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 2067add / CDLI Seals 000341 (CDLI Seals 000341 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Puzur-Šulgi, child of Abiya, the šarabdu offical, 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/Q004997/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2068add
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Puzur-Šulgi, the scribe, child of Abiya, the šarabdu offical, 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/Q004998/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2069add / CDLI Seals 005928 (CDLI Seals 005928 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, the beloved of Inana: Saĝ-Enlila, steward of Inana, nueša-priest of Enlil, child of Lugal-engardug, steward of Inana, 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/Q004999/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2070add / CDLI Seals 005972 (CDLI Seals 005972 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (seal) to Saĝ-Nanna-zu, 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/Q005000/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2071add / CDLI Seals 005925 (CDLI Seals 005925 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the god of his land, the powerful king, king of Urim: Suen-bani, the cook, child of Itiya, 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/Q005001/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2072add
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (seal) to ..., the ..., 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/Q005002/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2073add / CDLI Seals 000357 (CDLI Seals 000357 (composite))
“(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful man, king of Urim: Šeškala, 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/Q005003/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2074add
“(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šu-Enlil, 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/Q005004/
Read the full tablet entry