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~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

ETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14j

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau is the vigour of Iri-kagina".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14k

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau takes care of Iri-kagina's throne".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14l

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau declared: 'The crushing youth is Iri-kagina'".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14m

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau is the guide of Iri-kagina".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14n

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau is the true diadem of Iri-kagina".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14o

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau confirmed what was told by Iri-kagina".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14p

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau, who is worthy of the dais of Irikug, loves Iri-kagina".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14q

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau, the "May all bow down!" of Irikug, bore Iri-kagina to be a shepherd".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14r

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau, the daughter-in-law of Eridug, walks in front of Iri-kagina".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14s

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau stood by the entreaties of Iri-kagina".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14t

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau stood by the prayers of Iri-kagina".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14u

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau's love for Iri-kagina is never ending".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 14w

(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau is the protector of Iri-kagina".

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 17add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 17, B)

(1) Guards of the city wall: Ebabbar. Iri-kagina, king of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 19add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 19)

(1) Guards of the city wall: Nanše. Iri-kagina, king of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 20add (Amherst 003)

(1) Guards of the city wall: Lugal-metena. the man of Inim-duga. Iri-kagina, king of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 21add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 21)

(1) Guards of the city wall: Ur-igi, the captain. Iri-kagina, king of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 22add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 22)

(1) Guards of the city wall: Amar-ezen, the captain. Iri-kagina, king of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 24add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 24)

(1) Guards of the city wall: Dundun, the captain. Iri-kagina, king of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 32add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 32)

(1) Guards of the city wall: Inana-ursaĝ, overseer of the palace staff. Iri-kagina, king of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

URU-KA-gina 34add

(i 1') ... were the rulerś onion plots. (i 5') The team donkeys and the unblemished oxen .... (ii 1') Bau became the owner of all the households and fields of the female (members' of the ruler's family). ... all the households fields of the (ruler's) children. (iii 1') The ... of Niĝin are (entitled to) 180 loaves of bread and and 1 mud vessel of beer. (iii 5') The double men's toll through the gate (of the netherworld) is revoked.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2100 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Utuk/Uhub 1

(1) For Zababa, Uhub, ruler of Kiš, ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2099 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 059, 1924-0553

24 talents of gir-gul wool, by the weight-stone of 1 talent 1 2/3 mina each, via Šulgi-mišar; wool of the sheep-house of Tummal, from [PN]-Inanna — delivery. Nur-Suen received it. Month: "šu-eš-ša"; Year: "The throne of Enlil was fashioned."

URU-KA-gina 14j

URU-KA-gina 14k

URU-KA-gina 14l

URU-KA-gina 14m

URU-KA-gina 14n

URU-KA-gina 14o

URU-KA-gina 14p

URU-KA-gina 14q

URU-KA-gina 14r

URU-KA-gina 14s

URU-KA-gina 14t

URU-KA-gina 14u

URU-KA-gina 14w

URU-KA-gina 17add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 17, B)

URU-KA-gina 19add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 19)

URU-KA-gina 20add (Amherst 003)

URU-KA-gina 21add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 21)

URU-KA-gina 22add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 22)

URU-KA-gina 24add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 24)

URU-KA-gina 32add (FAOS 05/1, Ukg 32)

URU-KA-gina 34add

Utuk/Uhub 1

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 059, 1924-0553

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 093, 1935-541

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 433

Aegyptus 29, 107, 35

Akkadica 114-115, 095 02

Akkadica 114-115, 095 03

Aleppo 253

AnOr 01, 011

AnOr 07, 022

AnOr 07, 029

AnOr 07, 202

AO 07935

ASJ 09, 252 32

ASJ 09, 254 35

ASJ 09, 254 36

ASJ 09, 254 37

ASJ 09, 255 38

ASJ 09, 255 40

AUCT 1, 009

AUCT 1, 018

AUCT 1, 028

AUCT 1, 059

AUCT 1, 086

AUCT 1, 094

AUCT 1, 124

AUCT 1, 183

AUCT 1, 349

AUCT 1, 359