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~2050 BCE

·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

ETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2028add / CDLI Seals 005886 (CDLI Seals 005886 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ikšudum, the military governor of Kiš, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2029add / CDLI Seals 005885 (CDLI Seals 005885 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful king, king of Urim: Ili-išar, the ..., child of ..., is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2030add / CDLI Seals 005905 (CDLI Seals 005905 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lugal-Ane is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2031add / CDLI Seals 005877 (CDLI Seals 005877 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, king of the four quarters, the beloved of Inana: Lugal-engardug, steward of Inana, nueša-priest of Enlil, child of Enlil-amah, steward of Inana, nueša priest of Enlil, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2032add / CDLI Seals 000555 (CDLI Seals 000555 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lugal-ituda, the scribe, child of Ur-Dumuzida, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2036add / CDLI Seals 005906 (CDLI Seals 005906 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Namhani, the envoy, child of Baya, the cook, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2037add / CDLI Seals 006509 (CDLI Seals 006509 (composite))

(1) Amar-Suena, the powerful man, king of Urim: Namhani, the envoy, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2038add / CDLI Seals 000292 (CDLI Seals 000292 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Nanna-andul, the scribe, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2041add / CDLI Seals 000562 (CDLI Seals 000562 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful man, king of Urim: Naram-ili, overseer of the doorkeepers, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2045add / CDLI Seals 000369 (CDLI Seals 000369 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šu-Erra, the captain-of-sixty, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2046add / CDLI Seals 004169 (CDLI Seals 004169 (composite))

(1) Šu-Erra, the chief soldier of Amar-Suena.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2047add / CDLI Seals 000384 (CDLI Seals 000384 (composite))

(1) Amar-Suena, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šulgi-iriĝu, the envoy and courier, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2050add / CDLI Seals 000429 (CDLI Seals 000429 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-Bau, the scribe, child of Lugal-ušumgal, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2051add / CDLI Seals 005888 (CDLI Seals 005888 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-kugnuna, the envoy, child of Aradani, the judge, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2055add / CDLI Seals 000418 (CDLI Seals 000418 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful ..., king of Urim, king of the four quarters: ..., is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2056add / CDLI Seals 004685 (CDLI Seals 005889 (composite))

(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-sagaĝu, the royal scribe, child of Lugal-kagina, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 2023 / CDLI Seals 006346 (CDLI Seals 006346 (physical))

A seal dedication by Nibru's governor to Nuska, vizier of Enlil, attesting the Ur III practice of invoking divine chancellors as intermediaries for royal well-being prayers under Šulgi.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 06 / CDLI Seals 003779 (CDLI Seals 003779 (composite))

(1) Mammetum, daughter of the king: Atanaḫ, the temple administrator, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 07 / CDLI Seals 006354 (CDLI Seals 006354 (physical))

(1) Ibbi-Suen, the king of his land, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Aḫam-arši, the scribe, child of Babati, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 08 / CDLI Seals 005938 (CDLI Seals 005938 (composite))

(1) Ibbi-Suen, powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ĝirini-isag, the scribe, child of Babati, the archivist, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2001 / CDLI Seals 005876 (CDLI Seals 005876 (composite))

(1) Ur-Ašgi, governor of Adab: Nita-saga, the scribe, is his child.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2003 / CDLI Seals 000539 (CDLI Seals 000539 (composite))

(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (seal) to Arad-Nanna, the grand vizier, his servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2006 / CDLI Seals 000081 (CDLI Seals 000081 (composite))

(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ea-bani, the scribe, child of Pišah-ilum, the governor of Kutha, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2007 / CDLI Seals 005917 (CDLI Seals 005917 (composite))

(1) Ibbi-Suen, the god of the Land, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Dada, the governor of Nibru, child of Ur-Nanibgal, the governor of Nibru, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2008 / CDLI Seals 005789 (CDLI Seals 005789 (composite))

(1) Dada, governor of Nibru: Ĝ̃irini-isag, the scribe, child of Lu-kala, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2009 / CDLI Seals 002103 (CDLI Seals 002103 (composite))

(1) Dada, governor of Nibru: Idi-ili, child of ..., the steward, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2010 / CDLI Seals 005788 (CDLI Seals 005788 (composite))

(1) Dada, governor of Nibru: Adda-kala, the scribe, child of ..., is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2011 / CDLI Seals 002289 (CDLI Seals 002289 (composite))

(1) Ennam-Šulgi, child of Lu-Nanna, the military governor.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2012 / CDLI Seals 005935 (CDLI Seals 005935 (composite))

(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Dadaga, the governor of Umma, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2013 / CDLI Seals 005940 (CDLI Seals 005940 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Gududu, the scribe, child of Dadaga, the governor of Umma, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2017add / CDLI Seals 005978 (CDLI Seals 005978 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim: Abba-gula, the scribe, child of ..., ....

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2018add / CDLI Seals 005930 (CDLI Seals 005930 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ahu-bani, the scribe, ....

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2019add / CDLI Seals 005933 (CDLI Seals 005933 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Anid, child of Urmeš, the brewer, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2020add / CDLI Seals 005934 (CDLI Seals 005934 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Dada, the equerry, child of Name, the envoy, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2021add / CDLI Seals 005572 (CDLI Seals 005572 (composite))

(1) Ibb-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Dannum, child ..., is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2024add / CDLI Seals 005942 (CDLI Seals 005942 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Hamatil, the courier, child of Ahurani, the overseer, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2025add / CDLI Seals 005586 (CDLI Seals 005586 (composite))

(1) Ibbi-Suen, king of Urim: Humanzi, the overseer of ..., is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2026add / CDLI Seals 013617 (CDLI Seals 013617 (physical))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Erra-dan, the scribe, child of Aršiah, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2027add / CDLI Seals 005980 (CDLI Seals 005980 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim: Iškun-Ea, the overseer, child of Kurbilak, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2029add / CDLI Seals 005945 (CDLI Seals 005945 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Kug-Nanna ....

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2030add / CDLI Seals 005946 (CDLI Seals 005946 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Libur-Suen, the grand vizier, is you servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2031add / CDLI Seals 000178 (CDLI Seals 000178 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-amana, child of Ur-Hendursaĝaka, the brewer, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2032add / CDLI Seals 005949 (CDLI Seals 005949 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Enlila, the scribe, child of Lu-Ninšubur, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2033add / CDLI Seals 005918 (CDLI Seals 005918 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the god of his land, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (seal) to Lu-Enlila, the sea mechant, his servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2034add / CDLI Seals 005948 (CDLI Seals 005948 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-diĝira, child of .... the royal scribe, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2035add

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Mama, child of Habaluge, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2036add / CDLI Seals 005950 (CDLI Seals 005950 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Ninĝirsu, the scribe, child of Lu-Bau, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2037add / CDLI Seals 000252 (CDLI Seals 000252 (composite))

(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Ninšubur, the scribe, child of Urmeš, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2038add / CDLI Seals 005951 (CDLI Seals 005951 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Šara, the envoy, is your servant.

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2039add / CDLI Seals 005919 (CDLI Seals 005919 (composite))

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the god of his land, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (seal) to Lu-Šu-Suenka, the envoy, child of Lugal-durgare, the envoy, his servant.

Economy

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