Chapter 04 · 2112 – 2004 BCE
Ur III · Neo-Sumerian
A bureaucratic golden age, the Code of Ur-Nammu.
~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2006 / CDLI Seals 000081 (CDLI Seals 000081 (composite))
“(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ea-bani, the scribe, child of Pišah-ilum, the governor of Kutha, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001006/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2007 / CDLI Seals 005917 (CDLI Seals 005917 (composite))
“(1) Ibbi-Suen, the god of the Land, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Dada, the governor of Nibru, child of Ur-Nanibgal, the governor of Nibru, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001861/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2008 / CDLI Seals 005789 (CDLI Seals 005789 (composite))
“(1) Dada, governor of Nibru: Ĝ̃irini-isag, the scribe, child of Lu-kala, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001862/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2009 / CDLI Seals 002103 (CDLI Seals 002103 (composite))
“(1) Dada, governor of Nibru: Idi-ili, child of ..., the steward, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001863/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2010 / CDLI Seals 005788 (CDLI Seals 005788 (composite))
“(1) Dada, governor of Nibru: Adda-kala, the scribe, child of ..., is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001864/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2011 / CDLI Seals 002289 (CDLI Seals 002289 (composite))
“(1) Ennam-Šulgi, child of Lu-Nanna, the military governor.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001865/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2012 / CDLI Seals 005935 (CDLI Seals 005935 (composite))
“(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Dadaga, the governor of Umma, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001866/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2013 / CDLI Seals 005940 (CDLI Seals 005940 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Gududu, the scribe, child of Dadaga, the governor of Umma, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001867/
Read the full tablet entry