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Page 48 / 1226

~2450 BCE

·Early Dynastic

ETCSRI

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

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 232

1 (unit) [...] 1 (unit) [...] [...] — it is of the field. Lu-[...] the farmer, [...] KA-x-[x] [...] [...] mu-laḫ (the boatman/Mu-laḫ) Ur-gu for Puta-pada [he gave it to him]. Month: ĝa'udu-ur (the sheep-shearing month); year: the bricks at Karkar were laid down and set in place.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CUSAS 35, 315

(Obverse) 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 10, 10, 10, [10], 10, 10 (Fifty-four impressions of the sign for "ten"; total 540.) (Reverse: uninscribed / surface eroded, no text preserved.)

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