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Page 21 / 363

~2130 BCE·Akkadian Empire

ETCSRI

Ur-GAR 1

(1) To Šul-šagana, the beloved child of Ninĝirsu, her master, Ninkagina, the child of Kakug, (Ur-ĝar's) spouse, ... this (mace) for the well-being of Ur-ĝar, ruler of Lagaš ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-GAR 2

(ii 1) To ..., ..., child of Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (female statuette) for the well-being of Ur-ĝar, ruler of Lagaš, and also for her own well-being.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-GAR 3

(i 1) To the protective spirit of ..., his lady, ..., the scribe, child of Puta, the overseer, dedicated this (statue) for the well-being of Ur-ĝar, ruler of Lagaš, and also for his own well-being.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu 1

(1) Ur-Ninĝirsu, (also called?) En-me-zid-ana, the šennu priest, the beloved en priest of Nanše.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu 2

(1) Ur-Ninĝirsu, (also called?) En-me-zid-ana, the šennu priest, the beloved en priest of Nanše.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu I 1

(1) For Ninmarki, the kind woman, the first-born child of Nanše, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš built her E-munus-gisa.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu I 2

(i 1') ... he šhose ... by eₓtispišy. (i 2') For the kind protective spirit, Ninsumun, his personal deity, he built her house in Iri-kug. (i 7') ... Zazaru .... (ii 1') For Urnunta-ea, child of Ninĝirsu, he built her house in Iri-kug. (ii 5') For Ninmarki, the kind woman, he chose the šita-abba-priest by extispicy.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu I 3

(1) To Ninmarki, his lady, ... dedicated this (marble tablet) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for her/his own well-being.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu I 4

(1) To the protective spirit, Bau, his lady, Nin-niĝare-si, (Ur-Ninĝirsu's) spouse, dedicated this (human-headed bull) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for her own well-being. The name of this votive gift is “May my lady raise him!”

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu I 5

(1') To ..., Ur-dub, child of ..., dedicated this (mace) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for his own well-being.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu I 6

(i 1) To Bau, his lady, Ur-lugal-edenaka, the physician, dedicated this (stone plaque) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for his own well-being.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 01

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, fashioned this (door socket).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 03

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, made the temple of Nanše adjacent to the gate of honest speech.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 04

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 05

(1) To Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (mace) for his well-being.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 06

(i 1) For Ninĝišzida, his personal god, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, fashioned his own statue. He named this statue for his sake “As I am someone loved by his personal god, may my life be prolonged!”, and brought it before him into his temple.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 07

(i 1) For Ningišzida, his personal god, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 08

(1) For Ninĝišzida, his personal god, ... this (statuette) for the life of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 09

(1) Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 10

(1) Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 2

(1) Utu-heĝal, king of the four quarters, returned the border territory of Ninĝirsu, Enlil's powerful warrior, under (Ninĝirsu's) authority.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 2001

(1) To Ningal, the beloved spouse of Suen, his lady, Ur-Namma, military governor of Urim, house-born slave of the E-kiš-nu-ĝal, his brother ... for the well-being of Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of four quarters.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 2002

(1') To Nanna, king of the Anuna gods, his master, ... for the life of Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of the four quarters.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 4 (The victory of Utu-hegal)

(1) Enlil, the king of all lands, entrusted Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, the king of the four quarters, the king whose orders cannot be countermanded, with wiping out the name of Gutium, the fanged snake of the mountains, who acted with violence against the gods, who carried off the rule over Sumer to a foreign land for himself, who filled Sumer with wickedness, who took away spouses from the married and took away children from parents, who made wickedness and violence normal in the Land. (24) He went to his lady, Inana, and prayed to her: “My lady, lioness in the battle, who…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 5

(1') ... Inana ... Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of the four quarterṣ ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 6

(1) Whoever erases the inscription of Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of the four quarters, and writes his own name there — or make someone else do it on account of this curse —, or destroys this (bowl), may his reign be cut short, may his lineage come to an end! May An, the king of the gods, and Inana, lady of Unug, curse his ...!

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MVN 10, 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — MVN 10, 015. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 414

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 414. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 415

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 415. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 416

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 416. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 417

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 417. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 418

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 418. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 421

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 421. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 422

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 422. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 423

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 423. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 424

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 424. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 425

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 425. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 426

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 426. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 427

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 427. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 428

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 428. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 429

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 429. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 430

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 430. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 431

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 431. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 432

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 432. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 433

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 433. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 434

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 434. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 435

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 435. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 436

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 436. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 438

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 438. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 439

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 439. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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