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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 064

[...] : [...] 2(N14) 5(N01) (= 25): UD5~a (she-goats), BAR ZATU773~a [...] : [...] 3(N14) [...] 1(N01) (= 3[x]1): MASZ2 (kids), SIG2~b (wool) 2(N14) (= 20): MASZ (kids), BAR, SIG2~b (wool) DA~a PA~a 3(N34)# 7(N01)# (= 187): [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 065

52 (ram/buck of the DARA4 type), sheep 25 sheep (and) kids 8 ... (ŠE3-class) sheep [...] RU [...] 27 (DARA4-type) bucks (and) goats 52 small kids 3 (ŠE3-class) sheep 18 sheep (and) goats, (BAR-category) DA [PA]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 068

[...]: AN, ZATU788, female (worker), NUNUZ 2(N34) 3(N14) (= 150): female (workers), TUR3, ME 1(N34) (= 60): DUB 1(N14) (= 10): LA2, SUG5 1(N01) (= 1): ZI, UB, DARA4 (ibex/goat), ZATU682 [...] 2(N01) (= [...] 2): IB, DARA4 (ibex/goat), sheep, SUG5, SAG, ŠA3, UR2, HI, DA, PA, AK [...] 7(N34) (= [...] 420): DARA4 (ibex/goat), sheep, IB, SUG5, SAG [...]: [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 071

2 (N01): AN SAR~b AN 2 (N01): ŠE~a UR5~a 2 (N01): [......] [......]: A 2 (N01): KU6~a KISAL~b1 (fish(ermen)? of the courtyard?) 2 (N01): (an unidentified sign) 1 (N01): GIŠ3~b (male) 1 (N01): [......] SAL (female) 1 (N01): TUM~d E2~a NAM2 (official of the TUM~d house) 1 (N01): ZATU659 ŠU2: URU~a1 ZATU659 ŠU2 URU~a1

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 072

(obverse) [...] , [...] [...] , barley — deposited (RU) 1(N14) , GIR3(?) — barley, ZATU773 3(N14) , barley — for the musician(?) (NAR), A (reverse) 6(N14) 4(N01) 1(N39a) 1(N24) , barley — new (fresh)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 075

1 (N01) — female (worker?), UB, ZI (entry of uncertain meaning) 1 (N24) — NA, MUD (a commodity of unknown identity), BU 1 (N24) 1 (N28) — ZATU714, MU, HI 1 (N26) — DI 1 (N14) — female (worker?), ME, of the cattle pen 7 (N14) 2 (N39a) 1 (N26) 1 (N24) — barley, DA, disbursed (BA), IM

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 077

(obverse) 1(N14) — purchase/exchange of barley; KI (place/origin). 1(N14) 2(N01) — storehouse(?); barley; the EN (lord/priest-ruler); NUNUZ. 1(N14) 3(N01) — barley; given/deposited (RU). 2(N19) — given/deposited (RU). [3(N19)] — [...] (entry broken). 2(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) — given/deposited (RU). 4(N14) — barley; fish/fishermen (KU6). (reverse — totals) 7(N14) 5(N01) — barley. 7(N19) 4(N04) 3(N41) — (grain measures, no commodity sign preserved). [1(N45)? 5(N14)? 3(N01)?] 3(N41) — barley [...] (remainder lost).

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 079

Obverse 2(N34) 2(N36) 6(N14) 3(N19) 2(N01) — new (grain), barley; purchase-price; |U4×2(N57)|; NAM2 3(N34) 1(N14) 5(N01)# — barley 2(N46) 2(N19) — 3(N14)# [...] — 3(N19) [...] 3(N04)# — (Reverse: surface largely broken; further numerical entries and impressed round/oblique number-signs are visible but not covered by the transliteration.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 080

Obverse 1(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — GI [...] — EN~a, DUR2, ZATU751~a, ŠU [...] 5(N14) 2(N19) 5(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — barley; 2(N57) ŠU; EN~a, EN~a, DUR2, ZATU751~a, PA~a 5(N14) 1(N01) 2(N39a) 1(N24) — barley (Reverse / final entry) 2(N19) 4(N04) (The numerical signs are given here in their archaic notation: N14, N19, N01, N39a, N24 and N04 are distinct units of the archaic grain-capacity system, and N57 belongs to a further numerical series. Several cases are broken away and cannot be read.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 081

Obverse 1(N34) — road (KASKAL), 3(N57) house/storehouse, barley 1(N19) — I(?), delivered [...] [...] — [...] |ZATU737×DI| — temple administrator (SANGA) [...] 1(N14) 1(N19) — barley [...] — barley 4(N19) — (Remaining entries broken; the reverse and edges bear further ruled cases whose signs are largely effaced.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 082

Obverse […] 1 (N14 unit) — barley; AN; festival(?); consumed; ZATU659; PA […] — […] 1 (N39a) — GAL (chief/large); [unreadable sign] 3 (N39a) — beer 1 (N39a) — delivered; temple administrator; the city 1 (N39a) — GI (reed-unit); NIN 2 (N39a) 1 (N24) — SAL SAL (fine/female, twice) 2 (N39a) 1 (N24) — […] […] — […] 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — temple administrator; SZIR 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — SAL (fine/female); [unreadable sign] 1 (N39a) 1 (N30a) — [unreadable sign] 1 (N39a) — NE (fire/fuel) 1 (N39a) — […] (Reverse uninscribed.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 084

(obverse, column i) [...] , [...] 8(N14) , PAP~a Šubur 1(N45) , [...] [...] , DUB~a 1(N45) , [...] 2(N14) , [...] [...] 2(N34) , [...] barley (ŠE~a), DUB~a [...] (Remaining cases and the reverse are broken away; no further text is preserved on the surviving fragments.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 086

Obverse column i 1. 3 (N01) 2 (N59) — GAL~a ME~a SZESZ~a 2. 4 (N01) 3 (N59) — SAL SZA GU~a 3. 2 (N14)? 2 (N01) 1 (N59) — [...] 4. [...] — [...] 5. [...] — [...] 6. [...] — [...] (Break) Reverse [...] — SZU TUR ("in hand of / received — small")

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 088

Obverse (fragmentary, ruled into cases) 6 (N01) — oxen (GU₄) […] (N…) — horn(s) (SI) […] (N…) — onion/garlic (ŠUM) copper (URUDU~c)(?) … (unidentified sign ZATU777) 5 (N14) — barley (ŠE~a); (then, in successive cases:) AN — KID~b — BA (allotment) — TAK₄~a — ERIM~a (work-troop/men)(?) — GIŠ (wood) — NIM~a — EN~a (lord) — ḪI — ŠITA@g~a — DU (delivered/brought) — KU₃~a (precious metal/silver) — IB~a — SUḪUR (carp) Reverse: uninscribed, or wholly effaced — no signs recoverable.

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 090

Obverse 2(N14) barley — AN, NUNUZ ("egg/spawn"), ZATU788 3(N01) barley — TA(?), Uruk, HI ("mixed") 3(N04) — AB (cattle-stall/institution), beer 1(N41) 1(N28) — |U₄ × 2(N01)| (day-sign enclosing 2) [...] (one case with an illegible sign) Reverse / second section 2(N19) — AN, NUNUZ, ZATU788 3(N04)[?] — TA(?), Uruk, HI ("mixed") 2(N41) — |U₄ × 1(N01)| (day-sign enclosing 1), AB (cattle-stall/institution) 1(N04) — consumed / disbursed as rations.

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 092

obverse (?) [...] — GIŠ₃~a (timber/wooden item) 1(N19) 3(N14) 1(N01) — |LAGAB~b.TE|, barley, SI (horn), delivered, SI4~f 2(N14) 2(N01) — barley 1(N19) 5(N04) — [no entry preserved] [...] — [...] (Remainder broken; the opposite face is entirely eroded and preserves no legible signs.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 095

(obverse) 1. [...] kid(s)/young goat(s) [...] 2. [...] storage-heap; beer 3. 1(N45) 5(N14) 3(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N29~a) 1(N30~c) — barley (reverse) 4. 7(N19) 5(N04) 1(N29~b) 5. consumed (rations disbursed)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 097

Obverse 1 (N01) — [...] NE~a (fire/fuel) 2 (N42~a), 1 (N25) — TUR3~a (cattle-pen) ME~a [...] — [...] (illegible sign) 1 (N42~a) — ZATU729(?) 1 (N42~a) — LU2, AMA~a, UDU~a (sheep) Reverse [...] — [...] EN~a (lord/institutional head) [...] — [...] ŠU, UR5~a 3 (N41) — TAR~a [...] 1 (N20)(?) — U2~b (fodder/plant material), KU6~a (fish)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 099

Obverse 4 (N01) — barley — U4×2(N57) 1 (N14) — barley — RU 1 (N14) — barley 2 (N14) — barley — seed-grain (NUMUN), BU~a 1 (N45) 5 (N14) — barley 1 (N14) 3 (N01) — barley — the household (E2~a) RU 1 (N45) 1 (N14) — A(?), NAR 3 (N14) — ZATU773~a, GIR3@g~b 2 (N14) — DU (delivery/bringing) 1 (N14) 4 (N01) — TUR, GIŠ3~b 4 (N14) — the settlement (URU~a1×KI), the lord (EN~a) 3 (N14) 2 (N01) — PAP~a, BU~a, [NAM2], barley (Break) [...] — X, SAR~a(?), NIR~b, the settlement (URU~a1)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 100

Obverse 1. 5(N14) — barley: BU~a, PAP~a, NAM2 2. DU (delivered), ŠE3, NI~a, BU~a 3. NAGAR~a, ZI~a, SANGA~a (the temple administrator) Reverse 1. 1(N34) 1(N45) 5(N14) 4(N1) — barley 2. 6(N19) 3. DU (delivered), ŠE3, NI~a, BU~a 4. NAGAR~a, SANGA~a (the temple administrator), ZI~a (The numerals are given in the archaic ŠE capacity system and are left in their sign values rather than converted; the small circular and D-shaped impressions on both faces are the counters themselves.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 101

(obverse, columns/cases — mostly broken) [...] , [...] 7(N14) , barley — consumed (rations) [...] , [...] [...] 4(N14) , [...] [...] 5(N14) , [...] [...] 2(N14) , [...] [...] , [...] [...] 4(N01) , [...] [...] 1(N04)(?) , [...] [...] , [...] [...] , [...] [...] 1(N01)(?) , [...] [...] , [...] (No further legible text; the remaining cases and the reverse are effaced or broken away.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 107

Obverse (proto-cuneiform, case-ruled) case 1: [...] — [...] case 2: [...] 2(N14) — TA, fine(?)/female, mixed(?) case 3: [...] 3(N19) — PAP, Uruk case 4: 1(N04) 1(N41) — assembly (UKKIN), NA, fish (KU6) case 5: 2(N41) — TA, fine(?)/female, mixed(?) case 6: [...] — [...] (Reverse: no legible inscription preserved; surface eroded and broken away.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 109

(obverse) […] , […] (one illegible sign) […] 1(N46), 1(N14), 1(N57) — the storehouse (E2~a); disbursed (BA) 5(N19), 2(N57) — the storehouse (E2~a) […] , […] […] , […] […] , […] (reverse) 1(N46), 6(N19) — disbursed (BA); the storehouse (E2~a)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 111

Obverse (col. i) 4(N14) 2(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N30~c) — barley (ŠE) [...] 1(N04) 1(N41) [...] — [...] (col. ii / lower register) 2(N18) 4(N03) 1(N30~c) 1(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N28) — |ḪI×1(N57)| GU [...] — [...] (Reverse: uninscribed / blank)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 112

(obverse) [...] 2 (N34) — [...] beer, LAGAB~b (container/enclosure) [...] — (unidentified sign) [...] N (numeral) — (unidentified sign) 2 (N14) — barley 1 (N18) 1 (N03) — (commodity lost) 1 (N14) 1 (N01) — (unidentified sign) HI@g~a [...] — [...] (blank/broken) — [...] (The remainder of the surface, including the reverse, is broken or too eroded to yield a continuous reading; the transliteration ends here.)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 115

Obverse (left column) 1. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for |GIŠ×ŠU₂~a| (an office/institution) 2. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for IM~a 3. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for NAGA~a 4. 1(N14) — barley, ration(s) for [...] 5. 2(N14) — barley, ration(s) for UNUG~b (Uruk) 6. [...] — [...] the temple administrator (SANGA~a) 7. [...] — (one illegible sign) 8. 1(N39~a) 1(N24) — barley, UB, new (GIBIL) 9. 1(N01) — barley, fish / fishermen (KU₆~a) 10. 1(N04) — GIŠ₃~b PA~a KÙ~a 11. 1(N19) 12. [...] — [...] (Further section / totals) 13. 1(N01) 1(N39~a) 1(N24) — LAGAB~b (container/aggregate), barley 14. 1(N19) 1…

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 118

(obverse, upper cases — destroyed) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 1(N01) , [...] ZATU714, ŠA₃~a1, MU [...] [...] , [unreadable sign] [...] (lower cases) [...] 1(N01) , GAR, LAGAB~b 2(N01) , U₄, GAR 3(N14) , [...] [...] 1(N14) , [...] (remainder lost; reverse uninscribed/effaced)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 119

Obverse: 4 — fodder(?) (U2), mound/threshing place(?) (DU6), day(s); 5 — food portions (GAR), day, ...-NUN(?) day(?); 2 — day(s), stretched/tanned(?) hides (DU8), fodder(?); 1 — day, stretched/tanned(?) hide; [...] — [...] (Break) 10 — food portions (GAR), day(s), fodder(?); 10 — the temple administrator (SANGA), ... (illegible sign), cattle-stall/institution (AB), axe(?) (TUN3); [...] — [...] (Break) Reverse: 2 — temple/house (E2) of An(?); 3 — SZITA-implements(?); 1 — TAK4(?), place (KI); — beer; 1 — An(?), temple/house; 1 — TAK4(?), place (KI); — jar(s).

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 126

(obverse) [...] : the ABZU(?) (institution) 3 (N39a units) : deficit(?), SUG5 1 (N28 unit) : GUG2-bread 1 (N28 unit) : AN(?), precious metal (KU3) [...] : ŠUBUR, GUG2-bread(?) 1 (N30a unit) : NIM [...] : HI(g) [...] : the ABZU(?) [...] : [...] 1 (N28 unit) : DU8 GUG2-bread ... 1 (N39a unit) : female (worker)(?), 'hand/received'(?), PAP-official(?) [...] : [...] '6 months' (time notation) : barley (reverse — total/subscript) '6 months' (time notation)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 130

obverse (beginning of text broken) [...] ... [...] [...] 1(N14) [= 10 units] , HI×1(N57) NE [...] 1(N42a) 1(N25) 1(N28c) 1(N30a) [fractional measures] , 1(N57) HI-gunû ("mixed"?) [...] 1(N28) [fractional measure] , MAR [...] 1(N05) 2(N42a) [...] , [...] (remainder broken; reverse uninscribed/effaced)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 131

1(N05) 1(N42a) (grain measures) — cattle-stall/institution (AB), ZATU714 (undeciphered sign); 1(N01) — ZATU710 (undeciphered sign), supervisor (PAP), (of the office/unit) UB-ZI; 1(N01) — SI (horn?), TUN3 (vessel?); 2(N42a) — ZATU710, UB-ZI, KU3 ('pure/metal'?), AD; 3(N42a) — ZATU710, (of) Uruk; 3(N42a) — ZATU710, UB-ZI, (of) Uruk; 3(N42a) — UB-ZI, (of) Uruk; 1(N05) — UB-ZI, barley (ŠE), delivered (DU), A (water?); 1(N05) — UB-ZI, I, the SUKKAL-official; 1(N05) 1(N42a) 1(N25) — field (GAN2), IŠ; 1(N42a) — ZATU714; 3(N14) — ... (sign illegible); 1(N05) — DAR, GU (flax/cord?); (Total:) 2(N20) 4(N…

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 133

(Obverse? — mostly destroyed) [...] 4 (units, N01) [...] [...] ... (two unidentified signs) [...] [...] storehouse (E2), UB(-unit) [...] ..., seed(-grain)? 1 (unit, N01), ... (unidentified sign) 1 (N24 measure), HI ("mixed"?) 1 (N39 grain-measure), barley? (Final entry:) SUHUR — the cattle-stall/institution (AB)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 135

(obverse) [...] barley — allotted; 1 (N01 unit) — field, deposited(?), ... (UR2), the city; 3 (N57 units) — ... (ŠU2), the border district(?); 1 (N01 unit) — the en (lord/priest-ruler): delivery(?); wood, carp(?), reed-bundle(s), ... (GIŠ3), overseer(?)-mark, precious metal, water(?), ... (sign unclear); 1 (N01 unit) — the en: ..., delivery(?), small/junior ..., [...]; (Break) [...] — [...] [...] — [...] [...] — [...] (remainder of the tablet lost or illegible)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 136

(Obverse) Line 1: 1(N01) 4(N39a) — [entry lost] Line 2: [...] — [...] Line 3: [...] — [...] Line 4: [...] — [...] Line 5: 2(N42a) 1(N25) — PIRIG, allotted (BA) Line 6: 1(N01) — HI ('mixed'?) Line 7: [...] — [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 137

1(N51) [...] 1(N28): NE, GUG2 (a grain-cake/foodstuff) X (number lost): [...] 1(N14): [...] 1(N28): NE, GUG2 (grain-cake) 1(N14): [...] GUG2 (grain-cake) — the settlement 2(N39): the institution/cattle-stall, fattened(?), the settlement, returned(?) [...] 1(N03) [...]: [...] X (number lost): the settlement — consumed/disbursed The settlement — purchase/exchange; the institution; |U4×1(N01)| (day/date notation) — consumed/disbursed, fattened(?) Purchase/exchange — consumed/disbursed

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 138

(obverse) 10 (1(N14)): LAGAB×ŠA-vessels(?), LAGAB×ŠITA-implements(?) 2 (2(N01)): jars (of the DUG~c×1(N58) type) 2 (2(N01)): ŠEN metal vessels (cauldrons) 1 (1(N01)): jar (DUG~a) 1 and a fraction (1(N01) 1(N26)): DU6 (mound/heap[?]) 5 and a fraction (5(N01) 1(N29~a)): persons (SAG, 'heads') 2 (2(N01)) [...]: food portions (GAR) ...(?) AN — allotted (BA) (Break) [...] fish (KU6~a) [...]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 139

(obverse) 2(N34) 1(N14) 1(N01) [i.e. two large units, one ten, one unit] — GUG₂ (a foodstuff/grain product), ŠU ("received"/"in hand") 2(N34) [two large units] — SI A [...] — [...] 2(N14) [two tens] — bird(s) (MUŠEN), UB (storage/accounting category) [...] — [...] (reverse, total line) [...] 6(N34) [...] 1(N14) [...] 3(N01) [i.e. six large units ... one ten ... three units]

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 144

(Obverse; all lines fragmentary) [...] 2 N14 (= 20, or 12 in the grain-capacity system) [...] — barley (ŠE) [...] 1 N14 (= 10, or 6) [...] — [...] [...] — (one illegible sign) [...] — [...] 3 N01 (= 3 units) — HI ("mixed"?) (and) GAR ("ration/deposited"), with the compound signs ZATU714×HI and ZATU651×GAR (unread designation, likely an official's title or name) [...] — [...] [...] 2 N14 (= 20, or 12) [...] [...] — [...] (Remainder of obverse lost; reverse uninscribed or effaced)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 146

(obverse) [...] : [...] 5 (units) : DU8 (a processed product) 6 (units) : [...] 11 (units) : (illegible commodity) consumed/disbursed — NAGA — 'day 1' — the temple administrator (and) the chief temple administrator 1 (small fractional measure, N24) : [...] (reverse/final section) [...] : TE [...] (rest broken)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 153

(column/section as preserved) [...] — [...] [...] — NU11 [AN] [...] (and) 1 — AN, ŠA, UR2 [...] — [PA], "pure" A, [GIŠ3] 1 (N22-measure) — GUG2-cake (with) beer, BAR-category 1 GUG2-cake 1 — ZATU776 ... (unidentified commodity) [...] — [...] (Break) 1 — tablet (of) the SANGA-administrator 1 — GA2-container, ME, the EN (lord/priest-ruler), delivered by hand 1 — cattle-pen; 5 (N57-units) 2 — ME, DAR, PAP (supervisor) 2 — AN, NU11 [...] 10 — ZATU776 ... (unidentified commodity) (final entry/subscript:) A, HAL, AL

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 157

Obverse: 4 (N39) units: fish, ZATU710 (product); 3 (N39) units: ZATU714+HI (product), ME; (under) the SANGA-official (of) the cattle-pen. 1 (N39) 1 (N24) units: day(?)-ration deposited (U4 GAR); 1 (N39) 1 (N24) units: ZATU710 (product), fish, (of) the courtyard; 10 (N14) units: cattle-pen, ME; 2 (N01) units: ZATU710 (product), HAL, ZATU714+HI (product). Reverse: uninscribed (no text preserved beyond surface traces).

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 160

(Obverse) 4 (units, N01): NINDA₂×HI (bread/ration measure) — the SANGA (temple administrator); 2 (units, N01): GISZ₃ — the SANGA; 2 (units, N01): the EN (lord/institutional head) [...]; [2 (units, N01)]: [...]; ME; jar(s) (DUG) [...]; (Reverse) 10 (1 N14): jars (DUG), allotted (BA) — (for/of) the AMA×E₂ (the 'mother-house' institution/household).

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 162

(obverse) [...] : HAL(-official/category) 1 (N30) : a jug(?) of beer (KAŠ), [compound vessel-sign], MU 2 (N01) : plants/fodder(?) (U2) of the mound(?) (DU6) 3 (N01) : "day"(?) (U4), fine/female (SAL), HAL 20 (2×N14) : junior(?) (TUR), HAL#, female/fine (SAL) 2 (N01) : EN(-official), TU, [wooden object: GIŠ×ŠU2] 25 (2×N14 + 5×N01) : ŠITA(-implements/category), the namešda(-official), ... (sign illegible) 5 (N01) (and) 1 (N57) : chief/great (GAL) 1 (N01) : [...] [...] : [...] (remainder broken; reverse uninscribed)

Economy

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 163

(obverse) 1(N14) 8(N01) [= 18]: calf(s and) cow(s) (AMAR AB2), 4(N14) 5(N01) [= 45]: [...], UB(?) [...], [...]: [...], [...]: [...], (Break) [...] 1(N01) [= 1]: KISIM-vessel (dairy container), 3(N02), 1(N01): day(?) — milk (U4 GA).

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 172

(Obverse) 5(N01) 1(N24) — HI@g-product, (for/of) Uruk; 1(N01) 1(N24) 1(N16) — HI@g-product, (for) the labor troop of the storehouse UR2; 1(N01) 1(N24) 1(N28) 1(N30c) — HI@g-product, [...]; 4(N01) 3(N39a) 1(N24) — HI@g-product, received(?) (as a) loan(?); (Subscript:) new (delivery); 1(N04), first (quality). (Reverse: uninscribed.)

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 173

(obverse) [...] , [...] [...] , [...] 4 (units), 2 (small units), 1 (fraction) — designation(?): ... (ZATU714×HI, undeciphered commodity sign) 30 (3 × N14) sheep 1 carp (SUHUR) 1 (N52 — a large-capacity numerical unit) 1 jar (of a marked vessel type) 8 ... (ŠU2 — received/disbursed(?)) [1 ... (ZATU644, undeciphered sign)] 2 ... (ZATU753, undeciphered sign) [...] , [...] 4 (units) [and 1 fraction] apples (HAŠHUR) 2 ... (MA — fig(?)/container(?)) of ... (ZATU735, undeciphered) 2 ... (GA2-type container with inscribed sign) (subscript:) oil(?) deposited(?); 2 (N57) ...; new ...; [consumed/disburs…

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 174

Obverse 1. 5(N47) — the temple administrator (SANGA~a); |U₄ × 3(N57)| 2. (no number) — fish (KU6~a); the courtyard (KISAL~b1) 3. bird (MUŠEN); the house/estate (E2~a) 4. SI (horn); ME~a 5. EN~a (the lord); NE~a 6. BU~a; PAP~a; NAM2 7. |LAGAB~b + LAGAB~b|; jar (DUG~a); place (KI) 8. [...] ŠU [...] (Surface broken and effaced) 9. (two illegible signs) 10. TE; RU

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 175

Obverse: 2 (units): tilted-wood (GIŠ@t) object(s) — E2~a (house/household) 6 (units): vessels of the DUG~b type marked with sheep × TAR 6 (units): KID~b (reed mats) 17 (1 ten, 7 units): MA 1 ten + [...]: ŠEN~b vessels Summary / colophon: BA (allotted), DUB~a, E2~a (house), KALAM~g, URU~a1, ŠE~a (barley/grain), SAR~a Reverse (or final case): NI~a, BA (allotted)

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 176

(Face A — obverse) 1. 6 N₁₄ (of) barley — UR₂ 2. [ ] — exchange-price; allotted 3. 4 N₃₄, 1 N₃₆, 2 N₄₅, 3 N₁₄ — barley; allotted; exchange-price; fish; courtyard 4. 4 N₃₄, 1 N₄₅, 3 N₁ — barley (Face B — reverse) 5. 1 N₃₆, 9 N₁₉ 6. 3 N₁₉, 3 N₄ — LAGAB×TE (Both faces are chipped along the upper and lower edges; several signs marked as damaged in the edition — the initial 6 N₁₄, ŠE, UR₂, ŠAM₂, BA and the final 3 N₁₉ — are only partly preserved.)

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~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

CUSAS 01, 177

Obverse 1 (N₀₁) — fish (KU6~a), KA~a 2 (N₀₂), 1 (N₅₈) 1 (N₀₄), 1 (N₀₂) [...] , [...] 1 (N₀₂) [...] 1 (N₀₁) — TUR ("small"/"junior") [...] 1 (N₀₁) — GI(?) (bundle-unit), (one further sign, unread) 1 (N₀₁) [...] [...] 3 (N₀₁) [...] , TA~a [...] , [...] (Reverse: no legible signs preserved.)

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