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~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Disk of Enheduanna
The literary tradition is no longer anonymous from this point. Authorship — the idea that a specific human voice composes a specific work — enters the historical record with her.
Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Amarna letter. Letter from Yapahu (ruler of Gezer) to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III or son Akhenaten
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Amarna letter. Letter from Yapahu (ruler of Gezer) to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III or son Akhenaten. Yapahu requests help against Hapiru (Biblical Hebrews), a…
Daily Life
~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Clay tablet. Old Akkadian account text about fields. 2334-2004 BCE. From Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay tablet. Old Akkadian account text about fields. 2334-2004 BCE. From Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin.
EconomyDaily Life
~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Cuneiform Akkadian clay tablet 1
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Small clay tablet with cuneiform writing on both sides (in Akkadian language), from Early Old Babylonian period. It displays an account of labor, specifically refe…
EconomyDaily Life
~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- account text concerning bitumen, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 134
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Akkadian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- house sale contract, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 204
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Akkadian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 005, 1928-425
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 005, 1928-425. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 005, 1928-426
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 005, 1928-426. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1126a
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1126a. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1126c
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1126c. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1127
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1127. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
AAS 011
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAS 011. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0748
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0748. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0749
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0749. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0750
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0750. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0774
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0774. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0803
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0803. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0813
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0813. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0836
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0836. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0862
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0862. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0866
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0866. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0868
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0868. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0879
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0879. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0886
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0886. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0887
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0887. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0889
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0889. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0893
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0893. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0898
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0898. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0900
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0900. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0920
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0920. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0923
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0923. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0940
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0940. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0942
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0942. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0949
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0949. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0957
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0957. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0959
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0959. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0966
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0966. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0967
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0967. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0969
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0969. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0974
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0974. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0976
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0976. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0977
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0977. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 0994
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0994. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 1001
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 1002
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 1008
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 1010
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1010. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Adab 1012
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy