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 2047add / CDLI Seals 000197 (CDLI Seals 000197 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (seal) to ..., the royal equerry, his 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/Q004981/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2048add
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lugal-azida, 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/Q004982/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2049add / CDLI Seals 005971 (CDLI Seals 005971 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (seal) to Lugal-azida, the royal archivist, Enlil’s temple administrator, his 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/Q004983/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2050add / CDLI Seals 005953 (CDLI Seals 005953 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, ...: Lugal-dumugir, the gudug-abzu priest of Nanna, child of Nanna-izig, 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/Q004984/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2051add / CDLI Seals 005575 (CDLI Seals 005575 (composite))
“(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lugal-melem, the scribe, child of Ur-e’e, 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/Q004985/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2052add / CDLI Seals 000280 (CDLI Seals 000280 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim: Manum-ki-Šulgi, 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/Q004986/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2053add / CDLI Seals 005956 (CDLI Seals 005956 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Namzid-tara, the scribe, child of Ahuni, 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/Q004987/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2054add / CDLI Seals 005916 (CDLI Seals 005916 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the god of the Land, the powerful king, king of the four quarters, king of Urim: Nannakam, the scribe, 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/Q004988/
Read the full tablet entry