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~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

SF 002

šud₃ of the mountain-land, surpassing [all others] e-lum that covers [the sky?] [...] [...] toward/of [barley?] [...] [...] (broken) e-lum of the righteous/true crown The house (temple) whose interior canopies the sky — (sweet as) honey e-lum with [prayer?] beside it Mistress of [the sea / cattle-stall], of Anzû

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

SF 025

[...] (illegible) Ur-Inanna Ku-lili Si-du [A?]-|SAGxHA|-NE Mes-abzu Ur-Nisaba Mes-pa Zu-[la?]-lum Woman-[...] Nu-[...] ([...]) [illegible]

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 052

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 052. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 007

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 007. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 17, 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) ?) — CUSAS 17, 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 17, 009

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CUSAS 17, 009. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

MRAH O.5015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — MRAH O.5015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.15.add006.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — RIME 1.15.add006.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 014

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 014. 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 082

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 082. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLB 2014/001 1

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLB 2014/001 1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 009

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 009. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 037

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 038

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 038. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 039

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 039. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 040

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 040. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 041

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 041. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000008, ex. 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000008, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000012, ex. 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000012, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 013 & 000027, ex. 14

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 013 & 000027, ex. 14. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000020, ex. 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000020, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000024, ex. 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000024, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 003

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 005

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000035, ex. 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000035, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 003

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 17, 004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CUSAS 17, 004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 26, 033

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CUSAS 26, 033. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 470

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 470. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CUSAS 35, 477

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 477. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

MAH 16070

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — MAH 16070. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

MS 3280

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — MS 3280. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

MSCT 1, 160, MS 3047

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) ?) — MSCT 1, 160, MS 3047. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OIP 104, 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OIP 104, 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OIP 104, 016a

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) ?) — OIP 104, 016a. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OSP 1, 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OSP 1, 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OSP 1, 003

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OSP 1, 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OSP 1, 009A (+) 009B (+) 009C

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OSP 1, 009A (+) 009B (+) 009C. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OSP 1, 010

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OSP 1, 010. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

PTS 0002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — PTS 0002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIAA 044

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

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.09.05.03, ex. add44

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — RIME 1.09.05.03, ex. add44. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth