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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 157

Obverse 1. 3 (loaves of) bread, (of) 4 (units each); 2. 3 (loaves of) dabin-flour bread; 3. 10 (loaves of) gu-bread; 4. 60 (loaves of) barley bread; 5. 1 sheep's hindquarter; 6. 6 'bowls' of soup; Reverse 7. 2 (jars of) kaš-kir beer: 8. (for) the wife of Lugal-gidri-du. 9. 6 (loaves of) dabin-flour bread; 10. 40 (loaves of) barley bread; 11. 2 'bowls' of soup: 12. (for) Beli-gi, the cook.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 158

Obverse 1. 3 hounds, 4 breads (each); 2. their flour: 2 barig (by the) Agade (measure), 3. for 20 days. 4. 20 kurgi-geese, 2/3 (sila each); 5. their barley: 1 gur 2 barig 4 ban, 6. for [n+]10 [days]. (Break) Reverse 1'. 10? [...] ...-gi-a ... 12 shekels; 2'. 4 for the journey, 12 shekels; 3'. their flour. 4'. The chief gatekeeper. 5'. Month: Barley harvest.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 160

1. 1 gur of onions, (by the gur) of Akkade; 2. 3 gur of large legumes; 3. 1 gur of small legumes; 4. [...]-lu, [n] gur; 5. [...] salt, [n] gur; 6. [n+]1 gur of gazi-spice.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 165

Obverse 1. 1 jar of sesame oil, 5 umbin: 2. Dingir-sipa; 3. it is (for) the barley of An-na-šum. 4. 2 jars of sesame oil: 5. [...]-ni-gu [...]. Reverse 6. Ur-erra 7. returned (it). 8. Month: Ab-e-ziga.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 169

1. 1 jar of oil: 2. Ur-zigumma. 3. 1 jar of oil, less 1 sila: 4. Anna. 5. 1 jar of oil (and) 4 sila: 6. [N]ammaḫ. 7. 1 jar of oil, less [1] [1/2] [sila]: 8. Lugal-iri.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 170

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [...] shekel(s) [... of oil], [...] sila 2. [...] ... 3. [...] ... 4. [...] 5. MUŠ3xAN, 6. for the šešuš (ŠE.NAM2) (ceremony?), 7. went there; 8. he gave (it) to him. 9. Oil expended. 10. Month: Še-sag-saga.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 171

Obverse 1. 1 jar of ghee: 2. Igisu. 3. 1 (jar): Abamuna. 4. 11 2/3 sila: IM-ki. 5. 11 sila less 1/6 (sila): 6. Ur-zigumma. 7. 10 less 1 sila: Ur-gu.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 179

Obverse 1. 2 gurdub-baskets of apples: 2. Erin-dani; 3. 2 (baskets): Lugal-keš; 4. 1 (basket): Ur-li; Reverse 5. 2 (baskets): Ur-manugal. 6. Total: 7 gurdub-baskets of apples, 7. outstanding (deficit).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 181

1. 2 talents of rushes (ninni5) 2. to Šu-ne-KA 3. he gave. 4. 1 gur of white alkali-plant (naga): 5. Gissu. 6. 1 gur 2 barig of alkali-plant (naga): 7. Bur-gul. 8. 4 talents of white gypsum (im-babbar2): 9. Bur-gul. 10. 1/3 (mina) 4 shekels of su3:gan2: 11. Dada.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 186

Obverse (Beginning destroyed) [...] ...-a (dar?) 2 barig of beer-bread, 2 barig of malt, 2 barig of barley, 3 ban of fish, 1 sila of oil, 1 leather suhuš (sandal sole?), [...] 1 bar-dul5 cloak, its weight: 8 minas, [1] šagada [garment], [...] he gave to him/her. It was taken away (delivered).

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 187

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [...] 2. Lu-na[nam?] ... 3. 94 (lit. 1 sixty, 3 tens, 4 units): Szubur-tur; 2 (tilted units) 4. 75 (lit. 1 sixty, 1 ten, 5 units): Sag-dingir-tuku 5. 70 (lit. 1 sixty, 1 ten): for the ildu

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 189

Obverse 1. [...] Lugal-nigbara-dug 2. [...] its [ho]use of shade 3. 3 [...]: [...]-Enlila 4. 1 ban: En-x-x 5. 1 ban: Malah-gal 6. 2 barig: Di-Utu, 7. the overseer 8. 2 barig 1 ban: E-šar 9. Erim-lara-AN 10. Ur-E-iginim

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 190

1. 2 barig 1 ban [...] 2. 1 gur 3 ban, Ur-[...] 3. 2 barig 3 ban, Lugal-[...] 4. 1 gur 1 barig 2 ban [...] 5. 1 barig, Ša-[...]

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 192

Obverse 1. 2 ban [...], (by the) Akkade (ban), 2. 3 ban 2 sila, (by the) royal ban: 3. Geme-arsar. Reverse 4. 4 ban, (by the) Akkade (ban): 5. Nin-andul. 6. 3 ban: Ama-duzu.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 198

1. 16 wooden horn(-objects), 2. 5 daggers: 3. Dada. 4. 15 wooden horn(-objects), 5. 5 daggers: 6. Lugal-e. 7. 34 wooden horn(-objects), 8. 1 dagger: 9. Ur-ega, 10. the soldier. 11. 30 daggers: 12. Šume.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 199

40 [...] she-asses [...] n 5 male donkeys, 4 she-asses, 3 male donkeys, 3 she-asses, 2 male donkeys, 2 she-asses, 1 male donkeys, 1 2 prime male donkeys Total: 88 equids, (at) the mouth of the Ešubur canal; the surveyor.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 201

40 bundles of reeds: Lu-Inanna, the reed-mat worker; 20: Enlilla; 15: Enlilla, the reed man. Ibi, the gala, gave (them) to them. Total: [...] bundles of reeds, (for) the weaver(s); Enlilla, the reed man, it is. Month: Ga-udu-ur. Day 12 having passed.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 202

(Beginning destroyed) its price: 1/2 mina 5 shekels of silver; with (?) the silver, barley [...]; n (units), Lugal-...[...]; its field: 1 sar. Total: 2 sar 2/3 [...]; ... Lugal-... ...-kam; Tirku, his son; ......

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 203

Obverse(?) (Beginning destroyed) [......] dates, its name(?); Gudea, son of Enne, the commissioner, took (it). 1 shekel of silver: RU-RU, son of Ur-Enlil, on behalf of Dudu. 1 Ergu, 1 Ša-DI.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 206

3 slave women, died; 2 suckling boys, died; 2 suckling girls, died; total: 7 runaway persons in Agade died.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 212

Obverse 1/3 (shekel) 11 1/2 grains of [silver]: it is the interest of the field. 1/3 (and) 6 1/2 shekels, 20 minus 2 grains of silver: it is the silver of the sheep. Returned (to the hand). Reverse Lugal-nam.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 213

15 shekels of silver, rent of a field, (namely) the field of Nin-isin; Nag-nina, Amar-Gešzida; [...] [...] ...[...] 260 (units): Lugal-[...], Lu-kindu; 4 [...] [Month: Mu]-tir.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 215

64 (items of) bronze (and) copper; their weight: 36 minas less 10 shekels; 2 1/3 minas 5 shekels. (This is) of KU-šen.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 216

[... mi]rror(s) of bronze; [...] its bronze; [...] large ḫazabu(-vessel)s of bronze; 1 small ḫazabu(-vessel) of bronze; [...]-x of bronze; [...] of bronze; [...] x of copper; [...] x

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 219

1 eše of field less 3 sar: Ur-nigar. 2 1/2 iku of field: E'ur. 4 iku: E'ur. 2 iku [...] of field: Nin-nigbara'e. [...] field: Ahusunu. [...] field: Lugu. [...] of field: Ur-Teš. [...] field: Ur-a, the stone-cutter. [...] of field: Enlila. [...] [...] of field: ...... [...] of field: Lugal-ennu.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 220

(Obverse) 20 less 2 (= 18) gur of barley, (by the) sag-gal₂ (measure); 2 barig 2 ban of barley, kur; the agar-field of Maš-da[lu]. 5 gur 2 barig of barley, (by the) sag-gal₂ (measure); 1 gur of barley, (by the) sag-gal₂ (measure), its gešgaba-tab; [1 barig] of barley, [kur]; [the agar-field of the A]šamah. (Reverse) Total: 25 gur 1 barig 2 ban of barley, (by the) sag-[gal₂ (measure)], threshed barley; Kalaba, the farmer.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 221

Obverse 1. 3 barig 4 ban of barley, 2. 1 barig of barley, kur: 3. field Mašdalu. 4. 3 [1 barig] 5(?) ban [of barley], (by the) "great" gur, 5. 1 (gur) of barley, (by the) "great" gur: 6. Gešgabatabbi; 7. field Ašamah. 8. [3 barig] of barley, [kur]: 9. field Enlil. Reverse 10. Total: 6 gur 1 barig 4 ban of barley, (by the) "great" gur, 11. threshed barley; 12. Ili-tabba, the plowman.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 222

23 nindan: the long sides; 3 nindan: the fronts; its area: 70 minus <1> (= 69) sar of orchard; 53 large trees, their silver: [...] 1/3 (shekel); 240 male trees, their silver: 2/3 (shekel?) ...

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 225

137 (written 2 × 60 + 20 minus 3) sheep; their wool: 3 talents 5 minas; Lugal-ušurmu. 59 (written 60 minus 1) sheep; their wool: 2 talents; Ur-Enlil. Total: 196 sheep; total: 5 talents 5 mi[nas]: it is wool of sheep taken in charge (dab5); Emaš.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 226

1 kid, son of [...]; 1 kid: Bara-Enlil-[gar]. 2 kids, ...[...]; 1 sheep, [...]; 3 kids, [...]; 1 kid, [...]; 1 kid, [...]; [1 kid], [...]; 1 [kid]: Bara-En[lil-gar]. Total: 1 sheep, 11 [kids]: sheep (and goats) expended. Month: Akiti.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 227

[1] fattened sheep, 3 sheep: the nin-dingir priestess of Ninšubur. 3 sheep: Lugal-urie. 3 sheep: Munimah. 2 (gur) 1 ban minus 1 sila of sheep ur2-[cuts], (for) the kitchen. Total: 1 fattened sheep; total: 11 (gur) 1 ban minus 1 sila, sheep ur2-cuts (and sheep). (This) is the expenditure.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 229

1 kid, for the tēnnum(?) of the ŠIM PI-PI garden; 1 sheep, ašgi, within 7 days; 1 lamb, for Nin-gilim. Issued, (of) the kizûtum. Month Šu-gar, day <n>.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 232

Obverse 1. 10 sheep skins, 2. skins for leather sacks, 3. to Ur-zigumma, 4. the cook, 5. were given. Reverse 6. 6 sheep skins: 7. the GIN₂ (and) the mat(s) of Edudu (and) the boat of Iškur-andul 8. were fitted (with them). 9. Leather expended, 10. Lugal-itida; 11. Susi.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 233

4 hides: goat (hides), (for) the man of the stretched things; he gave (them) to him. 2 hides: hides for the leather bag of the governor; Gala, the leather-worker, he gave (them) to him. 2 hides: for the á-gá of linen, from his own labour, the leather-worker; he gave (them) to him. Total: 8 white hides; they are hides that were expended.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 236

1 nig-lam garment, 1 šaga-du garment: Lugal-nir, the shepherd. 1 bar-dul garment: Bulali, [...] the carpenters. 1 bar-dul garment: Lu-saga, the chief farmer. Total: 4 garments, returned; for the 7th time. [...]-x (was) the commissioner.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 241

Obverse 1. 19 gur 2 barig of barley: Ur-Inanna; 2. (see line 1) 3. 10 gur 2 barig 5 ban: TAR-ta; 4. 10 gur minus 2 barig: Lu-BI; 5. 12 gur: E-ur; 6. 3 gur 2 barig: Aš-ane, the temple administrator; 7. 1 gur: Sipa-ane, the cook; 8. 64 gur: Šakuge. Reverse 9. Total: 120 minus 2 gur, (plus) 2 barig of barley, 10. it is the [arr]ears of last [year]; 11. Mesa[g].

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 244

[n] 2 ban [of ...], barley, ...-th (?); 2 gur of barley from the house of Lugal-ša-x; [...]-KA [...] [Ur]-Ababa. [Total:] n (gur) 2 barig minus 1 ban 5 sila [of barley], (in) gur, regular deliveries: the cupbearer received (it). [Month: barley] harvest.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 245

[n+]5 gur of barley (by the) Agade (measure): Ur-Inanna; [n+]3 (gur): Ur-Ennun; 4 (gur) 1 barig 2 ban: TAR-ta; 4 (gur): E-[...]; ...[...]; 2 (gur) 2 barig 3 ban: [...]; 2 (gur) 1 barig: Ša-kuge [...]. Total: 16 gur 1 barig 2 ban 5 sila of barley (by the) Agade (measure), [rec]eived by the brewers.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 246

20 less 2 (= 18) gur of barley, standard (gur), from the E-niggur-gula; 12 (gur) from the E-mah. Beer, 2 (units) each, until the month [...]; beer, 1 jar of 10 sila, until the 4th month. Received by Ur-Inanna.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 247

1. 2 barig of barley, 2. 2 barig of emmer: 3. it is (for) the ferry fee (addir). 4. 3 barig of barley (by the) Agade (measure): 5. it is the barley ration of the New Year. 6. Let him give (it) to him!

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 249

Obverse 1. 5 sila of dabin-flour, A[ga]de 2. 4 sila of groats, Igizi[...] 3. 3 sila, Hena[...] 4. 3 sila, Lugal[...] 5. 5 sila, En[...] 6. 1 ban (= 10 sila), Ninsage 7. 5 sila of emmer, Eba Reverse 8. Total: 3 ban 5 sila (= 35 sila), emmer flour (of) Agade. 9. Deficit: 1 sila, Ninsage; 10. 1 sila, Uzili; 11. 1/2 sila, Ningu[...].

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 250

Obverse 1. 240 (loaves of) bread of 1 sila each, 2. 6 [...], 3. 30 minus 2 (= 28) split (dried) fish: 4. the workers received (them). 5. 80 (loaves of) bread of 1 sila each: 6. they are the attendants (lit. 'standing men'). Reverse 7. 10 (loaves of) bread of 1 sila each: Ezi, 8. the scribe. 9. Dada (was) its commissioner. 10. Bread expended; 11. it is (that) of Emah-dingir.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 251

24 men, 2 (loaves of) bread each; 3 men, brewers, 2 (each); 5 (bread): boatmen; 20 (loaves of) bread, 1 (jar of) beer: Barasag; 20 (loaves of) bread, 1 (jar of) beer: soldiers of the king; 24 (loaves of) bread, 2 (jars of) beer: Ur-dumu-x; 5 (loaves of) bread: Ur-Nin[...]; [...] 10 [n bread ...]-ab; 10 ... [...] soldier(s). Total: 180 (loaves of) bread, 4 (jars of) beer: bread expended.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 252

1 fuller, 1 fattener of livestock, 7 brewers, 2 doorkeepers: they [are] not allotted bread. 1,591 (rations of) bread, 50 minus 2 (= 48) (rations of) beer: beer (and) bread expended.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 254

2 gur of beer-bread, [...] gur of chickpeas, (for) Lu-Iškur; [...] gur of chickpeas, [...] gur of coarse flour, 2 gur of groats, (for) Nani; 2 barig of coarse flour, 1 barig of groats, (for) Ur-pisan. It is (what was) returned.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 256

1 gur of large chickpeas, 2 barig of small chickpeas, 1 ban of coriander, 5 sila of cumin, [...] 1 barig [...] cheese, 5 ban of beer-bread.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 257

6 gur of fish, 50 baskets: he delivered (them). Ur-mes, the fowler. 2 barig of fish, 5 baskets: he delivered (them). Masa-ninsu. 9 gur of fish: Lugal-teš, the cook. 3: Lu-x; 2: the [household] administrator; 2: Ur-lili; 2: Lalla; 1: Kituš-bir. 2 gur less 1 barig of fish, 15 baskets: he delivered (them). Lu-sa[ga].

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 258

Obverse 1. 1 gurdub-basket of small fish: 2. Sat-bel. 3. 1 gurdub-basket of small fish: 4. Ili-ištakal. 5. [1] gurdub-basket of small fish: 6. [...]-talik, the lu2-igi official. 7. [...] 8. [...] 9. [n leather esir-e]ba (items) 10. [...] 11. [...] leather esir-eba (items): 12. Ur-ME, the scribe. 13. 1 ša3-gid2: 14. Datum, the courier. 15. [Day] 30 minus 3 (= 27) elapsed.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 259

Obverse 2 baskets of split fish, a2-bala-a, 2 barig; 1 basket of prime fish, 2 barig; 1 basket of sea fish, 2 ban; 1 basket of eggs of the ab-suhur fish; 1 basket of split birds; 1 basket of ge6-par4; 1 basket of grapes(?) ...; [1] basket [...]; [...] [...] [...] Reverse 1 masab-basket; 1 kir NUN-[...]; (this is) what was placed on the |TAxKASKAL|-boat. The elder gave (it) to him.

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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

TCBI 1, 260

Obverse 1. 240 split gir-fish, 2. 180 slit fish: 3. first delivery. Reverse 4. 1,500 split fish: 5. second delivery. 6. Kuda, the fisherman, 7. brought (them).

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