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 2084add / CDLI Seals 005583 (CDLI Seals 005583 (composite))
“(1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-Enlila, the judge, child of Lu-aĝal.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q005013/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2085add / CDLI Seals 000567 (CDLI Seals 000567 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-Enlila, the scribe, child of Lugal-urani, 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/Q005014/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2087add / CDLI Seals 005965 (CDLI Seals 005965 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-Šulpae, the scribe, child of Ur-saga, 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/Q005016/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2090add / CDLI Seals 005962 (CDLI Seals 005962 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-gulaĝu, 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/Q005017/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2091add / CDLI Seals 000568 (CDLI Seals 000568 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the protective god of his land, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (seal) to Urim-kidug, the king's cook, 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/Q005018/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2092add / CDLI Seals 005581 (CDLI Seals 005581 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-kugnuna, child of Lu-Ninĝirsu, the animal-fattener, 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/Q005019/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2093add / CDLI Seals 000467 (CDLI Seals 000467 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-kugnuna, child of Lu-Suen, 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/Q005020/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Ibbi-Suen 2094add / CDLI Seals 005920 (CDLI Seals 005920 (composite))
“(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the protective god of his land, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (seal) to Ur-niĝar, the scribe, child of ..., 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/Q005021/
Read the full tablet entry