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~2300 BCE·Akkadian Empire

ETCSRI

Sargon 2001

(1') ..., the estate adminstrator of Tašlultum, Šarrukin's spouse, ... for the well-being ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 2006add

(1) To Šara of the E-mah, Egal-isi, the temple administrator of Zabalam, dedicated this (object) for the well-being of Šarrukin, king of Agade.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 2007add

(1) To Šara of the Abzu-banda, Egal-isi, the temple administrator of Zabalam, dedicated this (object) for the well-being of Šarrukin, king of Agade.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~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…

Sargon 2001

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Epic of Gilgamesh Flood Tablet in Akkadian Cuneiform - Nate Loper (43494374962)

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651

AJSL 21/3, p. 175

Anonymous 272614

BIN 08, 024

BuB 2, 07

CBS 08896

CBS 09290

CBS 09615

CBS 10118

CBS 10133

CDLJ 2005/2 §2.1

CUSAS 12, 8.6 03

CUSAS 26, 216

ETB 2, 17

ETB 2, 34

ETB 2, 37

MAD 1, 170

MAD 5, 091

MAD 5, 112

MAH 16200

MAH 16229

MAH 16291

MAH 16624

MAH 16670

PBS 15, 44

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