Chapter 04 · 2112 – 2004 BCE
Ur III · Neo-Sumerian
A bureaucratic golden age, the Code of Ur-Nammu.
~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
URU-KA-gina 14p
“(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau, who is worthy of the dais of Irikug, loves Iri-kagina".”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001165/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
URU-KA-gina 14q
“(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau, the "May all bow down!" of Irikug, bore Iri-kagina to be a shepherd".”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001166/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
URU-KA-gina 14r
“(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau, the daughter-in-law of Eridug, walks in front of Iri-kagina".”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001167/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
URU-KA-gina 14s
“(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau stood by the entreaties of Iri-kagina".”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001168/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
URU-KA-gina 14t
“(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau stood by the prayers of Iri-kagina".”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001169/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
URU-KA-gina 14u
“(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau's love for Iri-kagina is never ending".”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001170/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
URU-KA-gina 14v
Names Bau as the divine authority who installed Iri-kagina (Urukagina) in office — corroborating the reformer king's ideological claim that his rule, and his celebrated social reforms, derived from divine mandate rather than conquest.
“(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau, (endowed with) deep understanding, assigned position to Iri-kagina".”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001171/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
URU-KA-gina 14w
“(1) The name of this (object) is: "Bau is the protector of Iri-kagina".”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001172/
Read the full tablet entry