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~2550 BCE·

Early Dynastic

Editorial

Fs Krecher 332-336 02

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — Fs Krecher 332-336 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Fs Krecher 346-347 15

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — Fs Krecher 346-347 15. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OIM A33679

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — OIM A33679. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~2550 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SF 044

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 044. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Fs Krecher 332-336 02

Fs Krecher 346-347 15

OIM A33679

SF 044

Abzu-kidu 2

An(u)bu 3

Anonymous Nippur 02 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 02)

Anonymous Nippur 04 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 04)

Anonymous Nippur 05 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 05)

Anonymous Nippur 06 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 06)

Anonymous Nippur 07 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 07)

Anonymous Nippur 08 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 08)

Anonymous Nippur 21 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 21)

Anonymous Nippur 38 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 38)

Anonymous Nippur 53 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 53)

Anonymous Nippur 54 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 54)

Anonymous Nippur 57 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 57)

Anonymous Nippur 60 (FAOS 05/2, AnNip 60)

Anonymous Ur 17 (FAOS 05/2, AnUr 17)

Anonymous Ur 23 (FAOS 05/2, AnUr 23)

Anonymous Uruk 2 (FAOS 05/2, AnUruk 02)

Stele of the Vultures

Anonymous Lagaš 31add

Anonymous Nippur 65add

E-anatum 02

E-anatum 09

Elili 1

En-anatum I 03

En-anatum I 11

En-anatum I 14

En-anatum I 17

En-metena 03

En-metena 05a

En-metena 18

En-šakuš-Ana 1

En-šakuš-Ana 2

En-šakuš-Ana 3

En-šakuš-Ana 4

En-šakuš-Ana 5add

Lugal-kigine-dudu 1

Lugal-kigine-dudu 6

Lugal-zage-si 1

Ur-Nanše 07

A-Ane-pada 1

A-Ane-pada 2

A-Ane-pada 3

A-Ane-pada 4

A-Ane-pada 6

A-Ane-pada 7add

A-kurgal 1