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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
~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Epic of Gilgamesh Flood Tablet in Akkadian Cuneiform - Nate Loper (43494374962)
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia, regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature and the second oldest religious text, after…
Religion & Myth
~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
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 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 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 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
AJSL 21/3, p. 175
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AJSL 21/3, p. 175. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Anonymous 272614
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Anonymous 272614. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CBS 08896
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) ?) — CBS 08896. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CBS 09290
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 09290. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CBS 09615
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 09615. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CBS 10118
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 10118. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CBS 10133
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 10133. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CDLJ 2005/2 §2.1
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CDLJ 2005/2 §2.1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Astronomy & Mathematics
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CUSAS 12, 8.6 03
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 12, 8.6 03. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & Literature
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CUSAS 26, 216
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 26, 216. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CUSAS 27, 104
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 104. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Law
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CUSAS 27, 228
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 228. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CUSAS 35, 233
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 233. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Law
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
CUSAS 35, 517
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) ?) — CUSAS 35, 517. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
ETB 2, 17
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 17. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & Literature
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
ETB 2, 23
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 23. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
ETB 2, 34
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 34. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureDaily Life
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
ETB 2, 37
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 37. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureDaily Life
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
Fs Kienast, no. 1
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Fs Kienast, no. 1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
HSS 10, 008
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — HSS 10, 008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
HSS 10, 010
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — HSS 10, 010. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
HSS 10, 012
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — HSS 10, 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
JCS 01, 348, 11
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — JCS 01, 348, 11. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAD 1, 158 + 328
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 1, 158 + 328. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Law
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAD 1, 170
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 1, 170. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureDaily Life
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAD 1, 195
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 1, 195. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Law
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAD 1, 282
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 1, 282. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAD 5, 022
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 5, 022. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAD 5, 075
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 5, 075. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAD 5, 081
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 5, 081. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAD 5, 083
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 5, 083. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAD 5, 091
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 5, 091. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureDaily Life
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAD 5, 112
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) ?) — MAD 5, 112. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Astronomy & Mathematics
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAH 16200
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAH 16200. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & Literature
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAH 16229
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAH 16229. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & Literature
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAH 16291
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAH 16291. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & Literature
~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial
MAH 16624
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAH 16624. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & Literature