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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 026

1. 50 [+ n gur of barley] in the saggal-measure gur, 2. (for) the gala-priest Ama-emega; 3. 65 ... gur of barley, 4. (for) Lugal-nig; 5. 55 gur of barley, 6. (for) A-kalle; 7. 66 gur of barley, 8. for the house(hold).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Achaemenid Persian

MAD 4, 028

1. 3 draft oxen, 2. 1 ox, three years old, 3. 3 cows, 4. 1 cow, one year old, 5. 3 calves at (their mothers') side, 6. 5 mother ewes, 7. 1 suckling female lamb, 8. 33 mother goats, 9. 3 suckling female kids, 10. 1 suckling male kid. 11. Total: 43 sheep and goats standing (on hand/allocated); 12. (this is) of Ur-Suen.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 030

1 60 mother goats, 2 30 minus 1 (= 29) female kids, (of) regular (quality/delivery), 3 5 male kids, (of) regular (quality/delivery), 4 20 minus 1 (= 19) mother ewes, 5 3 female lambs, (of) regular (quality/delivery), 6 4 male lambs. 7 Total: 120 <minus 1> goats (and) sheep. 8 It is a tablet (that has been) set in order. 9 With Abi-narda 10 they are living (i.e., the animals are kept with him). 11 Ur-sipa (is) the shepherd. 12 [Year 2, month 8].

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 031

1. [n rams] — the house of [...]; 2. 2(?) rams — Iri-sig-[...]; 3. [n] rams — (at/for) Da-gešhar: 4. En-ane brought (them); 5. [n] rams — (at) the house of the mound (e₂-du₆): 6. he gave (them) to Namtila; 7. 1 ram — the geš-aš(?) of Nisaba, (at) the house of the nam-zu of the rope(?): 8. he gave (it) to Namtila; 9. 2 rams, 1 kid — (for/at) GAN₂-maḫ (the 'exalted field'): 10. Geme-ea drove (them) off; 11. 1 female lamb, 1 [male] lamb; 12. [17 (animals in all?); year ..., month ...].

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 032

1. 56 gur 2 ban (?) of barley, (measured in) the sag-gal gur, 2. (for/from) Ur-TAR; 3. 70 gur 2 ban (?) of barley, 4. (for/from) Ama-bara; 5. 77 gur of barley, 6. (for/from) Lul-gu-ak; 7. 53 gur of barley, 8. (for/from) Lugal-ašni; 9. 63 gur of barley, 10. (for/from) [...]-šeš; 11. [...] (Break) 12. 61 gur of barley, 13. (for/from) Lugal-[...].

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 033

1. 3 rams, 2. which A-ura had received — 3. he drove (them) off from the sheep pen; 4. (this concerns) his life — it is known. 5. 1 kid: 6. in the city it was (the occasion of) the elunum-festival; 7. he went to his (personal) god. 8. 1 ram: En-ane 9. gave to the slave woman ... (assigned to?) the journey. 10. 1 ewe: Geme-ea 11. to Dada 12. gave. 13. 1 ram: Geme-ea, 14. for the sake of his/her life, 15. gave to him.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 035

20 gur (damaged numeral), in the sag-gal-ku (measure) — Gurgulum; 6 (gur): KA-ku (Kaku); 6 (gur): Dada, son of Kar; 5 (gur): Baragani, the man of the forest (forester); 5 (gur): Dudu, (of) Ki-til; 5 (gur): Kaše; 5 (gur): Ur-e, overseer of the house(hold); 5 (gur): Lugal-DU; 5 (gur): Ur-lu, the brewer; Total: 52 gur of barley in the sag-gal-ku (measure). It is (grain) of the forest(-establishment) of Ur-Suen; it is on deposit with them. ... year, ... month (date traces, broken).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 037

1 (man): Šeš-sipa — he dwells with Nanna-ezua; Dugani lives with him. 1 šen-kettle (copper vessel) is with Lu-nimgir. 3 gur of barley in the saggal-measure are with Ama-nanam, wife of Lugal-nigdu. It is a tablet of his protection (lit. 'his shade').

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 038

Obverse 1. [...] full-grown cow(s), 2. [...] three-(year-old) cow(s), 3. [...] two-(year-old) cow(s), 4. 2 two-(year-old) bull calves, 5. 3 calves at (their mothers') side — 6. (these) are Ur-Šara's. 7. 3 full-grown cows, 8. 1 two-(year-old) cow, 9. 3 calves at (their mothers') side — 10. (these) are Ur-Suen's. 11. With Ur-Nin-ildu, the cowherd, 12. they are living (i.e., are kept at pasture). 13. 1 year, 4 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 041

1. 11 sila of white cedar oil, 2. 3 minus one-quarter (= 2 3/4) sila of oil of fine (lit. "very small") aromatics, 3. 10 minas of white cedar (resin), 4. 10 gur of barley (in the saĝĝal-gur measure), 5. 1 gur of garlic (in the saĝĝal-gur measure), 6. 10 (units of) beer-bread, 7. 10 linen headbands, 8. 5 polished (lit. "shining") hides, 9. 1 complete set of equipment for a plow-ox — 10. Ama-e'a 11. with Šada, the scribe, 12. has (these on account).

Economy·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 045

32(?) gur 2 barig of barley (in) the saggal-gur (measure) — Nin-mes received (it). 7 gur of [barley]: barley consumed by the donkeys (fodder). 3 gur 4 ban₂ of barley: barley consumed by the oxen of the weaving(-establishment?) of A-nimgirza — (responsible:) Lugal-tir. 2 ban₂ of barley: barley consumed by the oxen, (of) the weaving(-establishment?) of A-nimgirza — (responsible:) Ur-Nin-ildu.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 046

11 mother ewes, 20 minus 3 (= 17) mother nanny goats: the ox-house (é-gu₄, the cattle barn/estate). 1 ewe, 8 nanny goats: Igi-nin. 2(?) ewes, [x] nanny goats: Utu-ḫili. [x] ewes, 3 nanny goats: Nigar. [x] ewes, [x] nanny goats: Ur-Utu. [x] ewes, 5 nanny goats: Ur-li.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 047

1. 4 ban of flour — Tašlul; 2. 1 ban — Eš-lil; 3. 3 ban — Ur-du; 4. 2 ban — Nig-dudu; 5. 1 ban — Nana; 6. 1 ban — Ummimi; 7. 1 ban — AN-malu; 8. 1 ban — Šeša. 9. Total: 2 barig 2 ban of flour (in the gur system). 10. Flour expended (zi-ga); 11. (under) Šeša.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 049

1. 40 (and) 1 gur of barley, (in the) sag-gal₂ (measure) — 2. Ur-ab; 3. 40 less 2 gur of barley — 4. Lugal-sag. 5. Threshed barley (lit. "barley beaten with the stick"), 6. (from) the arable tract of the new field. 7. Foreman: Ur-dam. 8. 4 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 050

1. 1/2(?) mina of silver [...] 2. 1 níg-luh(?)-implement [...] 3. their weight: 2 minas 12 shekels; 4. 30 less 2 (= 28) sheep (and) goats, assorted; 5. 1 processional barge, fully equipped; 6. 2 wheels (for the) uš(?); 7. 1 wagon(?) wheel; 8–9. (all this) is on deposit with Ur-mes, the minister (sukkal).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 052

1. Deficit: 5 kids (young goats), 2. 3 mother ewes, 3. 2 rams — 4. it is (the deficit) of Ur-Šara. 5. The deficit 6. with Utu-mu, 7. the shepherd, 8. is kept (alive, i.e. the animals dwell with him). 9. 4 years, 8 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 058

1. Deficit: 10 mother (nanny) goats, 2. 7 male kids; 3. total: 20 minus 3 (= 17) goats — 4. it is (the account) of Ur-Šara. 5. 4 mother (nanny) goats, 6. 1 male kid — 7. it is (the account) of Ur-Suen. 8. (This is the) deficit 9. of Utu-mu, the shepherd. 10. 6 years, 3 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 059

(obv.) 1. Deficit: 3 mother ewes, 2. 2 rams, 3. 2 female lambs of regular (šà-du₁₀) quality, 4. 12 (male) kids. 5. Total: 20 less 2 (= 18) sheep (and goats), the deficit; 6. it is (the deficit) of Ur-Šara. 7. Abi-nar (is) the shepherd. 8. (Period:) 2 years, 8 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 061

1. 2 hides of nanny goats, branded (zag-šu₂), 2. 1 young goat, unbranded (nu-šu₂): 3. they are Ur-Šara's. 4. 1 young goat: Ur-Šara, the scribe. 5. 1 nanny goat, branded: 6. Si-du, the shepherd, 7. (and) Ur-Suen. 8. 1 hide of a nanny goat, 9. 1 hide of a young goat, branded, 10. 1 ram, branded, 11. 1 lamb, branded: 12. Utu-mu, the shepherd, 13. (and) Na-ešdua. 14. 5 years, 4 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 062

1. 10 gur of barley, (in) the sag-gál (standard) measure — 2. (for) Lugal-KA; 3. 10 for Lugal-tur; 4. 10 (for) Nigar. 5. Barley threshed (lit. "beaten with the stick"), 6. (from) the agar-field of A-nimgirza. 7. Foreman: Lugal-KA. 8. The lead barge (boatload). 9. 16 (is the) year, 4 (is the) month.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 067

1. 384 gur of barley, (in the) saggal(-measure); 2. 52 gur of emmer; 3. 4 gur of wheat: 4. (from the) irrigation district of A-nimgirza. 5. 202 gur 2 barig of barley: 6. (from the) irrigation district of the field of Nintu. 7. 45 gur 2 barig of barley: 8. (from the) irrigation district of the field of Enlil. 9. Total: 632 gur of barley, (in the) saggal(-measure); 10. total: 52 gur of emmer; 11. [total: 4] gur of wheat. 12. Threshed barley. 13. Lugal-KA.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 068

1. 8 shekels of silver — 2. the deduction (interest) following it: 3. 4 shekels of silver — 4. Ama-[e] 5. against Ilī, 6. the wife of Ilum-andul (Dingir-andul), 7. holds (as a claim). 8. A-[...], 9. Lugal-an[e], 10. son of Ur-Suen, 11. (and) Lugal-KA-gula 12. are the witnesses thereof. 13. At that time Enannatum 14. (was) governor of Umma.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 079

1. 2 kids (young goats), 2. 1 mother nanny-goat: 3. Ur-Utu, the shepherd. 4. 1 mother ewe, 5. 1 ram: 6. Dumuzi-andul carried (them) off; 7. it is (the property) of Ur-Šara. 8. 2 kids: 9. Lulu. 10. 1 kid, not branded (on the flank): 11. Abu-ḫadu. 12. 2 hides of mother nanny-goats: 13. Utu-mu, the shepherd — delivery. 14. It is (the account of) expenditures. 15. 7 years, 8 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 082

1 nanny goat, a mother, 1 kid, zag-šu, 1 kid, (for the) regular offering — it is (the property) of Ur-Šara. Utu-mugi, the shepherd, at the festival of Dumuzi delivered (them). 5 years (recorded).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 083

1 1 hide of a mother goat — 2 it is (that) of Ur-Šara; 3 1 hide of a mother goat — 4 it is (that) of Ur-Suen. 5 Dumuzi-andul 6 delivered (them). 7 Utu-mu (is) the shepherd. 8 Year 5, month 9 (lit. 10 minus 1).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 087

1. 2 kids (young goats) — Hurhura; 2. 1 kid — Alaya; 3. (animals) that died (in the charge of) Ur-Suen, 4. (they) were expended (booked out). 5. They are the kids of Ur-Šara. 6. 23(rd) year, 8(th) month.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 089

1 ram, (from) Aya-<bi>-nar, from the house of A-mašzu: delivery. 1 male kid, 1 ram: sheep of Abi-gi. 22 — year(s); 10 — month(s).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 094

3 kids (young goats), not branded; 1 male lamb: (these are) of Ur-Šara. 1 kid, not branded: (this is) of Ur-Suen. Expended goats (goats booked as expenditure). Utu-mu, the shepherd. 5 years, 8 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 4, 014 04

(Obverse — top broken) [...] ... [...]-muti, [...]-tebisir; 1 gur 4 barig — ...-ruk...; 1 gur 2 barig — Inzu; 1 gur 4 barig — Baruksir; 2 gur — Atiti; 1 gur 4 barig — Kiti; [n +] 1 gur — ...-imma; [...] ... . (Reverse) [Total: ... n gur] 4 barig 2 ban of barley, by the gur-measure, [...] ...-gar; foreman: Kiti. (Remainder of reverse uninscribed)

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

CT 50, 049

566 sheep, 303 female goats — confirmed on the broad tablet. 135 sheep, 12 lambs: these are sheep of the slaughter-rotation. Sheep at pasture. Year: the expedition-yoke at the drinking-hall was established.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

CUSAS 11, 283

143 gur of barley — its field-area: 1 bur3. Month of Še-sag-kal, day 7. Field of Mu-nu11-mah; [Field of Gada-gar-Ib]-ni-Suen — it is (this).

~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 [...]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 001

3 [units] of finest-quality bread; 36 gu2-zi jars; 18 jars of [...]; [...] received. At the mouth of the small canal — bread disbursed. Lugal-an-dul3, chief cupbearer; Mes-ki-gal-la, governor of Adab.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 004

[n ...] weaver(s) [...]... [...]-lum [...] house [...] their commissioner [...] bank of the city [n?] I-lum-gar3, scribe — An-na-šum2. 1 merchant: An-na-šum2. A garment has been issued.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 006

32 + [n] sheep Adda [n +] 23 — Inim-ma-ni-zi 30 — E2-dam-si 30 — Nin-da [n +] 8 — [lu2...]-u2-[...] [remainder broken]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 009

11 gur, 1 barig, 1 ban2 of flour 25 gur of barley 3 gur of beer-bread [...] (broken) [n+]1 gur, 2 barig of groats 48 gur, 1 barig, 1 ban2 — grand total Annašum

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 013

[n] goat(s) — Sag-zi; 1 goat — Ili-ili; [n] goat(s) — [...]-ba; 1 goat — Ur-tir; 1 male sheep — Ka-ku3, son of Ur-[...]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 018

[...]-gu [...]: [Thus] speak: To my lord, say: 'The troops have been set in order. On day 4, [they] perished — mace(?). 15 troops were [...] [...]-na-ga [...] [...] gathered [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] year / name (?) [...] in the palace. A person who has nothing [...] may he bring it.'

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 020

1 silver ring [hu-la] — its weight: 1/3 mina 1 naš-pāru garment 1 first-quality, fully finished garment — (for the) bala rotation 1 weaver's garment — (for the) bala rotation 1 (vessel of) fine oil — 2 sila; (1) rope 1 (unit of) bitumen — for the house (for / by) Bēlī-il-abā 1 weaver's garment — (for the) bala rotation (for / by) Elīšta-kal lu2-ku (official) [the] gleaming ornament(s) [of / for] the king they brought [it/them]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 021

1 bala-garment, 1 (unit of) bitumen (for) the ox-stall of the house, 1 leather bag — (for) Ḫulium; 1 bala-garment, 1 (unit of) bitumen of the house, 1 leather bag — [U]ṣium; Men of the nig₂-mul (institution), (of) Lagaš, from Zira — they brought [it there]; they received (it). Month: Šesagkalga.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 023

[1] silver ring, spiral, its weight: 1/3 (shekel) 1 garment of naspārum-type 1 heavy garment, perfectly finished 1 fine garment, ušbar-weave 1 [1-sila3 vessel of] sweet oil [n unit(s) of] bitumen, house-[allotment] [n] gur of barley, (for/at) Agade [...]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 024

1 silver ring, unraveled — its weight: 1/3 shekel. 1 garment of naṣparu-type. 1 garment, second-quality, bala(-type). Enna-num, coppersmith — for the king's statue; [having come with it?] [An-mu?] — garments expended. Month: du6-ku3 (the Sacred Mound).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 025

[n] garment(s), nāsparu type 2 garments, fine-grade (nig₂-lam₂), second quality 2 garments, šagadu type, second quality 2 garments, šage-dab type 1 (jar of) good oil, 1-sila measure 1 (unit of) bitumen, house-allocation his/her command: [was given to him?]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 026

10 mana of wool, 1 sila of sesame oil, 1 sila of lard, 1 [unit of] bitumen — house ration: Al-la, the steward of the household. 1 sila of sesame oil: Puzur-Enlil, the barley commissioner, gave [it] to him. Oil: disbursed. Month: mu-tir.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 027

10 minas of wool; 1 sila of sesame oil [and] garlic; 1 (unit) of bitumen — house ration. Ur-Gibil, the gardener, [...] small, small [...]; [came] to him; [he] gave to him. The oil is the expenditure. Lugal-amu. Month: mu-tir.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 029

2 bar-dul5-cloaks — weaver; 2 sila of pig fat: Lu-ane, the nu-eš (cultic functionary), Ursu, the cupbearer — their commissioner. 2 bar-dul5-cloaks — weaver; [X] bar-dul5-cloak(s) — šabra (estate manager). Sealed account — to Amur-um he gave [it] to him. Month: Šuba-nun. It is a garment disbursement.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 031

3 sila of oil; 1 garment — Naspāru; 2 sila of oil; 15 leather gu-tum items; [x x — illegible]; 1 sila of oil (signs damaged); chariot of Da-da; ½ sila of oil; Du-du; Pīrāum — oil expenditure: this is its designation.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 032

[n (units of)] sweet oil [from Aga]de — 1 [vessel?] from the storehouse — Da-kum, brother of Ur-Marada, was given to him. Oil expenditure. [Month:] [barley-har]vest.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 033

[n sila3 of] fine oil; [n sila3 of] garlic — Gu-zi, the uz-ga official; 1 sila3 of pig fat — Da-[di], steward of the [temple]; [...] for/to [...]; [came / was brought ...], [...] (it) was given to him.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Lippmann Coll 034

1 sila of pig fat — Da-si, donkey herder. Sarru-bani. 1 sila of pig fat, 1 [unit of] bitumen [as] household ration — A-ḫu-mu-pi, temple steward.

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