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~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Disk of Enheduanna

The literary tradition is no longer anonymous from this point. Authorship — the idea that a specific human voice composes a specific work — enters the historical record with her.

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Man-ištušu 1

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on its socle. (colophon 2, 1) The inscription on its socle.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Naram-Suen 14

(1) ... installed it in the temple of Enlil. (3) At that time Su’āš-takal, the estate administrator of the king was its leader; Irina-badbi was the temple administrator of Enlil.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Naram-Suen 2001

(1) Narām-Suen, king of Agade, king of the four quarters: Irina-badbi, temple administrator of Enlil, is your servant.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Naram-Suen 2018

(1) To Ningublaga of Asug-ĝišdua, Išṭup-ilum, his estate administrator dedicated this (plaque) for the well-being of Naram-Suen, the god of Akkad, and for the well-being of En-men-ana.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Rimuš 03

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription was written at his left side.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Rimuš 18 (Sumerian)

(1) Rimuš, king of the world: Since the dawn of time no one had ever fashioned a tin statue for Enlil, (but now) Rimuš, king of the world fashioned a tin statue of himself and set it up before Enlil. He counted himself among the gods. (20) Whoever obliterates this inscription, may Enlil and Utu uproot him and destroy his lineage! (colophon 1, 1) Inscription of a šahum cauldron. (colophon 2, 1) Inscription ... of Rimuš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Rimuš 2001

(1') To ..., ..., ... of Šuruppak, chosen by Sud in the heart, whose name was proclaimed by Nin-ĝidru, ... for the well-being of his king, Rimuš, king of the world.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Šar-kali-šarri 4 (Sumerian)

(1) Enlil spoke: He gave all ... to Šar-kali-šarri, the powerful king, cup-bearer of Enlil, king of Akkad, king of Enlil's people. After he had arrived at the source of the Tigris and the Euphrates, he himself dedicated this (object) to Enlil in Nibru. (colophon 1, 1) The number of its (lines) is six.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 02

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on its socle. It was written in front of Lugalzagesi.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 03

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on the statue. Its socle is not inscribed.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 06

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription was written on the socle. (colophon 2, 1) The inscription on the shoulder of Lugalzagesi.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 07

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on the statue. ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 11 (Sumerian)

(1) Šarrukin, king of the world, was victorious in 34 battles. He demolished all city walls as far as the shore of the sea. He moored the ships of Meluhha, Magan, and Dilmun at the quay of Agade. (14) In Tuttul, Šarrukin, the king, prostrated himself before Dagan and prayed to him. (Dagan then) gave him the Upper land, (including) Mari, Yarmuti, and Ebla, as far as the cedar forests and the mountains of precious metal. (29) In the presence of Šarrukin, the king whom Enlil made a man without opponent, 13 (units) of troops eat daily. (38) Whoever obliterates this inscription, may An obliterate h…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 12

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on the statue.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 13

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on its socle.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 15

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on the statue.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 16

(1) Enheduana, the zirru-priestess, Nanna's spouse, child of Šarrukin, king of the world, erected an altar in the temple of Inana-ZAZA in Urim. She named it “The altar is An's table”.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 2001

(1') ..., the estate adminstrator of Tašlultum, Šarrukin's spouse, ... for the well-being ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 2006add

(1) To Šara of the E-mah, Egal-isi, the temple administrator of Zabalam, dedicated this (object) for the well-being of Šarrukin, king of Agade.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 2007add

(1) To Šara of the Abzu-banda, Egal-isi, the temple administrator of Zabalam, dedicated this (object) for the well-being of Šarrukin, king of Agade.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Amarna letter. Letter from Yapahu (ruler of Gezer) to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III or son Akhenaten

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…

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Clay tablet. Old Akkadian account text about fields. 2334-2004 BCE. From Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin

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.

Economy·Daily Life

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Cuneiform Akkadian clay tablet 1

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…

Economy·Daily Life

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- account text concerning bitumen, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 134

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Akkadian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Economy·Daily Life

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- house sale contract, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 204

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Akkadian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Economy·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0695

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0695. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0748

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0748. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0830

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0830. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0868

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0868. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0874

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0874. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0885 + 1062

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0885 + 1062. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 0942

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0942. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Adab 1001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AJSL 21/3, p. 175

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AJSL 21/3, p. 175. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Anonymous 272614

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Anonymous 272614. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

BIN 08, 024

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — BIN 08, 024. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

BuB 1, 203-208

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — BuB 1, 203-208. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

BuB 2, 07

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — BuB 2, 07. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CBS 08896

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) ?) — CBS 08896. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CBS 09290

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 09290. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CBS 09615

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 09615. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CBS 10118

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 10118. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CBS 10133

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 10133. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CDLJ 2005/2 §2.1

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CDLJ 2005/2 §2.1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 12, 8.6 03

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 12, 8.6 03. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 26, 216

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 26, 216. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 27, 058

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 058. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

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