amcune000039 resourceid|amcune-cf0038,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 38),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0038%resourceid|amcune-cs0038,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 38),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0038 Unknown: inscribed obverse Not yet translated LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000001 resourceid|amcune-cf0001,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 01),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0001%resourceid|amcune-cp0001,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 01),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0001%resourceid|amcune-cs0001,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 01),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0001 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor Slightly encrusted LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Period -- Ur III 7 ½ cm. Round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 01 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000002 resourceid|amcune-cf0002,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 02),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0002%resourceid|amcune-cp0002,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 02),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0002%resourceid|amcune-cs0002,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 02),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0002 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor Slightly encrusted LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 8 ½ cm. Round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 02 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000003 resourceid|amcune-cf0003,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 03),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0003%resourceid|amcune-cp0003,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 03),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0003%resourceid|amcune-cs0003,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 03),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0003 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor In good condition, the lesson uses the sign for "beer" (kas) LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 7 3/4 cm. Round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 03 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000004 resourceid|amcune-cf0004,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 04),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0004%resourceid|amcune-cp0004,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 04),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0004%resourceid|amcune-cs0004,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 04),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0004 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor This exercise concerns the use of the word for "throne" (gis-gu-za) LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 8 ½ cm. Round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 04 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000005 resourceid|amcune-cf0005,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 05),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0005%resourceid|amcune-cp0005,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 05),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0005%resourceid|amcune-cs0005,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 05),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0005 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor In good condition, this tablet contains the word "ka-an-sar" LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 7 ½ cm. Round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 05 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000006 resourceid|amcune-cf0006,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 06),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0006%resourceid|amcune-cp0006,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 06),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0006%resourceid|amcune-cs0006,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 06),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0006 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor This tablet is an exercise in the word for "field" (a-sà) LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 8 ¼ cm. Round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 06 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000007 resourceid|amcune-cf0007,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 07),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0007%resourceid|amcune-cp0007,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 07),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0007%resourceid|amcune-cs0007,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 07),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0007 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor The student was practicing combinations using "ugu" LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 7 cm. Round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 07 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000008 resourceid|amcune-cf0008,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 08),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0008%resourceid|amcune-cp0008,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 08),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0008%resourceid|amcune-cs0008,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 08),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0008 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor The obverse is heavily encrusted LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 9 cm. Round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 08 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000009 resourceid|amcune-cf0009,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 09),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0009%resourceid|amcune-cp0009,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 09),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0009%resourceid|amcune-cs0009,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 09),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0009 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor The student was practicing using the signs of "sen" and "gis" LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 7 cm. Round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 09 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000010 resourceid|amcune-cf0010,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 10),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0010%resourceid|amcune-cp0010,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 10),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0010%resourceid|amcune-cs0010,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 10),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0010 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor The first sentence reads "u-hi-in" LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 7 ½ cm. Round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 10 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000011 resourceid|amcune-cf0011,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 11),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0011%resourceid|amcune-cp0011,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 11),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0011%resourceid|amcune-cs0011,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 11),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0011 Disbursement of skins Shulgi, years 31-34 (2063-2060 B.C.) col|Minassian, Kirkor Three columns are on the obverse, with only the total and date on the reverse. The reverse states: "su-nigin 574 kus-gu4-hi-a" (grand total of 574 cow hides), followed by "sa-bi-ta" (disbursed) LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 15 cm. High x 9 ½ cm. Wide. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 11 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000012 resourceid|amcune-cf0012,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 12),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0012%resourceid|amcune-cp0012,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 12),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0012%resourceid|amcune-cs0012,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 12),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0012 Temple offerings (satukku) 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor This is part of a list of grain offering (sá -dull su-a gi-na) for 12 deities. It was part of a larger tablet, with the edges having been purposefully cut off and the edges smoothed. The tablet has small fine writing, with 2 columns each side and a total of 109 lines. On column iii, lines 17-21 state: "sá-dull dingir-re-ne / 1800 se-gur / 40 gig gur / sà-gal-màs-anse/ sà-na-ga-ab-tùm". The 12 deities are: dSIG7 (Imma) --danzu musen-UD.UD, dSIG7-ki-an-ki, nin-tuk? xx mas, dnin-ri-unu-ki, dnin-urta-gal, dAB x HA-GIS.ÙH-ki, dnin-du6-du-e, dlama-lugal-danzu musen-UD.UD, den-lil, ddumu-zi-da-x-a-bi, dli-si4. This is followed by amounts of grain for the drink of the king, the asses, rations for the boatmen, the "ma-lah4-sà", for a diviner, for the man of Zimad. Each is noted as being "kísib" (PN), or a "professional name" LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 10 cm wid x 10 ½ cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 12 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000013 resourceid|amcune-cf0013,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 13),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0013%resourceid|amcune-cp0013,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 13),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0013%resourceid|amcune-cs0013,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 13),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0013 Disbursement of wages Amar-Suen, year 6 (2039 B.C.) col|Minassian, Kirkor This concerns the disbursement of wages to named supervisors (ugula) of day laborers. The subscript of the inscription states that wages were disbursed for a grand total of 656 day laborers "su-nigin 600 + 56 gurus-u4 1-sè / zi-ga-àm". The year date states: "mu damar-dEN.ZU lugal-e sa-as-ru-um-ki mu-hul" (the year Amar Suen, the king, sacked the city of Sasrum) LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 7 cm wide x 12 cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 13 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000014 resourceid|amcune-cf0014,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 14),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0014%resourceid|amcune-cp0014,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 14),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0014%resourceid|amcune-cs0014,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 14),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0014 Accounting tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor This tablet contains 6 columns on each side, but large sections are missing of some of the columns. The tablet concerns the rations for temple dependents LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 19 cm wide x 18 cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 14 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000015 resourceid|amcune-cf0015,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 15),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0015%resourceid|amcune-cp0015,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 15),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0015%resourceid|amcune-cs0015,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 15),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0015 Clay bulla 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor A seal was rolled over the text, but is currently illegible. This item, as No. 16, was used to identify bundles of tablets. The tablets were tied with cord, the knot being covered with a ball of clay. The ball was then inscribed with information and/or date LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III Shu-Sin, year 5 (2031 B.C.) Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 15 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000016 resourceid|amcune-cf0016,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 16),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0016%resourceid|amcune-cp0016,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 16),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0016%resourceid|amcune-cs0016,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 16),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0016 Clay bulla 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor This item was partly damaged and covered on some areas with clay. The hole has also since been plugged. The date on the bulla reads: "iti ezen dnin-a-zu / mu-ús-sa ki-mas-ki ba-hul" (the month of the festival of Ninazu, the year after Kimas was destroyed). The seal gives the scribe's name: "ab-ba-ur?-ga / dub-sar / dumu na-ur?-ab". The scene on the bulla is of a worshipper being led by a deity to the king LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III Shulgi, year 47 (2047 B.C.) Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 16 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000017 resourceid|amcune-cf0017,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 17),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0017%resourceid|amcune-cp0017,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 17),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0017%resourceid|amcune-cs0017,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 17),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0017 Receipt of wool. Inscribed obverse, reverse, and side 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor This tablet is a record of wool received from 120 persons, and is written in small fine "Rim-Sin" script. After the 120 persons: "Rim-Sin X (mu i7 eden-na i7-he-galmy-ba-al)". The first 59 persons with amounts of wool are followed by: "59 er én-hi-a síg-bi ì-dib s]ar-ru-ut-dEN. ZU]"; then, "61 er én-hi-a sig-bi i-dib u-bar- dsamas... s]a-x x am? nu t]a ba-zi" LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Old Babylonia%Ur III? 8 ½ cm wide x 13 ½ cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 17 intldl/amcune text tx amcune000018 resourceid|amcune-cf0018,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 18),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0018%resourceid|amcune-cp0018,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 18),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0018%resourceid|amcune-cs0018,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 18),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0018 Receipt of silver with envelope 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor Half of the envelope is still attached, the other half missing. The amount is for 1 gín. The receipt reads: "1 gín kù-babbar / su-ti-a i-bi-dsamas / ki su-mi-a-hi-a". The reverse states the month and year: "iti ziz-a u4 22 / mu an dinanna dna-na-a e-ne-bi-ta-a" (the 22nd day of the month of Sabatu). The document was imprinted with a seal, which is illegible LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Old Babylonia%Ur III? 4 cm wide x 5 cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 18 intldl/amcune text tx amcune000019 resourceid|amcune-cf0019,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 19),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0019%resourceid|amcune-cp0019,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 19),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0019%resourceid|amcune-cs0019,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 19),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0019 Accounting or receipt 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor The image of Sumerian transliterations on the reverse side of the Cuneiform is not available.%This is only the fragment of a larger tablet. It apparently mentions the amounts of land or silver with interest. The edges are plastered with mud and the obverse and reverse run at angles to each other LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Old Babylonia%Ur III? 7 ½ cm. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 19 intldl/amcune text tx amcune000020 resourceid|amcune-cf0020,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 20),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0020%resourceid|amcune-cs0020,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 20),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0020 Ledger of fish 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor The image of Sumerian transliterations of the Cunieiform is not available. Probably Old Babylonian.%The tablet consists of 5 columns on the obverse with a few signs on the reverse. The tablet adds up the columns from left to right, giving the grand total (su-nigin) in column iv. Column v lists either the recipient, or the donor LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Old Babylonia%Ur III? 7 ½ cm round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 20 intldl/amcune text tx amcune000021 resourceid|amcune-cf0021a,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 21a),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0021a%resourceid|amcune-cp0021a,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 21a),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0021a%resourceid|amcune-cs0021a,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 21a),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0021a Inscribed brick Shalmanassar III (858-824 B.C.) col|Minassian, Kirkor The brick is in two pieces, the two of which may not even belong together. The brick is carelessly incised, with chicken-foot shaped signs, unlined, reddish on back. Lines 2-4 read as follows: "nu MAN SU MAN KUR as-sur A as-sur / é? NU MAN SU MAN as-sur / MAN MAN SU MAN" LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Neo-Assyrian%New Assyrian Empire caption|(Unknown: inscribed brick),display_type|d,docid|amcune-amcune000038 29 cm long x 15 ½ cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 21a intldl/amcune text tx amcune000022 resourceid|amcune-cf0022,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 22),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0022%resourceid|amcune-cs0022,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 22),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0022 Cone inscription 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor Most appears illegible. The image of Sumerian transliteration of the Cuneiform is not available. Cone of Sin-qusid LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III? 5 ½ cm long; 3 cm top x 1 cm bottom. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 22 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000023 resourceid|amcune-cf0023,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 23),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0023%resourceid|amcune-cp0023,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 23),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0023%resourceid|amcune-cs0023,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 23),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0023 Bill of sale Amar-Suen, year 7? (2038 B.C.)? col|Minassian, Kirkor Small tablet not yet fully translated. Date may say "The year H u-ú h -nu-ri was destroyed" LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 1 ½ cm wide x 2 ¾ cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 23 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000024 resourceid|amcune-cf0024,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 24),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0024%resourceid|amcune-cp0024,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 24),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0024%resourceid|amcune-cs0024,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 24),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0024 Bill of sale 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor Small black tablet relating to a bill of sale. 4 lines. Lines 1-2: "1 udu, 1 más" (1 sheep, 1 goat) LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 2 cm wide x 2 cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 24 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000025 resourceid|amcune-cf0025,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 25),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0025%resourceid|amcune-cp0025,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 25),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0025%resourceid|amcune-cs0025,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 25),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0025 Votive plaque Gudea of Lagash (2144-2124 B.C.) col|Minassian, Kirkor This tablet is a votive temple inscription, standardized during the reign of Gudea. Part of the top, right , and bottom edge are missing. Writing only on obverse, using standard 10-line votive inscription style. 2 columns, 6 lines on the left, 4 on the right. The tablet is thought to come from Drehem or Jokha. The inscription reads: "For Ningirsu, the strong warrior of Enlil, Gudea, Prince of Lagash, has made what will last forever; (Gudea) has built his (Ningirsu's) Enninnu (temple), the flashing thunderbird, and returned it to its place for him." LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 14 cm wide x 12 ½ cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 25 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000026 resourceid|amcune-cf0026,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 26),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0026%resourceid|amcune-cp0026,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 26),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0026%resourceid|amcune-cs0026,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 26),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0026 Votive cone inscription Gudea of Lagash (2144-2124 B.C.) col|Minassian, Kirkor Votive cones, or "nails", would be placed in the wall of a temple, with only the head of the cone showing for decoration. Very often hundreds would decorate the walls of a temple. This cone is heavily encrusted with much of the inscription illegible. It does, however, have 10 lines, and although most of the signs differ significantly from Item #25, the translation is the same LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 12 cm long; 6 cm top x 1 ½ cm bottom. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 26 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000027 resourceid|amcune-cf0027,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 27),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0027%resourceid|amcune-cp0027,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 27),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0027%resourceid|amcune-cs0027,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 27),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0027 Receipt of livestock Shulgi, year 47 (2047 B.C) col|Minassian, Kirkor This tablet concerns the receipt of oxen. Lines 1-3 state "5 gu niga, 25 gu niga, 5 gu" (5 fattened oxen, 25 fattened oxen, 5 oxen). The year date colophon states: "Mu-ús-sa Ki mas...ba-hul" (The year after Kimas destroyed). Kimas was destroyed in the 46th year of Shulgi's reign, or 2048 B.C. LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 4 cm wide x 5 ½ high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 27 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000028 resourceid|amcune-cf0028,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 28),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0028%resourceid|amcune-cp0028,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 28),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0028%resourceid|amcune-cs0028,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 28),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0028 Seal contract 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor This tablet is not yet translated, but possibly concerns the receipt of oil and beer. The contract has been stamped with a very elaborate cylinder seal. On all four side corners will be noticed the raised relief of a goddess LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 3 ½ cm wide x 4 cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 28 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000029 resourceid|amcune-cf0029,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 29),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0029%resourceid|amcune-cp0029,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 29),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0029%resourceid|amcune-cs0029,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 29),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0029 Seal contract 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor This tablet is in very poor condition, heavily constructed and broken on the corner. The unique aspect of the tablet, however, is that the break reveals the original contract sealed inside the tablet. Signs are legible: "iti ezen" (month of the festival...) and "mu" (year) LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 4 cm wide x 4 ½ cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 29 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000030 resourceid|amcune-cf0030,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 30),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0030%resourceid|amcune-cp0030,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 30),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0030%resourceid|amcune-cs0030,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 30),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0030 Balanced account 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor Only a small fraction of this tablet has been translated, but enough to show it is a balanced account (of what unknown). The tablet concerns the receipt of mostly (?) goats (más) and lamb (sila4). A grand total of 166 (items) received is given, follwed by the statement "zi-ga- ám". (Dispersed). The month is given as "a-ki-ti", which was the 6th month of the year in the city of Drehem. Not many tablets are inscribed on the side, this one being inscribed "u4 26-kam" (day 26 of the month) LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 4 ¾ cm wide x 11 ¾ cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 30 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000031 resourceid|amcune-cf0031,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 31),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0031%resourceid|amcune-cp0031,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 31),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0031%resourceid|amcune-cs0031,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 31),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0031 Accounting tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor Only a small fraction of this tablet has been translated. It concerns the receipt of she-goats (udu) and lambs (sila4) LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 5 cm wide x 9 ¼ cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 31 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000032 resourceid|amcune-cf0032,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 32),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0032%resourceid|amcune-cp0032,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 32),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0032%resourceid|amcune-cs0032,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 32),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0032 Balanced account 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor This tablet has been heavily damaged on the reverse. The tablet begins with 4 lines stating the receipt of barley, with the total, "29 se gur" (29 gur of barley) on line 5. Line 6, "sa-bi-ta", means the following amounts are expanded from the total of 29 gur. The five expenditures add up to 29, leaving a balanced account LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 4 ½ cm wide x 9 cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 32 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000033 resourceid|amcune-cf0033,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 33),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0033%resourceid|amcune-cp0033,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 33),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0033%resourceid|amcune-cs0033,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 33),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0033 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor The student appears to have been practicing the names of flowers on this tablet, based on the determinative "gi" LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 8 ½ cm round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 33 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000034 resourceid|amcune-cf0034,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 34),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0034%resourceid|amcune-cp0034,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 34),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0034%resourceid|amcune-cs0034,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 34),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0034 Bill of sale Shulgi, year 44 (2050 B.C.) col|Minassian, Kirkor The student was practicing combinations using "ugu".Not yet fully translated, but pertains to receipt of livestock. Date states: "Mu Si-mu-ru-um-ki ba-hal" (The year Simurum was destroyed). A cylinder seal has been heavily rolled over the text. The seal impression is illegible LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 3 ¾ cm wide x 4 cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 34 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000035 resourceid|amcune-cf0035,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 35),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0035%resourceid|amcune-cp0035,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 35),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0035%resourceid|amcune-cs0035,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 35),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0035 School exercise tablet 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor Not yet translated LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Ur III 7 ½ cm round. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 35 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000036 resourceid|amcune-cf0036,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 36),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0036%resourceid|amcune-cs0036,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 36),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0036 Unknown: inscribed obverse and reverse 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor Tablet incomprehensible. The image of Sumerian transliterations of the Cuneiform is not available LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 36 intldl/amcune text tx amcune000037 resourceid|amcune-cf0037,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 37),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0037%resourceid|amcune-cp0037,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 37),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0037%resourceid|amcune-cs0037,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 37),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0037 Unknown: inscribed obverse and reverse 2200-1900bc col|Minassian, Kirkor Not yet translated LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies. 4 ½ cm wide x 7 ¼ cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 37 intldl/amcune sux text tx amcune000038 resourceid|amcune-cf0021b,caption|(Cuneiform tablet no. 21b),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0021b%resourceid|amcune-cp0021b,caption|(Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 21b),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0021b%resourceid|amcune-cs0021b,caption|(Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 21b),display_type|h,uri|http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0021b Unknown: inscribed brick Shalmanassar III (858-824 B.C.) col|Minassian, Kirkor The brick is in two pieces, the two of which may not even belong together. The brick is carelessly incised, with chicken-foot shaped signs, unlined, reddish on back. Lines 2-4 read as follows: "nu MAN SU MAN KUR as-sur A as-sur / é? NU MAN SU MAN as-sur / MAN MAN SU MAN" LCSH|Akkadian language--Texts.%LCSH|Calah (Extinct city)%LCSH|Cuneiform tablets.%LCSH|Drehem (Extinct city)%LCSH|Gods, Assyro-Babylonian.%LCSH|Gods, Sumerian.%LCSH|Gudea, of Lagash.%LCSH|Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens.%LCSH|Sumerian language--Texts.%LCSH|Sumerians--Commerce.%LCSH|Sumerians--Economic conditions.%LCSH|Sumerians--Education.%LCSH|Sumerians--Religion.%LCSH|Sumerians--Rites and ceremonies.%Neo-Assyrian%New Assyrian Empire caption|(Inscribed brick),display_type|d,docid|amcune-amcune000021 29 cm long x 15 ½ cm high. Cuneiform Tablet Collection Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 No. 21b intldl/amcune sux text tx