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~2450 BCE·Early Dynastic

ETCSRI

Ur-Nanše 27

(1) To Bau, Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, dedicated this (cup).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2450 BCE·Early DynasticETCSRI

Ur-Nanše 29

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the E-tar.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2450 BCE·Early DynasticETCSRI

Ur-Nanše 30a

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the Šeše-ĝara.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2450 BCE·Early DynasticETCSRI

Ur-Nanše 30b

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the E-ĝidru.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2450 BCE·Early DynasticETCSRI

Ur-Nanše 31

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the levee alongside Sala of the Amorites. (ii 4) ... the temple of ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2450 BCE·Early DynasticETCSRI

Ur-Nanše 32

(iv 1) Šul-MUŠxPA, the personal god of the king, carried the pure earth-basket. (iv 5) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the shrine of Ĝirsu.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2450 BCE·Early DynasticETCSRI

Ur-Nanše 33

(1) To Ninĝirsu, Ur-Nanše, ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011

šušx pa-nam-šita chief purification priest (iszib) great [BADxDIŠ-official] lord of IB chief šita-official abgal (grand sage) kingal tiru (palace attendant) [...] sukkal ([...] vizier/messenger) [...] x stone(?) x life/arrow(?) KAx[...] na [...] (too fragmentary to render)

Ur-Nanše 27

Ur-Nanše 29

Ur-Nanše 30a

Ur-Nanše 30b

Ur-Nanše 31

Ur-Nanše 32

Ur-Nanše 33

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011

CBS 09647

CBS 09678

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 002

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 012

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 015

Nik 1, 126

Nik 1, 177

Nik 1, 309

OSP 1, 037

RIME 1.09.04.14, ex. 08

RIME 1.11.add06.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add20.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add52.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add54.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add55.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add57.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add58.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add59.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add60.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.12.06.02, ex. add04

RIME 1.12.06.02, ex. add05

RIME 1.13.add11.16, ex. 01

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 02

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 03

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 05

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 06

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 07

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 08

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 09

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 10 & RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 12

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 11

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 12 ?

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 13 & RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 54

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 15

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 16

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 17

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 18

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 19 & RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 13

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 20

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 21

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 22