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An object naming and depicting a powerful priestess and royal daughter around 2300 BCE. Enheduanna is also a landmark in named literary authorship, but that literary legacy must be distinguished from this disk’s dedication.
Religion & MythWriting & Literature
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Amarna letter. Letter from Yapahu (ruler of Gezer) to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III or son Akhenaten. Yapahu requests help against Hapiru (Biblical Hebrews), a…
Daily Life
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay tablet. Old Akkadian account text about fields. 2334-2004 BCE. From Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin.
EconomyDaily Life
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Small clay tablet with cuneiform writing on both sides (in Akkadian language), from Early Old Babylonian period. It displays an account of labor, specifically refe…
EconomyDaily Life
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Akkadian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Akkadian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia, regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature and the second oldest religious text, after…
Religion & Myth
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 005, 1928-425. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 005, 1928-426. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1126a. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1126c. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 084, 1933-1127. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythWriting & Literature
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythWriting & Literature
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAS 011. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0748. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0749. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0750. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0774. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0803. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0813. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0836. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0862. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0866. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0868. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0879. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0886. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0887. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0889. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0893. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0898. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0900. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0920. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0923. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0940. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0942. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0949. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0957. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0959. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0966. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0967. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0969. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0974. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0976. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0977. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0994. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1001. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily LifeEconomy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1002. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1008. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1010. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy