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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

Clay tablet, late Uruk period, 3300-3100 BCE. Proto-cuneiform signs, food issue list " rations" written by combining a human head and a bowl. Purchased via Christie's in 1989, with contribution from the British Museum Friends

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay tablet, late Uruk period, 3300-3100 BCE. Proto-cuneiform signs, food issue list " rations" written by combining a human head and a bowl (the triangular object…

Economy

Daily Life

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodOur engine

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 ...]

Writing & LiteratureDaily Life

~3100 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

Trudy Otdela Vostoka 3 p. 27ff.:2

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — Trudy Otdela Vostoka 3 p. 27ff.:2. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & MythDaily Life

~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

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 17, 103

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — CUSAS 17, 103. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Law

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 17, 104

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — CUSAS 17, 104. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Law

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 17, 105

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — CUSAS 17, 105. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Law

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OIP 104, 002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — OIP 104, 002. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Law

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Fs Krecher 330-332 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — Fs Krecher 330-332 01. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureDaily Life

~2800 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Fs Krecher 342-343 11

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — Fs Krecher 342-343 11. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureDaily Life

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

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. ... [... ...]

Religion & MythDaily Life

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

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

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

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

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

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.

Clay tablet, late Uruk period, 3300-3100 BCE. Proto-cuneiform signs, food issue list " rations" written by combining a human head and a bowl. Purchased via Christie's in 1989, with contribution from the British Museum Friends

CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 188

Trudy Otdela Vostoka 3 p. 27ff.:2

CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 191

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 034

MS 1952/37

CUSAS 17, 103

CUSAS 17, 104

CUSAS 17, 105

OIP 104, 002

Fs Krecher 330-332 01

Fs Krecher 342-343 11

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 010

CUSAS 32, 002

CUSAS 35, 028

MRAH O.5012

CUSAS 17, 001

MRAH O.5015

RIME 1.15.add006.01, ex. 01

SF 014

SF 082

CDLB 2006/002

CDLB 2014/001 1

CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 003

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 002

CUSAS 17, 004

CUSAS 32, 001

CUSAS 32, 003

CUSAS 35, 470

CUSAS 35, 477

MAH 16070

MSCT 1, 160, MS 3047

OIP 104, 015

OIP 104, 016a

OSP 1, 001

OSP 1, 003

PTS 0002

RIME 1.09.05.03, ex. add44

ROM 962.143.028

SEL 19, 001-004

SF 018

SF 031

SF 036

SF 038

SF 039

SF 040

SF 045

SF 049*

SF 050