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
Lagaš II Unidentified 1028add (FT 2, pl. 41, AO 12774)
“(o 1') ..., ruler of Lagaš, built his E-dura.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004255/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Lagaš II Unidentified 1029add (FAOS 09/1, Lagash 03)
“(1') ... made an eternal thing appear: he built ... his E-ninnu-anzud-babbar.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004256/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Lagaš II Unidentified 1031add (FAOS 09/1, Lagash 05)
“(1') To ..., ... dedicated this (bowl) ....”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004258/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Lagaš II Unidentified 1034add
“(1') To ..., ... dedicated this (bowl) ....”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004261/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Lagaš II Unidentified 1036add (FAOS 09/1, Lagash 12)
“(1') To ..., ... dedicated this (bowl) for his well-being and for the well-being of his spouse and child.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004263/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Lagaš II Unidentified 1039add (FAOS 09/1, Lagash 19)
“(1') To ..., ..., ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (bowl) for his well-being.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004266/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Lagaš II Unidentified 1040add (FAOS 09/1, Lagash 20)
“(1') ..., ... of Lagaš built his/her temple in Ĝirsu.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004267/
Read the full tablet entry~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Lagaš II Unidentified 1042add (FAOS 09/1, Lagash 23)
“(Fragment a, 1') To ..., ... dedicated this (bowl) ....”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004268/
Read the full tablet entry