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~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

AAS 048

1 suckling cow, 1 suckling ox — calves of the cattle-drive (driven animals); via (giri3) Abba-gina, the cowherd, Kas4 took (them) in charge. Year: "Ḫarši (and) Kimaš were destroyed." (= Šulgi year 48)

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Anonymous 481004

1. 1 rope, (for) the female donkey and the nanny-goat — 2. its weight: 1 talent(?), 18 1/3 mina of wool(?) — 3. the towing-rope of the donkey, (for) the boat 4. of the governor; 5. from Šara-[...], 6. under seal of the governor. 7. Year: 'The boat of Enki was caulked.'

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~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

JAC 24, 060 07

2 female workers, full-time (listed at the head of the tablet), died. From the month 'Gazelle-feast' (month I) to the month 'Barley harvest' (month XII): the labor involved: 720 female-worker workdays; it is (a period of) 12 months. From (the account of) Anana withdrawn (booked out). Year: 'Amar-Suen, the king, destroyed Urbilum.' (Amar-Suen year 2)

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

MVN 15, 359

Obverse: 3,600 + 600 (= 4,200) bundles of reed, from Dada, Lugal-ebansa received. Month: Nesag (the first-fruits festival). Year after: "Amar-Suen (became) king." Seal: Lugal-ebansa, scribe, son of Ur-Ištaran.

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

TAD 24 etc. (cast copies)

30 sheep, 11 kids — sealed tablet of Dingir-abi; 40 less 1 (= 39) kids — sealed tablet of Ur-saga; from Abba-saga did Ur-nigar receive. Month: "Festival of Mekigal" (12th month). Year: "Amar-Suen the king destroyed Urbilum" (Amar-Suen year 2, ca. 2045 BCE).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 019, 1911-155

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 019, 1911-155. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 048, 1911-488

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 048, 1911-488. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 051, 1912-1150

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 051, 1912-1150. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 062, 1924-0660

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 062, 1924-0660. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 102, 1937-052

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 102, 1937-052. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the tran…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 103, 1937-058

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 103, 1937-058. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Year after: Amar-Suen became king based on canonical year-name for…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 115, 1951-078. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the tran…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 120, 1967-1490

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 120, 1967-1490. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 126, 1971-276

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 126, 1971-276. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the tran…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 132, 1971-314

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 132, 1971-314. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the tran…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-581

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 162, 1974-581. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the tran…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 195, Bod A 62

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 195, Bod A 62. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the tran…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 204, Bod B 13 (120)

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 204, Bod B 13 (120). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in th…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 241, Bod S 273

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 241, Bod S 273. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 245, Bod S 294

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 245, Bod S 294. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the tra…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 316

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 316. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 363

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 363. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliterat…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 407

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 407. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliterat…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 441

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 441. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliterat…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 456

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 456. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 467

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 467. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 501

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 501. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 531

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 531. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Year after: Amar-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 540

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 540. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliterat…

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 544

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 544. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 575

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 575. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 049

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 049. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 058

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 058. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 061

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 061. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 062

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 062. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y1 — Amar-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 138

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 138. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 192

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 192. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 198

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 198. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

ABTR 04

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ABTR 04. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 17, 053 070

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 17, 053 070. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 17, 058 121

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 17, 058 121. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 19, 235 02

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 19, 235 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 19, 237 07

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 19, 237 07. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 19, 237 08

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 19, 237 08. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 19, 238 09

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 19, 238 09. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 166 17

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 166 17. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Akkadica 114-115, 097 09

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Akkadica 114-115, 097 09. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Akkadica 114-115, 101 27

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Akkadica 114-115, 101 27. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Akkadica 114-115, 102 31

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Akkadica 114-115, 102 31. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Akkadica 134/1 §2.8

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Akkadica 134/1 §2.8. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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