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Page 48 / 1294

~2450 BCE

·Early Dynastic

ETCSRI

Mes-Ane-pada 2 / CDLI Seals 006519 (CDLI Seals 006519 (composite))

(1) Meš-Ane-pada, king of Kiš, spouse of the nugig priestess.

Economy

~2450 BCE·Early DynasticETCSRI

Mes-Ane-pada 3 / CDLI Seals 001442 (CDLI Seals 001442 (physical))

(1) Nintur, the queen, the spouse of Meš-Ane-pada.

Economy

~2450 BCE·Early DynasticETCSRI

Puzur-Mama 2001 / CDLI Seals 001425 (CDLI Seals 001425 (physical))

(1) Šarru-ilī, child of Puzur-Mama, the governor.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 008, 1928-439

1. [...] field 2. [...] field 3. [...] field 4. [...] field 5. [...] field 6. [...] field 7. 1/3 (shekel of) silver [...] 8. 10 shekels? of silver [...] 9. 1? shekel of silver [...] 10. 1/2 shekel of silver [...] 11. 1 [...]

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

Anonymous 270812

1 (gur): Abba 2 (gur): E-kur-nin 2 (gur): [x]-nin 1 (gur): Ur-Ganun 1 (gur): Abzuzu 2 (gur): Ur-nagar 1 (gur): U-u-a 2 (gur): Papa 12 gur of barley, on (the) day (when) 1 gin₂ (was) measured out. 5 ban: U-u-a 4 ban: Lugal-he

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 007

1. 9 men, 2. E-sar; 3. 4: Ašgi; 4. 4: E-sahar; 5. 2: Inanna; 6. 3: Enki; 7. 4: E-dam; 8. 1: Dara-U-Enlil-gar; 9. 1: ...-E-si; 10. 1: Anne; 11. 8: the small shrines; 12. the house of Utu. 13. Day 17 (lit. 20 minus 3); 14. 'Chariot' field.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 010

Obverse 1. 5 shekels of refined silver; 2. 1 silver (?) neck(-ornament); 3. 1 kur-PA neck(-ornament); 4. 1 x DIB(?) kur x neck(-ornament); 5. 1 PA TAR-TAR(?) neck(-ornament) of pure [s]ilver; 6. 1 SIG7(?) of silver; 7. 1 UD tongue; 8. 1 mina of goat hair, AG; 9. 1/3 nu-gu; 10. Geme(?)-urganun(?) 11. took (it) away.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 012

Obverse 1. [1]7 gur of barley, (by the) great gur: 2. Ur-si; 3. 2 barig: Šu-aš; 4. 2 barig: E-mahda; 5. 1 barig 2 ban: U2-U2; 6. 1 barig 3 ban: Ištup-il; 7. 1 (gur): Nin-turtur; 8. 1 (gur): the gudu-priest of the E-mud; 9. 1 (gur): Dudu; 10. 1 (gur): Bara-ara-nu. Reverse 11. Total: 24 gur 5 ban of barley, (by the) great gur. 12. [...]: the lumah-priest; 13. [...] 5? (gur): Namlugalni-du.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 016

1. 5 gur-saggal of barley: 2. Ur-Ensignunna; 3. 2 (gur): Mamud; 4. [...]-sag, barley; 5. 5 (gur) of barley: Meme'a; 6. 15 gur: E-geštin-su; 7. 2 (gur): Ninmu-gin-amah; 8. 2 (gur), 2 (gur): Ilili; 9. [...]-HAR; 10. [...] ...; 11. Nu-SAHAR-a; 12. Mama-kiši-gal.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 027

Obverse 1. 3 gur of barley, restitution (su-ga): 2. E-gi, 3. son of Ama-NU+NU. 4. 1 gur 1 barig: Amar-giri, the builder. 5. 1 gur of sag-barley: 6. Amar-ku-ara, 7. the shepherd. 8. 1 gur 2 barig: Lugal-nigzu. 9. 1 gur 2 barig: Lugal-damda.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 029

1. Lugal-nigzu 2. together with Urnibe(?) 3. pulled out the peg(s) in the field; 4. the donkey that he released to him — 5. "I will make restitution," he said to him. 6. Before Ur-su, the donkey herder. 7. House ... [...] 8. ... ... ... 9. The [<its>] matter is concluded. 10. To the governor of Nippur 11. ... [(...)] is present.

Law·Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 030

Obverse 1. 25 aktum-garments; 2. 17 (20 minus 3) NI-garments; 3. 8 nig-barba (garments); 4. 3 breast-sashes; 5. New tablet: 38 (40 minus 2), behind / later.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 038

Obverse 1. 15 gur of barley: 2. the price 3. of a house (plot) of 1 sar. 4. Ninpada, 5. wife of Lugalša, 6. [...] (im-ta-KID?) 7. received (it). 8. 1 shekel of silver, 9. 1 gur of barley: 10. KUM-tuš-[še], 11. son of Lugal[ša], 12. rec[eived] (it). 13. The price [......]

Economy·Law

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 040

Obverse 1. 7 mother cows, 2. 2 cows, 3 years old, 3. 1 ox, 2 years old, 4. 1 female suckling calf, 5. 1 male suckling calf; 6. their total: 12. 7. Ur-likam, Bottom edge / Reverse 8. Uʾuma (u3-um-a), 9. Ansi, 10. Mazaʾuma.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 043

Obverse 1. 5 gur 2 barig of barley; 2. 1 bar-dul garment, worth 2/3 mina of silver; 3. 1 aktum garment, worth 2/3 mina of silver; 4. 1 niglam garment, worth 1/2 shekel; 5. 1 niglam garment, worth 1/3 (shekel); 6. 1 gur 2 barig of barley, worth 2 shekels of silver; 7. it is (from) the year in which there was none. 8. 1 shekel of silver; 9. [x] 1 nanny-goat; 10. [n] (and) 2/3 mina of silver; 11. the canal [...] brought; 12. [...] ... 13. he brought (it) to him. 14. 1: for Šuni, ... a crushed(?) garment was taken [...].

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 044

Obverse 1. 10 gur of barley: 2. the sealed storehouse of the barber. 3. 2 (gur) 2 barig: Igisi; 4. 2 (gur) 2 barig: Uš, son of Zage; 5. 3 (gur): the sealed storehouse of the barber; 6. 2 barig: Urgu, son of Lugalennu; 7. Inimzida 8. has it with him. Reverse 9. It is principal barley; 10. it is its base. 11. 4 gur 2 barig of barley 12. Aba-Enlil, 13. son of Amar-abzu, 14. received.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 054

4 iku of field, its barley: 12 (gur) 2 barig; Eki, the chief merchant. 2½ iku of field, 10 (gur) minus 2 barig of barley: the man of the temple administrator (sanga); Lugal-ezem (is) overseer. 1 eše 2 iku of field, 40 minus 2 (gur), 2 barig of barley: Ama-barasi (and) Lugal-ildu, the surveyor. 3 iku of field, 12 (gur) 2 barig of barley: E-lu, the surveyor. 3¼ iku of field, 15 (gur) 2 barig of barley: Munus-tur, wife of the surveyor. 1½ iku of field, 5 (gur) of barley: Ur-TAG, the potter.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 065

1. 2 1/4 iku of field: ...-ba(?) 2. Ama-bara-abzu. 3. 3 iku less 1/4 iku; 3 1/2 iku; 3 1/4 iku: 4. Sidu. 5. 1 eše 4 iku: Ur-Namnun. 6. 1 eše 1 1/2 iku: Ur-tulbaza, 7. the lamentation priest. 8. 2 eše 4 iku: 9. Lugal-a-REC107. 10. 1 eše 2 1/2(?) iku, LIŠ-us₂: 11. Magur, the overseer(?). 12. 2 1/2 iku LIŠ-us₂; 1 1/2 iku barley(-land); 4 aš; total 4 1/2 iku, us₂: 13. Enlila, the gu:sur. 14. 5 iku less 1/4 iku; 3 aš barley(-land); 2 aš LIŠ-us₂: 15. Amar-gula, the shepherd.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 081

1. 420 (7 × 60) nindan: old (libir). 2. 300 (5 × 60): width. 3. 420 (7 × 60) minus 2 cubits: base (ur₂). 4. 360 (6 × 60) minus 2 cubits, 1 span, ½ (...). 5. 300 (5 × 60) (and) 1: GIŠ.BAD; the overseer (and) the lieutenant (ugula nu-banda₃). 6. 300 (5 × 60) (and) 2 cubits: En-tar. 7. 120 (2 × 60) (and) 1 nindan: KID. 8. 180 (3 × 60) minus 1: GIŠ.BAD; Abba. 9. [...] ... guna. 10. 60 (1 × 60) (and) 2 cubits: Puni-du. 11. 120 (2 × 60), BAD cubits: house(s) not reached (?) (e₂-a nu-si). 12. 120 (2 × 60), BAD: E-kur (?), not reached (?). 13. 240 (4 × 60) (and) 1: account (nig₂-ka₉) of Ur-KUŠ₂. 14. 1…

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 083

Obverse 1. 54 bundles of grass, 2. En-akalle; 3. 35: Kar-du; 4. 40: Urni; 5. 42: En-tarsi; 6. [3]6: the foreman of the overseer; 7. 32 1/2: the foreman.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 087

1. 286 (4×60 + 40 + 6) copper ha-bu-da tools, 2. 110 (120 minus 10) minas of copper, 3. [n] mina(s) [...] ...-a-ta [...] ... [...] 5. brought out from the earth. 6. 251 (4×60 + 10 + 1) minas of copper: 7. (for) the weaver(s) who came out from the palace. 8. The weaver(s) (and) the overseer of the smiths 9. were given (it).

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 115

1 šar(?) 4 bur 2 iku: the orchard, the large one; 5 bur: the small orchard; 1 bur 3 iku: outside the field of the town of Ki-ana(?); 5 bur: orchard (of) the potter Ur-en[...]; Anna-e[...]; 4 iku: outside the orchard; ... Azuzu [...]; it is of the year.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

BIN 08, 173

Obverse 1. [x+]4? shekels of silver, 2. 12 (gur) 1 barig of barley (by the) lidga(-measure), 3. 41 sila of lard (pig fat), 4. 2 (gur) 1 barig of dates, (by the) gur, 5. 1 grass-fed pig: 6. it is the purchase price of Nin-gissunani. 7. Ur-lugal, the donkey herdsman, 8. gave (it) for her. 9. At the BAD of the palace gate 10. this case was put in order. Reverse 11. Dudu, 12. ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] 13. the witnesses 14. confirmed (it). 15. ... [...] ... [...]

Law·Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CBS 07280

Obverse 1. [n] ... [...] 2. 2 (gur): Mašda, pa4?[...] 3. 1 (gur) 2 barig: Sag-...[...] 4. 2 (gur): Ur-abu 5. 2 barig: Lugal-šeš 6. 2 barig: Enlil-[...] 7. [...] the nesag[?] (offering) [...]

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CBS 08117

1 thin bardul-garment for women, (for) Igi-Enlilše, the šabra; Ug-IL₂ weighed (it) out to him. Month: “Bricks placed in the brick-mold”; 7 days having passed.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011

šuš-official pa-nam-šita official lustration priest of the shrine chief ... en-priest of IB chief of the šita (priests) abgal (sage) kingal (overseer) tiru official [...] sukkal (envoy) [...] ... stone ... ti ... na [...]

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CST 001

33 mother ewes, 30 minus 1 (= 29) rams, 8 female lambs, early lambs, 5 male lambs, early lambs, 4 female lambs, late-born, 3 male lambs, late-born. Grand total: 82 ewes (and rams) together with their lambs: private-property sheep of Endanirgal. Šubur, the overseer of the house of Esir, sheared (them). Lugal-ikuš: they are placed with him. Year 1.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CST 022

15 gur of barley: Ama-tuku-galzu; 1 (gur) 2 barig: Nin-urni; 15 (units) of lard, UMBIN; it is (the equivalent of) 1½ shekels of silver. 2 niglam garments; 1 sheep, its silver [...]; 2 grain-fed pigs; 2 bardul garments; 1 dul(?) garment; 43(?) shekels of silver; goods ...[...]; its name(?) ... kigalla(?) [...]; it is in the agreement; it is 1 mina of silver. Its tablet has been handed over(?).

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 030

1 eše₃ (of) field — Ma-NI-NI; 1 eše₃ — SIG-mu; 1 eše₃ — Ur-gu, the animal-fattener(?); 1 eše₃ — Ur-peš-tur; 1 eše₃ — Šu-Mama; 1 iku — PA-[…]-bala; Ur-tu; A-ga(?)-le. (Reverse: uninscribed; the modern museum number Ms. 1052/40 is written on it in ink. Right side of the obverse broken away; a large chip is lost at the right edge.)

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 034

1 iku 2 sar [...] E-zi 3 iku — Lugal-kal 3 iku — Ur-nu 3 iku — ...-adgal ( — ) U-nu-NI-NI [n +] 1 iku [...] 2 iku [...] 2 iku — Lugal-ildu (Reverse: uninscribed / blank)

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 064

180 loaves of bread; 10 minus [n] jars (of beer); (for) the ruler (ensi) of Gišša (Umma), (and) the ruler (ensi) of Lagaš; (from) the household of the gudu-priest. It is the month of the barley harvest.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 081

2 barig of groats (gur measure), 2 barig of malt — for Išme-ilum it was given. Booked expenditure of the house of the gudu-priest. (It is) the month of the barley harvest.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 097

120 loaves, 2 (loads) — Ma'u; 60 [loaves], 1 (load) — Ur-šerda; 120 loaves, 2 (loads) — Ilala. It is the load that he is to bring; it has been delivered. Month: ab-e₃-zi-da, day 27.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 098

120 loaves of bread — (for) the House of the Children (e₂-dumu). 180 loaves of bread, 3 jars — (for) the House of the gudu-priest. 120 loaves of bread, 2 (jars) — (for) the house of Igi-si₄. 120 loaves of bread, 2 (jars) — (for) Ur-nu. 60 loaves of bread — (for) the house of Nin-mug. [Day 20(?)] + 1 (= the 21st day), [month] Še-sag-ku₅ (the month of the barley harvest).

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 100

[n] loaves of bread — the household of the children (e₂-dumu); 183 — the household of the gudu-priest; 122 loaves of bread — the household of Igi-si; 122 loaves of bread — Ur-nu; 61 [loaves of bread] — the household of Nin-[mug]. Day 23. Month: Aša-il-šu-gar. (Reverse: uninscribed; the tablet is pierced through by a single perforation.)

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 102

600 loaves of sig₁₅-bread (fine/sweet bread): 1 ban₂ (of flour), 20 baked (du₈). 600 loaves of barley bread: 1 ban₂ (of flour), 20 baked (du₈). 20 jars. 10 (servings of) soup. (For) the house/temple of [...]. [At that time(?)] the ruler (ensi₂) of Agade had taken up residence (u₃-mu-ti-la-a).

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 105

3 jars (of pottery) — Ur-Nanše. 6 jars — Ur-Erra, the reed-worker (mat-maker). Šeš-tur. Giri-ni, the stone-cutter. 1 jar — the man of the ḫub-bu (acrobat/dancer). (Break) [n] jars — Lugal-alsa.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 120

Obverse 1. [n] (gur), 2 barig — granary gur-measure 2. [...] of Enlil 3. [n] (and) 2 — Ur-ga 4. [n] — Sag-zi 5. 2 — Ur-eš-peš 6. [n] (and) 2 barig — Ur-dingir Reverse 7. the head granary — 8. it is that which was given to An.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 124

[n(+)] 1 barig of barley (in gur measure): (for) the textile-worker(s); it is (of/for) Unu; Za-mu the vizier — its commissioner. 1 (gur) 1 barig — female workers, (at) 2 ban each; (for) the House of the Children. 9 (i.e. 10 minus 1) — ENGUR-TUM; 4 ban — Giri-giri. Barley bro[ught (in)]; to Na-[ni] he [gave (it)]. Di-[Utu], the over[seer].

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 142

1 gur of dabin-flour: Ur-ni. 2 barig of barley (gur-measure): they are the men who came from Isin. 1 ban2 of flour for bread — [...] ... [...] 1 ban2 [...] 1 ban2, Ur-[...] — who went out; A-KA-du (Akadu): it was given to him. (reverse) The House of the Children (e-dumu). Month: "Barley-harvest" (šesagkud).

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 143

1 gur of dabin-flour[,] 2 barig of beer-bread (bappir), 2 barig of malt, 2 barig of groats — (for) the elder (ab-ba); it was given to him. Ur-[...] is its commissioner (maškim). É-dumu ("house of the children"). Month: Duku (du6-ku3).

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 144

1 gur of fine flour, 1 gur of beer-bread (bappir), 1 gur of malt, 1 gur of groats — Šeš-bad, the cupbearer; from the overseer (nu-banda) it was given to him. The House of the Child(ren) (E-dumu). Month: še-sag-sig-ga.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 150

1 gur of barley, 1 gur of emmer, 2 barig of fine flour (zi₃-sig₁₅), 3 barig of dabin-flour, 2 barig of groats (niĝ₂-ar₃-ra), [n] (measures of) beer-bread (bappir), 2 barig of malt, 3 barig of barley — it is for beer: (these are) of the boatmen. An-ne-šum (disbursed/received it). It belongs to the House of the Children (e₂-dumu). Month: ĝa₂-udu-ur₄ ("sheep-plucking pen").

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 153

5 gur of flour of emmer (and) wheat — (for) the chief constable (gal5-lá-gal); 5 gur of flour of emmer (and) wheat — (for) the chief herald (nimgir-gal); for the "house of the children" (e₂-dumu) he delivered (it). Ur-Ninmug, the scribe — it was given to him. Month: Duku (the "Holy Mound"). (Summary/label:) emmer (and) wheat — the household of the overseer (nu-[banda]).

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 181

[n] ram(s) — Nani — were given to him. 3 ram(s) — Nani — were given to him. (for) the journey (gìri-gen-na). Utu-tešmu, É-dumu, Di-Utu the overseer (nu-banda). Month: “Harvesting of the barley.”

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 182

Obverse 1. [ ... ] ... 2. [ ... ]-ba 3. it belongs to the [house] of the children (é-dumu) 4. 20 less 2 (= 18) udu-HAR sheep 5. month: Ab-e'e-ziga 6. [ ... ] 7. [ ... ] (Reverse / continuation) 8. Ur-[ga] 9. the farmer [ ... ] 10. Di-Utu 11. the overseer (nu-banda) 12. under the authority of Giri-gena 13. [ ... ]

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 202

[n] … i-zi; 9 (ten minus one) chariots — Šubur; 4 (units of) mud; 3 plow-heads (sag-apin); [n] work-troop(s); belonging to the House of the Children (e₂-dumu); he delivered (them). Month: "Shearing-of-the-sheep-in-the-pen" (iti ga₂-udu-ur₄).

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 203

10 long beams, also new — Ur-Dumuzida. [n] long [beams …] — A-zuzu, Isin. … wool(?) therefrom — the courier(?) — 5 long poles, discarded — A-zuzu, Isin.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 207

21 minas of copper — Az, the overseer. 20½ (minas) — Lugal-ḫul. 10½ (minas) — Lugal-nig-bara-du. 4 (minas) — Lugal-ezem, the cook. 3½ (minas) — Ama-abzu-si. 3 (minas) — E-ki. (This is) the copper brought forth as surplus. Inim-zida is its commissioner (maškim). (Reverse: uninscribed)

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 209

1 gur 2 barig of dates, (for) Ur-[lu], to the boatman, for (transport to) SAG-NAGAR, it was given to him. [Edumu], Di-Utu, the overseer. Month: Akiti.

Economy

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