Primary Publication: Monaco, Salvatore F. (2016) CUSAS 31 7
Collection: anonymous
Museum no.: Anonymous 006397
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang qpc
tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 5(N34) 2(N14) , X 1(N57)#
1.b. 5(N34) 5(N01) , 1(N58)#
1.c. 5(N50) 4(N14)# 4(N01)# , [...]
2.a. 4(N34)# [...] , [...]
2.b. 1(N34) 2(N14) 2(N01)# , [...]
2.c. [...] , [...]
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Primary Publication: Deimel, P. Anton (1923) SF 082
Collection: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum no.: VAT 12593
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
tablet
obverse
1.a. 1(gesz'u@c)# sag# {ninda}nindax(DU)
1.b. 1(gesz'u@c)# [sa2]
1.c. [3(szar2@c) 2(bur'u@c) GAN2]
2.a. 9(gesz2@c)
2.b. 9(gesz2@c) sa2#
2.c. 2(szar2@c) 4(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c)#
3.a. 8(gesz2@c)
3.b. 8(gesz2@c) sa2
3.c. 2(szar2@c) 8(bur3@c)#
4.a. 7(gesz2@c)
4.b. 7(gesz2@c) sa2#
4.c. 1(szar2@c)# 3(bur'u@c) 8(bur3@c)#
5.a. 6(gesz2@c)
5.b. 6(gesz2@c)# [sa2]
5.c. 1(szar2@c) 1(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c)
6.a. 5(gesz2@c)
6.b. 5(gesz2@c) sa2#
6.c. 5(bur'u@c)
7.a. 4(gesz2@c)
7.b. 4(gesz2@c) sa2
7.c. 3(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c)
8.a. 3(gesz2@c)#
8.b. 3(gesz2@c) sa2
8.c. 1(bur'u@c) 8(bur3@c)
9.a. 2(gesz2@c)
9.b. 2(gesz2@c) sa2
9.c. 8(bur3@c)#
10.a. 1(gesz2@c)
10.b. 1(gesz2@c) sa2
10.c. 2(bur3@c)
reverse
1.a. 5(u@c)#
1.b. 5(u@c) sa2
1.c. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c)
2.a. 4(u@c)
2.b. 4(u@c) sa2
2.c. 2(esze3@c) 4(iku@c)#
3.a. 3(u@c)
3.b. 3(u@c) sa2
3.c. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c)
4.a. 2(u@c)#
4.b. 2(u@c)# sa2
4.c. 4(iku@c)#
5.a. 1(u@c)#
5.b. [1(u@c) sa2]
5.c. [1(iku@c)]
6.a. 5(disz@c)
6.b. 5(disz@c)# [sa2]
6.c. [1/4(iku@c)]
7. [...]
Primary Publication: Jestin, Raymond R. (1937) TSŠ 0050
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Š 0050
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) sze guru7
en: 1 barley-silo,
2. sila3 7(asz@c)
en: sila3: 7
3. 1(asz) lu2 szu ba-ti
en: did one man receive,
4. lu2-bi
en: the men:
column 2
1. 4(szar'u@c) 5(szar2@c) 4(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2) 5(u@c) 1(asz@c)
en: 164,571,
2. sze sila3 tak4#? 3(asz@c)
en: barley, sila3 remaining: 3.
calculation: 2400 (gur/guru7) × 480 (sila3/gur[mah]) = 1,152,000; 1,152,000 ÷ 7 = 164,571, with 3 sila3 left over
Primary Publication: Jestin, Raymond R. (1937) TSŠ 0051
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Š 0051
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Primary Publication: Jestin, Raymond R. (1937) TSŠ 0077
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Š 0077
Provenience: Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Primary Publication: Jestin, Raymond R. (1937) TSŠ 0188
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Š 0188
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Primary Publication: Jestin, Raymond R. (1937) TSŠ 0190
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Š 0190
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(szar2@c) SZE3-GAN2
2. 1(szargal@c){gal#?}
3. [1(szar2@c)] |KIDx1(u@c)|
4. 1(szar2@c)# sa2#
4. 1(szar2@c)# diri#
4. 1(szar2@c)# szu# nu-gi
column 2
1. 1(szar2@c) nig2-bur2#?-gu7
2. 1(szar2@c) u4-NI-gi-gu7
3. 1(szar2@c) u4-u4-u4
4. 1(szar2@c) an-[ki]-bi#-[da?]
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Primary Publication: Jestin, Raymond R. (1937) TSŠ 0251
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Š 0251
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
version: 0.1
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. gu 1(asz@c) sila3 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 4(disz@t)
2. 1(u@c) 7(asz@c) 5(disz@t)
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1. an-sze3-gu2 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 4(asz@c)
written an-gu2-sze3
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Primary Publication: Jestin, Raymond R. (1937) TSŠ 0632
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Š 0632
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Primary Publication: Jestin, Raymond R. (1937) TSŠ 0671
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Š 0671
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
version: 0.1
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. gurusz
2. 4(szar'u@cv)
3. 5(szar2@c)
4. 3(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz2@c)
reverse
1. sze sila3 6(asz@c) guru7
2. 1(asz) lu2 szu ba-ti
Primary Publication: Jestin, Raymond R. (1937) TSŠ 0926
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Š 0926
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2@c) {ninda}nindax(DU) da
2. 2(gesz2@c) 5(asz@c) {ninda}nindax(DU) da
3. 1(gesz2@c) sag
4. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) sag
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(gesz2@c) [...]
3. 2(u@c) sag
4. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) sag
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Primary Publication: Jestin, Raymond R. (1937) TSŠ 0930
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Š 0930
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Primary Publication: Pohl, Alfred (1935) TMH 5 065
Collection: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum no.: HS 0815
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2@c)# 7(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) us2 {ninda}nindax(DU)
2. sag 1(iku@c) GAN2
3. 1(asz@c) {ninda}nindax(DU) 5(disz@t) kusz3 2(disz@t) szu-du3-a# 3(disz@t) szu-si 1/3(asz@c) szu-si
calculation: 67.5 ÷ 100 = 1 + 5/12 + 23.33/(12 x 30)
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1. il il
Primary Publication: Clay, Albert T. (1915) YOS 1 21
Collection: Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum no.: YBC 03892
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: --.--.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1.a1. 1(disz) 4(u)
1.a2. 3(disz) 2(u)
1.a3. 1(disz) 2(u)
1.a4. 2(disz) 4(u)
1.b. 4(disz) 3(u)
calculation: (100n + 80n)/2 x (200n + 160n)/2 = 4.30.00 sar
2. 3(disz) 2(u)
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Primary Publication: Clay, Albert T. (1915) YOS 1 25
Collection: Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum no.: YBC 03895
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: --.--.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1.a. 3(u) 2(disz)
1.b. 5(disz)
1.c. 1(disz) 2(u)
calculation: (32 × 5) ÷ 2 = 80 (?)
2.a1. 3(u) 2(disz)
2.a2. 2(u) 5(disz)
2.b1. 5(u) 2(disz)
2.b2. 4(u) 8(disz)#!?
2.c. 2(u) 3(disz) 4(u) 6(disz)
calculation: ((32 + 25)/2 × (52 + 48)/2) = 1425 (?)
3.a. 2(u) 5(disz)
3.b. 2(u) 7(disz@v)#
3.c. 4(disz) 4(u)
calculation: (25 × 27) ÷ 2 = 337.5 (?)
4. 1(disz) 2(u) 6(disz)
5. n
possibly erasures
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uncertain, not given
Primary Publication:
Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.: BM 024972
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Sumu-el.10.00.00
Primary Publication: Koslova, Natalya V. (nd) Hermitage 3 470
Collection: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum no.: Erm 14645
Provenience: —
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: 00.00.00.00
Primary Publication: Hackman, George G. (1958) BIN 8 24
Collection: Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum no.: NBC 06893
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 1/2(disz) sag 2(u) 2(disz)
2. 5(gesz2) 3(u) us2 5(gesz2) 3(u)
3. GAN2-bi 4(bur3@c) la2 2(iku@c)
calculation: (20.5 + 22)/2 x 330 = 70.125 iku
4. 1(iku@c) GAN2-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur#-ta
5. sze-bi 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gur
calculation: 70 x 1 1/4 = 87 1/2
6. amar-ezem x
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Primary Publication: Meek, Theophile J. (1935) HSS 10 214
Collection: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum no.: IM 050682
Provenience: Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2. 4(u) a-ra2# 2(disz)#?-[kam]
3. 4(u) a-ra2 3(disz)#?-[kam]
4. a-ra2-kam
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Primary Publication: Delaporte, Louis (1912) ITT 4 7375
Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist L 07375
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Primary Publication: Gelb, Ignace J. (1970) MAD 5 112
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1924-0689
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 1(szargal){gal} 4(gesz2) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 numun sa2
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3. 1(szar2) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3 numun sa2
4. ur-{d}isztaran
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1. 7(szarkid){kid} 4(szar'ugal){gal} 7(szar2) 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 2/3(disz){sza}
2. ba-pa3
Primary Publication: Friberg, Jöran (1990) RlA 7, 541
Collection: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum no.: IM 058045
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1.a1. 2(disz) gi 2(disz)#? [kusz3]
1.a2. 1(disz) gi 1(disz) kusz3
1.b1. 2(disz) gi
1.b2. 2(disz) gi
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Primary Publication: Whiting, Robert M. (1984) ZA 74 (pp. 59-66) 060
Collection: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum no.: OIM A05443
Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
Period: —
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) ninda 1(disz) ninda-szid sa2
Friberg, with gesz'u = 1000 ?; ninda-szid = 1/4 ninda
2. 1(szargal){gal} 1(szar'u) 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 7(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku)? GAN2
also decimal ?
reverse
1. 1/2(disz) sar 3(asz) gin2 2/3(disz){sza} 5(asz) gin2
part of preceding notation ?
2. ba-pa3
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Primary Publication: Whiting, Robert M. (1984) ZA 74 (pp. 59-66) 065
Collection: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum no.: OIM A05446
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: —
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 2(szar'u) 8(szar2) <ninda> la2 1(disz) szu-du3-a sa2#
2. me-luh-ha
3. 1(szar2) 5(gesz2) <ninda> la2 1(disz) kusz3 numun sa2
reverse
1. ur-{d}isztaran
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Primary Publication: Friberg, Jöran (2005) CDLJ 2005/2 §2.1
Collection: California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum no.: CMAA 016-C0005
Provenience: —
Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 9(gesz2) usz
en: 540 (ninda) the side,
2. sag 1(iku) GAN2
en: the head, (if) 1 iku field,
3. 2(disz) kusz3 6(disz) 2/3(disz) szu-si
en: is 2 cubits 6 2/3 fingers.
calculation: 540 ∙ x = 100; x = 10/54 ninda, or 2 cubits 6 2/3 fingers
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