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~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

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NRVN 1, 133

1 gur of barley, as an interest-bearing loan; interest: per 1 gur, 1 barig 4 ban of barley. From Ur-Šulpa'e In-ta has received (it). Month: apin-du-a (Month VIII). The 10th day having passed. Year: Ibbi-Suen is king. (seal / addendum) In-ta, son of Ur-Ninurta.

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~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

NRVN 1, 138

4 gur of barley, as a loan; interest: 1 barig 4 ban2 per 1 gur; from Ur-Šulpa'e Šu-Enlil has received. Month: Šu-numun ("Seed-sowing"), day 20 having passed. Year: Ibbi-Suen the king destroyed Simurrum.

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~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

NRVN 1, 139

6 gur of barley, interest at 1 barig 4 ban₂ per 1 gur, from Ur-Šulpa'e Lu-Suen has received. Month: Šu-numun. Year: Ibbi-Sin the king destroyed Simurrum.

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~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

NRVN 1, 148

4 gur of barley, as an interest-bearing loan. The interest is 1 barig [4 ban2] per 1 gur. From Ur-Šulpa'e, Ea-šar has received (it). Month: Udru, day 6 having passed. Year: Ibbi-Suen the king destroyed Simurrum.

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~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

NRVN 1, 150

1 gur 1 barig of barley, as an interest-bearing loan; its interest: per 1 gur, 1 barig 4 ban of barley; from Ur-Šulpa'e Aḫuni has received. Month: Udru. The 8th day having passed. Year: Ibbi-Suen, the king, destroyed Simurrum. (seal / owner's line) Aḫuni, son of Ur-ku.

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~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

NRVN 1, 151

3 gur of barley, as an interest-bearing loan; interest: per 1 gur, 1 barig 4 ban; from Ur-Šulpa'e, Nur-Suen has received (it). Month: Udru, day 8 having passed. Year: Ibbi-Suen the king destroyed Simurrum. (Witnesses/remainder:) [PN] ...... son of Zaza-[...].

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~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CUSAS 03, 0757

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 0757. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ibbi-Suen y1 — Ibbi-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration…

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~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

MVN 11, 143

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 11, 143. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ibbi-Suen y1 — Ibbi-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

NRVN 1, 133

NRVN 1, 138

NRVN 1, 139

NRVN 1, 148

NRVN 1, 150

NRVN 1, 151

CUSAS 03, 0757

MVN 11, 143

NATN 202

NATN 321

NATN 654

NATN 709

Ontario 2, 423

TMH NF 1-2, 031

JANES 18, 49 25

JANES 18, 50 29

RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 02

RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 03

RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 04

RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 05

RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 06

RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 09

RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 10

RIME 4.01.04.05, ex. add18

RIME 4.04.01.04, ex. add144

BBVO 11, 268, 5N-T656

BiMes 19, 184, 242 9-02862

BiMes 19, 190, 250 9-02942

CBS 07502

CBS 07507

CBS 07519

CBS 07527

CBS 07635

CBS 07674

CBS 07681

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 023

CUSAS 15, 100

CUSAS 17, 066

Edinburgh 40

Edinburgh 50

Fs Saporetti 388

NABU 2012/007

OBTI 029

OBTI 033

OBTI 048

OBTI 050

OBTI 053

OBTI 054

OBTI 057

OBTI 058