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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 128

Obverse(?) 1. [...] sheep(?) skin(s), 2. Ama-e (or: the 'house-mother'), 3. [...] ewe skin(s), 4. [......] 5. [from A]sar[-antil]a, 6. they received (them). 7. 23 ... year [......], month [......]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 132

Obverse/Reverse (no section markers given in source): 1. 1 (man): Ur-Šara; 2. 1 (man): Dada — 3. Ur-saga, the captain (nu-banda), took them away. 4. 1 (man): Ur-KU-ma — 5. Šubur, the scribe, took him away. 6. 1 (man): Ur-teš — 7. Dada, son of the shepherd, took him away. 8. 1 (man): Gala — 9. Ikuku, the merchant, took him away. 10. (These are) men who were taken away. 11. E-ur is their foreman.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 133

1. 5 he-goats, 2. 2 rams: 3. (these are) of Ur-Šara. 4. 3 mother ewes: 5. (these are) of Lugal-KA. 6. From (the time of) the plucking, 7. Utu-mugi, 8. the shepherd, 9. led (them) away. 10. 4 years (and) 8 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 134

1. 5 (units of) garlic: 2. E-ku, 3. wife of Ur-šer; 4. 2 (units): Kurra; 5. 1 (unit): Ur-du. 6. Garlic (as) wages(?), 7. received. 8. Garlic expended (zi-ga), 9. (by) Ama-e, 10. wife of Ur-Šara. 11. 3 years.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 135

1. 26 sheep: mother ewes, 2. 26 rams, 3. 7 female lambs, regular (delivery), 4. 6 male lambs, regular (delivery): 5. (these) are the sheep of Lugal-KA; 6. at the ox-house 7. they are kept.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 136

Obverse/Reverse (sides not distinguished in the supplied transliteration): 1. 186 gur 2 barig of barley, by the large gur (gur sag-gal₂), 2. 10 gur less 2 barig of emmer, gur, 3. 4 gur 2 barig of wheat, <gur>: 4. threshed grain; 5. Šara-andul; 6. field 7. of Lagaš. 8. 4 years, 5 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 138

Obverse(?) 1. 1(?) ram, 2. Ur-Šara; 3. [the sheep] of Ur-Suen 4. was slaughtered. 5. 2 billy-goats, 6. 1 nanny-goat: 7. to the sheep-house 8. Utu-mugi'e 9. returned (them). 10. Sheep expended, 11. by the king(?). 12. 22 (years?); year … ; month 10 minus 1 (= 9th month).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 139

1. 2 goat skins, side(s) covered, 2. 1 goat skin, side not covered: 3. it is (that) of Ur-Šara. 4. 3 goat skins, side(s) covered, 5. 1 goat skin, side not covered: 6. it is (that) of Ur-Suen. 7. (For) the offerings of the governor, 8. Mutila (and) 9. Dumuzi-andul 10. brought (them) in. 11. Year 3, month 10.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 145

Obverse/Reverse (sides not distinguished in the source): 1. 127 [gur of barley] (by the gur) sag-gál-dul, 2. Ur-id; 3. threshed barley 4. of the agar-field Bar-DU: 5. Lu-pada 6. received it. 7. Apisal. 8. Year 5, month 4.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 146

1. Deficit: 135 rams, 2. 22 mother ewes, 3. 31 mother nanny-goats, 4. 13 billy-goats. 5. Total: 201 sheep and goats of various kinds, 6. the deficit, with Enanne the shepherd 7. has been established (against him). 8. 49 (literally '50 less 1') minas of wool, deficit: 9. it is with Enanne the shepherd.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 148

Obverse / Reverse (continuous text; no side markers in source) 1. 12 mother ewes, 2. 6 rams, 3. 14 mother nanny-goats, 4. 6 female kids, regular (stock) — 5. with Kituš-lu, the shepherd, 6. they are (kept); 7. Lugal-KA 8. counted (them). 9. Kabru of the palace of the potter(s), 10. the New Field. 11. Year 11, month 1.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 149

1. 3 bur, field area: GAN₂ 2. A-surdura; 3. 4 bur, field of Dumuzida; 4. 2 bur, field of A-suhur(?)ra; 5. 4 bur: Ša-gal; 6. 3 bur: Lugal-ramugi; 7. 2 bur: beside the granary site. 8. Total: 2 bur'u minus 2 bur (= 18 bur), field area 9. of Ama-e, the wife 10. of Ur-Šara.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 159

Obverse(?) (no side markers in the source; line numbers supplied editorially) 1. 1 [hide ...], 2. Ur-[...]; 3. Ur-x-[...] 4. took (it) away. 5. 1 goat hide, marked(?) — Ur-Šara; 6. Lugal-kur, the shepherd, brought (it) in. 7. 1 goat, not marked(?) — 8. Abira. 9. (This is) of Ur-Suen. 10. Lugal-kur, the shepherd. 11. 8 [...]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 162

Obverse/Reverse (no section markers in source): 1. 3 bar-si linens: 2. Lugal-nigdu; 3. 3: Ur-dam; 4. 3: Ur-saga; 5. 2: Ursag; 6. 7: E-zi; 7. 3: Ur-ša. 8. Total: 20 bar-si linens. 9. To Agade 10. they were brought. 11. 4 years (and) 11 months.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 163

Obverse (as given): 1. 115 nindan: the lower length; 2. 70 nindan: the upper length; 3. 66 nindan: the upper width; 4. 56 nindan: the <width>, lower. 5. 2 eše (and) 1 eše: field (area).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 164

1. 110½ (nindan?), <the (measure)> of (?) from the lower side (?); 2. 85 (nindan?) (and) 2 cubits, the (measure) of the upper front of the seeded (land); 3. 540 minus 50 (= 490 nindan?), length; 4. 30 (nindan?), width.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 166

1. 63½ nindan: the length (us2); 2. 22½ nindan: the width (sag) along the canal; 3. 90 (nindan): the lower length; 4. 22½ (nindan): the width at the a-gar-ra side; 5. 2 eše ½ 1/8 iku of field, harrowed (ur3-ra): 6. Ka'a, the leatherworker.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 4, 168

Šubur, the scribe; Tir-kuge; Si-ku-e; Dubi, the lamentation-priest (gala); the lamentation-priest (gala) Balli; Lugale, the shepherd; Enannatum; Lugal-zage-si, the city-ruler (ensi) of Šuruppak; Galzu-[...]; ME-[...]; Amar-lu, the foreman.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 003

Obverse/Reverse (no side division given in the source) 1. 3 gur 2 barig 3 ban of barley, (by the) gur of Agade: 2. for the išginnū of the field 3. the owners of the field received. 4. 62 gur of barley: 5. Amur-ilum. 6. 45 gur of barley 7. for silver, (at the rate of) 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban (per shekel), 8. was sold; 9. its silver: 1/2 mina. 10. 40 gur less 2 barig 3 ban of barley 11. is on hand. 12. Total: 150 gur of barley. 13. Angu 14. for the master of the house 15. settled (the account).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 004

1 (person): Ilulu, son of Eštar-nu'id; 1 (person): Šaṭpum, son of Meduk(?)la — for (the) BAR. 1 (person): Edamu, son of Ila-nu'id; 1 (person): Ili-tukulti — for Aḫa (or: for the side / the other one).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 007

(Beginning destroyed) 1 Ha-[...] 1 Salim-[ahu] 1 Zu-[zu] 1 Puzuzu 1 Bala-ea 1 Imi-ilum 1 Mulu-šum 1 Išma-Suen Total: 10 less 1 (= 9) [able-bodied men], (of/at) |URU+TAR| Harsi[...] (rest destroyed)

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 010

1 calf (amar-gir), 20 assorted sheep: in Irisagrig. 10 gur of barley, (by the) large gur (sag-gal), 5 gur, (by the) large gur, of salt: in Bad-Suen (Dūr-Sîn). 3 KIN [......], 1 ka?-[......]: in Kiš. 1 SU [......], 1 Eštar-bītī, a female servant — Amur-ilum took away.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 011

Obverse(?) 1. 10 workmen: 2. overseer: Ida-ilum. 3. 10: Ipqum. 4. 7: Aḫuḫu. 5. Ilī-gal, the envoy (sukkal). 6. 5: Puzur-Eštar. 7. Total: 32 workmen. 8. bi-ru.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 013

(Beginning possibly lost) 1. Imtalik, gu₂(?); 2. overseer: Mututu. 3. 1 (man): Ilulu; 4. overseer: Ipqum. 5. 1 (man): DINGIR-qar (Il(um)-qar), gu₂(?); 6. overseer: Martu (or: the Amorite). 7. 1 (man): DINGIR-galzu (Il(um)-galzu), gu₂(?); 8. 1 (man): Ilak-nuid; 9. 1 (man): Ilala; 10. overseer: Nisu-dannam.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 014

Obverse(?) 1. [1 La]gibum 2. [1] La'arab 3. [1] Naḫan(?) 4. 1 Puzuzu 5. 1 Bēlī-Sîn 6. Total: 5 workmen. 7. Ilak-nu'id 8. Erda'u(?) 9. Total: 5 messengers (lit. 'men sent on errands').

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 015

Obverse(?) 1. 1 Lagibum, 2. son of Išma'ani; 3. 1 Imtalik; 4. 1 Ilum-dan (DINGIR-KAL); 5. 1 U-ili; 6. 1 U-ili [......]; 7. 5 PAP-PAP; 8. 1 Illala, 9. son of AN-[......]; 10. [To]tal: 15 workmen (guruš), 11. foreman: Elili; 12. present (wāšibū).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 019

1 Mututu 1 Salim-aḫu 1 Kibutum 1 Galab-Ea 1 Išma-Suen 1 Išim-Ea Total: 6 runaway workmen; foreman: Mututu.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 022

1. Adi-ilum — 2. with (him) 3. (is) 1 Ilum-dan, 4. the one of Šu-ilīsu, 5. the land registrar, 6. servant of Ilum-bāni, 7. the merchant, 8. servant of Šarati-gubisin, 9. is staying. 10. Let them bring (him) here! 11. An-gu 12. (is) the commissioner.

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 023

Obverse(?) 1. [...] mina(s) (and) 8 shekels of silver; 2. 1/2 mina, 'small' (weight), less 4(?) shekels, of gold; 3. 3 bala-garments; 4. 1 dul-garment (cover/cloak); 5. 4 (items of) bronze; 6. [...] 7. [...]-rim, 8. those of Angu, the musician.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 024

Obverse/Reverse (single sequence as given): 1. 5 gur of barley, (by the) sag-gal₂ (measure), 2. by the gur UL, less 2 (sila); 3. of it (?), 11 sila each, 4. (is) the increase (?). 5. Naḫšum-bala 6. from Ilī-ištakal 7. received (it), 8. in Dugal.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 025

Obverse(?) 1. 59(?) sheep (lit. 60 less 1): 2. [Šu]-Enlil(?) 3. [rec]eived (ŠU.DU8). 4. [n sheep] 5. [......] 6. the cook 7. for 8. the commissioner 9. received (ŠU.DU8). 10. 1 sheep: 11. Bubu(?), 12. the man of [......] 13. the king, 14. the cook, 15. received (ŠU.DU8).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 026

[n sheep] [t]o(?) KI.AN 3; 5 sheep to KI.AN 7; 4 sheep [......]; 2 sheep: Bubu(?); šu-[du8] (held in charge / taken over).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 028

1 (man): Dingir-azu, foreman: Ili-ili. 1 (man): Ili-tabba, foreman: Lu-uš-[udu]. 1 (man): Šuma-[zaba?], [foreman: ......]. [1 (man): ......], [foreman: ......]. Total: 4 messengers, for bar.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 029

(Beginning destroyed?) 1. [foreman:] Ilili; 2. 1 (man): Ilala, 3. foreman: Kuku; 4. 1 (man): Ilšu-aḫa, 5. foreman: Lu-ušudu (lu₂-uš₂-udu); 6. 1 (man): Iš-esinat (iš₁₁-e-si-na-at), 7. foreman: Nīšu-dannam.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 030

1. Edamu 2. (and/son of?) Šuruš-kīn 3. from 4. Warassuni received: 5. 4 1/2 shekels of silver; 6. 1 mina 5 shekels — Edamu. 7. The remainder 8. against them 9. is [outstanding].

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 031

(obv.) 1. [the ov]erseer A-pum-[...] 2. 3 ban less 3 sila (of barley), 1 (unit/person): Lugal-iti[da], 3. the scribe; 4. 4 barig (of barley), 1 (unit/person): Ili-bilani, 5. son of the enku-official (or: son of Enku).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 032

1. Urua(?) ... to [...] 2. concerning the wife [of ...] 3. he said, [and] 4. he did not go out(?) [...] / did [not] re[lease(?) ...] 5. [Na]ḫšum-[bala] 6. [...] ... [...] 7. [...] (the) city [...] 8. [...] ... [...] 9. [...] 10. in(?) Irisa[grig].

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 033

Overseer: Ipšum. 1 (man): Gurātum, son of Āya-pum; [1 (man)]: Ilum-asû, son of Ilak-nuʾid. Overseer: Alī-lī. 1 (man): Šu-Zababa, son of Igi-su; [1 (man)]: Išmā-ilum, (son of?) [Zi]nāe; 1 (man): Ilum-tabba, [...] ... [...] (rest broken)

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 034

1 Bubu, son of Inin[nu?]; 1 Puzur-Eštar, son of Ilum-azu; 1 Kurub-ilak, son of [...], son of Ilum-mu[da]; in Agade. Total: 14 [workmen], overseer: Aru[ru].

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 038

(Beginning destroyed) 1'. it was not delivered; 2'. 2 textiles, 3'. ... ... to [...], 4'. by the servant, 5'. the man of Sadu-ilum — 6'. it was not delivered; 7'. [n] shekel(s) of silver, 8'. [f]or(?) the plow-field, 9'. [I]titi(?) 10'. [...] 11'. son(?) of [...] 12'. of [...]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 042

1 1 kid (goat) 2 1 nanny goat [...] (break) 3 the cupbearer, 4 the merchant, 5 (and) the governor 6 received (it). 7 1 kid (goat): 8 Nabi-Suen. 9 1 kid (goat): 10 the man of the house(hold) of [...]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 046

1 (worker): Ikulum, 1 (worker): Sumnum, — 2: son(s) of Ilī-sāliq — 1 (worker): Ilum-kalī, son of Ku-[...], with (ište) Ilī-sāliq. Total: 3 able-bodied men (guruš), zabi'u(-workers), regular (personnel).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 048

1. [F]or the purchase price of the field, 2. that of Zabia, 3. the daughter-in-law 4. has weighed out (the silver). 5. Išqu-ilum, 6. [...]-lugal(?), 7. 1 Ilīš-takal, 8. son of Ilšu-KAL, 9. 1 Libūr-mēšum, 10. [...] the slave(?) (SAG). 11. [Total:] 6 witnesses/elders in Kish.

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 049

1 (man): Dingir-su-kal, son of Ilulu; 1 (man): Gi-šum, son of Ilī-dan; 1 (man): Ubarum, son of [A]ḫu-mu-pi; [1 (man):] Puzur-[...] (remainder of the entry broken)

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 052

1. [...] 5(?) gur 2 2/3 [sila of barley] (in the) gur (measure), 2. 44 gur 2 barig 1 ban 2 sila of barley (in the) gur (measure), 3. for the E-mash (the goat-house); 4. 53 gur 3 barig(?) [...] 6 ... sila of [barley(?)] (in the) gur (measure).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 053

[1 (man):] Tirum, of Tirum; [1 (man):] Utu-lidin; [1 (man):] Pusu-du; [1 (man):] Dingir-azu; 1 (man): Ili-dan — those of Ida-Suen. 1 (man): Warassu[ni]; 1 (man): Ur-[...]; 1 (man): Puzur-[...] — those of the house(?) [of ...]. [1 (man):] Hu-hu-[...]

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 060

1. 1 (woman): Temītum, 2. slave-woman of Ilul-ilum (i-lu5-DINGIR), 3. child of Enna-ilum, 4. in Agade(?) 5. she has been commissioned (wuʾʾurat). 6. Warassuni (ARAD2-su2-ni) 7. and Ersutum, 8. 2 (men): brothers of Ilul-ilum — 9. both(?) of them (ki-lu-lu) to Kish 10. are going (out), 11. and he will instruct/inform(?) (them).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 061

(Beginning destroyed) 1'. [......] 2'. [...]-AN-[...] 3'. [n] basket(s) of large dried fish, 4'. [n] basket(s) of tigali-fish; 1 garment — 5'. Izani(?); 6'. in the hand of (credited to) Amur-ilum. 7'. 1 basket of fish [...], 8'. 1 agala-sack of [barley(?)]-flour — 9'. Ersutum(?). 10'. [......] 11'. [......] 12'. [...] basket(s) [...] (rest destroyed)

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 070

1. 2 (gur) of barley (in the) sag-gal₂ (measure): 2. Imī-Ea 3. received. 4. 3 (gur): Imī-[...] 5. received. 6. 6 (gur) of barley (in the) sag-gal₂ (measure): 7. Ilī-aḫī, 8. the elder of the city, 9. received. 10. 1 (gur) of barley (in the) sag-gal₂ (measure): 11. Ea-rīzi. 12. Total: 12 (gur) of barley (in the) sag-gal₂ (measure). 13. Barley of Išmā-Eštar; 14. Bēlīlī 15. gave (it).

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 071

1. [n (measures of) first-quality barley:] 2. Ela-ilum, 3. the Amorite, 4. brought (here). 5. 20 (measures of) first-quality barley: 6. [Ku?]ru-AN, [son of] Dirium, 7. brought (here). 8. 10 (measures of) first-quality barley: 9. Sadutu 10. — checked (PAP-PAP) — 11. brought (here).

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