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~2060 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

LB 0135

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — LB 0135. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y35 — Anšan destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

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~2058 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CUSAS 39, 208

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 208. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y37 — The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteratio…

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~2058 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

MVN 03, 263

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 03, 263. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y37 — The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

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~2057 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

TMH NF 1-2, 085

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 085. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Year after: The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the…

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~2057 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

TMH NF 1-2, 254

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 254. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Year after: The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the…

LB 0135

CUSAS 39, 208

MVN 03, 263

TMH NF 1-2, 085

TMH NF 1-2, 254

Drehem Cattle-Distribution Tablet

1896-06-15, 0009

1935-01-12, 0067

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 019, 1911-157

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 101, 1937-046

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 126, 1971-280

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 204, Bod B 14 (121)

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 234, Bod S 236

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 324

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 408

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 435

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 462

AAS 177

ACI 01

Akkadica 134/1 §2.5

Aleppo 044

Aleppo 047

Aleppo 052

Aleppo 073

Aleppo 074

Aleppo 075

Aleppo 092

ArOr 62, 239 I 868

ASJ 18, 081 15

Atiqot 4, pl. 26 64

AUCT 1, 561

AUCT 2, 138

AUCT 3, 076

AUCT 3, 283

AUCT 3, 323

AUCT 3, 482

AUCT 3, 498

BCT 2, 130

BCT 2, 157

BCT 2, 158

BCT 2, 160

BE 03/1, 005

BE 03/1, 012

Berens 082

BM 094366

CBS 12534

CDLB 2012/003

CDLI School Texts 004870, ex. 004

CDLJ 2009/2 §4.7

CDLN 2015/006