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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 7, pl. 007, W 19408,5

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 7, pl. 007, W 19408,5. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 7, pl. 018, W 19416,a

2 [units] of MA, ZATU735~b (commodity/vessel type) 2 [units] of GU, fine wool(?), apple(s)/fruit 2 [small units] of DIN, |GAN~c × LAGAB~b| (field/enclosure sign) 2 [small units] of |GAN~c × X| 1 [unit] of GAN~b (field?) [...] GI, |SAR~a × ŠE~a|, DA~a (reed, grain-measure/garden, alongside) [...] of DIN 7 [small units] of MA 2 [large units] of apple(s)/fruit 2 [units] of MA, ZATU735~b |SAR~a × ŠE~a|, A [...]

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) ?) — CUSAS 01, 004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 005

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 006

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 006. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3007

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) ?) — MS 3007. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3008

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) ?) — MS 3008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3009

2 units, herb/plant — DIN 3 units 4 sub-units, [commodity ZATU842] — EN 2 units, Uruk [blank / ruling] 2 units, head (person?) — IB 3 units 2 sub-units, troops/workers (ERIN) 3 units, eggs / round objects (NUNUZ) 2 large units 3 units 6 sub-units, city(-quarter?) — chief administrator (SANGA) — EN [...]

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3010

1 [unit]: woman (SAL) 6 [units]: heart/interior (ŠA3) 2 [units]: [bread/food commodity] (NINDA2×X) 1 [unit]: mountain / foreign land + [time/sun sign] (KUR + U4×1(N57)) 9 [units]: [two signs damaged/unclear] 1 [unit]: [opened/released commodity] (DU8×HI)? 1 [large unit]: [Kiš] + HI + house/temple (E2) + great/prince (NUN) + foot/way (GIR) + water (A)

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3160

5 [units]: supervisor/elder, goat 1 [unit, large measure]: tooth/horn, natron, house[?] 4 [units]: servant/subordinate 3 [units]: festival 7 [units]: branch/ration-bearer 4 [large units] 2 [units]: dais/throne-platform 6 [large units]: barley, ration, troops/people

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3161

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — MS 3161. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3162

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) ?) — MS 3162. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3163

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) ?) — MS 3163. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3166

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) ?) — MS 3166. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3167

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — MS 3167. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 3171

5 sheep (of a specific type/mark) 5 [animals?]: divided/apportioned, elder/chief 5 [animals?]: SZUR2-type, [unknown sign] 4 [units]: [uncertain commodity, ZATU678] 3 (large units): [LAGAB with internal HIxN04 sign] 4 [units]: [uncertain commodity, ZATU753] 6 goats (male) 3 cows (BIR AB2) 4 [units]: [GA2-type container with NUN sign] 5 [units]: branch/ration (PA), [uncertain commodity, ZATU659] 3 [units]: side/rib (DA) [commodity]: SZUR2-type [settlement/place sign]: URU, 8 [large numerical unit]

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 4484

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) ?) — MS 4484. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 4485

1 (unit), large vessel(?) with hand/delivery sign, 3 (units of something) 1 (unit), ear(?) aromatic/spice(?) with hand/delivery sign 1 (unit), reddish(-commodity?) 1 (unit), field(?) [sign combination UR3×MAŠ] 1 (unit), horn/thorn with UR3-sign 1 (unit), [ZATU844 sign] young animal/calf [broken quantity], [broken signs] [...]

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 4530

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — MS 4530. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 4552

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) ?) — MS 4552. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

MS 5052

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) ?) — MS 5052. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

Clay tablet, late Uruk period, 3300-3100 BCE. Proto-cuneiform signs, food issue list " rations" written by combining a human head and a bowl. Purchased via Christie's in 1989, with contribution from the British Museum Friends

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay tablet, late Uruk period, 3300-3100 BCE. Proto-cuneiform signs, food issue list " rations" written by combining a human head and a bowl (the triangular object is the regular symbol for bread). In

EconomyDaily Life
~3200 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

Proto-Cuneiform Account Tablet

One of the earliest specimens of human writing. Not literature, not law — accounting. The need to keep track of grain in a temple bureaucracy is what pushed marks-on-clay into a system that could one day carry epics.

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

Ashm 1924-0923

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — Ashm 1924-0923. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

Ashm 1924-1083

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — Ashm 1924-1083. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 6, pl. 073, W 15860,a2

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — ATU 6, pl. 073, W 15860,a2. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 7, pl. 042, W 20274,24

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — ATU 7, pl. 042, W 20274,24. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 7, pl. 084, W 22102,5+

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — ATU 7, pl. 084, W 22102,5+. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

BSOAS 62, 116

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — BSOAS 62, 116. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CDLI Seals 006583 (physical)

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CDLI Seals 006583 (physical). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CDLI Seals 006603 (physical)

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CDLI Seals 006603 (physical). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CDLI Seals 012668 (physical)

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) ?) — CDLI Seals 012668 (physical). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CDLJ 2009/4 §4

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CDLJ 2009/4 §4. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CDLN 2015/004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CDLN 2015/004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CMAA 020-C0003

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CMAA 020-C0003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 007

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 007. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 008

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 013

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 014

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 016

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 016. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 017

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 017. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 018

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 018. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 019

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 019. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 020

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 020. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 021

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 021. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 022

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 022. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 023

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 023. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

CUSAS 01, 024

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 024. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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