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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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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-[...].

Economy

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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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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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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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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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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)

Economy·Daily Life

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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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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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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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Anonymous 271235

1. 2 gur 2 barig of fine (sig₁₅-quality) barley, 2. (and) mustard-seed(?): the reed(-thicket) pigs were filled (fed) with it; 3. 2 barig 2 ban of ḫar-bread(?) ... ..., 4. likewise(?) the reed(-thicket) pigs were filled (fed) with it. 5. The palace 6. brought (it); 7. it is the king's. 8. To the women's house 9. it was given. 10. (At/by) the E-tur (the 'small house' / pen). 11. Month: Akiti.

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Anonymous 271236

Obverse 1. 1 gurdub-basket, male head(s) (sag-nita), front/breast(?), 2. 40 minus 2 (= 38) chair legs, 3. 35 wooden grinding implements, 4. 3 gurdub-baskets, TU(?), 5. n small horns, 1 large horn, 6. 5 gur-beams(?) with branches(?), 7. 5 gur-beams(?), chair crosspieces (dub-la), 8. (in/of) Zabalam — 9. they are on hand.

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Anonymous 274873

1. 1 (man): Akadu (A-KA-du₃), 2. 1 (man): Ur-geš, 3. 1 (man): the gala (lamentation-priest), 4. — the gala, 5. 1 (man): IL₂ ... (sign damaged), 6. ... ŠIR(?) UD(?) (broken), 7. Ur-a, 8. 1 (man): E-mah.

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AO 00286

1. 3 ban (of) dabin-flour, 2. 3 ban (of) fine flour, 3. 2 ban (of) flour for first-quality (sag-)bread, 4. 3 ban (of) zatum-flour, 5. 3 ban (of) barley for soup, 6. ... there is (in stock?) zikum-flour; 7. (as) regular offerings.

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AO 03393

1. 3 donkey(-loads) of leather sacks(?) of dates — at 3 sila each: 2. Ur-šul, 3. 3 (sila): Geme-ba?-ni, 4. 3 (sila): Geme-Šulpa'e, 5. 60(?) (sila): Nin-alla, 6. 3 (sila): Meme, 7. 3 (sila): Nin-hegal, 8. 3 (sila): Geme-Ištaran, 9. 3 (sila): Zizi, 10. 3 (sila): Sa-sa, 11. 3 (sila): Ka-sa, 12. 3(?) (sila): E-zi, 13. 60(?) (sila): Lu-Nunki. 14. Month: "Festival of Baba." 15. Expenditure (zi-ga).

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AO 03416

1. 210 sar of seed: 2. Iškur-kalama; 3. 60: ARAD-e-PU3; 4. 20: Dingir-gani; 5. 30 less 3 (= 27): Lu-banda; 6. 86: Ur-nigar; 7. 60 less 3 (= 57): Ba-zizi; 8. 30: Gi-gittum; 9. 40: E-damu; 10. 30: Puzur-Ea; 11. 30: Ur-dumu. 12. Total: 600 less 10 (= 590) sar of seed. 13. 20.

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AO 31359

1. 1 (unit): Udu-[......] 2. 1 (unit): Lugal-[x x?] 3. 1 (unit): Da-da 4. 1 (unit): Ur-e 5. 1 (unit): Lu-Utu 6. 1 (unit): Ur-Abu 7. 1 (unit): Ur-dumu 8. [1 (unit): Ur?]-e 9. Total: 12 able-bodied men, 10. they are royal soldiers (aga-us). 11. ... im-sag, goat(?)

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AO 31388

1. Da-[...]-...-[...] 2. 4 jars of beer 3. gala(-priest) 4. 4 jars of beer 5. Lugal-ma-[...] 6. 3 jars of beer 7. Da-da 8. 3 jars of beer 9. Lugal-bi

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AS 17, 09

1. 371 apples — 2. they were brought out; not counted. 3. 73 (+ n?) — this is (of) the first (batch) 4. 68 — for the second 5. 60 minus 3 (= 57) — for the third 6. 50 minus 1 (= 49) — for the fourth 7. 20 minus 2 (= 18) — for the fifth 8. 20 — for the sixth 9. (......) pine 10. [n] 25(?) (......) 11. Total: 656 apples — 12. Išar-bēlī. 13. Total: 656 figs — 14. they were brought out.

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ASJ 14, 102 6

1. 521 gur 2 barig 5 sila of barley, by the sag-gal gur, (measured) exact: 2. Lul-gu-ak, the gu-sur; 3. 237 (gur): Abba-saga, the gu-sur; 4. 63 (gur): E-halub-e, the gu-sur; 5. 100 (gur): Ur-nigar, the gu-sur; 6. 60 (gur): Lugal-kisal; 7. 23 gur 1 barig 2 ban2: Amar-ezinu, 8. brother of Ur-PA; 9. 300 (gur): Dada, the gu-sur. 10. Total(?): 1,305 gur less 3 ban2 5 sila of barley, by the sag-gal gur, (measured) exact. 11. Enna-dingir 12. received (it). 13. Lugal-saga was the commissioner (maškim).

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AuOr 09, 148 1

1. [......] iku field(?) (GAN₂) 2. seed, to be deposited(?) 3. labour: 2 days 4. ... wood/timber, PAP-[......] 5. [......] the man (of the) du₈(-work) 6. [......] ... ... [......] 7. [......] ... ... [......] 8. [for/by the sc]ribe 9. delivery (mu-kux(DU)) 10. [......] year 7, month(s)

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AuOr 09, 148 4

1. 1/3 (mina) of silver (and) 5 [shekels]; 2. 10 gur of barley; 3. 1 talent of sheep wool — 4. for the purchase price 5. [of 1] kunga-equid. 6. [......] 7. [......] 8. [......] 9. [......]-ne 10. [......]-nim 11. [......]-ilī 12. [......]-takuna 13. 1: Mama. 14. (These are) the elders.

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AuOr 09, 150 6

1. 3 bur 3 iku, *bur*-field, 3 sar — 2. Mu-mu. 3. 3 bur 2 eše 4½ iku of field — 4. Su-ma-ilum (su₄-ma-dingir). 5. 1 bur 1 eše — [...]-ilī. 6. [n +] 1 bur, *bur*-field — 7. [......]-x, 8. [......]-kani, 9. [......]-ilī. 10. 1 bur 1 eše 1 iku of field — 11. Lu-erin (lu₂-erin₂). 12. 1 bur 4½ iku — Ilum-kal (dingir-kal).

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AuOr 09, 152 8

Obverse 1. [n] (and) 1 ban — Bēlī-du₁₀ (Bēlī-ṭāb) 2. 1 barig — the governor (ensi) 3. 2 ban — Bubu 4. 2 ban — Zuzu 5. 3 ban — Kuku 6. 1 ban — Pusu-du₁₀ 7. 1 ban — Imtalik 8. 1 ban — Ur-e 9. 1 ban — Pusu-du₁₀ 10. [n] — Daruru 11. 1 ban — Ikrub-[il] 12. 2 ban — [......] 13. [......]-x-[......] 14. [Total: n] gur of barley, (by the) sag-gal (standard) measure.

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BE 01/1, 011

1. 12 garments: Ekuḫina; 2. 8 garments: Ḫešluḫina; 3. 6 garments: Edammu; 4. 5 garments: Gimṣiḫina; 5. 30 garments: ḪE₂-sag (of first quality?); 6. 2 garments: Rabatum; 7. 10 ib₂-garments (waistcloths): Edammu; 8. 10 ib₂-garments (waistcloths): Ḫešlukina; 9. 3 ib₂-garments (waistcloths): Edammu(?)-u; 10. 4 ḪE₂-DU garments; 11. 2 nig₂-la₂ garments (sashes/bindings); 12. Total: 92 assorted garments. 13. These (are) of the household of AD₂-tu-PI-in; 14. to Eš-ḪAR-rin, her/his companion, 15. she gave (them).

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BIN 08, 024

1. 20 1/2 (nindan) — the short side; 22 (nindan) — 2. 330 (nindan) — the long side; 330 (nindan) — 3. its field: 4 bur3 less 2 iku; 4. per 1 iku of field, 1 gur 1 barig of barley each — 5. its barley: 87 gur 2 barig. 6. Amar-ezem [...].

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BIN 08, 035

1. 1 (plus) a half — silver, [......] 2. 1 — silver, (in) shekels, ... [......] 3. 1 — silver, (in) shekels, (of) Agade 4. a half — silver, (in) shekels: (this is) of the chief herdsman 5. silver: 1 |NINDA2×ŠE|(-unit), 1/3, 2 grains — 6. (this is) of the boat 7. silver: 1/4 (shekel): (this is) of the scribe 8. a half — silver, (in) shekels: A-kalam-e 9. 2 — silver, (in) shekels: 10. A-ba-Enlil

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BIN 08, 053

1. 10 shekels of silver — 2. Ama-barage; 3. 2½ gur of barley, 4. its silver (equivalent): 7½ shekels; 5. 3 shekels of silver — 6. AN-E₂ (Il-bītim?); 7. 1 chair, 8. its silver (equivalent): 1 shekel; 9. 4 shekels of silver — 10. Lugal-ad-pa-e; 11. (it) was taken away / delivered.

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BIN 08, 072

1. 6 minas of oil minus 3 shekels — 2. the chief smith (gal-simug); 3. 4 minas minus 1 [shekel] — 4. [......] 5. ...-su-... ; 6. 4 minas minus 6 shekels — 7. En-kur-ša3-še; 8. 2 1/2 minas minus 4 shekels — 9. Di-Utu; 10. for/to Ib-; 11. for/to ...-UD-GIR2-; 12. [......] (rest destroyed)

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BIN 08, 092

1. Adda. 2. 3 days: Lugal-lu-KA. 3. 1 day: Ur-pu. 4. 1 day: U-u. 5. Dam-maḫ(!). 6. 1[?] day: Šeš-kina. 7. Šeš-kura[.......] 8. 1 day: Lugal-nesag. 9. The man[?] of ...... 10. ...... Gal-zu.

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BIN 08, 130

Obverse / Reverse (no side divisions are marked in the source): 1. [1 barig (?) ...]-na; 2. 1 barig: E'e; 3. 1 barig: Ur-šerda; 4. 1 barig: Ur-pisan; 5. 1 barig: Šeš-lu; 6. 1 barig: KA-ku, the blind man; 7. 1 barig: the lamentation priest (gala); 8. 1 barig: KA-ku, the second (i.e. a second man of the same name); 9. Total: 8 fishermen. 10. Their barley ration: 1 gur 3 barig, 11. for 1 month. 12. 16 gur of barley for 10 months. 13. Šuna received (it).

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BIN 08, 145

1. 3 copper *zaḫum*-basins, 2. 3 mirrors, 3. 2 *šà*-objects, 4. 2 *šu*-objects, 5. 1 *šu-lá*-object, 6. 1 *kun-dù*-object, 7. 1 small *alal*-vessel (or pipe), 8. 1 *gi-gíd* (long pipe / flute); 9. total: 14 bronze (objects), 10. (in) the charge of the cupbearer, 11. with 12. Baranni 13. they are (kept).

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BIN 08, 176

1. [n gur] 3 barig [...]: 2. x-Nin-[...]; 3. 3 gur 2 barig: Enlila; 4. x (for?) assorted textiles, du(?); 5. 2 gur: Hamati; 6. 1 gur: Ur-su-sipa-lu; 7. 1 ban: Šeš-kala; 8. Purchase price of 1 gur of alkali-plant (naga); 9. 1 sila: Ennu. 10. Total: 10 gur 1 barig 2 ban 1 sila of barley, 11. barley expended; (this is the account) of Ennu.

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BIN 08, 202

1. 10 gur 2 barig of dates (gur-measure); 2. of which (as follows): 3. 2 gur 2 barig: Lu-dingira; 4. 2 gur 2 barig: Gununu; 5. 2 gur 2 barig (gur-measure): Enne, the silversmith.

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BIN 08, 213

1. 3 gur of dates: 2. it is (for) 3 shekels of silver — 3. Lugal-kalzi. 4. 2 gur, 2 shekels of silver: Adda. 5. 2 barig, it is (for) half (a shekel): Lugal-šag, his brother. 6. 1 gur, it is (for) 1 shekel: Enlila, 7. Nintu. 8. 10 gur, it is (for) 10 shekels of silver — 9. Lugal-kalzi; 10. it is (that) of the land-registrar. 11. 2 barig, it is (for) half (a shekel): Lu-x-x, 12. the cupbearer [...]. 13. Total: 2/3 [...]-x [...]

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BIN 08, 217

1. 24 fresh fish, du5 2. 7 du5, fresh fish 3. 2 large fresh suḫur-fish 4. 20 bundles of sar-lu-a (a garden plant) 5. 20 bundles of šum-sikil onions 6. 20 bundles of šelu (coriander) 7. 2[0] long bundles of SU[...]

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BIN 08, 221

Obverse/Reverse (as given, no side markers in source) 1. 15 gur of barley: 2. Ur-zigumma; 3. 10 (gur): Ur-Nerah; 4. 10 (gur): Amar-e 5. and Enmetena; 6. 10 (gur): Enlila, 7. son of Lugal-nigga(?)ni. 8. Total: 45 gur of barley, 9. barley that is 'in the street' (i.e., outstanding).

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BIN 08, 223

Obverse (?) 1. 14 gur of barley, (by the) great gur (gur sag-gal2), 2. Gešša, the overseer; 3. 11 gur of barley, 4. Allu(!); 5. 7 gur 2 barig 2 ban of barley, 6. Gešša, the lamentation priest (gala).

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BIN 08, 225

Obverse (no reverse or edges given in the transliteration): 1. 60 workmen, 2. [......] son of Amar-[x]; 3. [60]: erin-da (men); 4. 150 soldiers (aga-us); 5. 60 Subarians; 6. 5 a-bil of the builders; 7. 10 KA-ku (men); 8. 10 nigar (men). 9. Total: 360 minus 5 (= 355) workmen.

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BIN 08, 228

Obverse(?) 1. 10 gur of barley: 2. year 1. 3. 5 gur of barley, 4. 2 gur 2 barig of barley, 5. 2 gur 2 barig, year — 6. (this is) the 2nd year. 7. x-[...] 8. he/she ga[ve] (it) to him.

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BIN 08, 232

Obverse (the source gives no side labels; lines numbered here in order) 1. [n] x [......] 2. Ur-mu. 3. 4 gur 4 barig 5 sila: regular offerings, 4. (for) the nin-dingir priestess of Ninšubur. 5. 5 gur less 3 ban: Ur-su, shepherd of the grain-fed sheep. (The transliteration ends here)

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BIN 08, 233

Obverse / continuous text (no line numbers or side markers are given in the source): 1. 8 gur 2 barig 4 ban of groats, (measured by the) great gur (gur sag-mah), 2. 1 gur 2 barig of dabin-flour, (measured by the) great gur (gur sag-mah): 3. Dada. 4. 1 barig of groats, (measured by the) standard (barig): 5. Bara-anni. 6. 1 barig of dabin-flour, (measured by the) standard (barig): 7. Napalu. 8. Expenditure; 9. Nin-dingir-zu-x.

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BIN 08, 249

Obverse / Reverse (the sides are not marked in the transliteration; lines numbered here in sequence) 1. 2 gur of barley, (by the) standard gur (sag-si-sa2): 2. Anita, the felt-maker. 3. 2 gur: Ilum-dan (DINGIR-kal-ga), 4. 1 gur: Ilum-sukkal (DINGIR-sukkal), 5. (these are) leatherworkers. 6. 2 gur: Ur-li, the boatman. 7. 2 barig: Šara-isa, herder of the draught donkeys. 8. 2 barig: Ur-Iškur, the cupbearer. 9. 2 barig: Ili-balik. 10. 1 gur: DINGIR-igi-du, the smith. 11. Total: 9 gur 2 barig of barley rations, (by the) standard gur. 12. Responsibility of Mesag.

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BIN 08, 260

1. 1 bed of vine(?)-wood, (with) feet, for(?) its long reed(s)?; 2. the ereš-dingir priestess of Ninšubur. 3. 1 bed of azalum-wood, (with) feet; 4. 1 bed of vine(?)-wood, (with) feet, Sallazitum; 5. [1] b[ed] of ...... almond(?)-wood; 6. [1] bed of boxwood, (with) feet of ḫaluppu-wood; 7. 1 bed of boxwood, (with) feet of NE-DU; 8. [1 bed] of vine(?)-wood, (with) feet of almond(?)-wood.

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BuB 1, 203-208

(1) Thus (says) Naṣrum (2) to ŠEŠ.ŠEŠ-abi: (3–4) Barley for seed — (5) KI(?) 6 gur of barley — (6) to Puzur-ḫarim (7) let him give. (8) And 1/2 mina of silver (9) Puzur-ḫarim (10) will bring to him. (11) Its price (in) barley (12) let him give him.

Daily Life·Economy

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BuB 2, 02

Obverse(?) (sides are not marked in the source) 1. [n (jars) of beer, (made from) 1 barig of barley (each), gur₈]-gur₈ vessels; 2. 30 u-breads, 30 baked per 1 ban; 3. 3 first-quality breads, 20 baked per 1 ban; 4. Ešmelum, 5. soldier (literally 'man of the weapon') of the king, 6. when he came from Susa, 7. received (them). 8. [n] year(s), 3 months.

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BuB 2, 03

Obverse (and continuation; no side markers are given in the source) 1. [n] gur₈(-vessels) of beer, 2. 30(?) loaves of bread, 3 sag-ninda (loaves); 3. PA-x-a-ḫu. 4. 1 gur₈(-vessel) of beer, 5. 10 loaves of bread, 3 sag-ninda (loaves); 6. I₃-x-x-x, 7. man of x-x. 8. Lugal-[x]-maḫ(?) [(....)] 9. Year 5(?), day 8.

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BuB 2, 05

1 Amar-su, son of Muni; foreman: Nigar, son of E-sza; captain: Ur-dumu. To be given (to learn) to make the clay (tablet) correct, he writes / he has been enrolled(?). 7 years, 3 months.

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BuB 2, 06

Obverse(?) 1. 6 (jars of) beer, (each) jar (of) 5 ban, 2. additional nesag offering. 3. Total: 1 gur 1 barig of barley (for) beer, in the gur sag-gal (standard gur). 4. Year 7, month 2, day 10 minus 1 (= day 9).

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BuB 2, 07

1. Ur-sipa 2. Ur-meš (written Ur-me-ŠE3) 3. Nanše-bidu (Nanše-bi-du11) 4. Igi-susu (Igi-su4-su4) 5. Lu-tunanam (Lu2-tu-na-nam) 6. Ašni-ursag (Aš10-ni-ur-sag) 7. Ningirsu-lumu (Nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu) 8. fuller 9. governor (ensi) 10. šešgal ("big brother"), a temple or administrative rank 11. brewer

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