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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 077

1(N14): barley for purchase(?), KI 1(N14) 2(N01): storehouse(?) barley, EN, NUNUZ 1(N14) 3(N01): barley, RU 2(N19): RU [3(N19)]: [...] 2(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41): RU 4(N14): barley, fish 7(N14) 5(N01): barley (subtotal) 7(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) (subtotal) [1(N45)? 5(N14)? 3(N01)?] 3(N41): barley [...] (grand total)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 079

Obverse 2(N34) 2(N36) 6(N14) 3(N19) 2(N01) (units of grain): new (?) barley, purchase/exchange (?), |U4×2(N57)|, official (NAM2). 3(N34) 1(N14) 5(N01): barley. 2(N46) 2(N19) [......] 3(N14) [......] 3(N19) [......] 3(N04) [......] Reverse (read from photo only) [......] numeral group of grain-capacity units [......] barley [......] [......]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 080

1(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) (grain units): GI [...]: EN, DUR2, ZATU751a, ŠU [...] 5(N14) 2(N19) 5(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) barley; 2(N57): ŠU, EN, EN, DUR2, ZATU751a, PA 5(N14) 1(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) barley 2(N19) 4(N04)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 081

1(N34), KASKAL (journey/road), 3(N57), E2 (house/storehouse), barley; 1(N19), I, DU (delivery) [...]; [...], [...]; |ZATU737×DI|, the SANGA (administrator); [...] 1(N14) 1(N19), barley; [...], barley; 4(N19), [no sign written].

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 082

[...] 1(N14) (of grain): barley, AN, festival (EZEN), consumed (GU7), ZATU659, PA [...]: [...] 1(N39a): GAL X 3(N39a): beer (KAŠ) 1(N39a): DU, administrator (SANGA) of URU 1(N39a): GI NIN 2(N39a) 1(N24): SAL SAL 2(N39a) 1(N24): [...] [...]: [...] 1(N39a) 1(N30a): administrator (SANGA) ŠIR 1(N39a) 1(N30a): SAL X 1(N39a) 1(N30a): X 1(N39a): NE 1(N39a): [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 084

[...]: [...] 8(N14) (= 80, if counted in the sexagesimal system): PAP~a SZUBUR 1(N45) (= 3,600): [...] [...]: DUB~a 1(N45) (= 3,600): [...] 2(N14) (= 20): [...] [...] 2(N34) (= 2 × 600): [...] barley, DUB~a [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 086

Obverse 3(N01) 2(N59): GAL~a ME~a ŠEŠ~a 4(N01) 3(N59): SAL ŠA GU~a [1]0(N14) 2(N01) 1(N59): [......] [......]: [......] [......]: [......] [......]: [......] [......]: ŠU TUR

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 088

6(N01) oxen [...] SI (horns?) [...] SZUM copper, X, ZATU777 5(N14) (i.e. 50 units of) barley: AN KID BA TAK4 ERIM GISZ NIM EN HI SZITA DU KU3 IB SUHUR

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 090

Obverse 2 (N14 units): grain; AN NUNUZ ZATU788. 3 (N01 units): grain; TA UNUG (Uruk) ḪI. 3 (N04 units): AB KAŠ (beer). 1 (N41 unit) 1 (N28 unit): U4×2 (day 2?). (entry) X. 2 (N19 units): AN NUNUZ ZATU788. [3] (N04 units): TA UNUG (Uruk) ḪI. 2 (N41 units): U4×1 (day 1?); AB. 1 (N04 unit): consumed.

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 092

1. [...]: GIŠ3~a 2. 1(N19) 3(N14) 1(N01) (grain): LAGAB~b.TE, barley, SI, DU, SI4~f 3. 2(N14) 2(N01) (grain): barley 4. 1(N19) 5(N04): (no sign preserved) 5. [...]: [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 095

[...], goat [...] [...], DU6 (heap?), beer 1(N45) 5(N14) 3(N01) 3(N39a) 1(N24) 1(N29a) 1(N30c) (units of) barley 7(N19) 5(N04) 1(N29b) (units of a processed grain product) consumed (rations)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 097

1 (unit, N01): [...] NE 2 (N42a) 1 (N25): cattle-pen (TUR3), ME [...]: ... [...] 1 (N42a): ZATU729(?) 1 (N42a): man (LU2), mother (AMA), sheep (UDU) [...]: [...] EN (lord/official) [...]: ... hand (ŠU), UR5 3 (N41): TAR [...] 1(?) (N20): plant/grass (U2), fish (KU6)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 099

Obverse 4 (N01) barley — U4×2(N57) (a time notation: 'day/period ×2') 1 (N14) barley — RU 1 (N14) barley 2 (N14) barley — seed (NUMUN), BU~a 1 (N45) 5 (N14) barley 1 (N14) 3 (N01) barley — the house/household (E2~a) RU 1 (N45) 1 (N14) — A NAR (official or office: 'musician'?) 3 (N14) — ZATU773~a GIR3@g~b 2 (N14) — DU 1 (N14) 4 (N01) — TUR GIŠ3~b 4 (N14) — |URU~a1×KI| EN~a (the en of ...) 3 (N14) 2 (N01) — PAP~a BU~a, [NAM2] (official), barley [...] — ... SAR~a NIR~b URU~a1

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 100

5(N14)# (units) of barley: BU~a, PAP~a, NAM2 (official); DU SZE3 NI~a BU~a; NAGAR~a, ZI~a#, SANGA~a# (administrator). 1(N34) 1(N45) 5(N14) 4(N01) (units) of barley; 6(N19); DU SZE3 NI~a BU~a; NAGAR~a, SANGA~a# (administrator), ZI~a.

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 101

1. [...], [...] 2. 7(N14) (units of grain): barley, consumed (ŠE~a GU7) 3. [...], [...] 4. [...] 4(N14), [...] 5. [...] 5(N14), [...] 6. [...] 2(N14), [...] 7. [...], [...] 8. [...] 4(N01), [...] 9. [...] 1(N04), [...] 10. [...], [...] 11. [...], [...] 12. [...] 1(N01), [...] 13. [...], [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 107

[...] : [...] [...] 2(N14) : TA~c SAL ḪI [...] 3(N19) : PAP~a UNUG~a (Uruk) 1(N04) 1(N41) : UKKIN~a NA~a KU6~a (fish) 2(N41) : TA~c SAL ḪI [...] : [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 109

[...] , [...] X [...] 1(N46)# 1(N14) 1(N57) (units of grain/capacity): storehouse (E2~a), allotted (BA) 5(N19) 2(N57) (units): storehouse (E2~a) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N46) 6(N19) (units), allotted (BA): storehouse (E2~a)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 111

4(N14) 2(N01) 3(N39a) 1(N24) 1(N30c) (units of) barley; [...] 1(N04) 1(N41) [...]; [...]: [...]; 2(N18) 4(N03) 1(N30c); 1(N39a) 1(N24) 1(N28): ḪI×1(N57) (and) GU; [...]: [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 112

[...] 2(N34) (= 120) [...]: beer (KAŠ~a), LAGAB~b [...]: X [...] N: X 2(N14) (= 20): barley 1(N18) 1(N03): 1(N14) 1(N01) (= 11): X, ḪI@g~a [...]: [...] : [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 115

1(N14) (of) barley, [ration(s)]: GIŠxŠU2 1(N14) (of) barley, ration(s): IM 1(N14) (of) barley, ration(s): NAGA 1(N14) (of) barley, ration(s): [...] 2(N14) (of) barley, [ration(s)]: UNUG (Uruk) [...]: [...] the SANGA (administrator) [...]: X 1(N39a) 1(N24): barley, UB, new 1(N01): barley, (for) the fish(ermen) 1(N04): GIŠ3 PA KU3 1(N19) [...]: [...] 1(N01) 1(N39a) 1(N24): LAGAB, barley 1(N19) 1(N04): [...] 1(N19) 1(N04) 1(N14) 3(N01) 3(N39a) 1(N24): barley, consumed

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 118

[...]: [...] [...]: [...] 1 (N01): [...] ZATU714, ŠA3, MU [...] [...]: ... [...] [...] 1 (N01): GAR LAGAB 2 (N01): U4 GAR 3 (N14) [= 30 units]: [...] [...] 1 (N14) [= 10 units]: [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 119

4: U2 DU6 U4 5: GAR U4 [NUN-U4](?) 2: U4 DU8 U2 1: U4 DU8 [...]: [...] 10: GAR U4 U2 10: [the] SANGA, ... AB TUN3 [...]: [...] 2: house of AN (E2 AN) 3: SZITA 1: TAK4 KI (beer) KASZ 1: AN E2 1: TAK4 KI (jar) DUG

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 126

[...]: Abzu(?) 3 (N39a): La-Sug 1 (N28): gug-cake(s) 1 (N28): An(?)-Ku(?) [...]: Šubur, gug-cake(s)(?) 1 (N30a): Nim [...]: Hi(@g) [...]: Abzu(?) [...]: [...] 1 (N28): Du gug-cake(s) ... 1 (N39a): Sal-Šu-Pap [...]: [...] 6 (N08) day(s): barley 6 (N08) day(s)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 130

(Beginning destroyed) [...], [...] [...] 10 (N14), ḪI×1(N57) NE [...] 1(N42a) 1(N25) 1(N28c) 1(N30a) (grain-capacity fractions), 1(N57) ḪI@g [...] 1(N28), MAR [...] 1(N05) 2(N42a) [...], [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 131

1(N05) 1(N42a) (grain): AB ZATU714 1(N01): ZATU710, PAP, UB-ZI 1(N01): SI-TUN3 2(N42a): ZATU710, UB-ZI, KU3-AD 3(N42a): ZATU710, Uruk 3(N42a): ZATU710, UB-ZI, Uruk 3(N42a): UB-ZI, Uruk 1(N05): UB-ZI, ŠE-DU-A 1(N05): UB-ZI, I, the envoy (SUKKAL) 1(N05) 1(N42a) 1(N25): field (GAN2) ISZ 1(N42a): ZATU714 3(N14): (an unread sign) 1(N05): DAR-GU 2(N20) 4(N05) 3(N42a) 1(N25) grain: consumed (GU7), MUD NA BU

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 133

[...] 4 (units), [...] [...], ... ... [...], [...] storehouse (E2~a), UB [...], ... seed(-grain)? 1 (unit), ... 1 (N24 grain measure), ḪI 1 (N39~a grain measure), barley? SUHUR, AB (institution)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 135

Obverse [...] barley; BA (allotment?) 1 (unit): field, RU, UR2, settlement (URU) 3 (N57 units): ŠU2, ZAG (boundary/side?) 1 (unit): EN (lord/official), DU, wood/tree (GIŠ), SUHUR, reed (GI), GIŠ3, PA, silver/precious metal (KU3), water (A), X 1 (unit): EN (lord/official), water (A), DU, small (TUR), X [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 136

1. 1(N01) 4(N39a) (units of grain), [......] 2. [......], [......] 3. [......], [......] 4. [......], [......] 5. 2(N42a) 1(N25) (units of grain), PIRIG~b1 BA 6. 1(N01) (unit of grain), ḪI 7. [......], [......]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 137

1(N51) [...] 1(N28) (grain measure): NE~a GUG2 cake(s) [...] (number): [...] 1(N14) (grain measure): [...] 1(N28) (grain measure): NE~a GUG2 cake(s) 1(N14) (grain measure): [...] GUG2 cake(s), URU~a1 2(N39~a) (grain measure): AB~a (household), malt, URU~a1, GI4~a [...] 1(N03) [...]: [...] [...] URU~a1, consumed URU~a1, purchase, AB~a (household), |U4×1(N01)|, consumed, malt Purchase, consumed

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 138

Obverse 10 (units): LAGAB~a×ŠA (and) LAGAB~a×ŠITA~a1 2: jar(s) of the DUG~c type marked with N58 2: ŠEN-vessel(s) 1: jar 1 and 1(N26) (fraction): DU6~a 5 and 1(N29~a) (fraction): SAG 2 [...]: bread/rations (GAR) ...? AN, BA (allotted) [...]: fish [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 139

(obverse) 2(N34) 1(N14) 1(N01) [i.e. two large units, one ten, one unit] — GUG₂ (a foodstuff/grain product), ŠU ("received"/"in hand") 2(N34) [two large units] — SI A [...] — [...] 2(N14) [two tens] — bird(s) (MUŠEN), UB (storage/accounting category) [...] — [...] (reverse, total line) [...] 6(N34) [...] 1(N14) [...] 3(N01) [i.e. six large units ... one ten ... three units]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 144

(Obverse; all lines fragmentary) [...] 2 N14 (= 20, or 12 in the grain-capacity system) [...] — barley (ŠE) [...] 1 N14 (= 10, or 6) [...] — [...] [...] — (one illegible sign) [...] — [...] 3 N01 (= 3 units) — HI ("mixed"?) (and) GAR ("ration/deposited"), with the compound signs ZATU714×HI and ZATU651×GAR (unread designation, likely an official's title or name) [...] — [...] [...] 2 N14 (= 20, or 12) [...] [...] — [...] (Remainder of obverse lost; reverse uninscribed or effaced)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 146

(obverse) [...] : [...] 5 (units) : DU8 (a processed product) 6 (units) : [...] 11 (units) : (illegible commodity) consumed/disbursed — NAGA — 'day 1' — the temple administrator (and) the chief temple administrator 1 (small fractional measure, N24) : [...] (reverse/final section) [...] : TE [...] (rest broken)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 153

(column/section as preserved) [...] — [...] [...] — NU11 [AN] [...] (and) 1 — AN, ŠA, UR2 [...] — [PA], "pure" A, [GIŠ3] 1 (N22-measure) — GUG2-cake (with) beer, BAR-category 1 GUG2-cake 1 — ZATU776 ... (unidentified commodity) [...] — [...] (Break) 1 — tablet (of) the SANGA-administrator 1 — GA2-container, ME, the EN (lord/priest-ruler), delivered by hand 1 — cattle-pen; 5 (N57-units) 2 — ME, DAR, PAP (supervisor) 2 — AN, NU11 [...] 10 — ZATU776 ... (unidentified commodity) (final entry/subscript:) A, HAL, AL

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 157

Obverse: 4 (N39) units: fish, ZATU710 (product); 3 (N39) units: ZATU714+HI (product), ME; (under) the SANGA-official (of) the cattle-pen. 1 (N39) 1 (N24) units: day(?)-ration deposited (U4 GAR); 1 (N39) 1 (N24) units: ZATU710 (product), fish, (of) the courtyard; 10 (N14) units: cattle-pen, ME; 2 (N01) units: ZATU710 (product), HAL, ZATU714+HI (product). Reverse: uninscribed (no text preserved beyond surface traces).

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 160

(Obverse) 4 (units, N01): NINDA₂×HI (bread/ration measure) — the SANGA (temple administrator); 2 (units, N01): GISZ₃ — the SANGA; 2 (units, N01): the EN (lord/institutional head) [...]; [2 (units, N01)]: [...]; ME; jar(s) (DUG) [...]; (Reverse) 10 (1 N14): jars (DUG), allotted (BA) — (for/of) the AMA×E₂ (the 'mother-house' institution/household).

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 162

(obverse) [...] : HAL(-official/category) 1 (N30) : a jug(?) of beer (KAŠ), [compound vessel-sign], MU 2 (N01) : plants/fodder(?) (U2) of the mound(?) (DU6) 3 (N01) : "day"(?) (U4), fine/female (SAL), HAL 20 (2×N14) : junior(?) (TUR), HAL#, female/fine (SAL) 2 (N01) : EN(-official), TU, [wooden object: GIŠ×ŠU2] 25 (2×N14 + 5×N01) : ŠITA(-implements/category), the namešda(-official), ... (sign illegible) 5 (N01) (and) 1 (N57) : chief/great (GAL) 1 (N01) : [...] [...] : [...] (remainder broken; reverse uninscribed)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 163

(obverse) 1(N14) 8(N01) [= 18]: calf(s and) cow(s) (AMAR AB2), 4(N14) 5(N01) [= 45]: [...], UB(?) [...], [...]: [...], [...]: [...], (Break) [...] 1(N01) [= 1]: KISIM-vessel (dairy container), 3(N02), 1(N01): day(?) — milk (U4 GA).

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 172

(Obverse) 5(N01) 1(N24) — HI@g-product, (for/of) Uruk; 1(N01) 1(N24) 1(N16) — HI@g-product, (for) the labor troop of the storehouse UR2; 1(N01) 1(N24) 1(N28) 1(N30c) — HI@g-product, [...]; 4(N01) 3(N39a) 1(N24) — HI@g-product, received(?) (as a) loan(?); (Subscript:) new (delivery); 1(N04), first (quality). (Reverse: uninscribed.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 173

(obverse) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 4 (units), 2 (small units), 1 (fraction) — designation(?): ... (ZATU714×HI, undeciphered commodity sign) 30 (3 × N14) sheep 1 carp (SUHUR) 1 (N52 — a large-capacity numerical unit) 1 jar (of a marked vessel type) 8 ... (ŠU2 — received/disbursed(?)) [1 ... (ZATU644, undeciphered sign)] 2 ... (ZATU753, undeciphered sign) [...] , [...] 4 (units) [and 1 fraction] apples (HAŠHUR) 2 ... (MA — fig(?)/container(?)) of ... (ZATU735, undeciphered) 2 ... (GA2-type container with inscribed sign) (subscript:) oil(?) deposited(?); 2 (N57) ...; new ...; [consumed/disburs…

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 174

Obverse 1. 5(N47) — the temple administrator (SANGA~a); |U₄ × 3(N57)| 2. (no number) — fish (KU6~a); the courtyard (KISAL~b1) 3. bird (MUŠEN); the house/estate (E2~a) 4. SI (horn); ME~a 5. EN~a (the lord); NE~a 6. BU~a; PAP~a; NAM2 7. |LAGAB~b + LAGAB~b|; jar (DUG~a); place (KI) 8. [...] ŠU [...] (Surface broken and effaced) 9. (two illegible signs) 10. TE; RU

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 175

Obverse: 2 (units): tilted-wood (GIŠ@t) object(s) — E2~a (house/household) 6 (units): vessels of the DUG~b type marked with sheep × TAR 6 (units): KID~b (reed mats) 17 (1 ten, 7 units): MA 1 ten + [...]: ŠEN~b vessels Summary / colophon: BA (allotted), DUB~a, E2~a (house), KALAM~g, URU~a1, ŠE~a (barley/grain), SAR~a Reverse (or final case): NI~a, BA (allotted)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 176

(Face A — obverse) 1. 6 N₁₄ (of) barley — UR₂ 2. [ ] — exchange-price; allotted 3. 4 N₃₄, 1 N₃₆, 2 N₄₅, 3 N₁₄ — barley; allotted; exchange-price; fish; courtyard 4. 4 N₃₄, 1 N₄₅, 3 N₁ — barley (Face B — reverse) 5. 1 N₃₆, 9 N₁₉ 6. 3 N₁₉, 3 N₄ — LAGAB×TE (Both faces are chipped along the upper and lower edges; several signs marked as damaged in the edition — the initial 6 N₁₄, ŠE, UR₂, ŠAM₂, BA and the final 3 N₁₉ — are only partly preserved.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 177

Obverse 1 (N₀₁) — fish (KU6~a), KA~a 2 (N₀₂), 1 (N₅₈) 1 (N₀₄), 1 (N₀₂) [...] , [...] 1 (N₀₂) [...] 1 (N₀₁) — TUR ("small"/"junior") [...] 1 (N₀₁) — GI(?) (bundle-unit), (one further sign, unread) 1 (N₀₁) [...] [...] 3 (N₀₁) [...] , TA~a [...] , [...] (Reverse: no legible signs preserved.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 178

Obverse column i 1. 3 (units) — fish, (of/for) the courtyard 2. 3 (units) — SI (horn?), ME 3. 3 (units) — bird (1 N57 + MUŠEN), house 4. 2 (units) — RU (given/deposited) 5. 3 (units) — BU, delivered (DU) 6. 3 (units), 3 (small units N57) — PAP (supervisor/elder) 7. 6 (units) — Šuruppak 8. EN (the lord), TE, allotted (BA) Reverse 9. 2 (N14 = large units) 3 (units) [= 23 in all] — EN (the lord), TE, allotted (BA)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 181

8 (units): DU, |ZATU737×BUR| 1 (unit): TI GIR₃ (a personnel/animal designation) 1 (unit): BAHAR₂ — potter 1 (unit): DU, E₂ — house(hold) 1 (unit): ZATU773 1 (unit): EN, ŠA₃ — the lord, the inner (quarter/heart) 13 (units): A ŠU — water/canal, received 5 (units): BA (allotted), DU, |ZATU737×BUR| 3 (units): ŠU (received), SAL, PAP — fine (goods)/female, the supervisor 5 (units): KU₆ — fish (The tablet is inscribed on both faces; the surviving entries are given here in the order of the transliteration. Several cases are chipped at the edges and their signs are only partly preserved.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 182

Obverse(?), column i 1. [...] — AB (household/institution) 2. 1 (N08 unit) — AN BA TUG₂ (cloth / garment) 3. 1 — ZATU776 UR₂ 4. 1 — sheep (UDU) 5. 1 — SUHUR 6. ZATU776 AB MU Column ii (or continuation) 7. [...] — [...] 8. 10 — X [...] 9. AB AN BA 10. 10 — LAGAB×ŠITA LAGAB×ŠITA 11. 2 — ZATU710 LAGAB HI@g 12. LAGAB URU AN BA (Break or damaged section) 13. [...] — [...] 14. 4 — LAGAB×ŠITA 15. 2 — [...] (The rest is lost or uninscribed)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 184

Obverse 1. 1(N45) 4(N14) [i.e. 640, if the sexagesimal counting system is used]: GIR3@g~b ZATU773~a 2. 1(N45) 1(N14) [610]: NAR A 3. [...]: [...] 4. 1(N45) [600]: ME~a KU3~a URU~a1 UR~a 5. 5(N14) [50]: URU~a1xKI EN~a 6. [...]: [...] 7. [...]: X X X (Reverse and edges: no text visible in the photograph)

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 187

(Obverse; the transliteration does not mark any surface or edge divisions) 1. Lamb(?) — GA [...] [...] 2. [Lamb(?)] — GA [...] 3. Lamb(?), LAGAB — UMUN2 DU 4. Lamb(?) — SANGA DUB 5. EN — LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB LAGAB, lamb(?) 6. [...] — [...] 7. [...] — [...] 8. LAGAB — [...] 9. Lamb(?) — [...] 10. LAGAB — GA2 KU6 (fish) 11. LAGAB — GISZ3 12. SZU TUR

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 188

Obverse 1. 5 (units, N05 numeral) — great/chief (GAL) … [X]; day 1 [...] 2. 5 (N05) — EN2, 3 (N57 units) [...] 3. 5 (N05) — overseer (PA) of the settlement (URU); beer festival (EZEN×KAŠ); day 4 4. Consumed (GU7): beer festival (EZEN×KAŠ); day 6 Reverse (uninscribed / no text given in the transliteration)

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