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~2350 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Subartu 02, 035

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — Subartu 02, 035. 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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~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 01 (Sumerian)

(1) Šarrukin, king of Agade, commissioner of Inana, king of the world, išib priest of An, king of the Land, chief governor of Enlil, conquered the city of Unug and demolished its city-walls. He fought with the leader of Unug and defeated him. (21) He fought with Lugal-zagesi, king of Unug, captured him, and took him to the gate of Enlil in a neck stock. (30) Šarrukin, king of Agade, fought with the leader of Urim and defeated him. He conquered his city and demolished its city-walls. (42) He conquered the temple of Ninmarki, and demolished its walls. From Lagaš until the sea he conquered all…

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~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 11 (Akkadian)

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on the statue. Its socle is not inscribed.

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~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Amarna letter. Letter from Yapahu (ruler of Gezer) to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III or son Akhenaten

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Amarna letter. Letter from Yapahu (ruler of Gezer) to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III or son Akhenaten. Yapahu requests help against Hapiru (Biblical Hebrews), a…

Daily Life

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Clay tablet. Old Akkadian account text about fields. 2334-2004 BCE. From Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay tablet. Old Akkadian account text about fields. 2334-2004 BCE. From Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin.

Economy·Daily Life

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Cuneiform Akkadian clay tablet 1

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Small clay tablet with cuneiform writing on both sides (in Akkadian language), from Early Old Babylonian period. It displays an account of labor, specifically refe…

Economy·Daily Life

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- account text concerning bitumen, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 134

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Akkadian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Economy·Daily Life

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- house sale contract, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 204

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Akkadian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Subartu 02, 035

Sargon 01 (Sumerian)

Sargon 11 (Akkadian)

Amarna letter. Letter from Yapahu (ruler of Gezer) to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III or son Akhenaten

Clay tablet. Old Akkadian account text about fields. 2334-2004 BCE. From Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin

Cuneiform Akkadian clay tablet 1

Cuneiform tablet- account text concerning bitumen, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 134

Cuneiform tablet- house sale contract, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 204

Adab 0650

Adab 0695

Adab 0815

Adab 0830

Adab 0874

Adab 0885 + 1062

Adab 1095

Anonymous 271226

AuOr 09, 148 4

BuB 1, 203-208

CUSAS 20, 037

CUSAS 26, 247

CUSAS 27, 058

CUSAS 27, 060

CUSAS 27, 071

CUSAS 27, 072

CUSAS 35, 268

FAOS 19, pl. 9, Ki 2

FAOS 19, pl. 9, Ki 4

Fs Kienast, no. 1

HSS 10, 008

HSS 10, 010

HSS 10, 012

HSS 10, 024

HSS 10, 031

JCS 01, 348, 11

MAD 1, 195

MAD 1, 282

MAD 1, 291

MAD 4, 041

MAD 5, 022

MAD 5, 075

MAD 5, 084

MAD 5, 091

MAD 5, 112

MCS 9, 251

MCS 9, 252

MVN 03, 025

MVN 03, 055

MVN 03, 107

OAIC 04

OAIC 21