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~2450 BCE·Early Dynastic

ETCSRI

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

šuš (written |ŠE.NAM₂|) pa-nam₂-šita shrine-išib (purification priest of the shrine) gal-|BAD×DIŠ| (chief …-official) en-IB gal-šita (chief of the šita-office) abgal (sage) kingal (overseer / leader of the assembly) tiru (court attendant) […] sukkal (vizier) […] … stone … ti … |KA×X| … na […] (The remainder of the column, and the reverse, are broken away or effaced.)

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.09.04.14, ex. 08

(First copy) [... For the goddess Inanna, Enannatum,] ruler of Lagash, fashioned KIB-objects for her, (and) for the Eanna he declared (dedicated) them to her. (Second copy, duplicate) [... the ruler] of Lagash fashioned KIB-objects for her, (and) for the Eanna he declared (dedicated) them to her.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.12.06.02, ex. add04

(Obverse) ... the prayer gathered in the heart which was spoken to him, which came to him — Giššakidu, the beloved shepherd, the beloved friend of Ištaran, the mighty ruler of Enlil, the king called by name by Inanna, constructed that (boundary) levee. (Reverse uninscribed/eroded)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 05

[When En]lil [truly] called him, and joined for him the en-ship together with the kingship, in Uruk he exercises the en-ship, in Ur he exercises the kingship — Lugal-ki[gine]-du[du], with great [joy ...] (remainder broken)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 09

For Enlil, king of all the lands, Lugal-kigine-[dudu] — when Enlil spoke truly to him (i.e., truly summoned him), and joined for him the en-ship [together with] the kingship — in [Uruk] [the en-ship (he exercised)]; [for his life] [he] dedicated (this vessel) [to him].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 15

For Enlil, king of all the lands — for Lugal-kigine-dudu: when Enlil truly summoned him (called to him with a faithful voice), and the lordship (en-ship) together with the kingship he combined for him — in Uruk the lordship he exercises, and in Ur the kingship he exercises. Lugal-kigi[ne-dudu ...] (the text breaks off here; the remainder of the dedication is lost on this exemplar)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 04

(beginning lost) [...] may he (Enlil) look upon me [favorably]; the good fate (which the gods have decreed for me) — may they never alter it for me. May I forever be the foremost shepherd, standing at the head. Forever may [I be so]. For his life, to Enlil, his beloved king, he dedicated [this vessel].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 10

(Beginning lost) [... lumaḫ-priest of the goddess] Nisaba, fed wholesome milk by Ninhursag, man of (the god) Mes-sanga-unug, attendant raised [by] Ningirim, the mistress of Uruk, chief steward of the gods — when Enlil, king of all the lands, (to) Lugalzagesi [gave the kingship of the Land ... (text breaks off)]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 13

(vessel fragment; beginnings of all lines lost) [...] of [...], the exalted [...], for the [...]s, [when] Enlil, king of all the lands, to Lugalzagesi the [king]ship of the Land had [gi]ven, [and the eyes(?)] of the Land [he had directed toward him] ...

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 34

(Break) [... (Enlil, king of all the lands,) ...] the eyes of the land he directed toward him, all the foreign lands at his feet he placed, and from sunrise (the east) [to sunset (the west) he made them submit to him ...] (Break) ... [the s]ea(?) [...] king(?) [...] (Break)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 42

[nom]inated by name by the god Utu, chief minister of the god Suen — (before whom) the throne-holders of Sumer (and) the rulers of all the lands at Uru[k submitted to his princely authority] — ... [(the god Enlil,)] king of all the lands, to An, his beloved father, [may he speak his prayer(?)] [...] (remainder broken)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 43

(Break) [... looked] upon [truly] by [An], king of all the lands; chief ruler for [the god] Enlil; given wisdom by [the god] En[ki]; (Break) he raised [the head of Ur heavenward] (lit. "he raised up"); Larsa, the beloved city of Utu, he made rise in jubilation — he [...] (text breaks off)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 44

(Fragment of a longer titulary and dedication; preserved portion:) grand ruler (ensi) of [the god En]lil, given [wisdom by the god Enki], [... the nation, in joy,] made merry under him, the sovereigns (lit. 'thrones') of Sumer (and) the rulers of all the lands at Uruk [bowed down] to the divine powers of prince[ship] [...] (remainder lost)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 47

(beginning broken) [... beloved of the god Utu(?)] ... [...] with rejoicing [made merry] under him, [Umma], verily raised [its] horn [aloft]. (gap — intervening text lost) May the Land upon a fair place look, under me! The good fate which [they (An and Enlil)] have de[termined for me ...] (remainder broken)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 49

(beginning broken) [... he] set [it (all the lands at his feet)], from [the] rising of the sun (the east) to the setting of the sun (the west), he made (them) subject to him. At that time, [from the] Sea (the [Lower] Sea), from the [lower(?)] ..., Umma, the city [...], [of the god] Šara [...] (remainder broken)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 53

(beginning broken) [For Enlil, king of all the] lands(?), [Lugal]zagesi, king of Uruk, king of the Land [(kalam)], [išib-priest] of An, [...] (Break) at (his) feet [he laid the foreign lands(?)], he directed straight [the eyes of the Land toward him(?)], [from] the rising of the sun [...], [to] the setting of the sun [...], [En-... (Enlil? / lord ...)] (remainder broken)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 70

[... (cared for by the goddess Nin)]girima, mistress of Uruk, chief steward for the [god]s, [... En]lil ... [...] Larsa, the beloved city of Utu, [raised a cry of] jubilation.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.15.add036.01, ex. 01

(Beginning broken) [...] [...] ... (trace) [...]-... (trace) [...] ... (trace) [...] ... (trace) ... [...] 70 (units of) barley [...] from the ...-goods, delivered [...] 2 shekels of silver, 2 (gur) 2 barig of barley, received (by the lid₂-ga measure), [n] + 10 [...] ...-goods [...] (Remainder broken)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 065

67½ nindan, the long side (length), the short side (width): (so that the area is) 1 iku of field. (Result:) 1 nindan, 5 cubits, 2 šu-du-a (spans), 3 fingers and ⅓ finger. Il-il (?).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 141

3 dark mes-trees, 3 white mes-trees, 30 less 2 (= 28) fig trees — in the orchard. 65 plants (u₂), 70 less 1 (= 69) [......], 30 less 1 (= 29) large eb, 13 small eb. (reverse — totals) 83, 84, 43, 5.

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

TMH 05, 172

Ur-Ennugi Ur-Šulgame Ur-Nina-LAK590 Ur-SIG₄ (Ur-Sig) Ur-Nin-SIG₄ (the same sequence repeated:) Ur-<En>-nugi Ur-Šulgame Ur-Nin-|GEŠ×KID₂|-a-x Ur-SIG₄ Ur-Nin-SIG₄

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CBS 09647

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09647. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CBS 09678

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09678. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 012

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) ?) — CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nik 1, 126

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Nik 1, 126. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OSP 1, 037

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — OSP 1, 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.11.add06.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.11.add06.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.11.add20.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.11.add20.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.11.add52.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.11.add52.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.11.add54.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.11.add54.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.11.add55.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.11.add55.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.11.add57.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.11.add57.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.11.add58.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.11.add58.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.11.add59.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.11.add59.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.11.add60.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.11.add60.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.12.06.02, ex. add05

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.12.06.02, ex. add05. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.13.add11.16, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.13.add11.16, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 02

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 03

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 03. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 06

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 07

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 07. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 08

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 08. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

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

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 10 & RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 12. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 11

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 11. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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