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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RTC 077

Obverse 1. 1 black pig 2. (of) the captain Lu-Baba 3. of Lagash. 4. Thus (says) 5. the king Bottom edge 6. to Lugal-ušumgal: Reverse 7. Those (who are) in sickness 8. have delayed (it). 9. Let him take (it)!

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·

Akkadian Empire

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RTC 079

Obverse 1. 15 shekels of [silver], 2. is the price of 1 (person), Lugal-ibi. 3. Lugal-ušumgal, 4. the governor (ensi), 5. weighed (it) out. 6. 1 (person), Ana-sa, 7. received (it). 8. The wood [was passed over]. 9. 1 (person), Amar-[...]; 10. 1 (person), [...]; 11. the shepherd [...]: 12. [these are] its witnesses.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Seal Cylinders 026 05

1. Šar-kali-šarri, 2. king 3. of Agade: 4. Tuta-šar-libbiš, 5. queen — 6. Išar-beli, 7. scri[be], 8. steward of her household, 9. her servant. 10. Enlil

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

JCS 32, 169 1

Wood(en) ... not ... [...] Wooden [object], [its] face/front, [sign uncertain], ... not (At the) foot / path of the city The path(?) of Utu is made just [...] ...-[broken] A man [...] path(?) [...] to measure [...] vessel(?) Toward its throne dais(?) A man who does not return (what he owes to) a man A man who does not add (what is due) to a man [...] Wood(en) [...] ... [...] Wood(en?) binding [...] The term of office passes ... [...] [...] for its destiny, a judgment is rendered Alas — it was brought out [...]

RTC 077

RTC 079

Seal Cylinders 026 05

JCS 32, 169 1

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651

Adab 0748

Adab 0868

Adab 0942

Adab 1001

AJSL 21/3, p. 175

Anonymous 272614

CBS 08896

CBS 09290

CBS 09615

CBS 10118

CBS 10133

CDLJ 2005/2 §2.1

CUSAS 12, 8.6 03

CUSAS 26, 216

CUSAS 27, 104

CUSAS 27, 228

CUSAS 35, 233

CUSAS 35, 517

ETB 2, 17

ETB 2, 23

ETB 2, 34

ETB 2, 37

MAD 1, 158 + 328

MAD 1, 170

MAD 5, 081

MAD 5, 083

MAH 16624

OAIC 52

OSP 2, 072

PBS 15, 44

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