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~2057 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

USC 6819

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — USC 6819. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Year after: The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transli…

~2056 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 093, 1935-540

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 093, 1935-540. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Year after: The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name f…

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~2056 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 099, 1935-574

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 099, 1935-574. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y39 — Year after: Šaššuru destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in…

~2056 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 203, Bod B 07 (114)

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 203, Bod B 07 (114). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Year after: The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-…

~2056 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 380

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 380. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2056 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 409

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 409. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2056 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 158

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 158. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2056 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 07, 173

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 07, 173. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2056 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Princeton 1, 266

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 1, 266. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y39 — Year after: Šaššuru destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the translit…

~2056 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Syracuse 200

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 200. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y39 — Year after: Šaššuru destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliterat…

~2055 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 083, 1933-0389e

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 083, 1933-0389e. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2055 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 088, 1935-524

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 088, 1935-524. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2055 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 430

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 430. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2055 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 221

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 221. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2055 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 385

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 385. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2055 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2055 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 07, 064

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 07, 064. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2054 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 387

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 387. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2053 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 031

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 031. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2053 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 397

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 397. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2053 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 07, 067

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 07, 067. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2052 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Anonymous 497528

1 5/6 sila3 syrup (lal3), 10 gin2 fine oil (ir-nun-oil), from Ur-gu'enna(?), goods for the festival, month: "Harvest" (Še-sag11-ku5?), under seal of Lu-Ningirsu. Year: "Urbilum was destroyed." Lu-Ningirsu, scribe.

~2052 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 29, 109, 39

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 29, 109, 39. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 546

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 546. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 039

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 039. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 086

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 086. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

ACI 06

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ACI 06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 159 07

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 159 07. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 161 09

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 161 09. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 165

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 165. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 167

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 167. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 178

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 178. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 182

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 182. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 234

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 234. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 019

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 019. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 045

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 045. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 089

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 089. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 106

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 106. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 96 / CDLI Seals 005318 (CDLI Seals 005318 (composite))

Seal impression of a military governor of Uruk and Dēr attesting the administrative hierarchy binding provincial officials to the Ur III crown under Šulgi.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 182

1(aš) gur barley, royal (measure) — barley of the loan, (for) flour, by the bronze gur (measure), from Ur-lisi, in the name of Lugal-gigire, son of Ur-Ištaran — sealed by Ur-en(na), the carpenter; it is at hand (booked). Month: "Dumuzi", year: "the son of the king ..." [broken] Ur-li, the carpenter, son of Lugal-[...].

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 187

Seal of the governor (ensi2): 5 grain-fed oxen, 68 grain-fed sheep — (recipient/authority) Nin-tur-tur, beloved child of Šulgi, the king. (Seal inscription:) Nigar-ki-du10, the chief constable (gal5-la2-gal), son of Giri-[...], is your servant.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 189

Seal of Bidu'i-sa; he received (it). 3 gur 3 barig dabin-flour, from Igi-saga, (seal of) Bidu'i-sa, the scribe, son of Ka-ku, cupbearer of Baba.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

ABAA (KAO 4), 79 P351

2 gur barley (royal measure), regular offering (sa2-du11) of grain-fed sheep, emmer, processed at/for the threshing floor (ziz2 ur3-re-ba-du7); under seal of Zum-zum. Month: intercalary month, "Harvest" (sze-sag11-ku5); Year: Karhar was destroyed for the 3rd time. Geme-Lamma, (and) Nin-dingira — allotted/distributed (ba-ba6). (Seal legend:) Zum-zum, the fattener, is your servant.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Anonymous 429769

5(aš) 1(barig) barley — interest-free (loan), from Ur-Suana, ...gani(?), received. [Year: ...] ... ... ... ... ... ... ... son of ... ...

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Anonymous 497570

3 bundles of reed, gisal-reed, for the E-mash (goat-house), from the barge, under seal of Da-mu. Month: Dal. Year: 'Bitum-rabium was [destroyed].' Ush-mu, scribe, son of Lugal-[...].

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

ArOr 87, 033-057 07

5 sheep, for the ewes, from Abba-saga, Puzur-Enlil, son of Lu-kalla, received (took in charge). In Nippur. Month: "Harvest" (month XII). Year: "Huhnuri was destroyed." (Seal legend:) Puzur-Enlil, son of [Ezi-mu].

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

ArOr 87, 033-057 11

4 barig flour, gu2-na — via Nar (the musician). 2 ban2 8 sila3 (for) Lugal-kuzu, from Šara-amu, the šandana (chief administrator). 1 barig 5 ban2 6 sila3 (for) Akalla, the fisherman [šu-ku6], 3 ban2 (for) Ur-Dumuzida, 1 barig 5 ban2 (for) [Ad]da, [the scribe].

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

AUCT 3, 337

[x] mana of silver, refined-[x] [x], from Ur-Duku, [x] Ur-šumah, the PA-[...], and Lugal-sa'e received. [...] for the [...] of ... (break) Ur-šumah, son of Katar.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

AuOr 31, 232 02

[1 (animal, broken)] ... died. 13th day. From Uta-mišaram, Šulgi-irimu received. Month: Akiti. Year: "the en-priest(ess) of Eridu was installed." 1 (total).

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