All tablets.

CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 183

[1] [...] 1 [...] KAB 1 NAM2 DI 1 NAM2 NAM2 1 [...] 1 NAM2 PA RAD 1 AB ME 1 GAL N58.BAD 1 EN [...] 1 [...] 1 [...] 1 [...] 41, X [...]

Achaemenid Persian

CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 184

Obverse [1] [...] envoy 1 chief of the milk [1] [...] 1 chief of the storehouse 1 chief of the cattle-pen 1 [chief of] UMUN2 1 chief of [...] 1 IM TUR [N] [...]

Writing & Literature

Writing & LiteratureDaily Life

CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 188

Obverse 1 NAMEŠDA (the chief official) 1 NAM2 KAB (leader of KAB?) 1 NAM2 DI (leader of DI) 1 NAM2 NAM2 (leader of leaders) 1 NAM2 URU? (leader of the city?) 1 PA ŠE NAM2 (leader of barley / grain overseer) 1 NAM2 RAD (leader of RAD) 1 AB ME 1 GAL X (chief of ...) 1 EN? [...] 1 X [...] 1 X [...] 1 [...] 1 [...] Reverse [N] 1(N14) EN 2(N57) [E2 ...]

CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 194

1 (entry): NAM2 DI (an official title) 1 (entry): NAM2 NAM2 (an official title) 1 (entry): NAM2 URU (official of the settlement?) [1 (entry)]: [...] NAM2 1 (entry): ŠE NAM2 (official of the barley?) 1 (entry): NAM2 RAD PA (an official title) 1 (entry): [...] 1 (entry): KINGAL (leader of the assembly) 1 (entry): GAL TE (chief TE-official) 1 (entry): SUKKAL (messenger) [...] 41+[n]: ... [...]

CDLI Lexical 000022, ex. 032

Obverse 1. [1] (entry): GIŠ ḪI GIŠ TUN3a — wooden (item) of the TUN3-implement(?) 2. [1] (entry): [GIŠ] ADa — [wooden] AD-object(?) 3. [1] (entry): [...] 4. 1 (entry): SI TAG GIŠ — horn(?)/SI-TAG wooden (item) 5. [1] (entry): [...] 6. [N] (entry): [...]

CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 098

(Beginning destroyed) [1] [......] [1] DUG~b-vessel [with] an (unidentified) inscribed sign [1] DUG~b-vessel with NAGA~a inscribed(?) 1 DUG~b-vessel with an (unidentified) inscribed sign 1 [......] 1 GAN~c(?) [......] 1 GAN~c(?) [......] [N] [......] (rest destroyed)

CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 055

Obverse(?) 1 [...] 1 URI 1 MUD3~a(?) 1 MUD3@g (gunû form of MUD3) 1 MIR~b 1 [...] 1 [...] Reverse(?) 1(N34) 2(N14) [...]: [...]

CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 056

1, X 1, SZAKIR (churn) 1, [...] 1, [...] 1, [...] 1, [...] 1, [...] 1, ŠU2 GU 1, ŠU2 GU [...] 1, large TUN3-implement(?) 1, 2(N57) ŠU TUN3-implement(?) 1, 1(N57)? ŠU TUN3-implement(?) 1, AL(?) [...] 1, [...] 1(N34) 4(N01), [...]

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 191

[...] 1(N58).BAD (a title) EN of IB [...] Linen envoy (GADA-SUKKAL) Chief (official) of cream (GAL-GARA2) Textile (official) of cream (TUG2-GARA2) [...] Chief (official) of the GIŠGAL Chief (official) of the ZATU737×DI Temple administrator (SANGA) of the ZATU737×X Temple administrator (SANGA) of the ZATU737×X ZATU725(?) Spouse (DAM)(?)

Writing & LiteratureDaily Life

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 034

1 NAM2-official [...] 1 chief of the pigs 1 NAM2-official of the plow 1 chief [...] 1 chief of the SZAB 1 PA, NAM2-official [...] 1 AB-[...] 1 chief [...]

Writing & LiteratureDaily Life

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

MS 1952/37

(obverse, single column; sign-groups without numerals — an archaic text of uncertain genre, rendered sign by sign) 1. Fish ... TU ("born"?) 2. NAM2 NAM2 (a doubled title/category sign) 3. NAM2(?) — dagger (GIR2) 4. Delivered(?) (DU) — AN — water (A) 5. Yoke(?) (ŠUDUN) — RI 6. Yoke(?) (ŠUDUN) — dagger (GIR2) 7. ... — water (A) — NI 8. Fire(?) (NE) — day (U4) — RA 9. NI — RA 10. ŠE3 — BU 11. Day (U4) — builder/mason (ŠIDIM) — foot(?) (GIR3, damaged) 12. To carry(?) (IL) — left(-hand)(?) (GUB3) — ... 13. ... — (an archaic sign of unidentified value) — dog(?) (UR) — NI — to sit(?) (DUR2) 14. Mixed…

Religion & MythDaily Life

Religion & MythDaily Life

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 010

(Beginning destroyed) 1. [...] nanny-goat ... 2. [...] has no place(?) 3. [...] ... place ... has no ... 4. [...] the pig(?) [...] has no ... 5. [... ...] ... 6. no cream(?) 7. no ... 8. no fish roe 9. ... [...] 10. ... [...] 11. ... [... ...]

CUSAS 32, 002

Incantation formula: [… snake?] of the night, the Abzu […] Venom comes forth — its substance is apportioned in the mouth. The mouth, its inner chamber, is made to attain (its aim). The snake coils; the great serpent (ušumgal) coils. The speckled field … (two unread compound signs) … [ … ] … … … The snake stretches out its mouth against me; with their tongues they fill me with fine threads. The snake, its mouth outstretched, … (unread) … let it not … (Colophon) The temple administrator (sanga) Ur-gibil, the scribe, [wrote (this)].

Religion & Myth

CUSAS 35, 028

1 (person): Ur-Ninmug; 1 (person): Ur-šerda — Adab: they are resident (there). He-su-be'a, Ašlum, Iritum — they are the ...-men (šu-x-DU-NI-meš).

Daily LifeEconomy

MRAH O.5012

(obverse) 24 (measures of) [barley ...] Al-mu(?); 24: Uri; 10: Girini — they are the men of the fortress. It is barley of the household of Ša-lu. Onto the boat of Lugal-itida it was loaded. It is the month of Duku. (In) the month of Nig-kiri it was given to him. When 9 days of the month had passed, the men of Adab(?) are its witnesses.

Law

SF 002

(obverse, column preserved at left; right half of the surface uninscribed) Sud(?)-kura-diri — "[The goddess] Sud(?)/the blessing surpasses the mountain-land" Elum-[an?]-dul — "The Honored One is a [protective] shade [(...)]" [...]-še-[...] (line broken) [...] (line lost) Elum-aga-zi — "The Honored One (of) the true crown" E-ša-andul-lal — "The house's interior is a sweet (honeyed) protective shade" Elum-šuda(?) — "The Honored One of blessing/prayer" Nin-AB-anzu — "The Lady ... Anzu(-bird)" (reverse uninscribed)