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~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

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Ur-ešlila 1

(1) To Ninšubur, Ur-akkila, the barber, dedicated this (stone tablet) for his own well-being. (5) His spouse is Gan-Utu. (7) His children are Gan-šubur, Me-kikugta, Ursaĝ-Utu, Inim-Utu-zid, ..., ..., ..., Nin-izuzu.

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~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 02

(i 1) For Ninĝirsu, Enlil's warrior, Iri-kagina, king of Ĝirsu, built the Antasura, his temple, the abundance of the Land, and his great temple of Tiraš. He built the temple of Bau. .... (ii 1) For Igalim he built the E-mehušgal-anki. For Šul-šagana he built his Kitušakkile. For Lama-saga, his guide, he built her temple; and within it he built temples for Zazaru, Ni-pae, and Urnunta-ea. For Ninnisig, Ninĝirsu's butcher, he built his temple. (iii 1') For Enlil, he built the Adda in Imsaĝ. For Nanše he dredged her beloved canal, the Id-Niĝin-du. He built the Eninnu at its beginning, and built th…

Ur-ešlila 1

URU-KA-gina 02

URU-KA-gina 14c

NATN 537

TMH NF 1-2, 020

NRVN 1, 082

NRVN 1, 115

NRVN 1, 136

NRVN 1, 141

NRVN 1, 142

NRVN 1, 143

AUCT 3, 319

BE 03/1, 017

MVN 11, 151

NATN 558

TMH NF 1-2, 001

TMH NF 1-2, 064

TMH NF 1-2, 065

TMH NF 1-2, 167

TMH NF 1-2, 310

NATN 363

LB 0135

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 222, Bod S 180

CUSAS 39, 208

MVN 03, 263

NRVN 1, 298

TMH NF 1-2, 085

TMH NF 1-2, 254

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 223, Bod S 182

CM 26, 146

CUSAS 03, 1510

LB 0244

PPAC 5, 1646

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