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 2075add / CDLI Seals 005578 (CDLI Seals 005578 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šu-Eštar, 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/Q005005/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2076add / CDLI Seals 005927 (CDLI Seals 005927 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim: Šulgi-Šamši, the chief soldier, child of Niĝu, 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/Q005006/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2077add / CDLI Seals 000381 (CDLI Seals 000381 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šulgi-ili, 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/Q005007/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2078add / CDLI Seals 000391 (CDLI Seals 000391 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim: Šu-Suen-iṭibšinat, the chief cup-bearer, 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/Q005008/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2079add / CDLI Seals 005580 (CDLI Seals 005580 (composite))
“(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim: Udali, the ..., 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/Q005009/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2080add / CDLI Seals 005974 (CDLI Seals 005974 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Umani, the scribe, child of Šeš-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/Q005010/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2081add
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-aba, the scribe, child of Adda-kala, the overseer of the animal-fatteners, 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/Q005011/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2083add / CDLI Seals 005964 (CDLI Seals 005964 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-Bau, the scribe, child of En-guli, 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/Q005012/
Read the full tablet entry