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~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

TAD 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TAD 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y1 — Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

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~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Kyoto 42

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Kyoto 42. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y2 — Great barge for Enlil and Ninlil fashioned based on canonical year-name formula in the tr…

Daily Life·Economy

~2032 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

NRVN 1, 279

2 gur of barley, regular offerings (sá-du₁₁) of (the god) Palil, month: šeš-sag-ku₅ ("harvest"), from the storehouse at the mouth of the Tummal canal — Ur-Šulpa'e, the maltster, has received (it). Year: Šu-Sîn the king destroyed the land of Zabšali (Šu-Sîn 7). (seal inscription) Ur-Šulpa'e, maltster, son of A-tu.

Economy·Religion & Myth

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CUSAS 03, 1038

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 1038. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ibbi-Suen y1 — Ibbi-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration…

Daily Life·Economy

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

TMH NF 1-2, 355

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 355. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ibbi-Suen y1 — Ibbi-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteratio…

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