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~2550 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

MRAH O.5012

24 [barley ...] al-mu (?) 24 — URIx 10 — Giri-ni men of the wall (?) Barley of the house of Šà-lu boat of Lugal-iti-da An-si Month: du6-ku3 ("pure mound") Month: nig2-kiri6 ("orchard") given to An-na Month — 9 days elapsed [of/at] Adab these are the witnesses

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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]

MRAH O.5012

SF 002

SF 025

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 052

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 007

CUSAS 17, 001

CUSAS 17, 009

MRAH O.5015

RIME 1.15.add006.01, ex. 01

SF 014

SF 082

CDLB 2006/002

CDLB 2014/001 1

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 009

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 037

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 038

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 039

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 040

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 041

CDLI Lexical 000008, ex. 001

CDLI Lexical 000012, ex. 001

CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 001

CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 002

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

CDLI Lexical 000020, ex. 001

CDLI Lexical 000024, ex. 001

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 001

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 002

CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 003

CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 004

CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 005

CDLI Lexical 000035, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 003

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 002

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 004

CUSAS 17, 004

CUSAS 26, 033

CUSAS 32, 001

CUSAS 32, 003

CUSAS 35, 470

CUSAS 35, 477

MAH 16070

MS 3280

MSCT 1, 160, MS 3047

OIP 104, 015

OIP 104, 016a

OSP 1, 001

OSP 1, 003

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