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~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 017

(Beginning destroyed) Geš-dug-du: 1 fine zara6-garment, (for?) Ibrium; 2 gold Martu-daggers [...] and Hazir, AZU-E, the pa4-šeš priest of Ibrium [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 019

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [n] bracelets, a-gar5 gold, 10 (units?): 2. Tira-il. 3. [...] 4. Iški (or: Iš-ki) 5. Gamiš. 6. 60 less 3 (= 57) kin-measures of wool: NI-za'u. 7. [n] less 1 [...] textile(s) [...] (rest destroyed)

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 022

(Beginning destroyed) [n] shekels of silver: Šuti'ag. [...] Sula[...] 2 large sur(x)-items; 1/2 shekel of silver: [...] 1(?) [x shekels] of silver, [pur]chase price: Šuti'ag. Za[...] 1 gold Amorite dagger: the son of I[...]. [Pur]chase price: 200 (units of) fine wool (weighed by) stone(-weight) [...] ... [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 025

(Beginning destroyed) 1. ...]-ze-kam 2. consignment (šu mu-tag4): 3. 13 minas [...] 4. 9 minas (and) 42 Dilmun shekels of silver: 5. the purchase price (of): 6. [...] 7. 4 first-quality nig-la textiles, 8. 2 white ÍB+III sashes, Mari-cloth, 9. 103 fine (textiles), 1 NI-NI textile, 10. 150 minus 1 (= 149) multicoloured ÍB+n sashes [...] 11. 20 minas (and) 12 Dilmun shekels of silver: 12. the purchase price (of): 13. 23 dùl-cloaks, 14. 16 ʾà-da-um garments [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 026

1 multicoloured, fine-quality íb-textile, [...] Ibrium; 1 NI-NI textile, 1 multicoloured íb-III-textile: Surabu and ... [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 027

Enna-NI, the man of Ša'um. 1 fine (garment), 1 multicoloured íb+III-cloth (kilt): Šeš-mu. [...] 1 gu-dùl cloak, 1 aktum garment, 1 multicoloured íb+III-cloth (kilt): the king. [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 028

(Beginning destroyed) 40 pectorals (the) commissioner [...] [N br]acelets of a-gar5-gar5 silver Zikirku Guriš [...] [... ...] gold 1 woman, Lula-NI of Si-ga Dari-x [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 030

1 gu-dul textile, 1 fine (cloth), 1 multicoloured íb-III-textile: Buda-[Ma]lik. [...] Dabdar. 3 gu-mug textiles 1, 3 fine (cloths), 3 multicoloured íb-III-textiles: [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 032

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [...]-rum, 2. DAB5-LU2. 3. 1 multicoloured, good íb-III kilt: 4. Ilda-mu, 5. ...-zu-[...]. 6. 1 linen (garment): 7. Ibrium. 8. 1 à-da-um cloak, 1 fine (cloth), 1 multicoloured íb-III kilt: 9. Saha'a. 10. [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 034

[n+]5 gu-dul textiles, 14 fine (textiles), 15 multicoloured íb-III-TÚG kilts: the musicians. 1 [...] 1 textile ... [...], 1 multicoloured íb-III-TÚG kilt [...] Month: Ibasa. Total: 23 gu-zi (and) 'à-da-um cloaks, 10 [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 037

1. 12 guzidum garments, 2. 3 aktum garments: 3. [...]-rum. 4. 1 zara garment, (dyed) ú-ḫab, 5. 3 íb-III kilts, (dyed) ú-ḫab: 6. Zibalum. 7. Brother (of) 8. Igi; 9. Ibubu. 10. 10 garments: 11. delivery 12. (of) Rašga. 13. [n] thousand, 1 hundred, 39 multicoloured íb-III kilts.

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 039

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [n] 4 ʾà-da-um textiles, type II; 93 aktum textiles; 2. 31 zara₆ textiles; 3. 20 minus 3 (= 17) TÚG-NI.NI textiles; 4. 50 minus 1 (= 49) gu-dùl textiles, ʾà-da linen; 5. 40 minus 1 (= 39) fine (garments); 6. 5 chest bands (níg-lá gaba); 7. 10 minus 1 (= 9) head bands (níg-lá sag); 8. 2 ÍB+II sashes, head-quality; 9. 1 ÍB+I sash, ù-quality; 10. 72 ÍB+[n] sashes, good quality, [...]; 11. [n] 1 [...] (rest destroyed)

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 043

1 bracelet of 2/3 (shekel) of silver: 1 man, the one of Išmadamu, the one of Aḫa-LUM. [...] 2 bracelets of 2/3 (shekel) of silver (and) gold: Irig-malik has given. [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 045

100 kin-measures of wool; 100 workmen; took delivery (at) the palace administration (SA.ZA). [...] NE-a-u3: 5 kin-measures of wool; 1 kin-measure [of wool ...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 049

(Beginning destroyed) 1. That of Adasin: 2. 1 KIN of wool, first quality; 3. [...] 10+[n] NI-NI textiles, 27 multicoloured, fine-quality íb-III-TÚG kilts, 40 minus 1 multicoloured íb-III-TÚG kilts. 4. Month: za-LUL. 5. ir-mi

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 053

(Beginning destroyed) [...] ... ... the king (en) and Badalum of Ḫalšum: 1 gudul-garment, 1 aktum-garment. [...] the king (en): 2 'adda'um-garments (of type) II, 2 aktum-garments, 2 multicoloured good-quality íb-belts (of type) III. [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 054

(for) the king. 1 NI-NI textile, [n] fine (garment(s)) [...] offering. 3 multicoloured íb+3 garments (for) Dubi'ab [...]-za [...] overseer: Hutimu. 1 gudul garment, 2 NI-NI textiles, 2 fine (garments) (for) his commissioner ...[...] (for) Ruzi-Malik. 10 zara garments 20 minus [n ...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 055

(Obverse) 1 ʾà-da-um-cloak, 1 aktum-garment, 1 good multicoloured íb+III-kilt [...] ...-su man of the trading quay 1 fine (garment), 1 multicoloured íb+III-kilt ... ... [...] 1 ʾà-da-um-cloak, 1 aktum-garment Ir-am-malik ... ... [...] [...] gold his brother 2 [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 058

Zikiar, (of) the central administration (SA.ZA). 1 good multicoloured íb-garment; [...] GIŠ-DUG-DU. 1 fine (cloth) (SAL): Dub; šu-mu-tag4 (gift-delivery). Wine: 1 ... [...] took delivery (šu-du8). 1 multicoloured íb+III-garment: commissioner (maškim) [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 062

(Beginning destroyed) [n+]6(?) fine (?); 103 fine multicoloured íb+III (kilts) 1 fine multicoloured íb+III (kilt), first quality 141 multicoloured íb+III (kilts) [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 065

(Beginning destroyed) 50 kin of wool, 200 nig2-la2-gaba sashes: i-[...]. 80 [... ...], 40 tug2-du8 textiles, 50 kin of wool, 200 nig2-la2-gaba sashes: Gati. [...] [...] [...] 3 hundred 20 kin of wool, 6 hundred 60 tug2-du8 textiles, 7 hundred 50 kin of wool, 3 thousand [...] [To]tal [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 067

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [... ʾà]-da-um garments, DUL garments of Mari; 2. 175 (written 1 hundred, 60, 10, 5) aktum textiles; 3. 42 linen gu-dul garments, 1 ʾà-da-um garment; 4. 1 madder-dyed zara garment, 2 NI-NI textiles; 5. 73 (written 60, 10, 3) [...] (rest destroyed)

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 070

[I]šar-Malik, the chief musicians [...]; [...]-Malik, Za'arum, Gu-NE-du, Išra-il, [...], Ir'am-Dar, Igbul-Malik, Ib-[hur]: 4 gu-mug (cloths), 4 fine (cloths). [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 071

Textile(s), BAR, of the king (en): Sur-da-maḫu, Puzur-ra-Malik, Enna-Malik, [...] 4 gudul-garments, 4 fine (garments), 4 multicoloured íb-III-textiles (kilts), Iš-x-[...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 072

1. Sanabzugum. 2. 1 gu-mug textile, 1 multicoloured íb-III-textile: 3. Ennu-LUM, 4. the agent (maškim) 5. of [...]-lu. 6. 3 gu-dul textiles: 7. Azi 8. of Manuwad. 9. 1 gu-mug textile: 10. Aduna 11. of Manuwad.

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 075

1 zara-garment; 11 aktum-garments; 13 gudul-garments of ʾadaum-type, 1 (diagonal-wedge numeral); 1 NI-NI-garment; [... ... (...)] garment [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 077

1 fine (cloth), 1 multicoloured íb+III-garment: Enna-il. [...] the Saza (palace administration). 1 gu-mug (textile): the LÚxGÁNA-tenû (official) of Armi, man of 'Aše. [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 080

1 belt, 1 sitidum, 1 dagger (with a) KUN (and) TAR of gold: man of [...] [...] 1 linen cloth, 1 fine (cloth), 1 multicoloured kilt of three bands [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 081

Obverse(?) 1. Exchange transaction (šu bala ak): 2. 5 Dilmun shekels of gold: 3. 1 dib-ornament, Bur-haš (?), 4. Adabig. 5. 10 Dilmun shekels of silver: 6. Kum-NE. 7. [...] 8. 1 mina (and) ŠU+ŠA Dilmun shekels of silver: 9. NE-adum. 10. 3 kunga-equids: 11. Ri-ḫalam 12. received. 13. 15 [Dilmun shekels] of silver [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 083

1. The overseer: Ga[ra]man 2. 1 ʾadaum-garment, [n]+1 SAL-cloth(s), 1 multicoloured íb+[n]-garment: 3. Giš-dug-[du] 4. (of) Garmu. 5. 1 garment [......]: 6. the wife 7. of the man of Sa[......] 8. (and) the king 9. [......] 10. 1 breast-cloth, 1 head-cloth; 11. 60 minus 3 (= 57) fine multicoloured íb+3-garments; 12. 1 multicoloured íb+3-garment, madder-dyed (ú-ḫáb); 13. 1 hundred (plus) 60 (plus) 6 (= 166) multicoloured íb+3-garments. 14. To[tal: ......]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 084

Obverse 1. 14 good dar-cloths of the IB2+n type; 2. 20 minus 2 (= 18) dar-cloths of the IB2+3 type; 3. Total: 63 textiles, 4. outgoing (expended). 5. Month MAxGAN2-SAG. 6. 10 minus 2 (= 8) gu-mug cloths; 7. 10 KIN of wool.

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 087

[n] ʾà-da-um-TÚG-II (mantles), 1 aktum-TÚG (garment), 1 good multicoloured ÍB+III-TÚG (sash): Dubi-zikir. [...] man of the trading post (lú kar). Manuwad, resident (al6-tuš). Zušagabu: 1 fine (textile): Išdala. 1(?) pectoral(?) [...] Kak[mi]um, resident (al6-tuš). NI-tiba: 4 gu-dul (textiles), 4 fine (textiles), 6 [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 089

(Beginning destroyed) to LAGAB×UŠ₂-rar; [n]+4 fine (textiles), [n]+4 multicoloured íb-III-TÚG kilts; [...] Kakmium: the king: 13 kin of [wool].

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 091 + unp. frag.

[...] shekels of silver 1 ŠIR-za, tablet(?) KI Ibrium [...] [Kak]mium 1 mina 12 shekels of silver, purchase price of 12 linen (cloths) [...] [...] [...]-radum, Dahir-Malik, Mašardum: 13 shekels of silver [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 097

1. [n] gu-mug textile(s) 2. (for) the wife 3. of Azadu; 4. 1 aktum-cloth, 1 íb+[n]-cloth [...] 5. 1 ʾadaum-cloth of type II, 1 aktum-cloth, 1 fine variegated íb-III-cloth: 6. Dubi-Damu, 7. son 8. of the king; 9. [...] 10. to 11. ...-NE-[...]; 12. 1 ʾadaum-cloth of type I, 1 aktum-cloth [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 098

15 Dilmun shekels of silver [...] 6 Dilmun shekels of gold 1 zi-bar [...] exchanged (šu-bala ak) 3 Dilmun shekels of gold [...] received 10 Dilmun shekels of silver [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 099

Ibazi-minu, the man of Ada: 1 ʾadaʾum-cloth, 1 aktum-cloth, 1 multicoloured ÍB+III-sash. Agent: NE-zi-malik. Reward (for good news) of Ibrium, (for) the steles. [...]-DU [...] [...] 1 aktum-cloth, 1 good-quality ÍB+n-sash [...] Kura-garru, a-PEŠ2-danu: 13 ʾada[ʾum-cloths ...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 117

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [...]-...-KU-ra: 2. 1 ʾà-da-um-TÚG-II cloth, 1 aktum cloth, 1 good multicoloured ÍB+[n] sash, [...]; 3. Abu-malik, 4. the man of Iti-NI-lam: 5. 4 ʾà-da-um-TÚG-II cloths, 4 aktum cloths, 4 good multicoloured ÍB sashes; 6. [...] 7. Kiš: 8. 1 ʾà-da-um-TÚG-II cloth, 1 aktum cloth, 1 good multicoloured ÍB+III sash; 51 [shekels] of g[old]; 1 [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 120

(Beginning destroyed) [x+]21(?) gu-dul garments, ʾada'um; 1 (half?) 1 TÚG-NI.NI garment; 67 fine (garments); 14(?) [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 122

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [1] aktum-garment, 1 ÍB+IV-cloth, multicoloured, of good quality; 2. 2 gold gulilum-bracelets of agargar-type; [x] young men [......] 3. 1 gu-mug-cloth: 4. Asi-malik, 5. son 6. Ri-x[......]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 125

(Beginning destroyed) 1. 1 gu-dul textile, 1 sal textile: 2. Ada-urx(?) 3. (to) Dusigu 4. given. 5. [...] 6. commissioner: 7. Ibrium. 8. 1 sal textile: 9. Gugulanu 10. [...] (rest destroyed)

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 129

(Beginning destroyed) 1. Irʾam-dar (ir3-am6-da-ar), 2. ga-sa; 3. 4 kin-measures of wool: 4. Enna-BE; 5. 6 kin-measures of wool [...]; 6. 6 kin-measures of wool: 7. Buda-Malik, 8. Ama-Malik, 9. [...]; 10. man of Irʾiba (ir3-i3-ba), 11. Irʾiba; 12. man of [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 130

1 zi-ri (unit) of wool: declared (by): [...] Iʾin-ilum, Itimud-il, [...] Miga, Durium, man of the trading post (merchant), [...] Total [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 131

(col. i) 1. Zikirraku 2. (of) Guriš 3. šu-ra 4. in 5. Armi; 6. [...] (col. ii) 7. the king 8. received. 9. 1 ʾadaʾum-cloth, 1 gu-mug cloth, 3 fine cloths, 3 multicoloured íb+3 sashes: 10. Raʾizu 11. [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 132

1 ʾadaʾum-garment, (type) 2; 1 dùl-cloak of Mari (type); 1 breast-belt; [...] Irigze, agent of Išʾarum. [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 133

[n] IB+[n] sash(es) (for) [Du]bišum, the man of ...da[...]na, (of) the [ce]ntral administration; [n] NI-NI garment(s) [...] (for) the brother of Ibrium; 1 gu-dul garment, 1 SAL garment, 1 multicoloured IB+3 sash: (for) Zikir-ra-il, the man of Darma'a [...] [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 136

wife of Ibrium; [...] ... [...]; Iti-agu and Haradamiki, the commissioners; [...] Enna-NI delivered (it); BUR-KAK; NI-da-KUL; Luban; [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 141

[......] (ʾà-da-um) [...] ʾà-da-um-cloth(s), 10 minus 1 (= 9) aktum-cloths, 10 minus 1 (= 9) good multicoloured íb+III-sashes: ʾÀ-zi, A-gú-šum, Du-bù-ḫu-ʾà-da, Du-bí-zi-kir, the man of EN-[...], NI-ra-ar. Delivery (šu mu-tag4). Gu-la-ʾà-dum, the king, [...] UDUA in [...] 63 gu-mug-cloths.

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 142

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [... n] ʾà-da-um garment(s) of type II, [n] aktum garment(s), [n] íb-III garment(s), multicoloured 2. [...] 3. (for) Nirar. 4. 1 ʾà-da-um garment of type II, 1 aktum garment, 1 íb-III garment, multicoloured, of fine quality: 5. (for) the king 6. [...]. 7. 2 íb garments, multicoloured: 8. (for) his elders. 9. 1 ʾà-da-um garment of type II, 1 aktum garment, 1 íb-IV garment, multicoloured, of fine quality [...]

Economy

~2350 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

ARET 03, 146

[n] ʾadaum-cloak(s), 2 [...], [n]; 2 aktum-cloth(s) [...]; 1 gu-mug cloth, 1 fine (cloth), 1 multicoloured ÍB+III-sash cloth: Maliktum (the queen) received. 1 linen (cloth), TAR-TAR [...]

Economy

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