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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 025

Obverse(?) 1. 59(?) sheep (lit. 60 less 1): 2. [Šu]-Enlil(?) 3. [rec]eived (ŠU.DU8). 4. [n sheep] 5. [......] 6. the cook 7. for 8. the commissioner 9. received (ŠU.DU8). 10. 1 sheep: 11. Bubu(?), 12. the man of [......] 13. the king, 14. the cook, 15. received (ŠU.DU8).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 026

[n sheep] [t]o(?) KI.AN 3; 5 sheep to KI.AN 7; 4 sheep [......]; 2 sheep: Bubu(?); šu-[du8] (held in charge / taken over).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 028

1 (man): Dingir-azu, foreman: Ili-ili. 1 (man): Ili-tabba, foreman: Lu-uš-[udu]. 1 (man): Šuma-[zaba?], [foreman: ......]. [1 (man): ......], [foreman: ......]. Total: 4 messengers, for bar.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 029

(Beginning destroyed?) 1. [foreman:] Ilili; 2. 1 (man): Ilala, 3. foreman: Kuku; 4. 1 (man): Ilšu-aḫa, 5. foreman: Lu-ušudu (lu₂-uš₂-udu); 6. 1 (man): Iš-esinat (iš₁₁-e-si-na-at), 7. foreman: Nīšu-dannam.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 030

1. Edamu 2. (and/son of?) Šuruš-kīn 3. from 4. Warassuni received: 5. 4 1/2 shekels of silver; 6. 1 mina 5 shekels — Edamu. 7. The remainder 8. against them 9. is [outstanding].

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 031

(obv.) 1. [the ov]erseer A-pum-[...] 2. 3 ban less 3 sila (of barley), 1 (unit/person): Lugal-iti[da], 3. the scribe; 4. 4 barig (of barley), 1 (unit/person): Ili-bilani, 5. son of the enku-official (or: son of Enku).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 032

1. Urua(?) ... to [...] 2. concerning the wife [of ...] 3. he said, [and] 4. he did not go out(?) [...] / did [not] re[lease(?) ...] 5. [Na]ḫšum-[bala] 6. [...] ... [...] 7. [...] (the) city [...] 8. [...] ... [...] 9. [...] 10. in(?) Irisa[grig].

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 033

Overseer: Ipšum. 1 (man): Gurātum, son of Āya-pum; [1 (man)]: Ilum-asû, son of Ilak-nuʾid. Overseer: Alī-lī. 1 (man): Šu-Zababa, son of Igi-su; [1 (man)]: Išmā-ilum, (son of?) [Zi]nāe; 1 (man): Ilum-tabba, [...] ... [...] (rest broken)

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 034

1 Bubu, son of Inin[nu?]; 1 Puzur-Eštar, son of Ilum-azu; 1 Kurub-ilak, son of [...], son of Ilum-mu[da]; in Agade. Total: 14 [workmen], overseer: Aru[ru].

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 038

(Beginning destroyed) 1'. it was not delivered; 2'. 2 textiles, 3'. ... ... to [...], 4'. by the servant, 5'. the man of Sadu-ilum — 6'. it was not delivered; 7'. [n] shekel(s) of silver, 8'. [f]or(?) the plow-field, 9'. [I]titi(?) 10'. [...] 11'. son(?) of [...] 12'. of [...]

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 042

1 1 kid (goat) 2 1 nanny goat [...] (break) 3 the cupbearer, 4 the merchant, 5 (and) the governor 6 received (it). 7 1 kid (goat): 8 Nabi-Suen. 9 1 kid (goat): 10 the man of the house(hold) of [...]

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 046

1 (worker): Ikulum, 1 (worker): Sumnum, — 2: son(s) of Ilī-sāliq — 1 (worker): Ilum-kalī, son of Ku-[...], with (ište) Ilī-sāliq. Total: 3 able-bodied men (guruš), zabi'u(-workers), regular (personnel).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 048

1. [F]or the purchase price of the field, 2. that of Zabia, 3. the daughter-in-law 4. has weighed out (the silver). 5. Išqu-ilum, 6. [...]-lugal(?), 7. 1 Ilīš-takal, 8. son of Ilšu-KAL, 9. 1 Libūr-mēšum, 10. [...] the slave(?) (SAG). 11. [Total:] 6 witnesses/elders in Kish.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 049

1 (man): Dingir-su-kal, son of Ilulu; 1 (man): Gi-šum, son of Ilī-dan; 1 (man): Ubarum, son of [A]ḫu-mu-pi; [1 (man):] Puzur-[...] (remainder of the entry broken)

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 052

1. [...] 5(?) gur 2 2/3 [sila of barley] (in the) gur (measure), 2. 44 gur 2 barig 1 ban 2 sila of barley (in the) gur (measure), 3. for the E-mash (the goat-house); 4. 53 gur 3 barig(?) [...] 6 ... sila of [barley(?)] (in the) gur (measure).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 053

[1 (man):] Tirum, of Tirum; [1 (man):] Utu-lidin; [1 (man):] Pusu-du; [1 (man):] Dingir-azu; 1 (man): Ili-dan — those of Ida-Suen. 1 (man): Warassu[ni]; 1 (man): Ur-[...]; 1 (man): Puzur-[...] — those of the house(?) [of ...]. [1 (man):] Hu-hu-[...]

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 060

1. 1 (woman): Temītum, 2. slave-woman of Ilul-ilum (i-lu5-DINGIR), 3. child of Enna-ilum, 4. in Agade(?) 5. she has been commissioned (wuʾʾurat). 6. Warassuni (ARAD2-su2-ni) 7. and Ersutum, 8. 2 (men): brothers of Ilul-ilum — 9. both(?) of them (ki-lu-lu) to Kish 10. are going (out), 11. and he will instruct/inform(?) (them).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 061

(Beginning destroyed) 1'. [......] 2'. [...]-AN-[...] 3'. [n] basket(s) of large dried fish, 4'. [n] basket(s) of tigali-fish; 1 garment — 5'. Izani(?); 6'. in the hand of (credited to) Amur-ilum. 7'. 1 basket of fish [...], 8'. 1 agala-sack of [barley(?)]-flour — 9'. Ersutum(?). 10'. [......] 11'. [......] 12'. [...] basket(s) [...] (rest destroyed)

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 064

1. [...]-ti 2. [n gur] of barley, principal on hand, 3. (for) E-mi-Suen; 4. 8 gur 2 barig of barley, principal on hand, 5. (for) Ši-tim-zu; 6. [...] 3(?) gur 1 barig [+ n gur of barley, principal on hand], 7. (for) Ni-[...]; 8. 7 gur 2 barig(?) [gur of barley], principal on hand, 9. (for) Sumu-ilum; 10. 4(?) gur [+ n gur of barley, principal on hand] (remainder of the entry broken)

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 070

1. 2 (gur) of barley (in the) sag-gal₂ (measure): 2. Imī-Ea 3. received. 4. 3 (gur): Imī-[...] 5. received. 6. 6 (gur) of barley (in the) sag-gal₂ (measure): 7. Ilī-aḫī, 8. the elder of the city, 9. received. 10. 1 (gur) of barley (in the) sag-gal₂ (measure): 11. Ea-rīzi. 12. Total: 12 (gur) of barley (in the) sag-gal₂ (measure). 13. Barley of Išmā-Eštar; 14. Bēlīlī 15. gave (it).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 071

1. [n (measures of) first-quality barley:] 2. Ela-ilum, 3. the Amorite, 4. brought (here). 5. 20 (measures of) first-quality barley: 6. [Ku?]ru-AN, [son of] Dirium, 7. brought (here). 8. 10 (measures of) first-quality barley: 9. Sadutu 10. — checked (PAP-PAP) — 11. brought (here).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 072

[n shekels of silver] [...] barley (measured by the) sag-gal (gur), [E]damu received, (as) the price of his son, Ali-ahu. 4 gur of barley (by the sag-gal gur) Gubatum, for the price of a field, received.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 073

1. 2(aš)? [n (gur of)] white barley, 2. 1 barig of large pulses (chickpeas), 3. 1 barig of beer-bread, 4. 2 barig of malt, 5. 20 zinatum (palm-frond ribs), 6. 5 šulīpum, 7. 4 bubu-wood (implements), 8. 2 kum.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 075

1. [Th]us (says) 2. [Zu]zu: 3. to Pususu — 4. from 5. [Šu]-ilišu 6. [...] 3(?) shekels of bronze 7. let him take, 8. [and to ...] 9. let him give (it).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 077

1. 3 barig 2 ban of <barley> — Mu-[...]-sa-[...]; 2. 2 barig 2 ban of barley for consumption — 3. Aḫrium; 4. 4 (gur) 3 barig of barley in the sag-gal (gur-measure) — 5. Banium. 6. Barley of the (interest-bearing) loan. 7. Bēlī-bara: 8. expended (issued).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 079

(obv.) 1. 2 gur of barley in the sag-gal measure — 2. Pū'a; 3. 1 gur of barley in the sag-gal measure — 4. Ukāli: 5. (it is) a ḫubuttum-loan. 6. 3 barig 4 ban of barley, that of day 1; 7. 3 barig of barley, 8. that of day 2; 9. 3 barig of <barley>, that of day 3; 10. 3 ban of <barley> — Bubu. 11. The cupbearer to 12. Guda'im 13. brought (it).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 080

1. 1 gur 2 barig first-quality barley: 2. Aḫī-ṭāb, 3. the scribe. 4. 5 gur first-quality barley 5. Warad-Ea 6. brought (here). 7. 3(?) gur [+ ...] first-quality barley 8. Bubu 9. brought (here). 10. [... gur] first-quality barley 11. [Ī]tum-ilum(?) 12. brought (here).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 084

Silver: 3 1/2 small shekels, 1 sheep, 1 (measure of) first-quality barley — (from/for) Iwir-mupi, son of Ea-kal: ME-nin-su-AN, his mother, received (it).

Economy·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 087

1. [...(number lost)...] barley (in the) sag-gal₂ (gur measure), 2. in Dimti ("the tower"): 3. Kalbum. 4. 75 (gur) barley (in the) sag-gal₂ measure: 5. Burzum. 6. 150 (gur) barley (in the) sag-gal₂ measure: 7. Inimmum. 8. Delivery.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 088

16 1/2 shekels of silver Bēlī-lī, the steward, received. 240 less 10 (= 230) gur of barley (in the measure) of Agade, expenditure; old barley.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 091

1. Nunu, 2. Lugal-niglulua: 3. his tablet (ṭuppaśu?) 4. in Akuzum[...] 5. ... reed(?) ... (illegible sign) 6. in Lakuri. 7. Lamanam(?) / the bad one(?) 8. Kubigi(?) 9. Thus (says) 10. Amur-ilum 11. to [......]

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 092

1. 3 ban: Pusu-su 2. 3 ban: Puzur-suni 3. 3 ban: Ilum-bani 4. 3 ban: Malasu(?) 5. 3 ban: Šu-Ma[ma] 6. 3 ban: Puzur-[...]

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 095

1. 1 barig [of ...] 2. 2 barig 3 ban: A-[...]; 3. 2 ban: [...]; 4. 4 ban: [...]; 5. 2 ban(?): [...]; 6. 1 barig: Ulu-[...]; 7. 2 ban: A-[...].

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 099

(Obverse) 1. 30 minus 1 (= 29 rods on the) east (side), 30 minus 2 (= 28 on the) [west (side)]; 2. 25 (on the) south (side), 22 (on the) [north (side)]; 3. field: 1 eše 1/2 iku 1/4 iku of area; ... barley: 2 (gur?) 1 barig. 4. 30 minus 2 (= 28 on the) south, 30 (on the) [north]; 5. [6]2 (on the) east, 40 (on the) [west]; 6. [fi]eld: 2 eše 2 iku 1/2 iku 1/4 iku of area; barley: 1 barig. 7. [...] 2(?) (on the) north, 20 minus [n (on the) south]; 8. [...] 13(?) (on the) we[st, ... (on the) east]; 9. [...] 10. [...] (Break) 11. ... and ... carried(?) ... house(?); 12. 1 iku of field [...] barley .…

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 100

1. 2 wooden beds(?), [tu]rned/rounded(?), 2. [to Mug]dan; 3. [...] sheep, 4. [... wooden] beds(?), rounded(?), 5. Ida-badar(?), 6. to Mugdan, 7. Ub-ilum.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 105

5 iku of field — Lu-nimgir; 4 iku — Sidu; 2 eše 1 iku of field — Lugal-entarsu; 1 eše 3½ ¼ iku — Ur-Enki. Total: 1 bur 2 eše 1½ ¼ iku of field, (of) Šeš-šeš, the farmer, for the price of an ox.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 109

1. 2 gešʾu 20 less 3 (= 137) good-quality beer-bread(s), 2. the first time; 3. 3 gešʾu 20 (and) 1 (= 201) beer-bread(s), 4. [the] second time: 5. into the E-ur ("roof-house") 6. it entered.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 110

1. 1 bardul-garment, 2. 1 šu-garment, 3. 3 niĝdudu-garments, 4. 2 old bardul-garments, 5. 3 minas of wool, 6. 2 bundles(?) ... of wool, 7. 2 bur-garments, 8. 5 shekels of tin (for) copper(-alloying), 9. 2 yokes(?), 10. 1 šagadu-sash; 11. (this is) the property of Ur-saga.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 112

1. 1 šargal 4 geš₂ (= 216,240) ninda 4 cubits — the 'seed' made equal (one side); 2. 1 šar₂ 1 geš₂ 32 (= 3,692) ninda 1 cubit — the 'seed' made equal (the other side); 3. (By) Ur-Ištaran. 4. 7 šarkid 4 šar'ugal 7 šar₂ 1 bur'u 7 bur₃ 1 eše₃ 3 ½ iku of field (area), (plus) 10 sar 16 ⅔ gin₂, 5. was found (= computed).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 113

1. 3 gur, 2 barig, 3 ban of dabin-flour (barley flour), (in the) standard gur; 2. 4 ban, 5 sila of gu-flour (fine flour); 3. 3 ban, 5 sila of sig-flour (fine-quality flour); 4. 1 ban of beer-bread (bappir); 5. 4 ban of arzana-groats; 6. from Geme-TAR. 7. [...] sig-flour (fine-quality flour), 8. [...] gu-flour (fine flour): 9. (that) of Dada. 10. The city 11. received (it).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 114

1. [...] oxen(?) — Namu(?) 2. 3(?) oxen — Ali-aḫu 3. 1 ox — Kititi(?) 4. 1 ox — Beli-dan 5. [n oxen] — Šaṭpum 6. [n oxen — ...]-takkal 7. [n oxen] — Ilulu 8. [...] (rest broken)

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 116

1 Dingir-su-kal, son of Šu-ilīsu, the canal inspector(?); 1 Šu-ilīsu(?), son of Ur-[...]; 1 Pūsu-[...], son of Dingir-aba; 1 [...], son of AN-[...]; 1 [...], son of [...]; 1 Puzur-Zababa, son of ...-ra-ra; [1] Gišum, son of Ilala.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAH 16200

1. Mea, the fisheries inspector (enku). 2. 20 duck eggs: 3. Lu-NIM-ga(?); 4. 30 minus 2 (= 28) duck eggs: 5. Lugalda, 6. the cupbearer; 7. 120(?) duck eggs: 8. Lu-zulumhi; 9. 10 duck eggs: 10. Uguni (or: charged to his account); 11. 240 minus 10 (= 230) duck eggs: 12. Lu-gešbar-e; 13. 10 duck eggs: 14. Ur-ŠE-[...]...

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAH 16229

1. 30(?) gur 2 ban of barley, in the great gur of Agade — 2. (for/of) I-IS-ḪUR-sinat; 3. 11 gur 3 barig 2 ban of barley, in the gur of Agade(-«ki», sign erased) — 4. barley rations of the household administrator (šabra); 5. ... [...] ... [...] 6. the cupbearer(?) ... ... (...); 7. 54 gur minus 2 ban of barley, in the gur of Agade: 8. expenditure (booked out). 9. Šeš-šeš(?).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAH 16291

1. 4 bur₃ 4 iku of field, kankal-land (hard, uncultivated ground), 2. (this is) the field of the god; 3. 2 bur₃ 1½ iku of field, 4. (this is) the field of U₂-du (the shepherd); 5. 6 bur₃ 5½ iku of field, kankal-land — 6. (this is) the great field.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAH 16670

1. 3 barig 3 ban 2½ sila of dabin-flour (coarse barley flour), 2. 4 ban ⅓ (sila) of fine gu-flour, 3. 2 ban 6½ sila of first-quality flour (for) bread, 4. 2 ban of milled barley, 5. 5 ban 4⅔ (sila) of sig-flour (fine/yellow flour), 6. 5 sila of GI-flour, tablet(?); 7. (these are the) regular provisions (sa₂-du₁₁). 8. Month: "Festival of Baba"; 9. the 24th(?) day having passed.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 4, 014 04

(Obverse — top broken) [...] ... [...]-muti, [...]-tebisir; 1 gur 4 barig — ...-ruk...; 1 gur 2 barig — Inzu; 1 gur 4 barig — Baruksir; 2 gur — Atiti; 1 gur 4 barig — Kiti; [n +] 1 gur — ...-imma; [...] ... . (Reverse) [Total: ... n gur] 4 barig 2 ban of barley, by the gur-measure, [...] ...-gar; foreman: Kiti. (Remainder of reverse uninscribed)

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 230

1. 1 gur of barley (in the measure) of Agade — 2. the household administrator (šabra); 3. 1 gur of barley — 4. the chief scribe; 5. 1 gur of barley — 6. the land registrar; 7. 1 gur of barley — 8. the temple administrator (sanga) of [...]; (Break) 9. Total: 14 gur 2 barig 3 ban of barley (in the measure) of Agade. 10. Barley of the men of the storehouse, 11. to be brought out 12. to me. 13. 3 years (?).

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 231

1. 35 bur, 2 eše, 3½ iku of field 2. in the irrigation district of Edur-GAGa the Greater; 3. 34 bur of field 4. in the irrigation district of Edur-GAGa the Lesser; 5. 30 bur of field 6. [in the district of ......] Inanna. 7. He holds (it) (/ Tukal). 8. Gališ-[nu]-ide: 9. delivery.

Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MCS 9, 239

1. 4 gešʾu (= 240) gur of barley, (in the) sag-gal₂ (standard measure): 2. Ur-sag of Agade; 3. 3 šušana 10 (= 190) gur of barley: 4. Un-il, the household administrator (šabra); 5. 60 gur of barley: 6. Tir-ku, the lapidary (zadim); 7. 60 gur of barley: 8. Dada (of the temple of) Nindara — 9. barley of the sagaz(-people); 10. 10 gur of barley: 11. Ur-abzu, son of Suru. 12. Total: 560 gur of barley, (in the) sag-gal₂ (standard measure). 13. [Barley] booked out (expended); 14. Lugal-entarsu. 15. [n] years, 6 months.

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