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~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 048

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 048. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 049

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 049. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 053

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 053. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 057

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 057. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 061

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 061. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 062

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 062. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 063

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 063. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 066

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 066. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 068

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 068. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 069

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 069. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 070

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 070. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 072

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 072. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 073

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 073. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 074

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 074. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 077

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 077. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 079

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 079. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 080

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 080. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Fs Krecher 332-336 02

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — Fs Krecher 332-336 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Fs Krecher 346-347 15

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — Fs Krecher 346-347 15. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OIM A33679

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OIM A33679. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 044

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 044. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

SF 048

SF 049

SF 053

SF 057

SF 061

SF 062

SF 063

SF 066

SF 068

SF 069

SF 070

SF 072

SF 073

SF 074

SF 077

SF 079

SF 080

Fs Krecher 332-336 02

Fs Krecher 346-347 15

OIM A33679

SF 044

Abzu-kidu 2

An(u)bu 3

Anonymous Nippur 02 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 02)

Anonymous Nippur 04 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 04)

Anonymous Nippur 05 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 05)

Anonymous Nippur 06 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 06)

Anonymous Nippur 07 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 07)

Anonymous Nippur 08 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 08)

Anonymous Nippur 21 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 21)

Anonymous Nippur 38 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 38)

Anonymous Nippur 53 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 53)

Anonymous Nippur 54 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 54)

Anonymous Nippur 57 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 57)

Anonymous Nippur 60 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 60)

Anonymous Ur 17 (FAOS 05/2, AnUr 17)

Anonymous Ur 23 (FAOS 05/2, AnUr 23)

Anonymous Uruk 2 (FAOS 05/2, AnUruk 02)

Stele of the Vultures

Anonymous Lagaš 31add

Anonymous Nippur 65add

E-anatum 02

E-anatum 09

Elili 1

En-anatum I 03

En-anatum I 11

En-anatum I 14

En-anatum I 17

En-metena 03

En-metena 05a