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~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 113

20 minas of wool — Ur-Enlil; 20 — Eb; 10 — Na-mu-dib; 10 — Nibru-da-lu; 10 — Lugal-ša; 10 — Igi-Enlil-še; (as) a gift they received.

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 114

1 ḫala'um-garment; 1 aktum-garment — (for) Nin-ur-men; Lu-ma-mušen. 1 aktum-garment — (for) A-dingir-mu; Lu-i ("Man-of-the-Canal"), the lukur-priestess. Garments: expenditure.

Economy

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 118

27 eštub-fish (carp), lidga-measure; 41 zari-fish, lidga-measure; for the second time: 5 eštub-fish, lidga-measure — Lugal-nigzu. Its total: 73 [eštub-fish, lidga-measure]. [...] (break) Its total: 126(?) split fish; 70 ... split fish; 2 ... fish, lidga-measure; 1 jar of fish-oil. Fish of the field U-x-ba-ki; Lugal-nigzu, son of Ur-ura, has measured (them) out to him.

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 119

21 lidga 2 barig of flour — Su-bir (the Subarean). 20 (lidga) 1 barig — the house-born servants (ama-tu); they are Enlil's. 2 barig — Lu-ka'a ("the fox man"); 1 (lidga) 3 barig — the boatman; 3 lidga 2 barig 2 ban of fish — Su-bir (the Subarean). 20 less 2 (= 18) lidga 1 barig of flour — from the place of allotment.

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 128

15 lidga of barley — Nin-šita, wife of Giri-ni, (of/at) Du-barra, measured out to him/her. It is the purchase price; it is (for) the house. The barley is [that] of the é-luḫḫu(-house). From Ur-[...] [he measured (it) out to him/her].

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 129

135 lidga of barley — the brewers measured (it) out. Month: "Silver-of-the-Brewer" (ku₃-ŠIM). From Nag-<su>-dur(?)-gin₇-nu₂-a. It is the barley of the city(?), of the place of the young workmen(?). A-mi-mi (scribe/responsible party).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 130

190 lidga of barley — it is the principal ("head") barley. 95 lidga of barley — it is the *za* barley. It is the 1st year. Lugal-inim-gina holds it on account. To Inanna-ursag, the barley-carrier, he gave it. (Reverse: uninscribed apart from the two ruled cases at the top, which carry the closing lines.)

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 136

10 lidga of barley — Lugal-sisa, the barber. 10 — Nin-danir. 10 — Sag-gaga, the carpenter. 15 — Zamu, the musician. 10 — A-zuzu. 4 lidga of barley each — Puzur-ra. 10 — A-zuzu, the barber. Total: 129 (2 gešʾu 10 minus 1) lidga of barley.

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 137

Obverse 47 lidga of barley — ha-ri — brought in for |ZI&ZI.ŠÈ|. [The field] of Zur-zur. 60 less 1 (= 59) barley, ha-ri: day 1. 65: day 2. The field of Lu-ḫegal.

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 140

3 (units of) mašti-ḪAR; 10 (units of) u₂-ḫab (dye-plant), ... of/with date-palm — Lugal-kisalsi, king of Uruk. 10 KID-DU-|GIR₂×AŠGAB| bundles; 1 (jar of) honey, (for) the nig₂-banda (junior official); 2 barig of u₂-ḫab (dye-plant), by the gur measure — Mes-kalam-si, the royal son (prince). Girini-badab, the boatman of Uruk, brought (them) to them.

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 141

3 dark mes-trees, 3 white mes-trees, 30 less 2 (= 28) fig trees — in the orchard. 65 plants (u₂), 70 less 1 (= 69) [......], 30 less 1 (= 29) large eb, 13 small eb. (reverse — totals) 83, 84, 43, 5.

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 142

Obverse 940 (1 geš'u 6 geš minus 20) roof-beams (ur₃), 480 (8 geš) ubil-timbers, 180 (3 geš) for the É-me-sig, Total: 1,620 (2 geš'u 7 geš) roof-beams — (of/for) the reed-orchard (kiri₆-gi₄). En-lil₂-al₆-sa₆ — it was given to him (an-na-šum₂).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 144

114 [ ]-beams, [x] 20(?) [x] wood-[...], 33 apples, 25 long reeds, 8 [...] — it is the orchard of the overseer (nu-banda). [Total(?):] 20(?) [...] [...] (reverse) the house of [...] ...-UD Mu-su.

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 149

[beginning broken] 1 neck-garment (bale of cloth), aruda-copper, 1 mina of silver, 2/3 (mina) of silver — (that is) šanabe, 1 ring: Lugal-TAR to Puzur-Mama gave (them). "Deliver (it) to the place of Il," he said to him.

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 150

30 bronze (implements) of copper, their weight: 15 mina 5 shekels — (from) the weavers, returned; it belongs to the House of the Bedchamber. Month: Šu-numun ("Seed-sowing"). Year: the Amsi-ḪAR canal was dug.

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 152

7 (lit. 10 minus 3) talents of copper — long-poles (lances), belonging to Ur-Ningirim. 28 talents of copper — long-poles (lances), (for) Lugal-duganni. 1 talent — long-poles (lances), (for) E-manu-[...]. (Reverse: uninscribed / surface effaced.)

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Anonymous 271233

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Anonymous 271233. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

BE 01/2, 107

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BE 01/2, 107. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

BIN 08, 013

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BIN 08, 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

BIN 08, 021

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BIN 08, 021. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

BIN 08, 093

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BIN 08, 093. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CBS 09576

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09576. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CBS 09596

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09596. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CBS 09647

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09647. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CBS 09653

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09653. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CBS 09676

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09676. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CBS 09677

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09677. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CBS 09678

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09678. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CBS 09681

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09681. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 012

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) ?) — CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 036

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 036. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 037

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 038

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 038. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 039

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 039. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 040

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 040. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 041

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 041. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 042

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 042. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 043

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 043. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 044

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 044. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 045

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 045. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 046

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 046. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 047

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 047. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 048

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 048. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 049

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 049. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 050

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 050. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 051

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 051. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 052

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 052. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 053

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 053. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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