M288| M066, 1 [...], 1 [x] M259 M218, 1 [x] M372, 1 [...] M388, 1(N14) M254~a M262 M024 [...], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 258

[...] M218, 1 (unit N01) M243~j, 1 (unit N01) M002, 1 (unit N01) M266~b M066 M352~o M246~b M066 M387# [...], [...] [...], 1 (unit N30C) M387~a# M036#, 2 (unit N30C) M001, 1 (unit N30C)# [x x] M288#, 2 (unit N01) 2 (unit N39B)# [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 259

Line 1: M217~m — 1(N01) Line 2: M387~a [|M036+1(N30D)|] — 1(N14) Line 3: [...] M361~c M361~b M080~ca [|M036+1(N30D)|] — 1(N14)[?] Line 4: [...] M341[?] M038~a[?] M296[?] — 1(N39B) Line 5: M038~a[?] [...] — [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 263

[...] 1(N01) [...] M318~a M259 M218 |M036+1(N30D)| , 2(N30C) [...] |M036+1(N30D)| , 2(N30C) M387 |M036+1(N30D)| , 2(N30C) [...] , 2(N39B) 1(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 265

M057 M252~r , M269~a# , [...] [M106~a] , [...] [M009] , [...] [M206~g] , 1(N01) M102~d , 2(N01) [M309~a] , [...] [...] , 1(N34) 5(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 266

[Sign M005~a] , [Sign M038~b] [Sign M374~c] , 4(N01) [Sign M288(#)] , [...] [...] [Sign M346] [Sign M001~b] [Sign M034~a] |M305+M009| [Sign M288(#)] , [...] [...] [Sign M424(#)] , 1(N14) 1(N01) [...] , [...] 2(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N34)(#)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 267

M367, 6(N01)# [...] M006, 4(N01) M367~a1#, [...] M006@g~1, 1(N14) 4(N01)# [...] [...], [...] 3(N01)# [...], [...] 4(N14)# [...], [...] 1(N01)#

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 271

[...] , 1(N30C) M387~ef , [...] [...] , 2(N30C) M387~ef M297 , 1(N39B) M387~ef M297 , 2(N39B) 1(N24) M387 M128~de x [...] , [...] M057 |M296+M296| M010~2 , 3(N39B) M387 M057~b M002 , 1(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 272

[...] M096 M004 M218 x , 2(N01) x M390(?) , 4(N01) [...] , 1(N01) |M036+1(N30D)|(?) , 5(N01) M240 M370~c M004 [...] , [...] [...] , 1(N01) 1(N30D)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 275

[...] , 3(N14) 4(N01) M367 , 2(N14) 3(N01) [...] , [...] 5(N14) 8(N01) M346~1 , 1(N23) 3(N14) 9(N01) [...] , 1(N14) 4(N01) M346~1 , 1(N23) 8(N14) [...] , [...] 6(N14) x M362 , 1(N51) 2(N23) [...] M346~1 , 4(N23) [...] M006 , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 279

[...] M066 M096, 3(N01) M203~c M066 M352~o M131~d [...], [...] [...], 2(N01) M388 M315 M263~1 M297, 2(N01) [x x] [...], [...] [...] |M296+M296| M096, 2(N01) M254 M352~n M218 [...], [...] [...] x M371, 1(N01) M124 M057 M099 M371, 1(N01) [...] M240 M096, 3(N01) x, 3(N01) M311 M314 [...], [...] [...], 2(N39B) 1(N24) M066 [...] M218 M066, 2(N39B) [...], 9(N14) 1(N39B) 1(N24)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 281

[...] x, M001 M259 M218(?) M278~e, 1(N01) M195~m M220 M218 x [...], 1(N01) M152 M097~h(?) M387 M387 M377 M295(?) M096(?) M066, 1(N01) |M296+M296|(?) M263~1 x M096 [...], 1(N01) M066~a M057, 1(N01) M263~1(?) x [...] M066~a, 1(N01) [...], 6(N01)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 284

[...] , [...] M362, 3 M367, 2 [...] , [...] M252 M362, 7 M367, 4 M006, 1 [sign illegible] , [...] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 285

[...], M006[?], 3 M362, 4 × N14 [...], 2 M006, 2 M362~a, 1 × N14 + 3 M346, 2 M101, 1 [x], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 286

[...] , 2(N39B) M002 , 1(N39B) M098[?] , 2(N39B) M388 M219 M352~o M315[?] M297 [x] , [...] [x] M288 , 1(N01) M096 , 1(N24) M295~p M222[?] M288 , 1(N01) [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 297 + 299

[...] M386~a, M024, M371[?], 1 [M329?] [...] , [...] [...] M371[?], 1 M125~a, M124[?], M259, M229~e1, 1[?] M035, M066, 1 M029~e[?], M124[?], 1 M218, M242~ab, 1

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 300

[...] 1(N14) 1(N39B) M139 M048~d M288 , [...] M297~b , 9(N01) 2(N01)[?] [...] x [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 3(N01)[?] [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 303

[...] M263, 3(N01) M387~ef M036#, [...] [...], 2(N30C) 1(N30C@b) M387 M263, 1(N01) n(n@b)# [...], 1(N30C)# 1(N30C@b) x M243~e#, 2(N30C) [...], 1(N01) M263, 1(N01) [...], 1(N30C)# M387~ef M048~d M263, 1(N01) 1(N30C@b) x, [...] [...], n x x x, 1(N01)#? M057~b [...], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 317

[...] M388 M009(?) M318~a1(?) M371 M036(?) , [...] M010~6 , 1(N01) 1(N30C) M103 [...] , [...] M010~6(?) , 2(N01) 1(N39B) M387 M011(?) , [...] [...] , 1(N39B) 1(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 318

[...] M346, 2 M066 M219(?) M066 M346, 1 M433 M096 [...], [...] [x] [x] M377 [x] M346, 2 M059 M317~a [...], [...] [...], 2 M218 M035 M066 M346, [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 328

M288 [commodity/category], 4(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N30C)# [...] M288 [commodity/category], 4(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)# [...] [...], 4(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)# [...] [...], 4(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C)# [...] [...], 4(N39B) 1(N24) 2(N30C) [...] [...], 4(N39B) 2(N30C)# [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 332

|M317+X| M297 M288, 6(N14)# [...] [...], 3(N14) M005~a M263~1 M387 M219 [...], [...] [...] M099 M102~da, 4(N01)#? 1(N01@b)#? [...] [...], 3(N14@b) 2(N1@b) |M157+M131|#, [...] 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 334

Line 1: [Signs M388, M380, M218+M320, M347, M377~e] , 1(N01) Line 2: [M222] , 1(N30C) Line 3: [x] , 1(N01) 1(N24) Line 4: [M175, M380, x, ...] , [...] Line 5: [...] , 1(N30C)# [n] Line 6: [x, x] , 1(N30C) Line 7: [..., M009] , 1(N30C)# Line 8: [x, x, M371#?] , [...] Line 9: [x] , [n] Line 10: [M011] , 1(N24) 1(N30C)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 335

[...] [...] 1(N39B) M379 , 1(N24) M050~k[?] , [...] |M175+M136| M266~b M263 , 2(N01) M124 M377 [...] , [...] [...] , 1(N30C) M124 M024 M242~b[?] M096 M288 , [...] [x x] , 2(N39B) [...] M288[?] , n(N01)[?]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 339

[...] M081 M387~l [x] M376 , [...] [...] M376 , 1(N01) M054~b [x] [...] , [...] [...] M376 , 1(N01) M388 [x] , 4(N14) [...] M136~a [x] M376 , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 342

[...] 3(N01) 1(N39B) M264~d [...] , [...] [...] M036 M343~h , 1(N14) 3(N01) 1(N14@b) 2(N1@b) [...] , [...] 1(N14)# 1(N01) 1(N30C)#? n(n@b)#

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 343

[...] [...] 1 M255 M096[?] [...] [...] [...] [...] 1 M386~a M295~s M110~a M297 M066 , 1 [...] M327[?] M219 M218 , 1 M248~f x [...] [...] x , 1(N24) M218 , 1 x x , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 344

[...] , 1(N34) 1(N45) 3(N14) 3(N01) [...] , [...] 2(N14@b) [M009?] [M388?] , 1(N39B)? [...] [...] , 1(N34) 1(N45) 4(N14) 1(N01) 3(N39B)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 345

[...] M009 M318(~a2?) M371 M321 , 1(N01)# [...] [...] M371 M376 , 5(N01) M509 x [...] , [...] [...] , 2(N01)# x [...] , [...] [...] M376 , 2(N01) M099 M136#? [...] , [...] x x x , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 349

[...] x M388 M066~a M087 [...], [...] [...], 1(N01) M259 M150 [...], [...] M320# M388# M346#?, [...] [...], 9(N01)# M346, [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 353

M111~o with |M036+1(N30D)| — 3(N14) M001 [...] — [...] M264~a — 1(N14) 3(N01) M263~a — 3(N01) [x] — [...] [...] — 3(N14) |M036+1(N30D)| — [...] [...] — 1(N30C)# [and further numerals lost] 3(N1@b) 1(N24@b)#

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 359

[...] [x] M305(#) M388 [x] [...] [...] 3(N39B) M297 M218(#) M329(#) [...] [...] [x] [x] [x] [...] [...] 1(N30C)(#) 1(N30D) [...] [n]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 368

[...], 1 [...] M110, 1 M370, 2 M072, [...] M387 M009 M371, 1 M370, 1 M066(?) M001(?) M376(?), [...] [x], 1 M370(?), 1 M145~a M377 [x] M371, [...] [...], 3(?)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 377

x [...] , [...] [...] M003~b M329 , 2(N14)# [...] , 5(N01) M203~c , 1(N14) [...] , 3(N01) M005~a [...] , [...] [...] , 2(N45) 1(N14) [...] [...] 3(N01) 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 381

[...] , 3(N14@b) M263~1 × [...] , [...] [...] , 3(N14) M153 M068~a [...] , [...] M288 , 1(N45) 4(N14) 2(N01)# [...] [...] , 1(N14) 3(N01) 1(N39B) 1(N14@b) 1(N01@b)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 383

[...] [...] 2(N01) [...] [...] 1(N30C)? 1(N30D) M438 M209~a : 1(N14) 1(N01)# [...] [x] : 2(N01) M059 : 1(N39B) [x] [...] : [...] [...] [...] : 1(N24)# 1(N30C) [x] [...] : [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 387

Line 1: [Sign compound |M327+M342|], Line 2: [x] M388 M057[?] [...] , [...] Line 3: [...] M218 , 1(N01) Line 4: |M131+M388| [...] M032 [...] , [...] Line 5: [...] M218(?) M259 M386~a |M131+M388| M263 [...] , [...] Line 6: [...] M099 M371 , 1(N01) Line 7: M386~a M240 M096[?] [...] , [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 405

[...], 5 [x], [...] M376, 2 |M327+M059~d|(?), [...] M009(#), 1 M376(#?), 2 [...], 1 [x], n M346, 1

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 408

[...] x M218 M297, 1(N39B) M048~k [...], [...] [...] M387~ca M318~a1 [...], [...] [...] x M387~o M009 M298# [...], [...]

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 413

M365 , M056 , 4(N34)# [...] [...] , 3(N01) 1(N08A) M193~g , 1(N01)# [...] M188~g , 5(N01) M059 , [...] M324~e , 4(N14)# [...] , 2(N14) [...] , 6(N34)#

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 418

M157~a [heading/rubric — function unknown] M384~e M054 , 1 (unit N01) M297 , 1 (unit N39B) [...] [...] , 2 (units N14) M001 , 1 (unit N01) M297 , 2 (units N39B) M122 M054 [...] , [...] [...] x , 1 (unit N30D) 1 (unit N14) 1 (unit N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 419

[Heading/rubric: M157] [M124] [M288] — 2 [M175+M286] — 2 [M265] — 2 [M081] — 2 [M001] — 4 [M134~b] — 2 [M041] — 2 [M317~a] — 1 [M005~a?] — 2 [M111~o] — 2 [M316~f] — 2 [M385~f] — 4 Total: 4(N14@c) 3(N01@c)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 420

[Category/heading sign |M153+M342|?], M292~d, M288 — 1(N01) [Commodity sign x] — 1(N01) [Commodity sign x] [...] — [...] [...] M219, M387, M240, M096 — 1(N01) M217 — 1(N01), 1(N39B) [...] M036 — 1(N39B), 1(N30C) [...] — 4(N39B), 1(N30C) [Total:] 1(N34)

~3000 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

MDP 17, 428

Line 1: [Sign M351~m] Line 2: [M377] [M377] [M388] [M125?] [M102~k2?] [M096?] [...] , [...] Line 3: [...] , 1(N14) 1(N01) Line 4: [M384~d1] [M124] [M251~c3] [M218~b?] [M001?] , [...] Line 5: [M356] [M387] [M218] , 1(N01) 2(N39B) Line 6: [x] , [...] Line 7: [...] [M263] [M281~d?] [x] , 1(N01) Line 8: [...] , [...] 1(N01) 2(N39B)

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