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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0865

Obverse 1. [2] gur 1 barig 2 ban 1/2 sila of dabin-flour: regular offerings (sa2-du11); 2. 3 ban less 2 sila of dabin-flour (zi3 dabin): 3. (for) the festival of the orchard (ezem nig2-kiri6). 4. [1] 1/2 sila of bread [......] dabin-flour: 5. (for) the NE-NE-gar (festival); 6. Igizi. Reverse 7. [Total]: 2 gur 1 barig 4 sila of dabin-flour, regular offerings; 8. [total]: 4 ban 4 sila of dabin-flour (zi3 dabin). 9. Expenditure by order (zi-ga inim-ma). 10. [Month of Du]ku.

Economy·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0874

Obverse 1. The one who looks upon (?) 2. — say to him! — 3. the people of the land, 4. beloved of Dingirmah, 5. beloved of Ašgi, 6. Šar-kali-šarri: 7. [......] 8. [......] (Reverse) 9. [......] donkey(?) [......] ... [......] gave(?). 10. I have no irrigated land. 11. May he give me some irrigated land!

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0878

4 ban: A'a, the carpenter; 4 ban: Bušati'e, the potter; (they are) men. 3 ban: Arane-x; 3 ban: Im-[...]; 3 ban: Zi-[...]; [3 ban]: Na-[...]; [3 ban]: Du-[...]; (they are) wo[men]. Total: 2 men (at) 4 ban (each), 5 women (at) 3 ban (each); its barley ration: 4 barig less 1 ban. Month: Akiti.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0885 + 1062

Obverse 1. What Lugal-geš 2. says, 3. to Lugal-maškim 4. [s]ay: 5. "The man, my messen[g]er: 6. someone killed (him). 7. Its matter [......] let [......] Reverse 8. to the [Ki-babbar] 9. let him transfer (it)."

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0890

1. 6 [ropes (of type) KAxKID] — 2. 3 [......] 3. 6 — [...]-mer 4. 3 — Ilulu(?) 5. 3 — Lugal-im 6. 3 — Lani 7. 3 — Kibad 8. 3 — Ur-GAN2-ISZ 9. 3 — Šu-ilīsu 10. Total: 30 ropes (of type) KAxKID 11. he gave (them) to them.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0892

Obverse 1. [17 (lit. 20 minus 3) gur of barley]: 2. [...]-enki 3. and Urgal; 4. Uru, the overseer, delivered (it). 5. 10 gur of barley: 6. Lugumuda 7. (and) Geme-arsar delivered (it). 8. Total: 27 (lit. 30 minus 3) gur of barley. Reverse 1. [...] ...... 2. (at/for) the house of Kagula. 3. Ansi 4. counted (it) at 1 (?). 5. [...] ...... [...] (rest broken)

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0901

Obverse 1. 3 gur 2 barig 1 ban 5 sila of dabin-flour (in Agade gur): 69 nag (units), 2. [...] 1 gur 2 barig of nig-ara (groats), (in) gur: 48 nag (units), 3. 4 gurdub-baskets of beer-bread, 4. 7 gurdub-baskets of malt, Reverse 5. 2 fish, (in) a net, for the ZI.ZI (?). 6. Returned (goods). 7. (It is) of the [...] trip/time.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0910

Obverse(?) 1. 71 gur, 2 barig, 4 ban, [...] 2/3 sila of barley, [gur] (measured by the standard) of Agade: 2. outstanding balance, 3. with 4. Bizaza 5. it is (on hand) 6. in Adab.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0926 + 1076

Obverse 1. 2 gur of barley, 2. 12 gur, 1 barig, 4 ban of emmer: 3. (into) the storehouse (of) the granary 4. were brought in. Reverse 5. The 2nd time.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0932

1. 2 eše <of field>: Šegaze, 2. the captain (nu-banda); 3. 1 barig: the foreman (ugula); 4. 3 ban: the troops (erin). 5. Šegaze: 6. [......]: the captain; 7. 2 ban: the foreman; 8. 1 ban: [the troops]. 9. Barley [......] it is.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0933

1. 2 barig of sesame: 2. A'a'a. 3. 1 ban 3(?) sila of flour for the beverage(?) (nig2-nag-ga2): 4. Lugal-tešmu. 5. Sesame, expended; 6. Ur-Emah.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0938

Obverse 1. 3 gur of barley, 2. barley for groats: 3. Mesag. 4. 3 (gur), the principal(?) of an exchange made, old barley: 5. Zatum. Reverse 6. 1 barig: Kirbanum, the cook. 7. Total: 6 gur 1 barig of barley, 8. barley that went out from the sealed storehouse. 9. Enannatum.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0941

Obverse 1. [An]si. 2. [4]1 gur, 4 ban, 5 sila of barley: 3. [the house] of the barber, the residence of the workshop. 4. Ansi. Reverse 5. [...] 3(?) gur of emmer: 6. [the house] of the outer barber, the residence of the [work]shop. 7. [An]si.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0944

Obverse 1. [6?] gur (by the) great (gur), emmer: 2. emmer, Šu-Eštar, ga-x; 3. 3 barig emmer: 4. [...] Puzur-Mama, 5. brother of Imārum. Reverse 6. [To]tal: 6? (gur) [3 barig] emmer, (by the) great gur, 7. regular offerings of the gods [...]; 8. En[lil], the scribe, 9. [re]ceived.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0947

1. 1 ban 2 sila of za-flour (by the measure) of Agade; 2. 1 ban 3 sila of fine flour; 3. [n sila] of groats; 4. 4 sila of arzana-groats: 5. (for) the table of the governor. 6. 5 sila of za-flour, for the roof; 7. his man, the nu-eš priest. 8. Total: 1 ban 7 sila of za-flour; 9. [to]tal: 2 ban 5 sila of barley (products). 10. [Expe]nded, (by) Sipa-anne.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0948

1. 2 barig 3 ban of barley: 2. grain-fed oxen; 3. 3 ban: Lugal-gude'a. 4. That of 1 month. 5. 2 barig 3 ban: [grain-fed] oxen; 6. 3 ban: Lugal-[gu]de'a; 7. 2 ban: In-u. 8. Issued; Bizaza.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0951

2 barig of sesame: Gallagal (or: the chief constable); 1 barig: the chief smith; 1 barig: Lugal-ušur, [the smith?]; [...] Total: 1 gur of sesame. Ur-gu delivered (it); the administrator of the household received (it).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0953

Obverse 1. [...] 31 gur 1 barig of barley, (by the) Agade (gur); 2. 48 (lit. 50 minus 2) gur of emmer; 3. [...]-gu2, expended (zi-ga). 4. Total: 342 gur (5 sixties, 4 tens, 2) 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila of barley, (by the) [gur of] Agade.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0961

1. 5 gur 2 barig 3 ban of barley: 2. Ur-e; 3. 2 (gur): Ur-Ištaran; 4. 5 (gur) less 1 barig: E-zi[da]. 5. Total: 12 gur 2 barig 3 ban of barley.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0964

Obverse 1. 3 ban of nu'u-nunuz barley: 2. Meme. 3. 2 ban of emmer (and) wheat. 4. 3 ban of nu'u-nunuz barley: 5. Igini. Reverse 6. Total: 1 barig of nu'u-nunuz barley; 7. total: 2 ban of emmer (and) wheat. 8. For seed they received (it). 9. Month [...] ... ...

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0965 + 1016-1

Obverse 1. [n gur of] emmer, (by the) large gur, 2. [PN]-tu; 3. 2 barig: Atu; 4. [n]: Lalla. 5. Total: 4 gur 2 barig of emmer, (by the) large gur, 6. [for the regular off]erings of the gods. 7. Enlil, the scribe, 8. received (it). 9. Month: Še-sag-saga.

Economy·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0968

Obverse 1. 45 gur, 2? barig, 3? ban, 3 sila, 15 shekels of barley, per gur [each]; 2. 1 ban, 5 sila [...] 3. placed outside (i.e. outstanding). 4. Ug-IL₂.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0972

1. 1 barig 4 ban 5 sila of large chickpeas: 2. Ur-Ištaran, 3. the rider. 4. 3 ban: Lugal-mah, 5. 2 ban: Lugal-itida, 6. the scribe, 7. and Ur-nigar. 8. Total: 2 barig 3 ban 5 sila of large chickpeas; 9. it is expended.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0973

1. 29 gur, 1 barig, 5 sila of [barley], 2. 3 barig, 1 ban, 6 sila of dabin-flour, 3. 1 ban, 2 sila of large pulses, 4. [n sila] of small pulses, 5. 3 sila of coriander: 6. disbursed; 7. Enanatum. 8. Month: Later Bahir.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0979

2 gurdub-baskets of dates, E-un, select quality; 50 fish (of the) water(?), 10 gamgam-fish: provisions of the fishermen; 1 ban minus 1 sila of flour [of Ak]kade; [...] delivery.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0982

Obverse [80 great gur of barley]: Lugal-namah; 10 (great gur): E-sukkal-gesi. Reverse Total: 90 great gur of barley, barley of Urrani, the envoy, received. (It is) of this year.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0985

6 sila of dabin-flour, (by the) Agade (standard); 3 sila of zi-gu flour; 2 sila of dabin-flour; 1 sila of še-[...]; 6 2/3 sila of ... [...]; Ka-enene(?); Igizi; 1 (gur) 3 ban of beer; from Utu.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0988

Obverse 1. Month: ezem-Nin-mug (Festival of Nin-mug). 2. When 6 days had passed, 3. (it was found that) damage to the barley existed. 4. The barley of the GI×U was taken away (zi-ga); 5. it died. 6. The ama-ga (was what) they tied up at the gate of the (city-)wall. Reverse 7. On the 7th day, 8. the day was released.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 0989

3 ban [......]; Nin-urdu; 4 ban: Ama-sukkal; 4 ban: Nin-hili; 4 ban: Nin-ušurmu; [n (ban)]: Kuburina; [n (ban)]: Igidudu; 3 ban: Nin-hili; 4 ban: Nam-ušur; 4 ban: Nin-amamu; 4 ban: Nin-šerzi; 3 ban: Geme-gigir. [Total]: 5 (gur), 2 barig [......]

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 1007

Obverse(?) [...] [...] (measures of) beer, (for) Angu, the general. 1 dabulug (container) of bread, 2 (measures of) beer, (for) ...-en-[...], the general. [...] da[bulug] of bread, [...] (measures of) beer, Geš(?)-nim [...] ... 1 talent of LU, ... nu-[...]-dar(?), 3 bundles of LU(?), 1 bundle of coriander, [...]-e: KU of gold, [...] brought.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 1014

Obverse 1. 1 barig minus 5 sila of dabin flour, (by the) Agade (standard): 2. Da-bulug, (for) bread; 3. 3 ban: they are Meluhhans; 4. 1 barig: Nabium. Reverse 5. Total: 2 barig 2 ban 5 sila of dabin flour, (by the) Agade (standard), 6. expended (by/for) Ug-IL₂; 7. via Gena; 8. commissioner: Ili.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 1015

864 (loaves of) bread; its semolina: 1 gur minus 1 (unit) 1 [... sila], (in) Agade (gur); 1 (unit) ½ sila of barley (for) ḪI×DIŠ; (for) Nisqu and the sol[diers]. Barley expen[ded] (by) Enanatum. Month Šu-[gar].

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 1057

[...] dabin-flour, [... a heap (of) fl]our (zidubdub), igi-zi; 1 sila of dabin-flour, 1 sila of gr[oats]: (for when) the plough was 'released'; expended; Sipa-anne, the cook. Month Dukug.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 1067

3 jars of oil, (each of) 4 sila, Ur-Utu, overseer of the large boats, to the sea [...] to/for him [...] [...] Lu-x-zi, the cupbearer, (was) its commissioner. Month: Še-sag-saga.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 1095

Month of the harvest: 5 days have passed; the [sar] for the threshing (gaz) has been done. 10 days have passed; the barley has been harvested. 15 days: its second (stage), the field is confirmed.

Economy·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 1099

10? [...] ..., its barley ration: 4 gur 3 ban, (by the gur of) Agade; 1 ox, its barley ration: 2 barig 3 ban. Total: 4 gur 3 barig of barley, (by the gur of) Agade. Issued; Bizaza. In Adab.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Adab 1104

6 gešʾu(@v) 2 gešʾu bar-bar reeds, [...] the chief(?) of Agade; [...] ... Nin-[...]; [...] ... [...] [...] [...] [...] ... [...] [...]-si-ešgur(?); [Total:] 7(?) gešʾu(@v) 7 gešʾu 4(?) geš 43 bar-bar reeds, (of) the boatmen.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 270825

1 Kardu; 1 Guza(?); 1 Lulum(?); 1 Urtur(?); 1 woman, Anudul; 1 Utu-ursag; 1 ...-uri; ......-ta, foreman.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 270828

3 šar, 5 šar'u-units of 600, 5 geš-units of 60, 50 minus 2 (= 14,148 units), given; (from) the field E-šulla; returned (to the hand). E-sursi(?). A-mah(?). By the word of Izi(?). Ur-ninmug(?).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 270829

1. 1 barig 2 ban of emmer: Agade; 2. merchant(?). 3. 1 barig 4 ban of emmer, 2 barig 1 ban of wheat; 4. 7 sila of emmer: Ba'a; 5. 1 ban 3 sila of emmer: the Amorite; 6. 6 sila: the son of Sabul; 7. 1 barig 2 ban of emmer, flour, for emmer groats. 8. Total: 1 gur 4 ban 6 sila of emmer. 9. 6(?) sila of wheat: the boat of the quay of TAG(?)-NE.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 270830

Obverse 1. 2 barig of dabin-flour, 2. (to) the man of Šuruppak 3. it was given (an-na-šum2). 4. Šeš-bad3, 5. the cupbearer, 6. was its commissioner (maškim). 7. (At/for) the e2-dumu (the 'children's house'); 8. Di-Utu 9. (was) the overseer (nu-banda3). 10. Month: "Barley harvest" (iti še-gur10).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 270834

Obverse 1. 3 jugs of beer: Tišida(?); 2. 2 (jugs of) beer: ḫalḫal-beer; 3. 2 (jugs of) beer, 1 basket: Geme-Ašgi; 4. 2(?) (jugs of) beer, 1 basket: Bilatum; 5. 2 (jugs of) beer, 1 basket: Dudaga(?); 6. 3 drinking jars: Lul-e; 7. 4 ban of bread of emmer flour, barley [...]; 8. 5 ban (and) 5 breads of barley [...]; 9. 15 breads: Lu-ag(?); 10. 6 breads: Ur-[...].

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 270837

Obverse (col. i) 1. 3 ban of dabin-flour: Kid-Enlil-gar(?), 2. 4 ban: Ma'u, 3. 3 ban: Ur-šerda, 4. 1 barig: Ur-..., 5. 3 ban: Nuna, 6. 2 ban: ... ..., 7. (line illegible: ... ... ... ...) (col. ii) 8. 7 months (or: the 7th month); 9. it is the month of "barley harvest" (še-gur). 10. 5 ban: Sipa-nam, 11. (traces: ... ...)

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 271221

Obverse: 1. 2 ban of barley, fodder, 2. (for) a jenny donkey, 3. (of) Adda; 4. 15 days. 5. [... of barley, fodder,] 6. (for) a full-grown jenny donkey; 7. 20 less 2 (= 18) days. 8. 1 ban less 1 sila of barley, fodder, 9. (for) a jenny donkey, 10. (of) NE-NE; 11. 20 days. Reverse: 12. Month: itix (UD×PAP); there are 4 (of them). 13. 20 less 1 (= 19) years (year 19?).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 271222

Obverse 1. 2 ban of dates, 2. 3 wooden nig-du (pegs?), left behind, ..., 3. 2 wooden nig-du(?), ..., 4. (for) Dingir-lugal-iri-bar; 5. (for) drinking (and) rearing (or: for watering the saplings), 6. (to) Lugal-imšul-nu-eš 7. it was given (an-na-šum).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 271225

Obverse: 1. 1 (man): Ur-emega (the scribe wrote ME-UM in error), 2. 1 (man): Lugal-kešda, 3. 1 (man): Ur-gu, 4. 1 (man): Lugal-nigzu, 5. 1 (man): Zamu, 6. 1 (man): E-uri, 7. 1 (man): Amar-ku, 8. (to) Ida-il, 9. Lu-KU, the temple administrator, 10. gave (them). (The reverse is uninscribed.)

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 271226

1. 2 female workers: 1 barig (of barley each); 2. 1 girl: 2 ban; 3. overseer: Mama-ummi. 4. 1 ... died; 5. 1 female worker fled; 6. overseer: Dar. 7. 2 female workers; 8. overseer: Nin-girgal. 9. 1 female worker fled; 10. overseer: ... [...] 11. [...] (rest broken)

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 271229

1. 2(geš₂) loaves of bread, 2 (units) — 2. E-tur; 3. 2(geš₂) loaves of bread, 2 (units) — 4. Ma-u; 5. 2(geš₂) loaves of bread, 2 (units) — 6. Ur-šerda; 7. 2(geš₂) loaves of bread, 2 (units) — 8. Ur-nu; 9. 2(geš₂) loaves of bread, 2 (units) — 10. Ilala. 11. Month: Šu-gar. 12. The overseer: 13. at (lit. toward) the field Gaba-gigal 14. he stationed (them) / they stood on duty (there with him).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 271230

1. 1/2 sila of oil, 2. 1 ox hide on hand (gal₂), 3. having been processed (ab-ak); 4. 2 1/2 sila (for) the house of the barber (e₂ šu-i); 5. 20 minus 2 (= 18) sila of oil, 6. 6 speckled(?) steppe(-hides?) (edin? ba-ru-um), 7. having been processed; 8. 1 sila (of oil): ox hide, ... alkali(?), 9. having been processed.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Anonymous 271232

1. [...] ... 2. Izi-ḫu (?) 3. 3 ban of LAK720 (a foodstuff), 4. (for) the plow, 5. (to) Rāši-ilum; 6. ... ... ... (three illegible signs) 7. zi-ra (?); 8. 5 sila of LAK720, 9. 4 servants; 10. 2 ban of LAK720, 11. 5 [...] 12. NE-[...] 13. 2 ban of bread [...], 2 ban of bread [...], 2 (units of) bread ... [...] 14. 20 [...] ... [...]

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